North Canton City Council voted to accept the amounts and rates established by the county budget commission and approved multiple budget measures to set the city’s 2026 spending plan.

The council adopted Resolution 63 to accept the tax amounts and certify levies to the county auditor after Gina (finance staff) explained the process: “This comes back to council for you to accept the amounts and tax rates that the budget commission has established,” she said. Council then suspended the usual three readings and approved the resolution under suspension of the rules.

Council also approved Resolution 56, which acknowledges the rates and fees used to establish the 2026 budget, and adopted Ordinance 58, authorizing appropriations, temporary advances and one-time permanent transfers for the fiscal period beginning Jan. 1, 2026 and ending Dec. 31, 2026. The council adopted Ordinance 57 to amend personnel regulations and update titles and compensation, effective Jan. 1, 2026, and approved Ordinance 61 to permit final appropriation amendments for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025.

Council members moved and seconded the measures and carried them by voice vote after brief procedural discussion. The council formally suspended Council Rule 23 to allow immediate consideration of Resolution 63 and Ordinance 64 without a committee report.

What this means: the action certifies the tax levies that will appear on county records and puts in place the appropriations framework the administration will use to prepare detailed 2026 spending and contract work. The finance explanation made clear that the budget commission first sets rates and then council accepts the amounts; council’s vote simply certifies those values for the county auditor.

Next steps: the full 2026 budget documents and the annual report will be posted to the city website; council indicated several related ordinance details (personnel changes, transfers) are effective Jan. 1, 2026.