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Florence board adopts FYE 2026 budget and salary schedule, passes resolution opposing school‑choice programs
Summary
The Florence mayor and board on Sept. 16 adopted the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and an accompanying salary schedule and approved a resolution opposing public and private school choice programs; all recorded votes were Aye.
The Florence Board of Aldermen adopted the proposed fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2026 budget and a companion salary schedule during its Sept. 16 meeting. Alderman Brian Grantham moved to adopt the proposed budget; the motion passed with recorded Aye votes from Aldermen John Banks, Grantham, Mason Herrin, Kyle Martin and Brent Sistrunk. The salary schedule for FYE 09/30/2026 was adopted in a separate motion, also recorded as unanimous.
Separately, the board adopted a resolution opposing public and private school choice programs the resolution described as undermining public education; the minutes record the resolution’s adoption with all aldermen voting Aye. The minutes do not include the full text of the resolution.
The minutes note that a copy of the proposed budget was attached to the official record. The entries do not specify budget totals, revenue sources, or line‑item changes in the excerpted minutes; those details are recorded in the attached budget document referenced in the minutes.
