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Florence council appoints interim police chief and promotes lieutenant; vehicle reassigned to public works
Summary
The Florence City Council approved appointing Dionisio Sanchez as interim police chief ($62,000/year), promoted Samuel White Eagle to lieutenant ($57,000/year), and reassigned Tahoe unit #804 to Public Works. All motions passed unanimously.
The Florence City Council on March 10 approved several personnel and fleet changes in the police department, including appointing Dionisio Sanchez as interim police chief and promoting Samuel White Eagle to lieutenant.
Mary Condon moved to convert Police Tahoe unit #804 into a Public Works vehicle; Debra Bivens seconded and the motion carried with no opposition. Council then approved appointing Dionisio Sanchez as interim police chief at an annual salary of $62,000; the motion was made by Debra Bivens and seconded by Mary Jane Swope and passed unanimously. Council also appointed Samuel White Eagle to the vacant lieutenant position with an annual salary of $57,000; Mary Condon made the motion and Debra Bivens seconded it. The motions recorded "none opposed" in the minutes.
Council additionally authorized take-home vehicles for all full-time Police Department employees and certain Public Works staff, limited to a 30-mile radius from City Hall. The vote authorizing the vehicle policy was unanimous.
The council accepted the police department's 2025 annual racial profiling report as submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), again with unanimous approval.
The council did not record any dissenting comments in the minutes; most personnel motions were moved and seconded by council members Mary Condon, Debra Bivens and Mary Jane Swope. The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the votes.
