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Florence accepts two police resignations and hires new patrolman
Summary
In executive session the board accepted resignations of Officers Cody Parfait and David Dear effective July 9, 2025, and voted to hire Canyon Bilbro as a full‑time patrolman at $21.06/hour starting July 17, 2025 pending background and drug testing.
During an executive session called to address a police personnel matter, the board accepted the resignations of Officer Cody Parfait and Officer David Dear, both effective July 9, 2025. The motions to accept each resignation were moved and carried in executive session with recorded roll‑call votes, each carried unanimously.
Also in executive session, upon Chief Burns' recommendation the board voted to hire Canyon Bilbro as a full‑time patrolman at $21.06 per hour, with a start date of July 17, 2025, contingent on a successful background check and drug and alcohol testing. The minutes record the vote tally for the hire as unanimous and that Alderman Mason Herrin briefly left the meeting without participating in prior votes.
