Temple City Municipal Code Art. II Definitions And Interpretation Of Charter

For the purpose of this charter, the following words and phrases shall be deemed to have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them, unless from the context thereof a contrary meaning is clearly intended:

Adjudicated Newspaper shall mean a newspaper which is adjudicated as such pursuant to the provisions of section 6000 et. seq. of the Government Code of the state of California.

Applicable Law shall mean an enactment of the legislature which lawfully governs, allows or regulates activities of cities having a charter adopted pursuant to the provisions of the constitution.

Appointive Officers shall mean those officers designated as such by this charter.

Ralph M. Brown Act shall mean that act of the state legislature entitled as such, as the same now exists or as the same may hereinafter be lawfully amended, designated as section 54950 et. seq. of the Government Code.

Charter shall mean this charter as it now exists, or as it may hereafter be amended.

City shall mean the city of Temple City, established as a charter city by this charter.

City Attorney shall mean the duly appointed, qualified and acting city attorney of the city.

• City Clerk shall mean the duly appointed, qualified and acting city clerk of the city.

• City Council shall mean the legislative body of city.

• City Manager shall mean the duly appointed, qualified and acting city manager of city.

City Treasurer shall mean the duly appointed, qualified and acting city treasurer of city.

Constitution shall mean the constitution of the state of California.

Contractor shall mean any person or entity that has an existing contract, agreement, or other arrangement to provide the city with goods, services, or other items, or who has an interest in or expectation of obtaining such a contractual arrangement in the future. The term shall include any agent or representative of the contractor and where the contractor is a business entity shall include all owners, shareholders, principals, partners, members, officers, directors, and managers. The term contractor shall not include any person or entity contracted to provide the services of an appointive officer of the city.

Council Member shall mean a member of the city council of city.

County shall mean the county of Los Angeles.

Developer shall mean any person or entity who is currently seeking, or who has an interest in or expectation of seeking from the city a specific plan, zone change, development agreement, density bonus, subdivision tract map, or conditional use permit for a sensitive use (i.e. adult business, massage parlor, etc.), or an industrial or commercial use having a building area of 20,000 square feet or more. The term shall include any agent or representative of the developer and where the developer is a business entity shall include all owners, shareholders, principals, partners, members, officers, directors, and managers.

Elections Code shall mean the Elections Code of the state of California as the same exists as of the effective date of this charter, and as the same may hereinafter be amended by lawful authority.

Elective Officers shall mean those officers designated as such by this charter.

Elector shall mean any person who qualifies for the right of suffrage pursuant to article II, section 1 of the constitution of the state.

Former City shall mean the city of Temple City, a general law city, organized and existing as such, prior to the effective date of this charter, and, as to which the city is its successor in interest, by reason of the adoption of this charter.

General Law shall mean an enactment of the legislature of the state which lawfully governs, allows or regulates activities of a general law city, as defined in section 34100 of the Government Code of the state of California, which applies to the city of Temple City, solely by reason of the provisions of this charter, or an ordinance adopted by the city council of the city.

Government Code shall mean the Government Code of the state of California as the same exists as of the effective date of this charter, and as the same may hereinafter be amended by lawful authority.

May is permissive.

Mayor shall mean the duly appointed, qualified and acting mayor of city.

Mayor Pro Tempore shall mean the duly appointed, qualified and acting mayor pro tempore of city.

Municipal Affair shall mean those matters which have been, and continue to be, held to be such by courts of record in the state of California.

Person shall mean any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust company or corporation, and any municipal, political or governmental corporation, district, body or agency, other than the city of Temple City.

Registered Qualified Voter shall mean an elector who is lawfully registered, pursuant to applicable provisions of the Elections Code, and is thus entitled to cast a ballot in any national, state or local election held within the city.

Shall is mandatory.

State shall mean the state of California. (Amended Res. 16-5187)

Wherever reference is made in this charter to any law or code provision enacted by the legislature of the state, or to any constitutional provision, said reference shall mean and include any amendment thereto, enacted after the effective date of this charter; provided, however, if any such law is repealed in whole or in part, the city council, by ordinance, may enact provisions, consistent with this charter, covering the substance of such repealed legislation.