The powers which are conferred and duties which are imposed
upon any commission, board, department or office under the General
Statutes or special acts concerning the Town, or any ordinance or
regulation in force at the time this Charter shall take effect, if
such commission, board, department or office is abolished by the Charter,
shall be thereafter exercised and discharged by the commission, board,
department, or office upon which are imposed corresponding or like
functions, powers and duties under the provisions of this Charter.
All commissions, boards, department or offices abolished by the Charter,
whether elective or appointive, shall continue in the performance
of their duties until provisions shall have been made for the discontinuance
of such commissions, boards, department, or offices and the performance
of their duties by other commissions, boards, departments, or offices
and the performance of their duties by other commissions, boards,
department, or office created under this Charter and until the Town
Clerk shall have notified the members of such commission, boards,
department, or offices as are abolished by this Charter that their
successors have been qualified.
(a) There shall be a transition period for the office of Mayor. Said
transition period will commence on the Monday following the election
and extend to the second Friday following the election. The outgoing
Mayor shall receive one additional week compensation after the completion
of this transition period.
All persons holding permanent positions in the service of the
Town on the effective date of this Charter shall retain such positions
until promoted, transferred, or removed in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter. All other employees of the Town on the effective
date of this Charter, shall retain such positions pending action by
the Council or the appropriate officer charged by the Charter with
powers of appointment and removal. Any provision of law in force at
the time when this charter shall take effect, and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Charter, in relation to personnel, appointment,
ranks, grades, tenure of office, promotions, removal, pension and
retirement rights, civil rights or any other rights or privileges
of employees of the Town or any office, department or Agency thereof,
shall continue in effect.
All records, property, and equipment whatsoever of any commission,
board, department, or office or part thereof, all the powers and duties
of which are assigned to any other commission, board, department,
or office by this Charter, shall be transferred and delivered intact
to the commission, board, department, or office to which such powers
and duties are so assigned. If part of the powers and duties of any
commission, board, department, or office or part thereof are, by this
Charter, assigned to another commission, board, department, or officer,
all records, property and equipment relating exclusively thereto shall
be transferred and delivered to the commission, board, department,
or office to which such powers and duties are assigned.
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending on the effective
date of this Charter, brought by or against the Town or any commission,
board, department, or office thereof, shall be affected or abated
by the adoption of this Charter or by anything herein contained; but
all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that
functions, powers, and duties of any commission, board, department,
or office, party thereto may by or under this Charter be assigned
or transferred to another commission, board, department or office
but in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head
of the commission, board, department, or office to which such functions,
powers, and duties have been assigned or transferred by or under this
Charter.
In case any portion of this Charter shall at any time be found
unconstitutional, such finding shall not affect the remainder thereof,
but as to such remainder, this shall remain in full force and effect
until amended, repealed or superseded.
This Charter may be amended in the manner prescribed in the
General Statutes for local actions on Charters and Special Acts as
the same may be from time to time amended.
This Revised Charter shall take effect on January 1, 2022.