Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used in this Charter:
A. “Shall” is mandatory, and “may” is permissive;
B. “City” is the City of Chico and “department,” “board,” “commission,” “agency,” “officer,” or “employee,” is a department, board, commission, agency, officer or employee, as the case may be, of the City of Chico;
C. “County” is the County of Butte;
D. “State” is the State of California;
E. “Official newspaper of the city” is any newspaper which has been awarded a contract pursuant to Section 1114 of this Charter;
F. The word “Council,” wherever it occurs in this Charter, means the city council of the City of Chico.
(Res. No. 75 76-77 §1, Measure E (part), Passed 3-8-77, Filed in Office of Secretary of State 5-2-77)