Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to alter or affect the election, term or compensation of the County Attorney. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.05, no provision of this Charter shall be construed to alter or affect the powers, duties or responsibilities of the County Attorney. The County Attorney is hereby recognized as an officer of the Merged Government in the exercise of his functions, having the same relationship to the Merged Government in the performance of said functions as previously existed between the County Attorney and the County of Fayette.