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All persons holding office at the time this Charter takes effect shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provision shall have been made, in conformity with the Charter, for the performance of such duties by a successor, or the office is abolished.
All contracts entered into by the Municipality for its benefit, prior to the taking effect of this Charter, shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements for which legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time this Charter takes effect shall be completed, as nearly as practicable, under the provisions of such laws.
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time when this Charter shall take effect, brought by or against the Municipality or any office, agency or officer thereof shall be abated or affected by anything herein contained, but all such actions shall be prosecuted or defended under the laws in effect when they were filed.
The existing Board of Public Affairs shall continue its existence and operation, with current duties, responsibilities, and authority, until March 30, 1982 at which time responsibility for all utility operation shall be placed on the Council and Manager, and the Board of Public Affairs shall become an advisory commission with regard to municipally-operated public utilities, to serve without compensation. It shall continue in this capacity until December 31, 1984, or such later date as the Council shall determine. The present members of the Board of Public Affairs shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected. Thereafter the Mayor shall have the power to appoint members to the Board, subject to approval of the Council by majority vote.
The Mayor in office when this Charter takes effect shall continue in office until completion of his term, or until his successor is elected and qualifies. He shall perform the duties of Mayor, and have the rights and privileges thereof, as set forth in this Charter.
The members of Council elected in 1979 shall continue in office as if elected under this Charter, provided they are otherwise qualified, until the expiration of their term, and shall perform the duties of members of Council as set forth in this Charter. In the election of Councilmembers in 1981, three shall be elected for four-year terms. The candidate with the fourth highest number of votes shall be elected for a two-year term. Thereafter, three Councilmembers shall be elected for four-year terms in every odd-numbered years.
The person holding the office of Village Clerk-Treasurer for the Village of Union at the effective date of this Charter, is hereby designated to serve as the Acting Director of Finance and Acting Clerk of Council under this Charter, with all the powers, duties and functions of the Director of Finance and Clerk of Council under this Charter, until a Director of Finance and Clerk of Council is appointed pursuant to this Charter.
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