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Commissioners explain auxiliary appointments after tornado response; say measure was an emergency technical fix
Summary
Commissioners said they appointed unpaid auxiliary officers under a state provision so county commissioners could use emergency vehicles and document storm damage after a tornado; they emphasized the appointments carried no arrest powers and were limited to declared emergencies.
Franklin County commissioners explained at a public meeting why they briefly appointed auxiliary, unpaid officers after a tornado: the appointments, they said, were a limited technical step to allow commissioners to use emergency vehicles to survey damage, document locations and submit a separate FEMA claim rather than rely solely on a state‑led package.
Why it matters: The appointments drew public scrutiny on social media; commissioners said the action was…
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