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Responsibilities of
the The Mayor is an elected position that serves a two-year term. The Mayor is elected at-large, meaning he/she may reside anywhere within City limits of Cañon City. The Mayor and Council serve on various committees of Council, as well as serve appointed positions on various boards, commissions, and advisory groups. Neither the Mayor nor the Council has regular business hours at City Hall. Each Council member is available by contact through his/her home number, or by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 719-269-9011. The City of Cañon City is a home rule municipality and legislates itself through a combination of the voter sanctioned City Charter and State Statute. The Mayor serves as Chair of Council meetings, and the Council takes action on most administrative, contractual, and legal/legislative issues impacting the community. Cañon City is a Council-Administrator form of government, in which the City Administrator takes direction from the Council and administers the day-to-day operations of the City. The Mayor and City Council of the City of Canon City reviews and directs legislation, contracts, actions, policies, budgets, long-range plans, projects, etc., related to the business of the operation of the City. Council actions are by ordinance, resolutions or motion passed as public meetings. The Mayor and seven Council members, all of who are nominated and elected, serve Canon City at-large by the qualified electors of the City. The Mayor and three Council members are elected with no residency requirements; the remaining four Council members each have districts for which they must meet residency requirements. |
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