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:
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Shall the proposed Charter for the City of New Buffalo as drafted
by the Charter Commission elected March 8, 1965, be adopted?
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YES
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NO
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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.