Supervisors in office on the day this Charter becomes effective
shall continue in office for the remainder of the staggered terms
to which they were elected and shall have the powers, duties and benefits
of Supervisors as set forth in this Charter.
The Auditors and Tax Collector in office on the day this Charter
becomes effective shall continue in office for the remainder of the
terms to which they were elected, and they shall continue to perform
the functions of their respective offices as previously provided by
law. Upon the death, resignation, removal from office or expiration
of the terms of such Auditors or Tax Collector, no successors shall
be appointed or elected, and their functions shall be as provided
in the Administrative Code.
The rights and privileges of employees of the Township at the
time of adoption of this Charter shall not be impaired or affected
unless said rights and privileges are inconsistent with this Charter.
An employee holding a position in the Township government at the time
this Charter takes effect, which same or similar position is continued
after the effective date of this Charter, shall not be subject to
competitive tests as a condition of continuation in that same or similar
position, but in all other respects shall be subject to the personnel
system set forth in the Administrative Code.
All appointed members of boards, commissions, authorities, or
other agencies of the Township in office on the day this Charter becomes
effective shall continue with the same or similar bodies for the remainder
of the terms of their original appointment. However, nothing in this
section shall limit the right of the Board to create, modify or abolish
boards, commissions, authorities or other agencies as provided in
§ 504 of this Charter.
All pending actions and proceedings of the Township on the effective
date of this Charter shall continue to be the responsibility of the
Township department, employee, board, commission or other agency or
authority appropriate under this Charter and the Administrative Code.
In order to establish an orderly transition to the new form
of government provided by this Charter and to ensure that all necessary
action is taken to make this Charter fully effective on its effective
date, the Board shall, within 30 days after certification of adoption
of this Charter, appoint a Transition Committee of at least nine members
comprised of representatives from the Board, Government Study Commission,
administrative staff of the Township, residents of the Township and
such civic agencies as the Board shall select to draft the Administrative
Code, rules, regulations and ordinances required by this Charter.
Not less than 45 days prior to the effective date of this Charter,
the Board shall meet with the Transition Committee to review and prepare
the final draft of said Code, rules, regulations and ordinances. All
proposed ordinances shall be advertised at least once in one or more
newspapers of general circulation in the Township not more than 30
days nor less than 10 days before the organizational meeting of the
new Board in January 1983. At said organizational meeting, the Board
shall adopt the Administrative Code and related rules, regulations
and ordinances which shall become effective on adoption.
The Board in office in 1982 shall prepare the budgets for 1983,
where possible, in accordance with the organizational structure and
uniform classification of accounts under this Charter.
