All members of the Town government, elected or appointed, except those abolished by this Charter, shall continue to perform their duties until the expiration of their current term and until successors to their respective positions are duly appointed, elected and qualified or their duties have been transferred. The Town Council shall take whatever measures are necessary to effectuate an orderly transition and shall take whatever actions are necessary to enable such transitions in office to comply with the provisions of this Charter.
(A) 
Until expressly changed after the effective date of this Charter, the compensation of all officers and employees of the Town shall be the same as in effect June 30, 1993.
(B) 
Any person holding an office or position in the service of the Town, or any person serving in the employment of the Town, shall retain such office or position and shall continue to perform the duties thereof unless or until provisions shall have been made in accordance with this Charter for the performance of such duties by another person or agency. No person in the permanent full-time service of employment of the Town shall forfeit pay grade or time in service by reason of such transfer. All such persons shall be retained in capacities as similar to their former capacities as is practical.
(C) 
The office of Mayor shall be abolished as of the effective date of this Charter. The present incumbent shall become a Councilor-at-large and shall have all privileges, rights and access to information as any Councilor and shall serve until the expiration of the elected term, March 9, 1995.
(D) 
The Administrator, responsible to the Mayor for the administration of all Town affairs placed in the Administrator's charge under the former Charter, shall, upon the effective date of this Charter, serve under the direction and supervision of the Town Council. Any prior agreement for employment of the Administrator, express or implied, shall terminate upon the effective date of this Charter. A new agreement for employment may be approved by the Town Council under the provisions of this Charter.
The salary to be paid each Town Councilor shall, as of July 1, 1993, not exceed $2,500 per annum. In addition to this sum, the Chairman of the Town Council shall receive an additional sum of $1,500. Such salaries shall continue until changed by the Town Council pursuant to Section 5.8 of this Charter.
As of the effective date of this Charter, all records, property and equipment of any Town agency, the powers and duties of which are assigned in whole or part to another Town agency, shall be transferred to the Town agency to which such powers and duties are assigned.
This Charter shall take effect July 1, 1993, except as otherwise provided. Prior to that date, the Town Council shall prepare for transition to the form of government established by this Charter.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Section 11.6, Absorption of the East Derry Fire District, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 3-12-2013.