City of Cape May, NJ: Continuation of pending actions.

§ 10-1 Title.

This chapter may be cited as the "Administrative Code of the City of Cape May," and is herein referred to as the "Code."

§ 10-2 City Council-City Manager plan established.

Pursuant to the vote of the electorate of the City of Cape May on May 13, 2003, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-19 providing for direct petition of the registered voters, the form of government in the City of Cape May from and after July 1, 2004, is hereby established as the Council-Manager Plan pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq., the Optional Municipal Charter Law.

§ 10-3 Supersession of prior Charter; impact on existing ordinances and resolutions.

Any prior Charter and its amendments and supplements theretofore applicable to the City of Cape May shall be superseded. All ordinances and resolutions of the City of Cape May, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the adoption by the voters of the Council-Manager Plan, shall remain in full force and effect until modified or repealed.

§ 10-4 Continuation of pending actions.

All actions and proceedings of a legislative, executive or judicial character which are pending on the effective date of this chapter shall continue, and the appropriate officer or employee under this chapter shall be substituted for the officer or employee exercising or discharging the function, power or duty involved in the action or proceeding.

§ 10-5 Failure to include mandatory or optional statutory provisions herein.

The noninclusion of specific mandatory provisions of the Optional Municipal Charter Law[1] or of any general law in the Charter or in this Administrative Code, or the failure to include any specific reference thereto, shall not be construed to mean the elimination or nonapplicability of said law within the City of Cape May, except where options available to the City under the Optional Municipal Charter Law have not been specifically chosen by the City of Cape May.

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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.

§ 10-6 Prior references.

Wherever reference is made to the "Mayor" in prior ordinances or resolutions or other official acts of the City of Cape May, such ordinances, resolutions or official acts of the City of Cape May shall be deemed to be amended to refer to the "City Manager," except as provided for in Article III, and to the extent required and permitted by the Council-Manager form of government, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-81 et seq., this chapter and general law.