Article X – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article X – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Section - 10.01 City Officers, Employees and City Officials.
(a) Rights and Privileges Preserved. Nothing in this charter except as otherwise specifically provided shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of persons who are City officers, City officials or employees at the time of its adoption.
(b) Elected Officials. City council and school committee members who hold office at the time this charter is adopted shall serve out the full term to which they have been elected.
(c) Continuance of Office or Employment. Except as specifically provided by this charter, if at any time this charter takes full effect a city administrative office or employee holds any office or position which is or can be abolished by or under this charter, he shall continue in such office or position until the taking effect of some specific provision under this charter directing that
(d) Personnel System. An employee holding a City position at the time of this charter takes full effect, who was serving in that same or a comparable position at the time of its adoption, shall not be subject to competitive tests as a condition of continuance in the same position but in all other respects shall be subject to the personnel system provided for in section 4.02.
Section - 10.02 Departments, Offices and Agencies.
(a) Transfer of Powers. If a City department, office or agency is abolished by this charter, the powers and duties given it by law shall be transferred to the City department designated by the city council.
(b) Property and Records. All property, records and equipment of any department, office or agency existing when this charter is adopted shall be transferred to the department, office or agency assuming its power and duties, but, in the event that the powers or duties are to be discontinued or divided between units or in the event that any conflict arises regarding a transfer, such property, records or equipment shall be transferred to one or more departments, offices or agencies designated by the council in accordance with this charter.
Section - 10.03 Pending Matters.
All rights, claims, action, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue except as modified pursuant to the provisions of this charter and in each case shall ' be maintained, carried on or dealt with by the City department, office or agency appropriate under this charter.
Section - 10.04 State and Municipal Laws.
In general. All City ordinances, resolutions, orders and regulations which are in force when this charter becomes fully effective are repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent or interfere with the effective operation of this charter or of ordinances or resolutions adopted pursuant thereto. To the extent that the constitution and laws of the state of Maine permit, all laws relating to or affecting this City or its agencies, officers or employees which are in force when this charter becomes fully effective are superseded to the extent that they are inconsistent or interfere with the effective operation of this charter or of ordinances or resolutions adopted pursuant thereto.
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