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Court moves Emergency Squad oversight to Office of Emergency Management, waives readings for Jan. 1 effect
Summary
The Quorum Court passed ordinance 25-35 to transfer financial and operational oversight of the volunteer Emergency Squad from the Sheriff's Department to the county Office of Emergency Management; the court suspended readings so the change can take effect Jan. 1 and required periodic reporting from the squad.
The Faulkner County Quorum Court voted to transfer oversight of the county's volunteer Emergency Squad from the Sheriff's Department to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), approving ordinance 25-35 and waiving the usual second and third readings so the change can take effect Jan. 1.
Sponsor Justice Coates said the reorganization is intended to shift the squad's focus away from a law-enforcement orientation toward rescue, volunteer fire support and other nonpolice missions and to give the squad clearer operational direction under OEM. "If we're going to spend…
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