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After executive session, Florence board authorizes ban of Michael C. Rayborn from city property

Mayor and Board of the City of Florence, Mississippi · November 4, 2025
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Summary

In executive session Nov. 4, 2025 the Florence board authorized the city attorney to send a letter informing Michael C. Rayborn he will no longer be allowed on City Hall or Florence Police Department property; the matter concerned a police-department dispatcher position.

The Florence mayor and board met in executive session on Nov. 4, 2025 to discuss a police-department personnel matter involving the position of dispatcher. After discussion the board voted in executive session to authorize City Attorney Bobby Lingold to send a letter from the mayor and board informing Michael C. Rayborn he will no longer be allowed on the grounds of City Hall and Florence Police Department property.

The executive-session motion was made by Alderman Mason Herrin and seconded by Alderman Kyle Martin. The vote recording for the executive-session motion shows Alderman John Banks: Absent; Alderman Brian Grantham: Absent; Alderman Mason Herrin: Aye; Alderman Kyle Martin: Aye; Alderman Brent Sistrunk: Aye.

Why it matters: The board used executive session for a personnel matter and took a formal step to restrict an individual's access to city property; the minutes record the action but do not disclose investigative or disciplinary details discussed in executive session.

What happens next: The city attorney was authorized to send the notification letter; no further public actions were announced in the minutes.