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Florence officials certify May election results; mayor signs resolution
Summary
At a May 21 special meeting, Mayor Ben Daniel announced municipal election vote totals and, with City Secretary Angelica Lombardi, signed a resolution declaring the results official. The meeting lasted from 5:02 to 5:04 p.m. and included no public comment.
The Florence City Council convened a special meeting on May 21, 2026; Mayor Ben Daniel called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. and announced vote totals from the recent municipal election before signing a resolution that declared the results official.
Mayor Ben Daniel reported the mayoral contest totals, saying Ben Daniel received 71.76% of the vote and David Merideth received 28.24%. He also read the reported vote shares for the alderperson contest: Ashley Gilland 36.91%, Jose R. Perez 23.49%, Renee Morgan 13.42%, Forrest Hyde 20.13% and Brett Banks 6.04%. The mayor and City Secretary Angelica Lombardi then signed a resolution declaring the results official, as recorded in the meeting minutes.
The signing completed the council’s formal certification of the election results; the minutes record the resolution as “passed and approved” and show attestations by Mayor Ben Daniel and City Secretary Angelica Lombardi. The special meeting had no public comments and was adjourned by Mayor Daniel at 5:04 p.m.
The meeting record does not include a roll-call vote on the resolution, nor does it state the number of alderperson seats to be filled or explicitly list winners beyond the mayoral totals read aloud. The minutes capture the vote percentages announced and the signed certification as the council’s formal action on the election results.
