Elected officers in office on the day before this Charter becomes effective shall continue in office for the remainder of the term to which they were elected. On the effective date of this Charter, they will assume the functions and duties of their respective offices as set forth in this Charter and shall be compensated as provided therein.
Nothing in this Charter, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights and privileges of persons who are officers and employees of the City at the time of adoption of this Charter. An employee holding a position in the City government at the time this Charter takes effect, and who was serving in the same or similar position at the time of the adoption of this Charter, shall not be subject to competitive tests as a condition of continuation in the same or similar position, but in all other respects shall be subject to the personnel system set forth in the Administrative Code.
The organization of the City government under this Charter after the seventh day of January 1981 shall be set forth in the Administrative Code required by this Charter. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to abolish the office or terminate the terms of any officer or employee protected by a tenure of office law or collective bargaining agreement, and it is the intent of this Charter that qualified officers and employees be reappointed to the same or similar positions in the organization to be set forth in the Administrative Code. All appointed members of boards, commissions, authorities, or other agencies shall continue in office with the same or similar bodies for the remainder of the term of their original appointment. However, nothing in this section shall limit the right of the Council to create, modify, or abolish boards, commissions, authorities, or other agencies as provided in this Charter.
All actions and proceedings of a legislative, executive, or judicial character which are pending upon effective date of this Charter shall be maintained, carried on or dealt with by the City officer, department, or agency appropriate under this Charter.
In order to establish an orderly procedure for transition to the new form of government provided by the Charter, and to ensure that all necessary action is taken to make this Charter fully effective on its effective date, the Council may within fifty (50) days after adoption of this Charter appoint a Transition Committee comprised of such members of the Council, the Government Study Commission, administrative staff of the City, and such representatives of civic agencies as the Council shall select to draft the necessary rules and regulations, ordinances, and resolutions as set forth below.
Not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of this Charter, the Council members shall meet with the Transition Committee to review and prepare the final draft of the necessary ordinances and any other appropriate ordinances to implement this Charter.