Except as otherwise provided herein, the effective date of this Charter shall be January 1, 1974 and all officers elected under the provisions of Section 15.01 above shall assume office on that date, and shall serve until their successors are duly qualified and assume office in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4.04 and 5.02 of this Charter. In the event that the first Mayor and members of the first Council are delayed in taking office or in functioning as the governing authority of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government by court order or any other cause, the effective date of this Charter shall be the earliest date thereafter when they shall have taken office and commence to function as the governing authority of said government.