No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she be at least twenty-one
(21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant
and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election,
and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she
serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected.
[CC 1985 §21.200; Ord. No. 337-C §I, 5-21-1990]
The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, shall hold office
until a successor shall be elected and qualified. No person shall
be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five (25) years of age,
a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the City at the
time of and at least one (1) year next preceding his/her election.
[CC 1985 §24.050; Ord. No. 580-C §1, 12-20-2004]
A.Â
At the
hour designated for Board meetings, the Mayor shall call the Board
of Aldermen to order, and he/she shall act as President of the Board.
B.Â
The Mayor
shall appoint all committees, subject to the concurrence of the Board
of Aldermen, the appointment or election of which is not otherwise
provided for by this Code or other ordinance.
C.Â
The Mayor
shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Canton,
Missouri. The Mayor shall provide leadership and vision for the City
of Canton through the formulation of policies, delivery of City services,
communication and outreach to the citizens and the greater community.
As the head of the executive branch of government, the Mayor shall
establish priorities for the departments in serving the citizens of
Canton. The Mayor is responsible for the coordination and monitoring
of policies and programs designed to meet the goals set forth by the
Board of Aldermen. These activities shall be carried out collaboratively
with the Board of Aldermen. The Mayor shall promote and implement
goals set forth in the City of Canton Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive
Plan shall be reviewed annually.
The Board shall elect one (1) of their own number who shall
be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and who shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify, or from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of
the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties
of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction
of the Mayor, until such vacancy be filled or such disability be removed;
or, in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
[CC 1985 §21.240]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this Code
or other ordinances of the City; but this Section shall not be so
constructed as to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs which may
have accrued to any officer of the City by reason of any prosecution
under the laws or ordinances of the City.
[CC 1985 §21.250; Ord. No. 432-C §1, 12-18-1995; Ord. No. 581-C §1, 12-20-2004]
A.Â
The Mayor,
with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the
Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint a City Treasurer,
City Collector, City Attorney, City Assessor and Chief of Police.
B.Â
The Mayor
shall appoint two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen to each of
the following standing committees:
C.Â
The Mayor
shall have authority to give such orders to the Chief of Police and
Policemen of the City as in his/her judgment the public good may require
and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and Police Officers
to obey such orders.
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and ordinances for the government of the City, and he/she shall cause
all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
or violation of duty; and he/she is hereby authorized to call on every
male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under
fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
[CC 1985 §21.270; Ord. No. 662-C §1, 11-16-2009]
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of
Aldermen but shall not vote on any question, except in case of a tie,
nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases where he/she is an interested
party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all of the
officers and affairs of the City and shall take care that this Code
or other ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to such
City, are complied with. He/she shall also have authority to call
the Board of Aldermen together to meet as a committee of the whole
to act as a committee to consider such matters as the Mayor or members
of the Board of Aldermen shall present for consideration
[CC 1985 §21.280]
The Mayor shall from time to time communicate to the Board of
Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the improvement
of finances, the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general
prosperity of the City.
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented
to the Mayor and by him/her approved shall become an ordinance, and
every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections
thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause
the objections of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal
and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which
shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the
Mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote on this question shall be
taken by "ayes" and "nays" and the names entered upon the journal,
and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect shall vote in the
affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll, and
the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer
and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect
as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have
power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen;
provided, that should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance
and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a
law without his/her signature.
[CC 1985 §24.010; Ord. No. 370-C §1, 2-18-1992; Ord. No. 610-C §1, 12-18-2006]
A.Â
All regular
monthly meetings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Canton shall
commence and convene at the hour of 7:00 P.M. on the third (3rd) Monday
of each month except in the months of January and February of each
year.
1.Â
When
such meeting day is the Federal holiday designated as the birthday
for Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third (3rd) Monday of January of
each year, the meeting shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following
the Monday that is observed as the birthday of Martin Luther King,
Jr.
2.Â
When
such meeting day is the Federal holiday designated as Presidents'
Day on the third (3rd) Monday of February of each year, the meeting
shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following the Monday that
is observed as Presidents' Day.
3.Â
When
any other meeting is a holiday, the regular meeting shall be held
at such time as may be provided by the Board on motion at the previous
meeting.
