The purpose of this schedule chapter is to inaugurate the government of the City of Brighton under this charter and it shall constitute a part of said charter only to the extent and for the time required to accomplish that end.
This charter shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City of Brighton at a special election to be held on December 5, 1955. This election shall be conducted by the officers under the existing charter charged with the conduct and supervision of elections, and shall follow the election procedure and be canvassed in the manner provided in the existing city charter.
The form of the ballot for the submission of this charter shall be as follows:
Instructions: A cross (X) in the square [ ] before the word "Yes" is in favor of the proposed charter, and a cross (X) in the square [ ] before the word "No" is against the proposed charter.
Shall the proposed charter for the City of Brighton drafted by the Charter Commission elected on November 2, 1954, be adopted?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
For all purposes not otherwise provided for herein this charter shall take effect on December 12, 1955, at 8:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time.
(a) 
The Mayor, each member of the Council and the Justices of the Peace, who held office at the time that this charter became law as the charter of the City of Brighton shall continue in the office so held by them for the balance of the term of office to which they were elected. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected and shall qualify for, assume, and hold offices to which they have been elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this charter.
(b) 
The Mayor and the Councilmen of the City of Brighton who held such offices at the time this charter became law as the charter of the city shall constitute the Council of the City of Brighton subject to the provisions of this charter, until such time as the terms of office to which they were elected or appointed shall expire and their successors in office have been elected or appointed and have assumed the duties of such office as provided in this charter.
(c) 
The Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor and Constable who held office at the time this charter became law as the charter of the City of Brighton shall continue in the office for the balance of the term of office to which they were elected. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this charter.
Except as otherwise provided herein, after the effective date of this charter all appointive officers and all employees of the city shall continue in that city office or employment which corresponds to the city 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 that the terms of office of all members of the Board of Review shall terminate as provided in Section 18.7, and except that any officer or employee who holds a position which this charter provides be held at the pleasure of the appointing officer or body shall hold such position only at such pleasure regardless of the term for which originally appointed.
All members of the Board of Review existing under the previous charter of the city shall continue in the office so held by them for the balance of the term to which they were elected.
In January, 1958, the Council shall appoint a Board of Review of three freeholders who meet the qualifications for such office provided in this charter, and shall fix their compensation. One such member shall be appointed for a term expiring in January, 1959, one for a term expiring in January, 1960, and one for a term expiring in January, 1961.
RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION
At a regular meeting of the Charter Commission of the City of Brighton held on the 3rd day of October, 1955, the following resolution was offered by Commissioner McGregor:
RESOLVED, that the Charter Commission of the City of Brighton does hereby adopt the foregoing proposed charter for the City of Brighton and the Secretary of this commission is directed (1) to transmit copies of this charter to the Governor of the State of Michigan for his approval in accordance with statute, (2) to file with the City Clerk a copy of this charter on October 5, 1955, and (3) to cause this proposed charter to be published in The Brighton Argus on November 16, 1955.
The resolution was seconded by Commissioner William Seger and adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: 9
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
The Chairman declared the foregoing resolution carried and requested the members of the Charter Commission to authenticate said resolution and also the copies of the charter to be presented to the Governor and filed with the City Clerk by attesting their names thereto in the following manner:
ROBERT LELAND
Chairman
FRANK SEGER
JEAN STONEX
LEO KUJAWA
WILLIAM SEGER
ROBERT BUGNI
DONALD McGREGOR
MARSHALL COOPER
PAUL KRICHBAUM
It was further resolved on the 15th day of November 1955, that the proposed charter be published in a special edition of The Brighton Argus on November 18 and in the regular edition on November 22.