"Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.
"Shall" and "may" when referring to or imposing a duty upon any officer, agent, or employee of the City of Anaheim in that person's capacity as such officer, agent or employee shall be "directory" and shall create no rights, including any right to money or damages, in favor of any party or person other than the City of Anaheim. "Shall" in any regulation or order adopted or promulgated by any officer of the City of Anaheim when referring to or imposing a duty on an officer or employee of the City of Anaheim shall be directory and shall create no rights, including any right to money or damages, in favor of any party or person other than the City of Anaheim.
No officer or employee shall adopt or promulgate or be authorized to adopt or promulgate any regulation or order which creates any mandatory duty that creates any rights in favor of any party or person other than the City of Anaheim.
The City Council declares that this definition is declaratory of the intention of the present provisions and not a new enactment. (Section 1312 of the Anaheim Municipal Code adopted by Ord. 803; July 22, 1952: Ord. 4634 § 1; July 30, 1985.)