All of the provisions of this Charter which do not require validation by the general assembly shall become effective on the first Monday following the certification by the board of canvassers of the adoption of this Charter by the qualified electors of the Town of Middletown; and all officers, including the town administrator, town officers, and heads of departments and agencies, shall be appointed and qualified pursuant to the provisions of this Charter as promptly as possible. Upon the validation of the election procedures by the general assembly the first election of a town council and school committee pursuant to the provisions of this Charter shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, 1969.
Editor's note. For validation of Charter by general assembly, see P.L. 1969, ch. 52, approved May 2, 1969, set out in div. 2, art. 1 of this part of this Code. Otherwise, the Charter became effective on December 16, 1968.