CHARTER XX. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER XX
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Section 20.1 Purpose of Transitional Provisions.

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for an orderly transition from the present Town government of Glendale to a new government under provisions this Charter. The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute a part of this Charter only to the extent necessary to accomplish that purpose.

Section 20.2 Continuation of Appointed Officers, Employees, City Clerk, and City Treasurer.

a. After the effective date of this Charter, all appointive officers and all employees of the City shall continue in that office or employment which corresponds to the City office or employment which they held prior to the effective date of this Charter as though they had been appointed or employed in the manner provided in this Charter, and they shall in all respects be subject to the provisions this Charter, except that any officer or employee who holds a position which this Charter provides be held at the pleasure of the appointing officer or body shall hold such position only at such pleasure regardless of his original term of office, subject, however, to provisions of Section 20.2, subsection b.

b. The City Clerk and City Treasurer in office on the effective date of this Charter are excepted from the provisions of Section 20.2, subsection a, so far as the same relate to holding office at the pleasure of the appointing officer or body in that these said officers shall hold their respective offices with those functions and duties as provided in Chapter VII until the organizational meeting to be held on the 12th day of April, 1976, at which time appointment to those respective offices shall be made as provided in Chapter VII, or in the event either or both of the said respective offices become vacant prior to the said organizational meeting, appointment shall be made as is provided in Chapter VII, and in the absence of the City Manager, appointment shall be made in a like manner by a majority vote of the entire City Council in office at the time the vote is taken.

(1) Vacancy in office for purposes of this Section shall be determined in the same manner as a vacancy in office for elected officers as set forth in Section 4.5.

Section 20.3 Prior City Legislation.

a. All by-laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the City which are not inconsistent with this Charter and which are in force and effect on the effective date of this Charter shall continue in full force and effect after the effective date of this Charter until repealed or amended.

b. If any such by-law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation provides for the appointment of any officers or any members of any board or commission by the Mayor, such officers or members of any board or commission shall, after the effective date of this Charter, be appointed by the Council except as otherwise provided in this Charter.

c. Those provisions of any effective valid by-law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation which are inconsistent with this Charter are hereby repealed.

Section 20.4 Present Council and Mayor to Continue in Office.

The City Council and the Mayor in office on the effective date of this Charter shall continue in office at their present salaries and shall perform the functions, powers and duties of their offices pursuant to this Charter until their terms expire at the organizational meeting of City Council to be held on the first Monday after the first Tuesday of 1974 and the first Monday after the first Tuesday of 1976, as provided in Section 4.3, or until their offices become vacant, in which event, a successor shall be appointed as provided in Section 4.5.

Section 20.5 Transition Period.

a. The period from the effective date of this Charter to January 1, 1973, shall be known as the transition period. During this period all elected and appointed officers and employees shall proceed with due diligence to put into operation the provisions of this Charter.

b. On the effective date of this Charter all the provisions of this Charter shall become operative and in full force and effect with the exception of the following Chapters:

(1) Chapter IX, Personnel, Pension Boards, and Career Service.

(2) Chapter XII, Finance Administration.

c. During the transition period, the Council shall designate by Resolution when the said excepted provisions of this Charter are to become operative and in full force and effect; provided, however, in no event shall the said date be later than January 1, 1973.

d. Until superseded by this Charter, or any ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Colorado Statutes governing statutory cities shall remain operative and in full force and effect in this City.

e. Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes, 1963 as amended, 139-90-16 of the Town of Glendale, subsequent to the Charter Commission Election held on the 14th day of March 1972, have concluded that as of April 18, 1972, the population of the Town of Glendale has exceeded 2000 population, and that upon approval of this Charter by the registered voters of the Town of Glendale, the Town of Glendale shall become the City of Glendale, Colorado.

COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE

1, Theresa A. Teeters, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is the Charter on file in my office as originally adopted and as amended by the voters of the City of Glendale.

Theresa A. Teeters

City Clerk