On the Agenda: City Council to Discuss SWAP Committee Duties

Residents will get the chance to discuss their thoughts on proposed changes to the Source Water Assessment and Protection committee — something that's gotten them, and council members, heated up in the past few weeks.

North Canton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the council chambers of North Canton City Hall and will recognize visitors at the beginning of the meeting then move on to the reading of ordinances.

Included on the agenda tonight is an ordinance that would change the setup of SWAP committee meetings, giving the superintendent of the drinking water treatment plant (a non-voting member of the committee) the responsibility of setting the committee’s meetings and the agenda. The ordinance was previously tabled for further discussion.

"How can the water treatment plant superintendent take over calling the meetings and making the agenda? … How can he have all that power?” asked committee member Miriam Baughman .

The SWAP committee formed, as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency, to assist the city in monitoring potential contamination near water production wells.

Check out the attached PDF to see what else is in store for tonight's meeting.