Florence board approves memberships and dues for community development and code enforcement staff

The Florence Mayor and Board approved payment of professional membership dues for two city staff members during the Jan. 20 meeting. Alderman John Banks moved and Alderman Brent Sistrunk seconded approval of payments: $175 to the Middle Mississippi Building Officials Association, $100 to the Building Officials Association of Mississippi, and $300 to the Mississippi Association of Code Enforcement (MACE) to cover dues and memberships for Community Development Director Joel Sims and Code Enforcement Officer Richard Thomas; the motion carried unanimously.

The minutes record the three payments and list the individual recipients by position but do not indicate which specific organization each staff member will join. The action was presented on the recommendation of city staff and recorded as an approved expenditure in the mid‑meeting proceedings.