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Canton hires seasonal pool managers, advertises lifeguards and extends pool contractor deadline
Summary
The commission approved hiring two part-time pool managers, authorized summer hiring advertisements, and approved a contractor change order extending the Kiyan Community Swimming Pool bathhouse completion by 77 days due to delivery and weather delays.
The Canton City Commission approved hiring Holly Peterson and Caitlin Peterson as part-time pool managers for the summer at $25.91 per hour and authorized advertising for seasonal lifeguards and four summer recreation assistant positions.
Holly was described as having 15 years at the pool; Caitlin was described as the long-time head lifeguard. The commission moved and approved the hire as a budgeted imposition for 2025.
The commission also approved a change order (Change Order No. 5) submitted by Virbac Aquatics Inc. for the Kiyan Community Swimming Pool FEMA bathhouse. Officials said the contractor reported delayed delivery of roll-up doors and a frozen water system that could not be charged because of cold weather. The change order extends the contract time by 77 days, moving substantial completion to April 18, 2025. The meeting record did not provide a clear, unambiguous final contract-amount figure in the transcript; the exact dollar increase was not specified clearly on the record.
Commissioners also voted to authorize advertising now for lifeguards for the full 2025 season and to advertise for up to five summer public works seasonal positions and up to four summer recreation assistant positions; motions to advertise and hire were moved and seconded and carried.
No public opposition to the staffing items was recorded. The staffing actions were presented as routine seasonal hiring and recruitment steps; the change order was presented as a time-only extension related to weather and supply delays.
