(a) “Board” includes the word “Commission.”

(b) “Capital improvement” means a public improvement of a permanent nature.

(c) “City” means the City of Palmer.

(d) “Code” means the Code of Ordinances of the City of Palmer, including all amendments and additions.

(e) “Council” means the City Council of the City of Palmer.

(f) “Elector” means a qualified elector, as defined in Article V of the Alaska Constitution, who is registered as required by the Code.

(g) “By law” as used in this charter denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of Alaska, the applicable common law, and this charter.

(h) “Local improvement” means public improvement specially beneficial to the property affected and the abatement of such unsafe, unsightly, unhealthful, or unsanitary conditions as the Council shall determine to be a public nuisance.

(i) “Person” extends and applies to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and associations as well as to individuals.

(j) “Public improvement” means improvements to or in connection with the streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, buildings, sewer systems, water systems, any other facilities and real property or appurtenances thereof of the city used by the public.

(k) “Public utility” includes all common carriers in the public streets, water, sewer disposal, electric light, central heating, gas, electric power, telephone and telegraph lines and systems, garbage collection, garbage disposal and reduction plants, docks and such other and different enterprises as the law or the Council may determine to be or designate as public utilities.

(l) “Publish” or “published” includes the setting forth of any matter for public notice in the manner provided by law, or where there is no applicable law, publishing at least once in one or more newspapers of the city qualified by law for the publication of legal notices, or posting in at least one public place.

(m) “Sign” or “signature” includes the facsimile of a signature when authorized by the Council.

(n) All words indicating the present tense are not limited to the time of the adoption of this charter, but may be extended to and include the time and event or requirement occurs to which any provision is applied.

(o) The singular includes the plural, the plural includes the singular, and the masculine gender extends to and includes the feminine gender and the neuter.