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.)