[Amended referendum 11-8-2005, effective 12-8-2005; referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
The effective date of this charter as amended shall be 30 days from its approval at election, subject to the transition language appearing in Section 9-1 of this charter.
All elective and appointive officers before they enter on their duties shall take the oath or affirmation prescribed by Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, as follows:
"You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, so long as you continue a citizen thereof; and that you will faithfully discharge, according to law, the duties of the office of .......... to the best of your abilities. So help you God."
No other oath or affirmation shall be required.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
This charter may be amended in the manner prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes.
If any section of this charter shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this charter nor the context in which such section so held invalid may appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part of section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of section to which such holding shall directly apply.