After nearly five months without a functioning governing body, the City of Florence now has six new council members.
The former city council members resigned en mass last March after a sexual harassment scandal and missing taxpayer money at City Hall. At the time, the then council members said they were unable to get a third-party investigation into corruption allegations.
Six newly elected city council members were sworn into office this week.
The city is still looking for a permanent City Manager after Mike Patterson was fired last August after being accused of sexually harassing women who worked for him at City Hall. He is set to go to trial in December.
New council members said vetting a new city manger to lead the city is top priority.
