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Chapter 7 — Interim and General Provisions

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§ 7-101

Officials; officers and employees.

(a)The current terms of office of all elected and appointed officials and officers of the city and its agencies, serving on the effective date of this Charter, shall not be diminished and shall continue in full force and effect.

(b)The provisions of this Charter establishing a residency requirement for appointed officials and employees shall not apply to those holding such appointed offices and positions prior to the effective date of this Charter. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-102

Existing ordinances and resolutions continued in effect.

Existing ordinances and resolutions of the City of Atlanta and existing rules and regulations of departments and agencies thereof not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter shall be effective as ordinances and resolutions of the council and rules and regulations of the appropriate department or agency thereof until they have been repealed, modified, or amended. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-103

Contracts and obligations.

All contracts, orders, leases, bonds, and other obligations or instruments entered into by the City of Atlanta or for its benefit prior to the effective date of this Charter shall continue in effect according to the terms thereof as obligations and rights of the city. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-104

Transfer of certain provisions to the code.

(a)The provisions of Division 2 (Housing Commission), Chapter 4 (Boards and Commissions) of Article 3 being deleted by this Charter are hereby transferred to Part 8 of the code of ordinances.

(b)The provisions of section 3-503 (Civil service board) being deleted by this Charter are hereby transferred to Part 5, Chapter 2 of the code of ordinances.

(c)The provisions of Article VIII (Administrative Organization Ordinance) being deleted by this Charter are hereby transferred to Part 2, Chapter 4 of the Code of ordinance. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-105

Existing rights and interests.

(a)Any rights or interest, public or private, vested in whole or in part on the effective date of this Charter, whose validity might be sustained or preserved by reference to any provisions of law repealed by this Charter, shall not be affected by this Charter. This section shall not apply to any right or interest in any elective public office not conferred by this Charter.

(b)Any rights or interests, public or private, derived from or which might be sustained or preserved in reliance upon action taken (including the adoption of ordinances or resolutions) pursuant to or within the scope of any provisions of law repealed by this Charter, shall not be affected by this Charter.

(c)Repealed.

(d)The provisions of Ga. L. 1951, pp. 529 et seq., 531 et seq., 537 et seq., 549 et seq., 3014 et seq., 3018 et seq., 3048 et seq. and 3057 et seq., protecting the pension rights in connection with the plan of improvement recommended by the local government commission (Ga. L. 1949, p. 921), shall continue to apply to employees of counties, boards of education, and any other agencies designated in said Acts in the event of any future annexations of territory to the city.

(e)There shall be on the Dekalb County Board of Health to represent the city two members, who shall be residents of that part of the city situated in Dekalb County, which members shall be appointed by the council. The term of office of such members shall be four years and until their successors have taken office. The municipal clerk shall certify the names of the members thus appointed to the chairperson of the Dekalb County Board of Health. Vacancies for any cause shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the council.

(f)No other municipality or town shall have any authority, although the land may be located within its limits, to charge or exact any license fees or occupation taxes for the operation by the City of Atlanta of a landing field therein or for the operation or conduct of any business or occupation thereon. Nor shall such other municipality or town have any authority to assess or collect any ad valorem tax against said land as against the City of Atlanta or otherwise where said city might be required to pay same, if held under lease; nor shall such other municipality or town have any authority to lay any improvements in, through, or along said property such as street paving, sidewalks, curbing, sewers, or otherwise and assess and collect the cost thereof against said land if owned by the City of Atlanta or under lease contract by the City of Atlanta or otherwise where said city might be called upon to pay or discharge the same.

(g)The mayor, president of the council, and members of council shall receive as their annual salaries such amounts being received as of the effective date of this Charter until such amounts are changed by the council in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469; Ord. No. 1996-54, § 2, 7-8-96)

§ 7-106

Section captions.

The captions to the several sections of this Charter are informative only and are not to be construed as a part thereof. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-107

Effect of repeals.

No law heretofore repealed, expressly or by implication, shall be revived by the repeal herein of the repealing act or by any provisions of this Charter that disclaim an intention to repeal or affect enumerated laws. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-108

Severability of sections.

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this Charter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, should be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions or other applications of this Charter, which shall remain in full force and effect; and to this end the provisions of this Charter and the applications thereof are hereby declared to be severable. In the event any provision of this Charter is declared invalid for any reason, then the provision pertaining to the same subject matter that existed in the prior Charter of the City of Atlanta shall be in force and effect and applicable until repealed. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-109

Effective date.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-110

Specific repeal of prior laws.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Charter are hereby repealed. The Charter of 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2188) and all Acts amendatory thereof are hereby specifically repealed in their entirety except for those provisions of said Charter and amendatory Acts thereof defining the boundaries of the City of Atlanta on the first Monday in January of 1974; and except for any other provisions of such charter specifically incorporated herein by reference and which are not in conflict herewith. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

§ 7-111

Repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019), p. 4469)

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