The Canton City Commission approved a package of routine personnel, administrative and electoral items and took one notable contract action during its meeting.

The commission voted to advertise for two part-time pool managers for the 2025 season and to advertise for a seasonal recreation manager to run a day program at a wage of $25.25 (grade 11, step 1). Commissioners moved, seconded and approved both advertising actions.

The commission set the 2025 commission race election date for April 8, 2025, with the school district agreeing to combine ballots; petitions may be picked up beginning Jan. 30, 2025, and must be returned by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2025.

An employee raise was approved for Daniel Harrim in water distribution: with spray certificates earned Dec. 17, 2024, Harrim is eligible for a step increase from grade 9 step 3 to grade 9 step 4, at a wage of $23.90 per hour.

The commission approved renewal applications for multiple garbage-hauler licenses but later held formal final action on the renewals and said it would "hold on this." The applications named in the meeting were Herms Sanitation, Novak Sanitary, and A Okay Sanitary; staff reported the applications were in order and fees paid.

The commission authorized surplus of one police firearm, described as a Glock 17 Gen 5 9mm, with appraisals from three sources averaging $325.

A proposed signatory contract submitted by Bill Winter, described in the meeting as a $5,000 signatory payment paid over a 26-week period and effective through Dec. 31, 2028 per its language, was the subject of a motion not to accept; the motion carried on roll call and the commission voted not to accept the contract.

Several procedural items and street-closure requests remained on the agenda for later consideration.