Florence

Organization 8

Departments

• City Clerk's Office Clerk

  City Hall office of the City Clerk of Florence, MS, at 203 College Street (mailing address PO Box 187, Florence, MS 39073). City Hall hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Residents who want to address the Mayor and Board of Aldermen contact the City Clerk to be put on the agenda; the agenda deadline is noon on the Friday before the meeting.

  (601) 845-8856 cityofflorencems.com
• Community Development (Building, Planning and Zoning) Planning

  Community Development for the City of Florence, MS, covering the Building Department, Planning and Zoning, and Code Enforcement. The building department assists the public with building permits and inspections to ensure compliance with City codes and ordinances. Code enforcement handles city ordinance and property maintenance issues, which may be reported to the zoning administrator. Located in the municipal complex at 203 College Street.

  (601) 845-5638 cityofflorencems.com
• Florence Parks and Recreation Parks & Recreation

  City of Florence Parks and Recreation, led by Parks Director Mark Hester, covering youth sports, playground and pavilions, the community center, and vendor permits at Hemphill Park. For general inquiries, the community center, pavilions and sports registration, contact the Parks Clerks at City Hall, (601) 845-5858.

  (601) 845-5858 cityofflorencems.com
• Florence Police Department Police

  Police department of the City of Florence, MS, led by Police Chief Brad Burns. The department has officers trained to teach D.A.R.E. (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) in local schools. Mailing address PO Box 309, Florence, MS 39073. For emergencies call 911.

  (601) 845-7508 cityofflorencems.com
• Florence Volunteer Fire Department Fire

  Volunteer fire department serving since 1964, providing fire protection and emergency medical care to the City of Florence and surrounding unincorporated areas of Rankin County. It has two fire stations (main station on Dewees Street), three engines, two rescue vehicles, a tanker and a brush truck, and over twenty-five members led by Fire Chief Richard Wilson. The City of Florence supports the department through monetary donations. Mailing address PO Box 242, Florence, MS 39073.

  (601) 845-2709 cityofflorencems.com
• Municipal Court (Court Services) Courts

  Florence Municipal Court and Court Services, housed on the Police Department side of the municipal complex at 203 College Street, where the Boardroom is used for Municipal Court. Call (601) 845-7508 and ask for Court Services. Mailing address: Florence Court Services, PO Box 309, Florence, MS 39073. Traffic tickets and court fines may be paid in person, online, or in the metal drop box in the back parking lot.

  (601) 845-7508 cityofflorencems.com
• Street Department Public Works

  City of Florence Street Department, led by Streets Director David Myers. Work requests for limb pickup, street repairs and similar are submitted through the City Hall clerks at (601) 845-3542. Emergency number (601) 201-6011.

  (601) 845-2462 cityofflorencems.com
• Water Department Utilities

  City of Florence water department (mail goes to City of Florence Public Works, PO Box 187, Florence, MS 39073), with its office at Florence City Hall, 203 College Street. It has a drive-through window for water payments during business hours, an overnight drop box, automatic bank draft and online payments; only City of Florence Water payments are accepted, and card payments carry a processing fee. Office hours 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. After-hours emergency number (601) 319-8299. The page also covers garbage pickup, which is contracted through Rankin County and collected by Waste Management.

  (601) 845-3542 cityofflorencems.com