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Police chiefs back off Turner; does this put the issue to rest?
It appears Butler County Emergency Management Director William Turner is secure in his job despite coming under fire from two county commissioners and the county Chiefs of Police Association this week.
Do you think this puts the issue to rest?
Here is the latest story. Here is an excerpt:
Turner received a unanimous vote of confidence and a pay raise from the EMA board Tuesday, Dec. 9.
The EMA board’s vote puts the issue to rest, according to Richard St. Johns, Fairfield Twp. police chief and president of the association. He wrote letter earlier this week saying local police chiefs have a “litany of concerns” with the “leadership vacuum” at the EMA,
“The EMA board is the controlling authority and we let our opinion be known and they made their decision and we respect their decision,” St. Johns said. “As far as we’re concerned, that issue is closed.”
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Commissioner Gregory Jolivette called giving Turner a pay raise amid this controversy “a slap in the face of the police chiefs,” and said there are too many unanswered questions.
“We still need to know why the police chiefs don’t have any confidence in Bill Turner, and can it be repaired,” Jolilvette said “From my conversations with the police chiefs, it couldn’t be.”
“We as a county cannot have half of the people who are supposed to be really protecting us and taking care of us in a disaster, not having confidence in their leader,” Jolivette said.
Turner believes the whole issue is a misunderstanding of his role in emergencies, which he said is to respond to other agencies’ requests, not take charge.
Here are the original letters from the police chiefs and county commissioners.
Here are letters from local fire chiefs and others supporting Turner.
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