All town ordinances, resolutions, orders, and regulations which
are in force when this Charter becomes effective are repealed to the
extent that they are inconsistent with or interfere with the effective
operation of this Charter, or of ordinances, resolutions, orders,
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. To the extent that the constitution
and laws of the state permit, all general laws or special acts relating
to or affecting the town or its agencies, officers, or employees which
are in effect when this Charter becomes effective are superseded to
the extent they are inconsistent or interfere with the effective operation
of this Charter, or of ordinances, resolutions, orders, and regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
All ordinances, resolutions, orders, and regulations of the
town in effect at the time this Charter becomes effective, not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Charter, shall continue in force until
amended or repealed.
All committees, commissions, boards, departments, and offices
of the town in existence at the time this Charter becomes effective
shall continue until abolished, reorganized, or superseded by this
Charter, or by action taken under this Charter, in accordance with
law.
Any person holding an office or position in the government of
the town at the time this Charter becomes effective shall retain such
office or position and shall continue in office, and in the performance
of the person's duties, until provision shall have been made in accordance
with this Charter for the performance of such duties by a person or
body thereunto authorized, or the discontinuance of such office, unless
as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law.
All licenses and permits issued by the town, or any agency thereof,
prior to the effective date of this Charter, shall continue in full
force and effect until the termination date thereof, unless suspended
or revoked for cause.
All taxes levied or assessed by the town prior to the effective
date of this Charter, which have not been collected by the town, shall
be collected, with any interest and penalties due thereon, by the
town government established by this Charter.
All contracts, leases, franchises and other obligations, entered
into by the town or for its benefit, prior to the effective date of
this Charter, shall continue in force and effect.
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in law or equity,
pending on the effective date of this Charter, brought by or against
the town, or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof,
shall be affected or abated by the adoption of this Charter or by
anything in this Charter continued.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever, of any office,
department, or agency, or part thereof, the powers and duties of which
are assigned, in whole or in part, to another office, department,
or agency by this Charter, shall be transferred and delivered forthwith
to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties
are assigned.