The civil service status and rights of all City employees and
their beneficiaries, including but not limited to those relating to
retirement and social security benefits, shall not be affected by
this Charter. Any heads of departments in the competitive class of
civil service at the time that this Charter becomes effective may
retain that status, but all new appointments as department heads shall
be governed by § C4-3 of this Charter.
The office of Chamberlain is abolished effective January 1,
1978.
[Amended 10-15-1985 by L.L. No. 3-1985]
All boards and commissions shall continue as presently constituted,
except that:
A.
The terms of members of the Board of Public Works shall be reduced
from five to three years, which shall be effected by making the appointment
or reappointment of members with five-year terms expiring in 1977,
1978 and 1979, 1980 and 1981 for terms of three years.
B.
The terms of members of the Police Commission shall be increased
from two to three years, which shall be effected by the appointment
or reappointment upon the expiration of the current two-year terms
of one member for a term of one year, one member for a term of two
years and one member for a term of three years. Any new appointments
or reappointments following the expiration of those terms shall be
for three years.
C.
The Youth Advisory Board and the Executive Committee thereof shall
be reconstituted as a Youth Bureau Commission with a membership of
15 and staggered terms of three years. The transition will be effected
by abolishing the Youth Advisory Board and its Executive Committee
at the date this Charter becomes effective and by appointment or reappointment
of 15 members in numbers 1/3 of the membership for terms of one, two
and three years. Following the expiration of such terms, all newly
appointed or reappointed members shall serve terms of three years.
D.
Terms of the members of the Fire Commission shall be three years,
except that first appointment of four and five shall have terms expire
in 1987 and 1988 respectively.
