Section 8.7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION TO THE 2004 AMENDMENTS.
This Charter shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the city at an election to be held for that purpose on the 21st day of january, 1984. the council shall provide the form of ballot and conduct the election as required by law. the charter commission, in preparing this charter, finds that by reason of the form of government provided herein and the nature of the provisions relating thereto, it is not practical to segregate each subject or article so as to permit a separate vote of "yes" or "no" thereon; and that it should be adopted in its entirety. therefore, the charter commission directs that this charter be voted upon as a whole. if a majority of those voting in such election are in favor of this charter, it shall become the charter of the city of el paso, and after the returns have been canvassed, the charter shall be declared adopted, at which time the existing charter shall be repealed.
Any person holding elective office under the charter in force prior to the adoption of the preceding articles shall continue in office until the expiration of the prescribed term, unless sooner removed under the laws of texas or as prescribed in the above articles.
If any provision of this charter is held to be invalid, it shall be deemed severable and its invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this article.
All rights, action, fines, penalties and forfeitures, in suits or otherwise, which have accrued under the laws in force as of the date of adoption of this charter, shall not be affected by the passage of this charter.
Any contract to which the city is a party, which is in effect at the adoption of this article, is hereby ratified and shall remain in full force and effect according to the terms thereof.
All ordinances, regulations, resolutions or parts thereof in force in the city and not in conflict with this charter, shall remain in force until altered, amended, or repealed by the city council. all existing ordinances, regulations, resolutions or parts thereof which conflict with this charter are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 8.7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION TO THE 2004 AMENDMENTS.
Amendments to this Charter that are approved at an election on February 7, 2004, create a new system of government that requires an orderly transition. Accordingly, the following transitional provisions shall apply:
A. Amendments to Articles III, IV, V, VI and VII relating to a Council-Manager form of government shall take effect on September 1, 2004. Until such amendments become effective, the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the City Charter shall remain in effect. All other amendments approved take effect as provided by law.
B. On September 1, 2004, the position of Chief Administrative Officer shall be abolished and the person appointed to that position shall be automatically removed, provided however, that on and after September 1, 2004 and until such time as the Council appoints a City Manager or other Interim City Manager, the person serving as Chief Administrative Officer on August 31, 2004 shall serve as Interim City Manager and shall have the powers and duties of the City Manager. Upon the appointment of the City Manager, the Interim City Manager shall be automatically removed.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no amendment that is approved at the election on February 7, 2004 shall be effective unless and until the Voting Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice issues a letter interposing no objection to the implementation of the amendment, if voting rights review is required for the amendment.