All general laws, special laws, town by-laws, votes, rules and
regulations of or pertaining to the town which are in force when this
charter takes effect and which are not specifically repealed or amended
or rescinded by due course of law or expire by their own limitation.
All committees, commissions, boards, departments, officers and
other agencies of the town shall continue to perform their duties
until reappointed, re-elected, or until successors to their respective
positions are duly appointed or elected or their duties have been
transferred.
Any person holding an office or position in the administrative
services of the town, or any person serving in the employment of the
town shall retain such office or position and shall continue to perform
his duties until provisions shall have been made in accordance with
this charter for the performance of the said duties by another person
or agency; provided however, that no person in the permanent full
time service or employment of the town shall forfeit his pay grade
or time in service. All such persons shall be retained in a capacity
as similar to their former capacity as it is practical so to do.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any office,
department, or agency or part thereof, the powers and duties of which
are assigned in whole or in part to another office or agency shall
be transferred forthwith to the office, department or agency to which
such powers and duties and assigned.
The provisions of Chapter 41 Section 103 of the General Laws
are hereby adopted. Said section establishes a purchasing department
authorized to purchase all supplies for the town and for every department
thereof.
This charter shall become effective July 1, 1976.