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Florence board approves hiring of Alexis Gooden as full-time police officer
Summary
In executive session the Florence mayor and board approved hiring Alexis Gooden as a full-time police officer at $21.06 per hour starting Oct. 29, 2025, pending background check and drug and alcohol testing. The motion passed with four Aye votes and one member absent.
The Florence mayor and board voted to hire Alexis Gooden as a full-time police officer at an hourly rate of $21.06, with a start date of Oct. 29, 2025, contingent on a successful background check and drug and alcohol screening.
Chief Brad Burns recommended the hire during executive session. The motion to hire, made by Alderman John Banks and seconded by Alderman Mason Herrin, carried with Aldermen Banks, Herrin, Kyle Martin and Brent Sistrunk voting Aye; Alderman Brian Grantham was recorded as absent. The board had entered executive session at 6:45 p.m. to discuss a police department personnel matter and returned to open session at 7:56 p.m., when Mayor Trey Gunn adjourned the meeting.
The action resolves a personnel vacancy in the police department; the minutes record the salary and the contingencies but do not specify which vacancy is being filled or budgetary line-item detail.
