Votes at a glance: April 21, 2026 Florence Town Council

The Florence Town Council approved a series of resolutions, contracts and ordinances at its April 21, 2026 meeting. Key actions taken by the council included:

• Adoption of Resolution 1989‑26 — a Town annexation policy (consent agenda). Council thanked staff for drafting the policy before the vote.

• Approval of a cooperative‑use contract (state agreement CTR061-660-1) with Wave Electric LLC for Main Street breezeway lighting in an amount not to exceed $63,871.50 (consent agenda discussion focused on trees, lighting alternatives and safety).

• Approval of a contract with FCI Constructors, Inc. for the Fire Station No. 2 recharge room project not to exceed $141,842.

• Approval of the fiscal year 2026–27 employee benefits renewal (medical, dental, life, vision, telehealth and ancillary coverages) including a new silver plan option and a recommendation to move FSA administration to HR Pro.

• Adoption of Ordinance 781‑26 to authorize a court security fee (portion of fines collected) to help fund courthouse security staffing or contracted services.

• Approval of purchase of a Vaccon truck‑mounted combination sewer cleaner for sewer maintenance and hydro‑excavation, amount not to exceed $679,748.

• Approval of Change Order No. 5 for the Well 5B rebuild project authorizing additional services in the amount of $52,616 and increasing that contract to an amount not to exceed $2,652,683.72.

• Approval of pavement preservation services (chip seal) with Cactus Asphalt under a Panal County cooperative contract for Eastb Avenue, Cooper Road and Ataway Road (project CIP T69).

Votes: The transcript records affirmative votes for each item; where specific tallies were recorded, council recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous approval (several votes were recorded as "All in favor? I" and the sewer purchase was noted as passing with seven yes votes).