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By Katie Byard
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 09:55 a.m. EDT, May 06, 2008
Veteran Norton Councilman Tom Jones faces a recall vote July 10.
City council members set the date at their meeting Monday night.
Jones, a Democrat who is in his third year of a four-year term, abstained from the vote.
This is the second attempt to oust the Ward 1 councilman from office. A recall drive failed in January when the Norton council clerk said the petition lacked a legal disclaimer.
Norton Clerk of Council Karla Richards said the city will have to pay for printing of ballots and poll workers' time. The estimated cost is $3,000 to $4,000, she said.
The city's charter requires the council to set the date for an election no sooner than 60 days and no later than 75 days after the delivery of the recall notice to the office holder.
Jones, 70, lost a bid for mayor last November.
He was the driving force behind issue 45, which would have eliminated the Norton Police Department. Voters defeated the issue last fall.
Summit County Board of Elections officials said last week that there were a sufficient number of valid signatures on the second petition. Of the 170 signatures, 151 were valid. Only 133 signatures were needed.
Jones did not resign during the five-day period he had to leave office after being told that the petition was valid.
''I'm not going away without a fight,'' Jones said last week.
The petitions were filed by Norton resident Kathy Cunningham. She said Jones has not responded to constituents' concerns and has failed to ''execute the duties of his office in a reasonable manner.''
A Norton resident for 41 years, he served three consecutive council terms before retiring in 2002. He again sought office in 2006.
Veteran Norton Councilman Tom Jones faces a recall vote July 10.
City council members set the date at their meeting Monday night.
Jones, a Democrat who is in his third year of a four-year term, abstained from the vote.
This is the second attempt to oust the Ward 1 councilman from office. A recall drive failed in January when the Norton council clerk said the petition lacked a legal disclaimer.
Norton Clerk of Council Karla Richards said the city will have to pay for printing of ballots and poll workers' time. The estimated cost is $3,000 to $4,000, she said.
The city's charter requires the council to set the date for an election no sooner than 60 days and no later than 75 days after the delivery of the recall notice to the office holder.
Jones, 70, lost a bid for mayor last November.
He was the driving force behind issue 45, which would have eliminated the Norton Police Department. Voters defeated the issue last fall.
Summit County Board of Elections officials said last week that there were a sufficient number of valid signatures on the second petition. Of the 170 signatures, 151 were valid. Only 133 signatures were needed.
Jones did not resign during the five-day period he had to leave office after being told that the petition was valid.
''I'm not going away without a fight,'' Jones said last week.
The petitions were filed by Norton resident Kathy Cunningham. She said Jones has not responded to constituents' concerns and has failed to ''execute the duties of his office in a reasonable manner.''
A Norton resident for 41 years, he served three consecutive council terms before retiring in 2002. He again sought office in 2006.
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