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Florence council makes mayor a full‑time position, appoints key city officials
Summary
The Florence mayor and board voted July 1 to convert the mayor’s post to a full‑time job at $70,000 a year effective Aug. 1 and approved a slate of appointments including a new city attorney, city clerk, police chief and municipal judge.
The Florence Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted July 1 to make the mayor’s position full time and approved a series of administrative appointments. The council set the mayoral salary at $70,000 annually, effective Aug. 1, 2025.
Mayor Trey Gunn recommended several appointments that the board approved during the meeting at Florence City Hall. Alderman Brian Grantham was appointed mayor pro‑tem (Grantham registered an abstention on that vote). Attorney Bobby Lingold was appointed city attorney and prosecutor, and the board authorized an agreement for him to serve in that role. The board also appointed Engineering Service as city engineer and authorized an agreement for City Engineer Tim Parker to serve in that capacity. Linda Wigley was approved as city clerk, and Windham & Lacey, PLLC were named municipal auditors.
The council approved multiple law‑and‑court office appointments at Mayor Gunn’s recommendation: Brad Burns was appointed police chief; Melissa McCue was appointed court clerk; Kevin Stewart was appointed municipal judge; Witney Adams was appointed judge pro‑tem; and Greg Hemphill was named indigent attorney. These motions were recorded as carrying unanimously.
The board also approved a fiscal‑year 2025 Budget Amendment #1 as presented by City Clerk Linda Wigley; the minutes note the amendment was attached to the meeting packet but do not include line‑item details.
Council members who moved or seconded motions are recorded in the minutes; where specific vote tallies appear the minutes list aldermen votes (for example, the mayor pro‑tem appointment shows Grantham abstaining). The meeting adjourned after a later executive session. The clerk’s packet referenced attachments (budget amendment and surplus equipment list) that the minutes summarize but do not reproduce.
What happens next: the new full‑time mayor position takes effect Aug. 1, 2025; appointed officials’ terms and effective dates were not separately specified in the minutes.
