00:00Ratepayers ready to watch and a wall of security.
00:06Show starts in 10 minutes, boys and girls.
00:08Unprecedented scenes for a Townsville Council meeting.
00:11I have no idea what's going to happen but I'm definitely needing to see.
00:16Mayor Troy Thompson has been under intense pressure to resign
00:20after admitting to inflating his military history.
00:23What do you think of the Mayor's conduct thus far?
00:25Pretty appalling.
00:27I think she got a good kick up the butt
00:29and I think you should keep your job because we the people voted him in.
00:32I want to hear him talk. Listen to his voice.
00:35They didn't get a chance.
00:37Troy Thompson was a no-show, taking leave from Council
00:40while the Crime and Corruption Commission investigates.
00:44I'm still Mayor, he wrote on social media,
00:47telling followers he's taking a break for mental health reasons
00:50and to allow the investigation to take place without further pressures.
00:55In his absence, Councillors unanimously moved a no-confidence motion.
01:00All those in favour?
01:02Requesting the Local Government Minister step in to suspend or dismiss him.
01:07As a spouse of a veteran, I'm concerned about reputational damage,
01:12not only within our garrison city but also throughout the nation.
01:16The meeting livestream crashed due to public interest.
01:20Local Government Minister Megan Scanlon says
01:23she won't consider taking action until the CCC investigation is complete.
01:28The Corruption Watchdog has declined to comment on how long that process will take.
01:33The Premier says the Mayor should go.
01:36I think it's clear that he wouldn't have been elected
01:39if Townsville locals knew the truth.
01:42Councillors are determined to get back to business as usual,
01:45including preparing for the budget.
01:47We don't want all this chaos around us to stop us from doing our job.
01:53Deputy Paul Jacob will step up as Acting Mayor.
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