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Florence board hires park maintenance worker and accepts police resignation in executive session
Summary
In a closed executive session the board approved hiring Patrick McDaniel as a park maintenance worker at $19.23 per hour (start Feb. 23, 2026, pending background/drug testing) and accepted the resignation of Officer Jeffery Smith effective Feb. 2, 2026. Votes were 3 Aye, 0 No, with two absent.
After convening an executive session to discuss pending litigation and personnel matters, the board took personnel actions in closed session.
The board (motion by Alderman Brent Sistrunk, seconded by Alderman Kyle Martin) approved hiring Patrick McDaniel as a park maintenance worker at $19.23 per hour starting Feb. 23, 2026, contingent on a successful background check and drug/alcohol testing and subject to a 90‑day probationary period. Voting recorded: Alderman Mason Herrin Aye; Alderman Kyle Martin Aye; Alderman Brent Sistrunk Aye; Aldermen John Banks and Brian Grantham were absent.
Separately, the board (motion by Alderman Mason Herrin, seconded by Alderman Kyle Martin) accepted the resignation of Officer Jeffery Smith effective Feb. 2, 2026. The same vote pattern was recorded for acceptance of the resignation.
