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Public speakers raise concerns about Dallas County building security and the county fire marshal's office
Summary
During the budget hearing, multiple public speakers criticized the county's building security operations, growth of the Fire Marshal's law-enforcement components, and transparency around budgets and timekeeping for officers tied to the Fire Marshal's office.
Public speakers at the Dallas County budget hearing criticized the county's Building Security Department and the role of the Fire Marshal's office in operating sworn peace officers.
Michelle Wigington, who identified herself during the hearing, said department web pages and the county budget do not clearly disclose organizational charts or chain-of-command details for building security and the Fire Marshal's office. "When you pull up the fire marshals page... there's no org chart on there,"…
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