3.03.010 General Rules of Interpretation - Definitions.
(1) For purposes of this Chapter:
(a) “Shall” is mandatory; “may” is permissive.
(b) The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
(c) Words used in the present tense include the past and future tense, and vice versa.
(d) Words and phrases used in this Chapter and not specifically defined shall be construed according to the context and ordinary usage of the language.
(e) Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof”, “herein,” and similar terms refer to this Chapter as a whole.
(2) In the construction of this Chapter the following words and phrases shall be as defined as set forth in this Section unless a different meaning is specifically defined elsewhere in this Chapter and specifically stated to apply:
“Capital improvement project budget” means the authority to expend funds for specific capital improvement projects as authorized in the annually adopted City budget and subsequent budget resolutions.
“Capital improvement project fund” means any of the several funds created in the City’s annual budget which account for financial resources to be used for acquisition or construction of capital improvement projects.
“Capital improvement plan” means the five-year plan approved and adopted by the Municipal Council for the scheduling, financing and construction of capital improvements to be undertaken by the City in the next fiscal year and projected to be undertaken in the following four (4) fiscal years. The “Capital Improvements Plan” is not adopted as part of the Provo City General Plan, but should be consistent with such Plan.
“Capital improvement project” means an activity set forth in the capital improvement plan for the acquisition of property, or the physical betterment or improvement of City property including but not limited to:
(i) design and construction of any addition to the City’s physical plant, including buildings, streets, utility lines, parks, or other public facilities; or
(ii) rehabilitation or reconstruction of an element of the City’s physical plant; and
(iii) is projected to cost more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).
“Capital improvement reserve” means appropriations made to a capital improvement fund from estimated revenue or fund balance for the purpose of financing future specific capital improvements identified in the capital improvement plan.