The Commissioner and the Department shall, respectively, assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the following: (1) the former Commissioner and Department of Community Development, and (2) the former Commissioner and Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning, including the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the former Commissioner serving ex officio as Zoning Administrator. All such personnel, books, records, property and funds relating to such powers transferred from such former departments are transferred to the Department. The Commissioner shall succeed such former commissioners in the administration of any federal, state, local or private grant or loan programs relating to such transferred powers. The Commissioner shall succeed to the rights and duties of such former commissioners under existing contracts, grant agreements, redevelopment agreements, leases, indentures or other agreements or ordinances. All rules issued by the former commissioners relating to such transferred powers in effect as of the effective date of this chapter shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Commissioner.
(Added Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 8)