EASLEY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) — A former Easley mayor is facing an ethics complaint alleging he misused city vehicles for unauthorized travel.

The complaint against Butch Womack was filed by a city council member and accuses him of two counts of using his position for financial gain.

It states Womack operated an emergency response vehicle for personal use.

It also states that the former mayor used city funds to cover travel expenses related to fire chief events not associated with his role as mayor.

Womack, who spent more than two decades as the city’s fire chief said he wasn’t acting as mayor, but was representing the fire department as a longtime volunteer.

He said he drove a city vehicle to a fire chief conference in Mississippi.

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