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Canton council approves 3% staff COLA, sewer-rate increase and routine resolutions
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the Canton City Council approved a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for staff, adopted Resolution 2025-14 to increase sewer rates and passed several routine resolutions and purchases, including authorizing WHKS to submit water tower documents to USDA.
The Canton City Council on Nov. 12 approved a series of routine actions and resolutions during a 36-minute meeting.
On motions recorded in the minutes, the council approved the meeting agenda (motion by Jen Dowling, seconded by Jason Magnuson) and the consent agenda, which included approval of Oct. 8 meeting minutes, November disbursements, a $3,000 donation from the Canton Fire Relief Association and a $3,000 PERA contribution on behalf of the Canton Fire Department (motion by George Hafner, seconded by Jen Dowling).
The council approved a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for city staff for 2026 on a motion by Jason Magnuson, seconded by Jen Dowling. The council also adopted Resolution 2025-14 to increase sewer rates (motion by Jason Magnuson, seconded by Jen Dowling) and approved Resolution 2025-15 to certify unpaid charges (motion by Jen Dowling, seconded by George Hafner).
Other approvals recorded in the minutes included authorization for WHKS to submit water tower repainting documents to USDA Rural Development for review (motion by George Hafner, seconded by Jen Dowling), approval to purchase a heater for the wellhouse from Kingsley Mercantile (motion by Jason Magnuson, seconded by Jen Dowling), approval to purchase replacement audio equipment for Town Hall, and approval of Resolution 2025-16 granting a gambling-exempt permit to the Canton Community Association.
All motions listed in the minutes are recorded as "motion carried"; no roll-call vote tallies were provided in the document. The meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m. on a motion by Jason Magnuson, seconded by Jen Dowling.
