CITY OF CANTON
Government
Mayor
Rhonda Hamby
Canton City Council
Jerry Kremeier
President
Council member since January 2022
Mary Jowers
Council Member since January 2024
Christina Smith
Council member since June 2024
R. Scott Layfield
Council Member since December 2024
City Office
Morgan Morgan
Canton City Clerk
Erin Barnett
Deputy City Clerk
Mary Jane Lauer
City Treasurer
Canton Planning Commission
In 1974, Ordinance No. 393 was approved that allowed for the creation of the Canton Planning Commission.
The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. Five of the seven members must be residents of the City and two members must reside outside the City but live within three miles of the corporate limits of the City.
The Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council regarding zoning changes or variances within the corporate limits of the City.
Current Canton Planning Commission members are: Casey Jowers, David Tripp, Dan Smith, Tyler Lacy, and John Shearer.