All amendments to this code shall be by local law adopted in the manner prescribed by the Charter and this code.
The performance of functions pursuant to the provisions of this code shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation thereof for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties and obligations attached to such functions. Any proceedings or other business undertaken or commenced prior to the effective date of this code may be conducted and completed by the County officer or administrative unit responsible therefor under the Charter and this code. This code shall not be deemed to invalidate any obligations heretofore issued by the County of Rockland or by any of its officers, commissions, boards or agencies, and such obligations shall be and remain binding obligations of the County. In the event that any obligation shall have been issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds by the County or by any of its commissions, boards or agencies, the County is hereby empowered to issue such bonds as legal and binding obligations of the County. For the purpose of this section, a public authority shall not be deemed a County commission, board or agency.
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Editor's Note: See also § C20.02 of the Charter.
This code shall be liberally construed to effectuate its objectives and purposes.
All courts shall take judicial notice of all local laws, acts, resolutions, rules, regulations and ordinances adopted pursuant to the Charter or this code.
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This code shall take effect January 1, 1986.
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During the interim period between the adoption and effective date of this code and the commencement of the term of the County Executive, all administrative authority shall continue to reside in and be exercised by the Rockland County Legislature and the Chairperson thereof.