Motion to oust city manager quashed by mayor

Council members vote down bid for renovation plans

  • City Councilmember Jontavius Smith (left) made a motion to ask City Manager Jarvis Sims to resign. Mayor Pro-Tem David Neal (center) seconded the motion. Mayor Corey Williams (right) rejected the motion as out of order. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    City Councilmember Jontavius Smith (left) made a motion to ask City Manager Jarvis Sims to resign. Mayor Pro-Tem David Neal (center) seconded the motion. Mayor Corey Williams (right) rejected the motion as out of order. MARK ENGEL/Staff
Despite a short agenda, a lot of surprises exploded at Monday night’s Greensboro City Council meeting. A motion proposed by city council member Jontavius Smith to ask City Manager Jarvis Sims to resign was seconded by Mayor Pro-tem David Neal, but it never came to a vote. Mayor Corey Williams ruled the motion out of order, saying he would not ask Sims to resign. City attorney Adam Nelson…

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