Sec. 1. Rights of officers and employees preserved.
Nothing in this charter contained, except as specifically provided, shall
affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city or of any
office, department or agency existing at the time when this charter shall take effect or
any provision of law in force at the time when this charter shall take effect and not
inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, in relation to the personnel,
appointment, rank, grades, tenure of office, promotion, removal, pension and retirement
rights, civil rights or any other rights or privileges of officers or employees of the
city or any office, department or agency.
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2. Continuance of present officers.
All persons holding administrative office at the time this charter takes
effect shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provisions
shall have been made in accordance therewith for the performance of such duties or the
discontinuance of such office.
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3. Continuance of present offices, departments or agencies.
A. Any office, department or agency provided for in this charter to
be named or with powers and duties the same or substantially the same as those heretofore
existing, shall be deemed a continuation of such office, department or agency and shall
have powers to continue any business proceedings or other matters within the scope of the
powers and duties prescribed by this charter. Any office, department or agency, not
provided for in this charter, heretofore existing, shall continue to exercise powers and
duties as the same were heretofore exercised and shall have the power to continue any
business proceedings or other matters within the scope of its regular powers and duties
until such office, department or agency shall be changed or abolished by the council as
heretofore provided in this charter.
B. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office,
department or agency of the city by the laws of this state shall, if such office,
department or agency be abolished by this charter or under its authority, be thereafter
exercised and discharged by the office, department or agency designated by the council,
unless otherwise provided herein.
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4. Continuance of appointive boards and commissions.
All appointive boards and commissions, heretofore existing, shall continue
and shall exercise such powers and duties as was granted them until such boards and
commissions shall be changed or abolished by the council as heretofore provided in this
charter.
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Sec. 5.
Transfer of records and property.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any office, department
or agency or part thereof, all the powers and duties of which are assigned to any other
office, department or agency by this charter, or under its authority, shall be transferred
and delivered to the office, department or agency to which such powers and duties are so
assigned.
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6. Continuance of contracts.
All contracts entered into by the city, or for its benefit, prior to the
taking effect of this charter, shall continue in full force and effect.
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7. Pending actions and proceedings.
The adoption of this charter shall not abate or otherwise affect any
action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending when it takes full effect, brought by or
against the city or any office, department, agency or officer thereof.
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8. Ordinances to remain in force.
All ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the city, in force at the
time this charter takes effect, and not inconsistent with the provisions hereof, are
hereby continued in force until the same shall be duly amended or repealed.
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9. Inauguration of government under this charter.
If a majority of the qualified electors of the city, voting on the
question, vote to ratify this charter, the provisions of this charter shall go into effect
for all purposes immediately upon the approval of the governor as provided by the
constitution of this state.
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