Canton City Government

City Administrative Offices

City of Canton
106 North 5th Street
PO Box 231
Canton, MO 63435
Phone: 573-288-4413
Fax: 573-288-3738
e-mail: cantoncityclerk@centurytel.net

Services: City Water Services, Streets, Parks and Levee Maintenance, Use of City Parks, Solid Waste (Trash and Garbage)

Canton Police Department
Phone: 288-4412 (Administrative Line Only)

Canton Fire Department
Phone: 288-3313 (Administrative Line Only)

Canton Public Library
409 Lewis Street
Phone: 288-5279

Public Entities
Telephone -- CenturyTel -- 800-201-4099
Natural Gas -- Atmos Energy (Keokuk) -- 800-824-3434
Electricity -- Ameren UE -- 800-552-7583.

Canton Government Facts
Population: 2,557
Form of government: 4th class city
Three Wards
Municipal Code: Click here for a link to the City of Canton Municipal Code

Mayor and City Council
Mayor Terry Fretwell

Board of Aldermen
Ward 1: Jarrod Phillips, Peggy Wolf
Ward 2: Jim Crenshaw, Richard Dodd
Ward 3: Jeff Janney, Sharon Upchurch

Other City Officials
City Attorney - Dennis Smith
City Building Inspector - Mark Baker
City Clerk - Cynthia Kell
City Collector - La Trisha Crist
City Treasurer - LeAnne Pierce
Municipal Court and Police Clerk - Joy Brewer
Chief of Police - Michael Kemp
Public Works Director - George Hausdorf
Water/Wastewater Supervisor - Dan Dover

Canton City Board Meetings

Regular Board - 3rd Monday of each month. This is our monthly formal Board meeting where the Minutes, Collector's, Treasurer's, and Appropriation Reports are reviewed and approved. Also, where action is taken on current issues, proposed ordinances and resolutions.

Committees of the Board are listed below. These Committees meet as necessary to study issues and make recommendations to the full Board. All committee and Board meetings are posted in compliance with Missouri "Sunshine" laws.

City Government Documents

Minutes of the Board of Aldermen

Regular Board Minutes, August, 2008 (pdf)
Regular Board Minutes, September, 2008 (pdf)
Regular Board Minutes, October, 2008 (pdf)
Regular Board Minutes, November, 2008 (pdf)
Regular Board Minutes, December, 2008 (pdf)
Regular Board Minutes, January, 2009 (pdf)

Finance Committee -- Sharon Upchurch, Jarrod Phillips and Cindy Kell

View the 2009-2010 City Budget -- Click here (pdf)

Police Committee -- Jeff Janney and Peggy Wolf

Public Works Committee -- Jim Crenshaw, Richard Dodd and George Hausdorf

Canton Long-Range Plan

The documents below are provided in PDF format. The Adobe® Reader is required to view these documents. You can obtain this free software from www.adobe.com.

City of Canton Community Assessment and Comprehensive Plan (pdf) -- Draft 12, January 30, 2006

Attachment III -- Draft Goals (pdf)

Click here to send comments or ideas about the Assessment and Comprehensive Plan or the Draft Goals.