Definitions and construction.
Riverside Municipal Code § 1.01.050
in effect1.01.050 - Definitions and construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases where used in this Code shall have the meaning and construction given in this section:
City means the City of Riverside;
City Council means the City Council of Riverside;
City employee shall mean a natural person who performs service to the City of Riverside in exchange for monetary compensation through the City payroll, whether full-time, part-time, seasonally, or pursuant to a contract (including persons made available to work through the services of a staffing, temporary, or employment agency) regardless of employment classification or benefits. This definition shall not include natural persons who are interns, independent contractors, or volunteers; except those volunteers enforcing handicapped parking regulations as authorized by the Vehicle Code. This definition shall apply only to this Code and solely for the purpose of designating those persons who shall have the authority to enforce its provisions. No enlargement, extension, abrogation, or restriction of rights conferred by any collective bargaining agreement or law governing labor and employment shall be construed from this definition.
City Manager means the City Manager of the City of Riverside and his or her designee;
Code means the Riverside Municipal Code;
Council means the City Council of the City;
County means the County of Riverside;
Finance Director means the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.
Fire Chief means the Fire Chief of the City of Riverside or his or her designee;
Person means any natural person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, corporation, business trust, or their manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them;
Police Chief means the Police Chief of the City of Riverside or his or her designee;
Police Department means any division, section, bureau, employee, volunteer and/or contractor of the Riverside Police Department.
Oath includes affirmation;
Gender means the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter;
Number means the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular;
Shall, may. "Shall" is mandatory, "may" is permissive;
State means the State of California;
Tenses means the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future tense includes the present tense;
Title of office means the use of the title of any officers, employee, department, board or commission means that officer, employee, department, board or commission of the City.
(Ord. 7757, § 4, 2026; Ord. 7182 § 1, 2012; Ord. 6872 § 2, 2006; Ord. 6806 § 1, 2005; Ord. 3539 § 5, 1968)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT1GEPR_CH1.01COAD_1.01.050DECOFetched: 11/1/2026