Resolution No. 20-02 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
TIGARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 20,09
A RESOLUTION INTERPRETING TIGARD CHARTER CHAPTER V, SECTION 20 REGARDING
ORDERS ON THE TREASURY
WHEREAS, the Tigard Charter, Chapter V, Powers and Duties of Officers, Section 20, states, "Mayor. The
Mayor shall appoint the committees provided by the rules of the Council. The Mayor shall sign all approved
records of proceedings of the Council and countersign all orders on the treasury.";and
WHEREAS,City staff have looked to local budget law,the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB),
and other resources and the phrase"orders on the treasury"is ambiguous;and
WHEREAS,under Oregon law,a city council is charged with interpreting ambiguities in its own charter;and
WHEREAS, the Tigard City Council wishes to interpret "orders on the treasury" to mean authorizations of
budget appropriations;and
WHEREAS, Council considers the Mayor's signature on the Council resolution authorizing the appropriation
for the City's budget to satisfy this provision of the City's Charter.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that:
SECTION 1: The Tigard City Council interprets the phrase "orders on the treasury" to mean approvals of
the City Council making appropriations for the City's budget
SECTION 2: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage.
��
PASSED: This ! day of Qom 2020.
Mao -City of Tigard
ATTEST:
City Recorder-City of Tigard
RESOLUTION NO.20-0 2.
Page 1