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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