The County shall continue to possess all powers
now vested in it by law, and in addition, the County shall have and
may exercise any power or perform any function not expressly denied
by or inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, the
Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth, or provisions of this Charter.
Nothing in this Charter shall be construed so
as to interfere with the rights and powers of cities, townships, boroughs
and school districts.
The governing body of the County shall be the
County Council and the legislative power of the County is vested in
and exercisable only by the County Council. All other powers of the
County not vested elsewhere by this Charter are also vested in the
County Council.
This Charter does not authorize, and should
not be construed or constructed to authorize any elimination of services
or abolishment of functions presently mandated by law.
