ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01 SEPARABILITY.
   If any provision, section, or part of a section of this Charter is held invalid by a court, the other provisions of this Charter, section, or part of a section shall not be invalidated thereby.
SECTION 10.02 CITY STATUS.
   The term "Municipality" as used in this Charter shall, upon achievement of City status, be construed as "City", and editorially altered in all new copies after this achievement.
SECTION 10.03 TRANSITIONAL PROCEDURE.
   This Charter shall be submitted to the electors at the special election of October 25, 1988. If approved, it shall become effective on January 1, 1989. All elected officials shall hold office until the expiration of their terms, when the next elected officials shall serve as indicated in the separate sections of this Charter. All other employees of the Municipality as of the effective date of this Charter shall continue in such employment; and thereafter, shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of this Charter, and ordinances, resolutions, rules, or regulations enacted or promulgated thereunder.