Canton’s governing body approved several personnel actions during a regularly scheduled meeting, including hiring a new police chief and a city administrator and authorizing internal recruitment for a sergeant position.

Staff opened the meeting’s personnel items by recommending Corbin Legaard for the position of police chief at an annual salary of $94,436.96 (grade 16, step 1). The body voted to approve the appointment; the roll call recorded aye votes from Commissioners Spears, Darbus, York, Larson and Mary Lundstrom.

The meeting also authorized advertising internally for a sergeant position in the police department. Commissioners agreed the internal posting should run before opening recruitment externally; at the meeting a two‑week internal posting period was discussed and adopted.

Dalton Nelson was hired as maintenance foreman at a wage stated in the meeting transcript as "$30.30 dollars and 44¢ per hour," classified as grade 12, step 4, with a 90‑day probationary period during which he may be eligible for a step increase. Commissioners voted to approve that hire.

Because Nelson’s new position vacates a parks maintenance post, the body authorized advertising to fill the parks maintenance vacancy, beginning with internal applicants for the same two‑week period.

The governing body also approved hiring Andrew Petrias as city administrator at an annual salary of $115,897.60 (grade 18, step 1). During that item a commissioner asked whether an "authorized Cygnus contract" would be required; the transcript shows that staff noted follow‑up on contracting would be needed.

Votes at a glance
- Hire Corbin Legaard, police chief — approved (ayes: Commissioner Spears; Darbus; York; Larson; Mary Lundstrom) — salary $94,436.96; grade 16 step 1; financial impact budgeted for 2025.
- Advertise internally for sergeant, police department — approved (ayes: Garbers; York; Larson; Figgers; Mary Lundstrom) — internal posting to run for two weeks before external recruitment.
- Hire Dalton Nelson, maintenance foreman — approved (ayes: York; Larson; Figgers; Darbus; Mary Lundstrom) — wage recorded in transcript as "$30.30 dollars and 44¢ per hour"; grade 12 step 4; 90‑day probation.
- Advertise for parks maintenance vacancy (vacated by Dalton Nelson) — approved (ayes: Larson; Garbers; York; Mary Lundstrom; Figgers) — internal posting first, two weeks.
- Hire Andrew Petrias, city administrator — approved (ayes: Figures; Garbers; York; Larson; Mary Lundstrom) — salary $115,897.60; grade 18 step 1; staff to address contracting questions (Cygnus) as needed.

The meeting concluded with congratulations to the new hires and an adjournment motion that passed. Effective start dates for the new employees were not specified in the meeting transcript.