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Florence council approves police participation in 287(g) Task Force Model
Summary
On June 2, 2026, the Florence City Council voted unanimously to approve the Florence Police Department’s participation in the Task Force Model (TFM) pursuant to Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act after a closed executive session on security devices or audits.
At its June 2 meeting, the Florence City Council voted to authorize the Florence Police Department to participate in the Task Force Model (TFM) pursuant to Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The motion was made by Council Member Ashley Gilland and seconded by Council Member Mary Jane Swope; council members present voted with no opposition.
The council first closed its open session at 7:24 p.m. and met in executive session under Texas Government Code Sec. 551.076 for deliberation regarding security devices or security audits concerning possible participation in the TFM. The executive session ran from 7:29 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.; the council returned to open session at 8:11 p.m. before voting on the participation motion.
The motion approving participation did not list roll-call votes by name in the transcript; the minutes note “None opposed. Motion carried unanimously.” At the time of the vote Mary Condon had not yet been appointed to the Mayor Pro Tem seat (appointments occurred later in the agenda), so the recorded vote reflects the council members who were present and voting at that point in the meeting.
The transcript does not record debate, statements of conditions, or implementation steps tied to the approval in open session beyond the motion and second. The council’s action follows the executive-session deliberation recorded in the minutes and stands as the formal authorization in the minutes for the Florence Police Department to proceed with participation in the federal 287(g) Task Force Model.
The council did not record in the minutes any further details on implementation steps, agreements, or timelines tied to the TFM authorization; those items were not specified in the transcript.
