For the purpose of this Charter, except as the content may otherwise
require:
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"Charter" shall mean the Charter of the City of Batavia, New
York.
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"Department" shall mean an overall organizational unit of City
government containing within said unit other subdivisions.
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"Bureau" shall mean a subdivision of a department within the
City government.
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"Agency" and/or "Authority" shall mean an entity, created by
the State of New York, with defined separate and distinct powers and
duties including the power to act in specific areas on behalf of the
City, the power to incur debt independent of the City and such other
powers as shall be set forth in legislation creating the agency and/or
authority.
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"Local Law" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Municipal
Home Rule Law Section 2(9).
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"Council" shall mean the local legislative body of the City
elected in the manner provided by this Charter.
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"Manager" shall mean the Manager of the City government appointed
pursuant to the Charter or any Assistant Manager temporarily serving
in place of the Manager pursuant to the Charter or local law.
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"Ordinance" shall mean a rule established by authority; a permanent
rule of action; a law or statute. In its most common meaning, the
term is used to designate the enactments of the legislative body of
a municipal corporation. . . An ordinance is the equivalent of a municipal
statute, passed by City Council, or equivalent body, and governing
matters not already covered by federal or state law. Ordinances commonly
govern zoning, building, safety, etc., matters of the municipality.
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"Resolution" shall mean a formal expression of opinion or will
of an official body or public assembly, adopted by vote; as a legislative
resolution. . . The term is usually employed to denote the adoption
of a motion, the subject matter of which would not properly constitute
a statute, such as a mere expression of opinion; . . . Such is not
law, but merely a form in which legislative body expresses an opinion.
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