Cleveland council president recommends censure after third‑party probe finds workplace‑violence violations by Councilman Joe Jones

Cleveland City Council President said an independent investigator found that Councilman Joe Jones violated the council’s workplace‑violence policies after two employees made allegations, and she recommended the council consider censure. “This is a very sensitive matter,” the Council President said, adding the city hired McDonald Hopkins to interview witnesses and produce a report. The president said the investigator’s findings include violations of workplace‑violence rules and recommended one‑on‑one counseling and consideration of a censure. The recommendation follows allegations by two employees that a council member made threats, including that he “threatened to kill” a staff member, and that he had been in close, intimidating proximity to a staffer from whom he had been instructed to stay away. The Council President said she accepted the investigator’s findings…