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ORDINANCE NO. 1545
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1 OF THE
CANTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Legal and Ordinance Committee has determined that it is
necessary and in the best interest of the City of Canton to amend Title 6, Chapter 1,
Section 1 of the Canton Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Canton City Council has made a similar determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows:
1. That the City Council hereby finds the foregoing recitals to be fact.
2. That Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 1 shall be amended to read as follows:
"6-1- l : DEPARTMENT CREATED; MEMBERS:
There is hereby established an executive department of the
City government which shall be known as the Police
Department, and which shall consist of One Police Chief,
three (3) police lieutenants, four (4) police sergeants,
fourteen (14) patrolmen, one noncommissioned traffic
control officer, up to seven (7) telecommunicators, one non-
commissioned code enforcement officer and one executive
secretary and one department secretary. When any member
of the police department who occupies one of the foregoing
positions becomes inactive such that it appears that a fixll-
time appointment will be necessary so as to fill an ongoing
vacancy and/or an anticipated requirement, then the Police
& Fire Commission may, at its discretion, appoint an officer
in a full-time capacity to fill such a vacancy. Part-time non-
commissioned personnel may be used on an "as needed"
basis to work as radio operators, but only to the extent that
full-time commissioned officers are inadequate to meet such
needs."
3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
passage by the City Council of the City of Canton and approved by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a
regular meeting this 6th day of May , 1996.
AYES: Aldermen Hartford, Phillips, Sarff, Meade, Nidiffer,
May, Shores.
NAYS: None .
ABSENT:Alderman Molleck.
APPROVED:
Donald E. Edwards, Mayor
A.~'TEsT:
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Nancy'Whites, ity Clerk.