Section 8-11 Separability Clause.
   1. If a court of competent jurisdiction should hold any section or part of a section of this charter invalid, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this charter nor the context in which such section or part of a section so held invalid may appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part of a section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with that section or part of a section; and
   2. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds a part of this charter invalid or if a change in the state constitution or law renders a part of this charter invalid or inapplicable, the council by ordinance may take such appropriate action as will enable the city government to function properly.