OTTAWA — Osawatomie’s mayor is the new Franklin County appraiser. County commissioners picked Philip Dudley this morning to succeed long-time appraiser Steve Brown. Dudley said he is familiar with Franklin County and was looking for a chance to work for the county. Dudley is a rural and residential appraiser for Johnson County and has worked for the Property Valuation Division of the Kansas Department of Revenue. Dudley will become the new county appraiser July 1 but will start to work June 15 to work with Brown for two weeks before he takes over.
