[Added by Ord. 75-9]
Unless the provisions or the context otherwise indicates or requires, whenever any of the following officers are named or designated in this Code or any Code therein adopted by reference, or in any contract, resolution or action taken by the city, such name or designation shall be deemed to and is hereby construed and designated to have the following meaning:
A. 
ADMINISTRATOR
Shall mean the City Manager of the City. Whenever reference is made in this Code to City Administrator, it shall mean City Manager.
[Amended by Ord. 76-1; Ord. 2000-6]
B. 
BUILDING OFFICIAL
Shall mean the Director of Community Development of the City.
C. 
CHIEF OF POLICE
Shall mean and be that person appointed to that office by the City Council and provided, however, that the Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles shall be and is hereby designated Chief of Police, as long as the City maintains a contract with the County of Los Angeles for law enforcement services.
[Amended by Ord. 76-5]
D. 
CITY ENGINEER
Shall mean the Director of Public Works of the City, except where the County Engineer pursuant to contract with the City performs any function of the City Engineer.
E. 
COUNTY ENGINEER
Shall mean the City Engineer when performing a function of the City pursuant to contract.
F. 
FIRE CHIEF
Shall mean the Fire Chief of the City.
G. 
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Shall mean the Superintendent of Streets.
H. 
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Shall mean the Director of Public Works of the city except when the County Road Commissioner pursuant to contract with the city performs any function of Superintendent of Streets.
Whenever a power is granted to or a duty is imposed upon any officer or employee of the city, the power may be exercised and the duties shall be performed by a deputy of such officer or employee, or by any other person otherwise duly authorized. Where pursuant to law, ordinance, contract or resolution of the city, any county officer or employee is conferred with all of the powers and duties conferred upon a city officer, said county officer or employee, or his deputy or that person otherwise duly authorized, shall exercise within the city all of the powers and duties conferred upon the city officer or employee named in the contract, ordinance or resolution.
Unless the provisions of the context otherwise require, whenever any provision of this Code makes reference to the law enforcement agency of the City of Lakewood, such shall be construed to mean and is hereby deemed to constitute that person holding the office of Chief of Police of the City of Lakewood and his authorized deputies, as well as all county officers and employees performing law enforcement functions for the City of Lakewood pursuant to contract with the City of Lakewood.