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Florence board approves street and park contracts, renews health insurance and directs policy updates
Summary
The Florence Mayor and Board approved multiple contracts for street and park repairs, authorized engineering work on an elevated water tank, renewed employee health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, and directed the city attorney to update moratorium and personnel policies.
The Florence Mayor and Board of Aldermen on Nov. 4 approved several public-works contracts, authorized engineering work in response to a Mississippi Department of Health inspection, renewed employee health insurance and directed staff to draft or update multiple policies.
Following recommendations from department directors, the board approved AJ Construction, Inc.'s $5,000 quote for a 6-inch asphalt patch on Main Street (lowest of two bids) and authorized an additional $1,730 payment on invoice #25-2510 to locate and cap a 4-inch line at Main and Church streets. Park Director Mark Hester recommended and the board approved Brandon Concrete LLC's $4,500 quote to replace a damaged concrete pad at the community center and Nathaneal Smith's $5,542 quote to install fence slats on the tennis courts (lowest of two bids).
In response to an inspection report from the Mississippi Department of Health, the board—on a motion by Alderman Brent Sistrunk and second by Alderman Mason Herrin—authorized Engineering Service to begin work on a project to repurpose the city's elevated water tank.
The board also voted to renew employee health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi effective December 2025. Separately, members directed City Attorney Bobby Lingold to update a board order related to a moratorium on used car lots and to draft a moratorium limiting the number of service/gas stations allowed in Florence.
The board unanimously directed the city attorney to update the municipal sick-leave policy to mirror state policy and asked the attorney to work with Mayor Trey Gunn to review and update water and wastewater policies and fees.
The meeting included routine approvals of the claims docket and the Oct. 21, 2025 meeting minutes.
Most items passed on unanimous votes recorded in the minutes; the meeting record lists dollar amounts and vendor names for the awarded contracts.
The board adjourned after returning from an executive session later in the meeting.
