Canton boards and council weigh WIC grant, police grant and 31-acre lease; no minutes yet published
Two Canton bodies have spending, land and staffing items on their agendas from the past two weeks, but none of those items can be reported as decided. The records provided are agendas only, and minutes for the Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 meetings have not been published, so no vote tallies are available. What follows is what was listed for consideration, not what was approved.
Board of Health: WIC grant, invoices and fee change
The Canton City Public Health Board of Health was scheduled to meet Sept. 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM at 420 Market Ave. N, Canton, to vote on routine business: minutes, financial reports, personnel actions, contracts and resolutions.
Fiscal items on the agenda included a list of invoices for 08/20/2026 through 09/25/2026 totaling $258,084.49, and a FY27 WIC grant from the Ohio Department of Health not to exceed $1,735,351.00, which includes sub-grantees Alliance City Health Department ($197,716.00), Massillon City Health Department ($183,646.00) and Stark County Health Department ($467,928.00).
Also listed: a resolution amending section 251.02 of the Canton City Health Code for food protection program fees (second reading, with a public hearing set for October 27, 2026); an agreement with OneOhio Recovery Foundation for harm reduction services not to exceed $381,000.00, running October 5, 2026 to October 4, 2028; and the purchase of audio-visual equipment through Ohio Desk not to exceed $35,706.00. A resolution on embargo and tagging authority was listed for a first reading.
Nuisance hearings, same day
The board also was scheduled to meet Sept. 29 at 4:30 PM at the same address to approve its agenda and hold public health nuisance hearings. The agenda lists no specific properties, cases or dollar amounts. It lists the next meeting as Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
City Council, Oct. 5: police grant, truck, land lease
Canton City Council was scheduled to meet Monday, October 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Agenda items included a $61,823.00 emergency purchase of a 2026 Ford F-250 for code enforcement from the Building Code Fund, and a $64,767.20 grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety - Ohio Traffic Office for police administration personnel.
Council was also set to review a request to lease approximately 31.342 acres of city-owned property for golf training and programs for area youth, and a request for climate action and sustainability plan implementation services and a solar feasibility review. A $150,000.00 supplemental appropriation from the Court's Computer Fund to Clerk of Court administration was listed. Several items were on first, second or third reading.
Council items, Oct. 12
A second council agenda dated October 12, 2026 lists a proposed 3% cost-of-living wage increase for salary and non-bargaining employees. It also lists a contract up to $56,070.00 for climate action and sustainability plan implementation; the purchase of one 2026 Ford F-250 for building code and recycle center staff not to exceed $61,823.00; a proposed $64,900.00 supplemental appropriation for the 2026 Fair Housing Assistance Award; and the lease of approximately 31.342 acres of city-owned property for youth golf training.
Coming up
The list of upcoming meetings provided for the next 14 days is empty. The only future date in the records is the Board of Health's next meeting, listed in its Sept. 29 agenda as Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the same date as the scheduled public hearing on food protection program fees. No other upcoming meetings were listed in the material provided.