The following duties of the Mayor are set forth in Ohio Revised Code Title 7, Chapter 733.

§ 733.30 General duties of the mayor of a municipal corporation.

Text of Statute

The major * shall perform all the duties prescribed by the bylaws and ordinances of the municipal corporation. He shall see that all ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions of the legislative authority are faithfully obeyed and enforced. He shall sign all commissions, licenses, and permits granted by such legislative authority, or authorized by Title VII [7] of the Revised Code, and such other instruments as by law or ordinances require his certificate.

§ 733.03 General powers of mayors in cities; merger of certain departments.

Text of Statute

The mayor shall be the chief conservator of peace within the city. He may appoint and remove the director of public service, the director of public safety, and the heads of the subdepartments of public service and public safety, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are conferred and required by law.

In any city the legislative authority thereof may, by a majority vote, merge the office of director of public safety with that of director of public service, with one director to be appointed for the merged department, and the director of the merged department shall have those qualifications provided in section 735.01 of the Revised Code.

§ 733.06 Mayor and officers of cities shall attend meetings of legislative authority; mayor's written recommendations.

Text of Statute

The mayor, the directors, and the several officers provided for in Title VII [7] of the Revised Code shall attend the meetings of the legislative authority of the city when specifically requested by such legislative authority, and answer at such time questions put to any of them by any member of such legislative authority, relative to the affairs of the city under their respective management and control. The mayor shall make such recommendations, in writing, to the legislative authority for the welfare of the city as seem wise to him.

§ 733.32 Communications to legislative authority of finances and general conditions.

Text of Statute

The mayor shall communicate to the legislative authority from time to time a statement of the finances of the municipal corporation, and such other information relating thereto and to the general condition of the affairs of such municipal corporation as he deems proper or as is required by the legislative authority.

§ 733.34 Supervision of conduct of officers.

Text of Statute

The mayor shall supervise the conduct of all the officers of the municipal corporation, inquire into and examine the grounds of all reasonable complaints against any of such officers, and cause their violations or neglect of duty to be promptly punished or reported to the proper authority for correction.

§ 733.35 Mayor shall file charges against delinquent officers.

Text of Statute

The mayor of a municipal corporation shall have general supervision over each department and the officers provided for in Title VII [7] of the Revised Code. When the mayor has reason to believe that the head of a department or such officer has been guilty, in the performance of his official duty, of bribery, misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, misconduct in office, gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, or habitual drunkenness, he shall immediately file with the legislative authority, except when the removal of such head of department or officer is otherwise provided for, written charges against such person, setting forth in detail a statement of such alleged guilt, and, at the same time, or as soon thereafter as possible, serve a true copy of such charges upon the person against whom they are made. Such service may be made on the person or by leaving a copy of the charges at the office of such person. Return thereof shall be made to the legislative authority, as is provided for the return of the service of summons in a civil action.

Summary for Elementary Students

You can compare the Mayor of Canton with the principal of a school. The School Board makes the rules and the principal of the school enforces them. In Canton City government, City Council passes laws and the Mayor is responsible for enforcing them.

Your school has a principal, secretaries, teachers, counselors, maintenance workers, custodial staff, cafeteria workers and students. In order for the school to operate properly, each person in every department must perform his or her duties. It is the principal's job to make sure that all rules are being followed and that all departments are doing their jobs properly.

The City has many departments also, such as Water, Street, Sewer,Sanitation, Police, Fire, and many others. In order for the City to operate properly, each person in every department must perform his or her duties. It is the Mayor's job to make sure that all rules are being followed and that all departments are doing their jobs properly.

Your Principal makes sure that you are provided with services such as a good education, hot lunches, clean classrooms and rest rooms, physical education and a safe environment.

The Mayor makes makes sure that citizens are provided with city services such as police and fire protection, clean drinking water, trash collection, street repairs, snow removal and other services.

Students who obey the rules make a better school and citizens who obey the laws make a better community.