HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3027 ORDINANCE NO. 3027
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF CANTON MUNICIPLE CODE TO
ESTABLISH THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Canton is desirous of exercising their authority to create a new position,
that being the Director of Community Services; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of its statutory powers to amend the Municipal Code for the City of
Canton, the City Council, and the Mayor, have determined that it is the best interest of the City
to establish the position of Director of Community Services.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and the City Council for the city of
Canton, Illinois, as follows:
1. The City of Canton Municipal Code, "Title I-Administration" is amended by adding a
new Chapter 25 entitled"Director of Community Services"to provide for the creation of
this position, the appointment of the position, and the duties and responsibilities of this
position.
2. That the Amendment to the City of Canton Municipal Code under Title I Chapter 25
shall read as follows:
CHAPTER 25
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
1-25-1: CREATED:
1-25-2: DIRECTOR:
1-25-3: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1-25-4: REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION
1-25-1: CREATED:
There is hereby created the office of Community Services Director who shall create a feeling of
greater personal responsibility and exhibit to the citizenry a sense of concern for the welfare of
the City of Canton.
1-25-2: APPOINTMENT, OATH, BOND:
The Director of Community Services shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of the City Council. The Director of Community Services shall be chosen on the basis
of executive, administrative, and educational qualifications with special emphasis on the actual
experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practice with respect to the office hereinafter set forth.
Any person filling and discharging the duties of the office hereby created shall, before entering
upon the duties of such office, take and subscribe the oath prescribed by law for Director of
Community Services and shall execute a bond to the city in the penal sum of fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) with surety to be approved by the council, conditioned for faithful performance
of the duties of his/her office.
1-25-3: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Community Services shall be responsible to the Mayor for the overall
management of a wide variety of programs and services designed to address the diverse needs of
the community and shall promote a spirit of cooperation and partnership between the citizens and
the city. In discharging this responsibility the Director of Community Services shall, as directed
by the Mayor:
(A)Provide professional advice to the Mayor.
(B)Supervise and coordinate the administrative functions of all departments providing
city services, including Public Works, Water, Wastewater, Police, and Fire
departments.
(C)Prepare a variety of studies, reports, and related information as may be required from
time to time concerning the operations of the City departments.
(D)Provide leadership and direction in the planning and direction of programs and
projects to evaluate and study city operations.
(E) Recommend policies and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of City
operations.
(F) Coordinate activities with other departments and agencies as needed.
(G)Direct and participate in short and long-range planning in coordination with City
Council and recommend goals for a unified program of economic and community
development.
(H)Advise and work with City Council to develop strategies and initiate projects for
economic redevelopment in downtown and target neighborhoods.
(I) Work closely with the Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development.
(J) Liaison with the city engineer and Director of Planning and Zoning.
(K)Provide communication and reports regarding planning and zoning issues to the
mayor and city council
(L)Participate in addressing vacant and dangerous buildings and neighborhood blight.
(M) Work closely with the Mayor, City Council, and other City officials in developing
public information and community relations strategies.
(N)Manage the City's public information and community relations activities by
providing leadership and direction in the development of notices, flyers, brochures,
newsletters, media releases, news articles and other informational materials about
programs and services.
(0)Ensure the City's website is an essential communication channel by coordinating the
dissemination of information through the site.
(P) Communicate official plans, policies, and procedures to staff and the general public
by preparing and making presentations to staff, supervisors, boards, commissions,
civic groups, members of the media and the general public.
1-25-4: REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION:
The Director of Community Services shall receive such compensation as the Mayor and
City Council shall fix from time to time. The Mayor may, with subsequent ratification by
the City Council, enter into an employment contract which specifies in writing the level
of compensation of the Director of Community Services, fringe benefits, including the
level of support for the Director of Community Services' continuing professional
education, agreements for separation pay upon termination of employment, other
appropriate agreements describing the working relationship between the Director of
Community Services and the elected officials and the Mayor and City Council's
performance expectations for the Director of Community Services. This agreement may
be reviewed and revised by mutual agreement of the parties at periodic intervals.
That upon passage of this amendment, the City Clerk shall be instructed to forward to the
codifiers of our Municipal Ordinance, the said Ordinance Amendment for insertion in its
proper place in each copy of this Code within thirty (30) days of its final passage.
PASSED by the city Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, at a regular
meeting on this 15th day of October, 2013 upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYE's: Aldermen Pasley, Lovell, Ellis, Justin Nelson, Pickel, Jim Nelson, Putrich,
West
NAYE's None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED:
Mayor ef'itz
ATTEST:
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