City Government - Compliance

You have reached the Office of Compliance of the City of Canton, Ohio.  This cabinet-level office, led by Compliance Director Corey Minor Smith, is responsible for overseeing the Fair Housing Assistance Program, MBE/WBE program, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) operations, and safety forces minority recruitment duties of the city.  For more information about the city's Compliance Director, see below.

The Office of Compliance is responsible for the following functions:
(If linked, click the name of each department to be taken to its page)

• Fair Housing Assistance Program
• Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Police/Fire Minority Recruitment
• Landlord/Tenant Assistance

To contact the Office of Compliance and/or the Compliance Director, please use the information listed to your right.

Compliance News

City employees undergo disaster preparedness training
By Corey Minor Smith, Director of Compliance
Posted: Dec 26, 2009

Adequate preparation is key to preventing potential large-scale emergencies from quickly getting out of hand.  Over the past 18 months, the City of Canton has been undertaking a massive effort to train all city employees in the basics of disaster preparedness and emergency response should a major incident occur.  This system – the Canton Incident Management System (or CIMS) – is modeled after a national program instituted following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

In 2003, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) called for the establishment of a single, comprehensive National Incident Management System (NIMS).  …

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About the Director

Born in Canton, Ohio, Corey Minor Smith graduated from Timken Senior High School in 1992.  From there, she attended Bowling Green State University and earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in English and a Masters of Education degree in Guidance and Counseling.  She then attended the University of Toledo College of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate (Law) degree.

Corey began her legal career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Stark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (Juvenile Division) in Canton. She then worked as a Judicial Attorney for the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in Akron, and most recently celebrated the one year anniversary of  her own private practice, the Law Office of Corey Minor Smith, LLC, in Central Plaza of downtown Canton.

As a member of the Mayor's cabinet, Corey will handle all issues that deal with employment discrimination, prevailing wage, ethics, and fair housing in the City of Canton.  She also serves as an adviser to the Mayor in many other policy areas.

As an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Stark County Alumni Chapter and the Chair of the Social Action Committee, Corey is very active in the community registering citizens to vote and being a motivational speaker.  Corey currently resides in the City of Canton with her husband and two sons.