No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time when this charter takes effect, brought by or against the City or any officer, office, department or agency 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 officer, office, department or agency a party thereto, may be assigned or transferred by or under this charter to another officer, office, department or agency, but in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department or agency to which such functions, powers and duties have been assigned or transferred by or under this charter.
(Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)