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Canton council approves newspaper ad seeking applicants for possible fire-department vacancy

Canton City Council · June 1, 2026
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Summary

At a five-minute special meeting Sept. 6, the Canton City Council approved placing a newspaper advertisement to solicit applicants for a potential vacancy on the Canton Fire Department and then adjourned. The motion was moved by Carl Ernst and seconded by Kristy Ziegler.

The Canton City Council approved placing a newspaper advertisement to solicit applicants for a possible vacancy on the Canton Fire Department during a special meeting Sept. 6 at Canton Town Hall.

Mayor Cindy Shanks called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and explained the purpose was to authorize the advertisement after the council learned of a potential vacancy in the volunteer fire department. Minutes of the meeting list Mayor Cindy Shanks, Carl Ernst and Kristy Ziegler as the members present and staff member Barb Kerns as present.

Council member Carl Ernst moved to place the ad; council member Kristy Ziegler seconded the motion, which the minutes record as carried. The council then approved a motion to adjourn, moved by Ziegler and seconded by Ernst, and the meeting ended at 6:05 p.m.

The minutes do not specify the newspaper to be used, the text or duration of the advertisement, application deadline, or whether the vacancy is for a paid or volunteer position. Those details were not recorded in the meeting minutes.