Town authority

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- That's her! That's the girl you were looking for!

The town authority was the mayor of Fire Fountain City. He was easily cowed, coerced, or bribed, and did not think twice about working with Combustion Man.

History
He placed a wanted poster for Toph (also known as the Runaway) with a huge reward for her capture. When Sokka found the poster, Katara and Toph came up with a plan whereby Katara would turn in Toph to the police thinking that Toph will be put in jail. Katara will later collect the money, and Toph could metalbend herself out. This was not how things went, as Toph was put in a wooden cage instead of a metal one. He turned in the girls to Combustion Man. The town authority then ordered Katara into the same cage as Toph.

His ultimate fate after the end of the War is unknown.