4.Â
The
Board may, by motion, dispense with any regular meeting.
[CC 1985 §24.020]
A.Â
Special
meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2) members of the
Board by request filed with the City Clerk, who shall thereupon prepare
a notice of such special meeting stating time, place and object thereof,
which notice shall be served personally upon each member of the Board
or left at his/her usual place of residence at least twelve (12) hours
before the time of the meeting. It shall also be the duty of the City
Clerk, immediately upon receipt of the request for the meeting, to
make diligent effort to notify each member of the Board in person,
either by telephone or otherwise, of such special session.
[CC 1985 §24.030]
A quorum of the Board of Aldermen shall consist of a majority
of the full membership (including vacancies and the Mayor of the City).
[CC 1985 §24.040]
In case that a lesser number than a quorum shall convene at
a regular or special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the majority
of the members present are authorized to direct the Chief of Police
or other City Officer to send for and compel the attendance of any
or all absent members upon such terms and conditions and at such time
as such majority of the members present shall agree.
[CC 1985 §24.045]
All adjourned meetings of the Board shall, to all intents and
purposes, be continuations of the meetings of which they are adjournments,
and the same proceedings may be had at such adjourned meetings as
the meeting of which they are adjournments.
[CC 1985 §24.065]
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the proceedings
of the Board of Aldermen shall be controlled by Robert's Rules of
Order, as revised.
[CC 1985 §24.070]
The Presiding Officer of the Board of Aldermen shall preserve
decorum and shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal
to the Board of Aldermen. Any member may appeal to the Board from
a ruling of the Presiding Officer upon a question of order. If the
motion for an appeal is seconded, the member making the appeal may
briefly state his/her reason for the same and the Presiding Officer
may briefly express his/her ruling, but there shall be no debate on
the appeal and no other member shall participate in the discussion.
The Presiding Officer shall then put the question to vote as to whether
the decision of the Chair shall be sustained. If a majority of the
members present vote "aye", the ruling of the Chair is sustained;
otherwise, it is overruled.
[CC 1985 §24.090]
[CC 1985 §24.100]
Any member of the Board of Aldermen shall have the right to
express dissent from or protest against any ordinance or resolution
of the Board and to have the reason therefore entered upon the journal.
Such dissent or protest must be filed in writing and presented to
the Board not later than the next regular meeting following the date
of the passage of the ordinance or resolution to which objection is
taken.
[CC 1985 §24.110]
All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public, except
when permitted by law the Board may hold a closed meeting in accordance
with Chapter 610, RSMo.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Canton, as follows:" No ordinance
shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance
unless on its final passage a majority of the members elected to the
Board of Aldermen shall vote for it, and the "ayes" and "nays" be
entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced
to the Board of Aldermen in writing and shall be read by title or
in full two (2) times prior to passage, both readings may occur at
a single meeting of the Board of Aldermen. If the proposed ordinance
is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be made
available for public inspection prior to the time the bill is under
consideration by the Board of Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance
until it shall have been signed by the Mayor, or person exercising
the duties of the Mayor's office, or shall have been passed over the
Mayor's veto, as herein provided.
[CC 1985 §24.140]
Any bill shall be subject to amendment until the vote upon final
passage.
[CC 1985 §24.150]
On the final passage of every ordinance, the "ayes" and "nays"
shall be recorded in the record.
[CC 1985 §24.170]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
at the request of any two (2) members.
[CC 1985 §24.180]
The Board of Aldermen may by resolution prescribe and enforce
such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction
of its business, but such rules shall not contravene the requirements
of this Code or other ordinance.
[CC 1985 §24.190]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers and records relating to
any subject under consideration in which the interest of the City
is involved and shall have power to call on the proper officers of
the City, or of the County in which such City is located, to execute
such process. Such officer (other than a City Officer) shall receive
therefore such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court for
similar services, to be paid by the City. The Mayor or Acting President
of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[CC 1985 §24.200]
Any rule of the Board may be repealed, altered or amended by
a majority vote of the members. Every amendment offered shall lie
on the table until the next meeting of the Board before being voted
upon except by the unanimous consent of all elected members of the
Board of Aldermen (including the Mayor). Any rule may be suspended
by a majority vote of the members of the Board, or quorum being present
by unanimous consent.
