Recitals.
Whereas, by the adoption of Ordinance No. 145, the city council of
the city of Rancho Mirage, then a general law city, enacted and adopted
the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code; and
Whereas, on November 4, 1997, the voters of the city of Rancho
Mirage ratified the Charter of the city of Rancho Mirage; and
Whereas, on December 25, 1997, the Secretary of State of the
state of California accepted the aforementioned charter for filing,
which has been assigned Charter Chapter No. 20 for publication in
the Statutes of 1997; and
Whereas, on , 1997, the charter was recorded in the County of
Riverside office of the recorder; and
Whereas, it is the intent of the city council, acting on behalf
of the Charter city of Rancho Mirage to re-enact and readopt the Rancho
Mirage Municipal Code, including all amendments thereto; and
Whereas, by said re-enactment and readoption, the city council
intends that the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code be interpreted, applied
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of California
as applied to the city of Rancho Mirage as a Charter city having the
right of governance over its municipal affairs; and
Whereas, California
Government Code, Section 50022.10, authorizes
the city to recodify its municipal code;