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The Adoption Date of this Charter shall be that date upon which the adopted Charter is filed in accordance with state law. The Operative Date of this Charter shall be July 1, 2000, except that Article IX, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment shall be in effect and operative on the Adoption Date. In addition, the Council, Mayor, City officers and employees shall take those actions set forth in Section 118 after the Adoption Date of this Charter and prior to its Operative Date as prescribed in that section.
(a) Until July 1, 2000, the City and its departments, boards, offices and employees shall continue to exercise and have the powers, duties and obligations provided in the Charter of the City immediately prior to the Adoption Date of this Charter, unless amended or repealed by Charter amendment, regardless of any conflict with the provisions of this Charter.
(b) On or after the Operative Date, to the extent the provisions of this Charter are the same in terms or in effect as provisions of the Charter prior to the Operative Date, they shall be construed and applied as a continuation of those provisions.
(c) On or after the Operative Date, all City ordinances, resolutions and other regulations in force on the Operative Date and not inconsistent with this Charter shall remain in force until changed or repealed by the proper authority and in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. Ordinances, resolutions and other regulations in effect on the Operative Date, regardless of the method or manner of adoption, are repealed and superseded to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.
All rights, claims, actions, orders, obligations, proceedings, bond authorizations, contracts, franchises, leases and agreements existing on the Operative Date of this Charter shall not be affected by adoption of this Charter. To the extent functions, powers and duties have been reassigned, the office, agency or department to which functions, powers, and duties have been reassigned shall have charge of the matter.
The following sections of the Charter as they existed immediately prior to the Operative Date of this Charter shall be treated as if enacted into ordinance, and may be amended, repealed or replaced by ordinance after the Operative Date of this Charter. To the extent of conflict or inconsistency between the provisions treated as if enacted into ordinance under this section and this Charter, this Charter shall prevail.
Sec. 37 | Sec. 295.2 | Sec. 385.1 |
Sec. 38 | Sec. 297 | Sec. 386 |
Sec. 49 | Sec. 301 | Sec. 390 |
Sec. 90 | Sec. 302 | Sec. 391 |
Sec. 92 | Sec. 303 | Sec. 501.1 |
Sec. 93 | Sec. 304 | Sec. 502 |
Sec. 155 | Sec. 309 | Sec. 503 |
Sec. 272 | Sec. 310 | Sec. 507 |
Sec. 273 | Sec. 315 | Sec. 508 |
Sec. 275 | Sec. 316 | Sec. 508.1 |
Sec. 285 | Sec. 317 | Sec. 509 |
Sec. 288 | Sec. 318 | Sec. 509.1 |
Sec. 290.1 | Sec. 321 | Sec. 510 |
Sec. 290.2 | Sec. 324 | Sec. 510.1 |
Sec. 291 | Sec. 334 | Sec. 511 |
Sec. 291.1 | Sec. 335 | Sec. 511.1 |
Sec. 291.2 | Sec. 336 | Sec. 511.2 |
Sec. 292.1 | Sec. 338 | Sec. 512 |
Sec. 292.2 | Sec. 356 | Sec. 512.1 |
Sec. 293 | Sec. 363 | Sec. 512.2 |
Sec. 295.1 | Sec. 364 | Sec. 513 |
(a) City Administrative Officer. On the Operative Date of this Charter, the person then serving as City Administrative Officer shall be deemed to be appointed to the position of Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services. That office shall perform those duties assigned to it by the Charter.
(b) City Engineer; Purchasing Agent. On the Operative Date of this Charter, the positions of City Engineer and Purchasing Agent shall continue to exist to the extent provided by ordinance.
After the Operative Date of this Charter, the departments of Animal Regulation and Building and Safety, which are no longer included in the Charter, shall continue to exist, and to perform the powers and duties prescribed for them in the Charter immediately prior to the Operative Date, until the departments, powers or duties are changed or eliminated by ordinance.
The adoption of this Charter is not intended to affect the powers and duties of the Department of Cultural Affairs or Department of Transportation or their respective commissions. Those powers and duties shall continue until changed or eliminated by ordinance.
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