A. 
The offices of Commissioners of Finance, Public Works, Public Safety and Accounts shall be abolished as of December 31, 1979.
B. 
The first election of Mayor and City Council members under this article shall be at the general election of November 1979.
[Amended 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
C. 
This Charter shall become effective on January 1, 1980.
If any section or part of a 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 appears after such holding, except to the extent that an entire section or part of a section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of a section to which such holding shall directly apply.