All ordinances, resolutions, orders, rules or regulations in force in the Town of Elsmere at the time when this Charter takes effect, regardless of the authority under which originally enacted, shall continue in full force and effect until the Council otherwise provides by ordinance, except to the extent that any such ordinance, resolution. order. rule or regulation may be in contravention of this Charter.
All employees of the Town of Elsmere at the time this Charter goes into effect shall continue in such employment and shall draw the same rate of compensation as during the month preceding the adoption of this Charter until removed or until the compensation is changed.
The Mayor and the Council holding office on the effective date of this Charter shall continue as the Mayor and the Council until their successors are elected and qualify.
This Charter of the Town of Elsmere shall take effect upon the qualification of the Town officers elected in accordance with Article IX; but the sections of this Charter governing registration, election districts and elections shall take effect immediately.
This Charter as amended shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of 22 Del. C.
§ 801, et seq.
Approved January 30, 1991
(68 Del. Laws, c. 3, 1/30/91, as amended by 68 Del. Laws, c. 235; 69 Del. Laws, c. 416; 71 Del. Laws, c. 126; 71 Del. Laws, c. 328; 73 Del. Laws, c. 155; 75 Del. Laws, c. 187)
THE FOLLOWING TEXT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PROVISIONS OF 68 LAWS OF DELAWARE, CHAPTER 235, BUT DID NOT TECHNICALLY AMEND THE ELSMERE CHARTER
Section 2. All employees of the Department of Public Safety of the Town of Elsmere at the time this Act goes into effect shall continue in such employment at the same compensation and in the same positions as during the month preceding the adoption of this Act until removed or until the compensation is changed.
Section 3. Mayor and members of the Council not to Interfere with the Department.
The Mayor and no individual member of Council and none of the committees of the Council shall attempt to coerce or influence the Chief of Police in any of the day to day operations of the Department of Public Safety.
Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Mayor and no individual member of Council shall direct any employee of the Department of Public Safety except through the Chief of Police under this Act.
Section 4. Saving Clause.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Act is for any reason held invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. All rules, regulations, directives, orders and standard operating procedures shall remain in full force and effect except insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this Act in which case the provisions of the Act shall govern.