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3031 Municipal Services Dept Re-Title Public WorksORDINANCE NO. 3031 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1.04.010 TITLED "DEFINITIONS" THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1.04.010 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code titled "Definitions" is hereby amended as follows: 1.04.010 Definitions: The following words and phrases, whenever used in this code, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases: A. “City” and “town” each mean the City of Moses Lake, Washington or the area within the territorial limits of the City of Moses Lake, and such territory outside the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision. B. “Council” means the City Council of the City of Moses Lake. "All its members" or "all Councilmen" means the total number of Councilmen holding office. C. “County” means the County of Grant. D. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the State of Washington, the ordinances of the city, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder. E. “May” is permissive. F. “Month” means a calendar month. G. “Must” and “shall” are each mandatory. H. “Oath” includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words “swear” and “sworn” shall be equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.” I. “Owner,” applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land. Document Ref: FNYFH-S69DX-HDNCL-RJWBC Page 1 of 3 J. “Person” includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them. K. “Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt. L. “Preceding” and “following” mean next before and next after, respectively. M. “Property” includes real and personal property. N. “Public Works” and “Public Works Department” shall mean and include “Municipal Services” and “Municipal Services Department”. O N. “Real property” includes lands, tenements and hereditaments. P O. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians. Q P. “State” means the State of Washington. R Q. “Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in the city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of the state. S R. “Tenant” and “Occupant,” applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others. T S. Title of Office. Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board, or commission means that officer, employee, department, board, or commission of the city. U T. “Written” includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form. V U. “Year” means a calendar year. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication of its summary a as provided by law. Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on August 8, 2023. ________________________________________ Don Myers, Mayor Document Ref: FNYFH-S69DX-HDNCL-RJWBC Page 2 of 3 ATTEST: ________________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________________ Katherine L. Kenison, City Attorney Martinez Swartz Myers Fancher Madewell Eck Skaug Vote: Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Date Published: August 14, 2023 Date Effective: August 19, 2023 Document Ref: FNYFH-S69DX-HDNCL-RJWBC Page 3 of 3 Signature Certificate Reference number: FNYFH-S69DX-HDNCL-RJWBC Document completed by all parties on: 24 Aug 2023 21:21:11 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Don Myers Email: dmyers@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:09 Aug 2023 22:20:22 UTC Viewed:11 Aug 2023 13:15:49 UTC Signed:11 Aug 2023 13:16:12 UTC ✔Email verified 11 Aug 2023 13:15:49 UTC IP address: 67.21.180.215 Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:09 Aug 2023 22:20:22 UTC Viewed:10 Aug 2023 16:54:05 UTC Signed:11 Aug 2023 16:26:12 UTC ✔Email verified 10 Aug 2023 16:54:05 UTC IP address: 63.135.54.162 Location: Moses Lake, United States Katherine Kenison Email: kkenison@basinlaw.com Shared via link Sent:09 Aug 2023 22:20:22 UTC Viewed:24 Aug 2023 21:21:02 UTC Signed:24 Aug 2023 21:21:11 UTC IP address: 173.209.171.7 Location: Moses Lake, United States Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 40,000+ companies worldwide.