The purpose of this Schedule Chapter is to inaugurate the government of the City of New Buffalo under this Charter and to provide for transition of the government from a Village to a City. It shall constitute a part of this Charter only to the extent and for the time required to accomplish that end.
This Charter shall be submitted to the electors of the territory constituting the City of New Buffalo and for approval or rejection at an election to be held on Monday, the 18th day of October, 1965. The canvass of the vote shall be made by the Village Council.
The form of the question on the adoption of this Charter shall be as follows:
Shall the proposed Charter for the City of New Buffalo as drafted by the Charter Commission elected March 8, 1965, be adopted?
YES
NO
If this Charter is approved at said election, it shall take effect on Monday, November 1, 1965, at 12:01 A.M.
At the election upon the adoption of this Charter, the first elective officers of the City, namely, five Councilmen and a Justice of the Peace, shall also be elected. The Justice of the Peace shall serve until April 1, 1966. The expiration of the first terms of the individual Councilmen shall be determined by the number of votes which they receive. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall serve until the third Monday of March, 1968. The two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes at said election shall serve until the third Monday of March, 1967, and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve until the third Monday of March, 1966. At the election in 1966 and thereafter, Councilmen shall be elected as provided in Section 3.3 of this Charter. The last day for filing nomination petitions shall be September 28, 1965.
The Council first elected under this Charter shall assemble by 8:00 P.M. on the 2nd day of November, 1965. This meeting shall be called to order by the chairman of the Charter Commission, who shall introduce the new City officials to the public, and call the Clerk to chair the meeting. At such meeting, the Council shall determine and set the times of its regular meetings, and do and perform such acts as are required to establish the government of the City. The Village Clerk shall act as Clerk of the City Council until otherwise provided for. At the time the elective officers of the City of New Buffalo assume the duties of the offices to which they were elected as herein required, the Village Council having control of the City shall cease to be and the office of each and every member thereto and of all other officers of the Village shall terminate, and the control of such former Village Council over the territory which formerly was the Village, shall cease and be superseded by that of the City of New Buffalo.
The Supervisors representing the City and its inhabitants under the previous Village Charter shall be and remain such Supervisors for the City of New Buffalo for the balance of the terms for which they were severally elected or appointed and until their successors assume such office in accordance with the provisions of this Charter.
After the effective date of this Charter all appointive officers and all employees of the City shall continue in the office or employment which they held prior to the effective date of the Charter as though they had been appointed or employed in the manner provided in this Charter and they shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of this Charter; except members of the Village Board of Review whose terms shall terminate on December 31, 1965, and except officers or employees who hold positions which this Charter provides are held at the pleasure of an appointing officer or body.
On the effective date of this Charter, all rights, assets, obligations and liabilities of the former Village of New Buffalo, the officers thereof, and the rights and liabilities of the Township of New Buffalo and of the officers thereof over that part of the Township included within the City of New Buffalo shall cease and the assets and liabilities of said Township shall be divided and apportioned between the City and the Township in accordance with the provisions of the laws of Michigan.
In all cases involving the transition of the Village government under the previous Charter to that of the City government under this Charter which are not covered by this Schedule [chapter], the Council shall supply necessary details and procedures and may adopt such rules, regulations and ordinances as may be required therefor.