South County Fire’s Board of Commissioners welcomed William Morris to serve as the liaison from the City of Edmonds on Tuesday, June 17. Morris, an Edmonds police officer appointed by the city, is president of the Edmonds Police Officers Association.
Edmonds residents voted in April to annex into South County Fire, a regional fire authority (RFA), effective June 1. Morris will help ensure a smooth transition and serve as the city’s non-voting liaison to the South County Fire board until Edmonds voters have an opportunity to directly elect commissioners to represent them.
“I am committed to building strong regional partnerships and ensuring the needs of Edmonds residents are effectively represented as the city transitions into the RFA,” Morris said. “I look forward to working collaboratively to enhance public safety and community services throughout the region.”
Prior to his law enforcement career, Morris served as an aviation electronics technician in the United States Navy and later worked as a commodities specialist at Puget Sound Energy. Morris has been an Edmonds police officer for six years and is currently assigned to the traffic unit.
“We are excited for William to join us and give a direct voice to the people of Edmonds in how your emergency services are provided,” said Jim Kenny, chair of the South County Fire Board of Commissioners. “William’s public safety experience offers a unique and welcomed perspective on important decisions impacting emergency response.”
Edmonds residents will have more opportunities to impact emergency service decisions at the general election in November, with the ability to vote on three South County Fire commissioner positions up for election in Districts 1, 3 and 5.
Edmonds residents will also be able to run for the South County Board of Fire Commissioners, once RFA district lines are redrawn to include Edmonds – a process that will include public input and is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026.
South County Fire provides fire and emergency medical services to nearly 300,000 residents of Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace and unincorporated southwest Snohomish County.
Source: South County Fire
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
