During the Transition Period, if there is any conflict between
a clause in this ARTICLE XV and any clause of any of the other Articles
of this Charter, the clauses of this ARTICLE XV are controlling. Beginning
at the time when there are no Transition Executives as provided in
this Charter, and thereafter, if there is any conflict between a clause
in this ARTICLE XV and any clause of any of the other Articles of
this Charter, the clause of the other Article is controlling.
Until January 1, 2011, the County Council may not, except by
the affirmative vote of all serving Council Members, enact any Ordinance
that the Commissioners of Jefferson County could not under Missouri
Law enact before this Charter was adopted, other than Ordinances mandated
by this Charter and Ordinances respecting transition to the form of
government provided by this Charter from the form of government that
existed prior to the adoption of this Charter.
During the Transition Period, the executive powers of the County
are vested in a Board of Executives consisting of (1) the Transition
Executives, (2) until January 1, 2011, the Person who was the Presiding
Commissioner of Jefferson County when this Charter was adopted, and
(3) after December 31, 2010, the County Executive. The official title
of each of them is to be "Jefferson County, Missouri, Executive".
Until the expiration of the Transition Period, references in this
Charter to any act of the County Executive means the Board of Executives
acting by majority vote.
If the office of any member of the County Council or the Board of Executives as provided for in Section
15.2 and Section 15.3 (other than the County Executive elected for a term commencing January 1, 2011, as provided in this Charter) becomes vacant, a Person is to be appointed in the manner provided by Missouri Law for appointments to fill vacancies in the office of commissioner of a first class county not having a charter form of government, to serve only the remainder of the time such member of the Board of Executives was to serve as such as provided in this Charter.
All employees of Jefferson County when this Charter was adopted
whose employment has not otherwise terminated continue to be employees
of Jefferson County after its adoption.
All ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of Jefferson County
and its officers, departments, divisions, commissions and boards enacted
or promulgated before this Charter was adopted are to remain in full
force and effect as if enacted or promulgated by the County Council
or other correlative officer, department, division, commission or
board as provided in this Charter, except to the extent that they
conflict with the provisions of this Charter or are amended or repealed
after the adoption of this Charter. this includes but is not limited
to the Unified Development Order and Ordinances establishing a municipal
court, a planning and zoning commission and other divisions, boards
and commissions.
All departments of the county government of Jefferson County
existing when this Charter was adopted that perform governmental functions
equivalent to the governmental functions to be performed by Departments
provided for in this Charter are to continue in existence as the Departments
provided for in this Charter. All divisions of such departments existing
when this Charter was adopted are to continue in existence except
to the extent they are later modified or abolished as provided in
this Charter.
All actions, causes of action, rights, duties, titles, claims,
obligations, debts, judgments, recognizances, fines, penalties, and
forfeitures in favor of or against Jefferson County existing before
this Charter was adopted are to remain in existence in full force
and effect in favor of or against jefferson county upon the adoption
of this Charter.
All matters pending before or under consideration by the County
Commission or any department, division, office, officer, head of a
department, or commission or board of Jefferson County when this Charter
was adopted may be acted upon and disposed of as if they had been
originated, initiated or introduced as contemplated in this Charter.
(The Home Rule Charter for Jefferson County was submitted to
the qualified voters of Jefferson County and passed at the November
2008 general election.)