All ordinances, resolutions, orders, rules or regulations in
force in the Town of Elsmere at the time when this Charter takes effect,
regardless of the authority under which originally enacted, shall
continue in full force and effect until the Council otherwise provides
by ordinance, except to the extent that any such ordinance, resolution.
order. rule or regulation may be in contravention of this Charter.
All employees of the Town of Elsmere at the time this Charter
goes into effect shall continue in such employment and shall draw
the same rate of compensation as during the month preceding the adoption
of this Charter until removed or until the compensation is changed.
The Mayor and the Council holding office on the effective date
of this Charter shall continue as the Mayor and the Council until
their successors are elected and qualify.
This Charter of the Town of Elsmere shall take effect upon the qualification of the Town officers elected in accordance with Article
IX; but the sections of this Charter governing registration, election districts and elections shall take effect immediately.
This Charter as amended shall become effective pursuant to the
provisions of 22 Del. C.
Approved January 30, 1991
(68 Del. Laws, c. 3, 1/30/91, as amended
by 68 Del. Laws, c. 235; 69 Del. Laws, c.
416; 71 Del. Laws, c. 126; 71 Del. Laws,
c. 328; 73 Del. Laws, c. 155; 75 Del. Laws, c. 187)
THE FOLLOWING TEXT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PROVISIONS OF 68
LAWS OF DELAWARE, CHAPTER 235, BUT DID NOT TECHNICALLY AMEND THE ELSMERE
CHARTER
Section 2. All employees of the Department of Public Safety
of the Town of Elsmere at the time this Act goes into effect shall
continue in such employment at the same compensation and in the same
positions as during the month preceding the adoption of this Act until
removed or until the compensation is changed.
Section 3. Mayor and members of the Council not to Interfere
with the Department.
The Mayor and no individual member of Council and none of the
committees of the Council shall attempt to coerce or influence the
Chief of Police in any of the day to day operations of the Department
of Public Safety.
Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Mayor and no individual
member of Council shall direct any employee of the Department of Public
Safety except through the Chief of Police under this Act.
Section 4. Saving Clause.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Act is for any reason held invalid, such decision or decisions shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. All
rules, regulations, directives, orders and standard operating procedures
shall remain in full force and effect except insofar as they conflict
with the provisions of this Act in which case the provisions of the
Act shall govern.