CANTON â The Town Council on Tuesday night approved an agreement with the townâs accounting firm to âadd an extra layer of securityâ to bookkeeping in the clerkâs office.
Town Clerk Karin S. Blackburn proposed a streamlining effort to better track and account for the millions of dollars in property tax payments, license payments and other municipal fees funneled annually by the public through the clerkâs office.
Councilors unanimously authorized the clerkâs office to contract with Gray & Gray and Associates to set up QuickBooks, an accounting software program that organizes several elements of transaction and receipt data in one digital place.
CANTON — Town Council on Thursday night acknowledged the appointment of a part-time deputy clerk to assist with town duties through the end of the year.
CANTON — Town Council will again be a full, four-member group pending swearing-in of David K. Nelson, who was unanimously approved Thursday night to serve an interim term through the
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CANTON - Town Supervisor Mary Ann Ashley received the Canton Democratic Party nomination for town supervisor at a Wednesday evening caucus, outdistancing challenger Karen McAuliffe.
Ashley garnered 112 votes while McAuliffe collected 51 votes. Canton Democrats did not nominate a candidate for Canton Town Clerk. Earlier this month, acting town clerk Karin S. Blackburn withdrew from the race citing disrespectful treatment and a “toxic environment” at the municipal building. With no Democratic candidate nominated, that leaves Republican candidate Heidi L. Smith running unopposed.
Democrats also endorsed David K. Nelson and current Councilor James T. Smith, each running for a four-year term on Town Council; and Martha Foley Smith, running for a two-year unexpired Town Council term.
CANTON â The race for Canton town clerk is now uncontested, with appointed interim Clerk Karin S. Blackburn withdrawing her intent to seek election.
In a Thursday statement in part citing disrespectful treatment and a âtoxic environmentâ at the municipal building, Mrs. Blackburn wrote she has made the decision âafter serious soul-searchingâ and family discussions.
âIt is a decision I have reached with mixed emotions, but one I am certain is the best for me and, I hope, for the greater good of the community,â she wrote.
Voters elected Mrs. Blackburn in 2019 to serve a four-year term on Town Council. In her year as a councilor, she was a member of the recreation, information and technology, economic development, health insurance, audit and shared services committees.