First Williamson County Director of Public Safety to retire after 35 years of service

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WZTV) — Bill Jorgensen, the Williamson County Director of Public Safety, is retiring after 35 years of working for the county.

Jorgenson was the first ever director of the Williamson County Public Safety Office, which was established in 2011. The office oversees the county’s Emergency Management Agency, 911 Emergency Communications, which answers calls for 14 agencies including law enforcement and fire for Franklin, Spring Hill, Nolensville, Fairview and Williamson County, animal control and Williamson Health EMS; and the County’s interest in fire and EMS services.

Under Jorgensen’s leadership, the Williamson County Emergency Management Agency became the first local government agency in Tennessee to receive national accreditation.

Jorgensen has also represented Williamson Count on several different local, regional and state boards and committees.

Mayor Anderson has appointed Connor Scott as the new Public Safety Director, a Williamson County native who has spent more than 20 years working as a first responder, emergency manager and public safety leader in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Jorgensen’s last day in the office will be July 12.

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