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Canton council approves routine purchases, public works work and land-use permits; clerk reports midyear finances
Summary
Council authorized tree removal, equipment contracts and barricade purchases, approved a land-use permit and heard a clerk’s midyear financial review that noted unbudgeted restitution and ARPA funds and upcoming budget and election deadlines.
At its July 13 meeting the Canton City Council approved a set of routine administrative and public-works items and heard a midyear financial update from City Clerk Brock Bergey.
Public Works Superintendent Jon Nordsving presented a $1,260 quote from Norby’s Tree Service to remove a diseased tree in Main Street Park; the council approved the work. Town hall air-conditioning repairs were completed by Newman Heating and Cooling at a cost of $265; Nordsving recommended budgeting for replacement furnace and AC units in 2023 and said he would attend water and wastewater recertification training in Rushford on July 20–21. The council also approved contracting Mississippi Welders for annual air-pack fills at $387 per year for Fire Department needs.
Clerk Bergey presented a midyear review showing unbudgeted revenues in the General, Sewer and Water funds stemming from restitution payments by former city clerk Lolly Melander and the second and final American Rescue Plan Act payment. He said, even with wage adjustments implemented in April, employee wages were at 50% of budget for the first half of the year. Bergey noted work on the 2023 budgets will begin, with a preliminary General Fund budget scheduled for approval in September.
In planning business, the council delayed further action on proposed zoning-ordinance changes pending consideration of a comprehensive plan, and approved a land-use permit for Jesse and Charissa Peterson to construct two decks on North Second Street. The council also approved carpeting for the town-hall entrance and coat room (stage carpet action deferred) and voted to purchase eight street barricades at a cost of $1,056.
The minutes record that motions on several items were "carried," but do not provide individual vote tallies.
