(a) "Charter City" or "City governed by charter" means any city which has adopted a charter in accordance with the provisions of the State Constitution and Laws of Oklahoma and at the time of adoption of the charter had a population of two thousand (2,000) or more. Once a city charter has been adopted and approved, it becomes the organic law of the city in all matters pertaining to the local government of the city and prevails over State Law on matters relating to purely city concerns.
(b) "City" means a municipality which has incorporated as a city in accordance with the laws of this State.
(c) "City Council" means the governing body or municipal governing body of a City, the legislative body of a city, as it may be defined by applicable law or charter provision.
(d) "Mayor" means the official head of the city government as defined by applicable law or charter provision. The mayor is the presiding officer of the city council.
(e) "Municipality" means an incorporated city.
(f) "Ordinance" means a formal legislative act of the city council which has the force and effect of a continuing regulation and a permanent rule of conduct or government for the city.
(g) "Publish" or "Publication" means printing in a newspaper which:
1. Maintains an office in the city and is of general circulation in the city. If there is no such newspaper, then in any newspaper which is of general circulation in the city; and
2. Meets the requirements of a legal newspaper as provided in Section 108 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
(h) "Qualify" means to take an oath of office.
(i) "Quorum" means a majority of all the members of the city council, board, or commission, including vacant positions.
(j) "Registered Voter" means any person who is a qualified elector, as defined by the provisions of Section 1 of Article III of the State Constitution, who resides within the limits of the city, and who has registered to vote in the precinct of his residence.
(k) "Resident" means a person whose actual dwelling or primary residence is located within the corporate limits of the city.
(l) "Resolution" means a special or temporary act of the city council which is declaratory of the will or opinion of the city in a given matter and is in the nature of a ministerial or administrative act. A resolution is not a law and does not prescribe a permanent rule of conduct or government.