Inasmuch as the term of the elected Treasurer
expires in 1979, upon approval of this Charter, the office of Treasurer
is abolished on the effective date of the Charter, and there will
be no candidate for the office elected in the November elections.
Inasmuch as the term of the elected Controller
expires in 1979, upon approval of this Charter, the office of the
Controller is abolished on the effective date of the Charter, and
there will be no candidate for the office elected in the November
elections.
Nothing in this Charter, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights and privileges of persons who are officers and employees of the city at the time of adoption of this Charter. An employee holding a position in the city government at the time this Charter takes effect and who was serving in the same or similar position at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall not be subject to competitive tests as a condition of continuation in the same or similar position but in all other respects shall be subject to the personnel system set forth §
2-505 of this Charter and the Administrative Code.
The organization of the city government under this Charter, after the seventh day of January 1980, shall be as set forth in the Administrative Code required by this Charter. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to abolish the office or terminate the terms of any officer or employee protected by a tenure of office, law or collective bargaining agreement, and it is the intent of this Charter that qualified officers and employees be reappointed to the same or similar positions in the organization to be set forth in the Administrative Code. All appointed members of boards, commissions, authorities or other agencies shall continue in office with the same or similar bodies for the remainder of the term of their original appointment. However, nothing in this section shall limit the right of the Council to create, modify or abolish boards, commissions, authorities or other agencies as provided in §
2-504 of this Charter.
All actions and proceedings of a legislative,
executive or judicial character which are pending upon effective date
of this Charter shall be maintained, carried on or dealt with by the
city officer, department or agency appropriate under this Charter.
The Council in office in 1979 shall cause the
budgets for 1980 to be set up in accordance with the organizational
structure and uniform classification of accounts and accounting codes
to be followed under this Charter. The Transition Committee may assist
the Council in 1979 in preparing the budgets for 1980.