CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Public Works Foreman Bob Burkett talked Tuesday about the five-day snowstorm two weeks ago and how the road department suffered a series of setbacks during it.

“Truck 204 broke down early during the storm,” Burkett said. “One of our drivers got the flu, our loader (for the salt) quit working and our snowblower wouldn’t run.”

He said another truck had a brake problem that was fixed quickly so it could get back on the road. Burkett added that one of the snowplow drivers backed into a mailbox and knocked it over.

“We were able to repair it,” he said. “When it happens in the future, do the drivers need to submit to a drug test?”

Trustee Joe Paloski said if it were a major crash with a lot of damage, there should be a drug test, but all three trustees felt a mailbox was a minor incident that is almost expected to happen in snow removal.

“I don’t believe it warrants a drug test,” trustee Marie Cartwright said.

Trustee Brian Governor said if there is a big insurance claim for a mailbox, then Burkett should use his judgement regarding drug tests.

Trustees did unanimously approve repairs to truck 204 by Ascendance Truck Centers at a cost not to exceed $7,068.

In other business, trustees:

•Appointed Paloski chairman and Cartwright as vice chairman for 2026.

•Appointed Governor as union liaison, Cartwright as trustee appointment to the Cardinal Joint Fire District, Dave Knarr as resident appointment to the CJFD, Cartwright to representative for Bureau of Workers Compensation business, and Paloski as representative to the District Board of Health Advisory Council and to the Canfield Community JEDD Board.

•Approved Clemans Nelson and Associates Inc. as the township’s human resources adviser.

•Approved The Vindicator as the official newspaper for township notices.

•Approved the following spending limits: Each trustee and the fiscal officer at $3,000; the township administrator at $5,000; and the public works foreman and assistant foreman at $4,000 each.

•Approved Steve DeCapua as chairman for the JEDD Board, as he has a lot of zoning knowledge.

•Approved the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office as the township’s first legal counsel and Baker, Dublikar, Beck and Wiley as legal advisers for issues the prosecutor’s office would not handle.