ARTICLE XIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
The provisions of this Charter shall become effective January 1, 1973. The Mayor elected at the November, 1971, Municipal election, or his or her successor, shall perform all of the duties and functions of the office of Mayor under this Charter. The Treasurer elected at the November, 1969, Municipal election, or his or her successor, shall perform all of the duties and functions of the office of Treasurer under this Charter, and the Clerk elected at the November, 1971, Municipal election shall perform all of the duties and functions of the office of Clerk under this Charter.
The office of Street Commissioner shall be abolished when the Service Director is appointed as provided in Article VII, Section 2, of this Charter.
SECTION 2 CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT OFFICIALS.
All officers and members of boards and commissions of the Municipality holding office on December 31, 1972, shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provisions shall have been otherwise made in accordance with this Charter for the performance or discontinuance of the duties of any such office. When such provisions shall have been made, the term of any such officer or member shall expire. The powers which are conferred and the duties which are imposed upon any officer, commission, board or department of the Municipality under the general laws of the State of Ohio, or under any ordinance or contract of the Municipality in force on December 31, 1972, shall, if such office, commission, board or department is abolished by this Charter, thereafter be exercised and discharged by the officer, commission, board or department upon whom or which are imposed corresponding functions, powers and duties by this Charter or by any ordinance or resolution of the Council thereafter enacted.
SECTION 3 CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT EMPLOYEES.
Every employee of the Municipality on December 31, 1972, shall continue in such employment and thereafter shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of this Charter.
SECTION 4 EFFECT OF CHARTER ON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.
The adoption of this Charter shall not affect any pre-existing rights of the Municipality, nor any right or liability, pending suit or prosecution, either on behalf of or against the Municipality or any officer thereof, nor any franchise granted by the Municipality, nor pending proceedings for the authorization of public improvements or the levy of assessments therefor, if any. Except as a contrary intent appears herein, all acts of the Council of the Municipality shall continue in effect until lawfully amended or repealed.
SECTION 5 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
To the extent provided by the general laws of the State of Ohio, no member of Council, elected or appointed official, board or commission member or employee, shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, work or service with or for the Municipality, provided, however, that ownership of less than five percent of any class of the stock of a corporation shall not be deemed to be a financial interest in transactions with that corporation, within the meaning of this section. Any person violating the provisions hereof shall forfeit his or her office and any such contract shall be voidable, at the option of Council.
SECTION 6 EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
A determination that any part of this Charter is invalid shall not invalidate or impair the force or effect of any other part thereof, except to the extent that such other part is wholly dependent for its operation upon the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 7 INTERPRETATION; RESIDENCY.
The article and section headings herein have been inserted for convenience in reference and are not intended to define or limit the scope of, or otherwise affect, any provision of this Charter.
The period of residence in the Municipality required by this Charter as a qualification for elective office shall include the period of residence in any territory which has been annexed to the Municipality.
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