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.