CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZONA

Chapter I.
INTERPRETATION

Section 1.  Short Title

This Charter, adopted by the people of the City of Litchfield Park, shall be known and may be cited as the “Litchfield Park City Charter.”

Section 2.  Common References and Words Denoting Number, Gender, and So Forth

A.    Unless expressly stated otherwise, in this Charter the “City” is the City of Litchfield Park, the “State” is the State of Arizona, and “state law” includes both the Constitution of the State of Arizona and Arizona state statutes; references to the “Council” include the Mayor and all Councilmembers, or a majority thereof, and the “City Code” refers to the Code of the City of Litchfield Park, Arizona, and all City ordinances.

B.    Wherever the context requires, words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa; the singular include the plural, and the plural the singular; and the word “person” includes any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, association, or other entity.

C.    Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to articles, sections, subsections, and paragraphs refer to the corresponding articles, sections, subsection, and paragraphs in which such references exist.