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Florence accepts dispatcher resignation, hires two police staff and approves training
Summary
The Florence board accepted the resignation of a dispatcher, approved two hires in the police department and authorized training at state academies; all personnel actions were carried unanimously in executive session on Jan. 6, 2026.
Mayor Trey Gunn called the Florence Mayor and Board to order on Jan. 6, 2026. After routine items, the board entered executive session to discuss police-department personnel and took several formal personnel actions.
In executive session the board accepted the resignation of Dispatcher Taylor Busby, effective Jan. 6, 2026. The board then approved hiring Luz Elena Macias as a full-time dispatcher at $16.00 per hour, starting Jan. 7, 2026, with a six-month probationary period and conditioned on successful background and drug-and-alcohol testing. The motion to hire Macias passed with recorded 'Aye' votes from Aldermen John Banks, Brian Grantham, Mason Herrin, Kyle Martin and Brent Sistrunk.
The board also hired Julious Peyton Warren as a full-time police officer at $21.06 per hour, starting Jan. 7, 2026, with a six-month probationary period and similar background and testing conditions. Separately, the board authorized, at the discretion of Chief Brad Burns, sending Officer Warren to the first available police training academy and agreed the city would pay the registration fee and related costs as allowed by state law. Those motions were recorded as carrying by unanimous vote.
Earlier in the open meeting the board had approved sending Officer Tanner McCue to a four-week Crimes Against Children Certified Investigator course at the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl, MS, with the city covering a $1,300 registration fee and allowable expenses. That action was taken on Chief Brad Burns' recommendation and approved by motion of Alderman Brent Sistrunk, seconded by Alderman Brian Grantham.
The board returned to open session at 7:05 p.m. and adjourned the meeting the same night. All personnel motions and training authorizations are recorded in the official minutes.
