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'''Mike Jones''' is the former owner of [[Event Operations Group]] in [[Pelham]], former president of the [[Helena City Council]], and former chief of the [[Brookside Police Department]].
'''Mike Jones''' is the former owner of [[Event Operations Group]] in [[Pelham]], former president of the [[Helena City Council]], and former chief of the [[Brookside Police Department]].


Jones founded his event management business in [[2006]], employing thousands of part-time workers as a contractor to event producers. By [[2011]] Jones had been named a "Top 40 Under 40" business leader and had 33 full-time employees at newly-opened offices in the [[Oak Mountain Business Park]].
Jones founded his event management business in [[2006]], employing thousands of part-time workers as a contractor to event producers. By [[2011]] Jones had been named a "Top 40 Under 40" business leader and had 33 full-time employees at newly-opened offices in [[Pelham]]'s [[Oak Mountain Business Park]]. He defeated incumbent [[Barbara Hyche]] for a place 2 seat on [[Helena]]'s City Council in [[Helena]] in [[2012 Shelby County municipal elections#Helena|2012]]. He was unopposed for a second term, and was elected council president in [[2016]].


In [[2018]] the company no longer occupied its offices and was being sued by lenders, insurers and vendors for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. That same year, Jones was hired as chief of police for [[Brookside]]. Under his command, the department grew rapidly, earning enormous revenues from citations issued in traffic stops. The practices were detailed in a January [[2022]] column by [[John Archibald]] for {{BN}}, and he subsequently resigned his position.
In September [[2018]] Jones' company stopped doing business, and he was facing lawsuits from lenders, insurers and vendors for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. He accepted an appointment to serve as chief of police for [[Brookside]], and then resigned from the Helena City Council effective [[November 25]].
 
Under Jones' command, Brookside's police department grew rapidly, earning enormous revenues from citations issued in traffic stops. The practices were detailed in a January [[2022]] column by [[John Archibald]] for {{BN}} which provoked significant outrage. Jones resigned from the department a few days afterward.


==References==
==References==
* Chapman, Beth (October 10, 2011) "[https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2011/10/10/mike-jones-and-event-operations-group-continues-award-winning-work/ Mike Jones and Event Operations Group continues award-winning work]" ''Shelby County Reporter''
* Chapman, Beth (October 10, 2011) "[https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2011/10/10/mike-jones-and-event-operations-group-continues-award-winning-work/ Mike Jones and Event Operations Group continues award-winning work]" {{SCR}}
* Gould, Cynthia (November 15, 2018) "[https://abc3340.com/amp/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/helena-council-president-faces-civil-lawsuits-over-private-businesss-unpaid-bills Helena Council President dodges questions about his private business' unpaid bills]" ABC3340.com
* Gould, Cynthia (November 15, 2018) "[https://abc3340.com/amp/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/helena-council-president-faces-civil-lawsuits-over-private-businesss-unpaid-bills Helena Council President dodges questions about his private business' unpaid bills]" ABC3340.com
* Brooks, Graham (November 26, 2018) "[https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2018/11/26/mike-jones-resigns-as-helena-city-council-president/ Mike Jones resigns as Helena City Council president]" {{SCR}}
* Archibald, John (January 19, 2022) "[https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/police-in-this-tiny-alabama-town-suck-drivers-into-legal-black-hole.html Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’]" {{BN}}
* Archibald, John (January 19, 2022) "[https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/police-in-this-tiny-alabama-town-suck-drivers-into-legal-black-hole.html Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’]" {{BN}}
* Archibald, John (January 25, 2022) "[https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/brookside-police-chief-mike-jones-resigns-after-alcom-report-on-traffic-trap.html Brookside Police Chief Mike Jones resigns after AL.com report on traffic trap]" {{BN}}
* Archibald, John (January 25, 2022) "[https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/brookside-police-chief-mike-jones-resigns-after-alcom-report-on-traffic-trap.html Brookside Police Chief Mike Jones resigns after AL.com report on traffic trap]" {{BN}}

Revision as of 10:00, 27 January 2022

Mike Jones is the former owner of Event Operations Group in Pelham, former president of the Helena City Council, and former chief of the Brookside Police Department.

Jones founded his event management business in 2006, employing thousands of part-time workers as a contractor to event producers. By 2011 Jones had been named a "Top 40 Under 40" business leader and had 33 full-time employees at newly-opened offices in Pelham's Oak Mountain Business Park. He defeated incumbent Barbara Hyche for a place 2 seat on Helena's City Council in Helena in 2012. He was unopposed for a second term, and was elected council president in 2016.

In September 2018 Jones' company stopped doing business, and he was facing lawsuits from lenders, insurers and vendors for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. He accepted an appointment to serve as chief of police for Brookside, and then resigned from the Helena City Council effective November 25.

Under Jones' command, Brookside's police department grew rapidly, earning enormous revenues from citations issued in traffic stops. The practices were detailed in a January 2022 column by John Archibald for The Birmingham News which provoked significant outrage. Jones resigned from the department a few days afterward.

References

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