The Ellis County Press: Emergency management, health official named

Emergency management, health official named
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Editor on 04/17/2003 00:00:00


JOEY DAUBEN
The Ellis County Press
WAXAHACHIE - Two men will be working together to help solve Ellis County's needs
in case of a biological or chemical terrorist attack. Dr. Adam Arredondo, a
physician who currently sees inmates in the county jail, was appointed by County
Judge Chad Adams as the Local Health Authority last week. Troy Willmon, a former
Adams campaign volunteer and licensed police officer, was named to the Emergency
Management Coordin-ator's top post two mon-ths ago.
Together, the two will work with local law enforcement agencies and fire
departments to devise a plan in case this county is hit with a terrorist threat.
Arredondo is working as a volunteer, Adams said, and was sworn in officially
last Tuesday during an Ellis County Commis-sioners Court meeting. The hiring of
Wil-lmon has come under scrutiny because of his previous employment with the
Ellis County Sheriff's Department and the Red Oak Police Department.