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Florence approves 2025 Rankin County tax roll, claims docket and conference travel; minutes approved with one abstention
Summary
The board approved the 2025 Rankin County tax rolls as applicable to the city, authorized attendance at two conferences (MWPCOA and MML) with specified registration fees, approved the mid-month claims docket, tabled a FVFD invoice, and approved minutes of Dec. 2 with Alderman Brian Grantham recorded as abstaining on the minutes vote.
On Dec. 16 the Florence board approved the 2025 Rankin County tax rolls as applicable to the city, following a motion by Alderman Kyle Martin that carried unanimously. The board also approved sending governing officials to the MML Mid-Winter Conference Jan. 13–14, 2026 in Jackson, MS, with the city to pay a $250 registration fee each and related costs as allowed by state law; separately the board approved sending Water/Sewer Operator Billy Russell to the MWPCOA Annual Conference March 4–6, 2026 with a $365 registration fee and related allowable costs.
The board approved the mid-month claims docket and voted to table the Florence Volunteer Fire Department equipment invoice request until the next meeting. The board also approved purchasing a $325 advertisement with Hometown Rankin to promote economic development. The minutes record approval of the minutes for Dec. 2, 2025, with the vote carried as: John Banks—Aye; Brian Grantham—Abstain; Mason Herrin—Aye; Kyle Martin—Aye; Brent Sistrunk—Aye.
