City of Bellingham Municipal Code

6.64.020 - DEFINITIONS

As used in this chapter, the term:

A. Board of Directors means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the public corporation, irrespective of the name by which such group is designated. It includes, but is not limited to, such designations as "board of directors," "board," "trustees," "managers," "directorate," "commission," or "council."

B. Bonds means any bonds, promissory notes, interim certificates, debentures, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations issued by the public corporation pursuant to its charter and this chapter.

C. Bylaws means the code or codes of rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of the public corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such bylaws are designated.

D. Charter means the articles of organization of the public corporation irrespective of the name applied thereto and all amendments thereto.

E. City means the City of Bellingham.

F. City Finance Director means the City Finance Director or a person authorized to act on his or her behalf; and in the event of reorganization of the office of City Finance Director, the successor official performing such duties or a person authorized to act on his or her behalf.

G. City Council means the legislative body of the City.

H. Corporate shall refer or pertain to a public corporation.

I. Corporate official means members of the board and such employees as the board shall designate.

J. Director means a member of the board of directors.

K. Immediate family means:

1. A spouse;

2. Any dependent parent, parent-in-law, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law; or

3. Any parent, parent-in-law, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sibling, uncle, aunt, cousin, niece or nephew residing in the household of a corporate official or employee.