CHARTER OF GRANVILLE, OHIO
ARTICLE XI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 11.01. FISCAL SUCCESSION.
The Village of Granville under this Charter is hereby declared to be the only legal successor of The Village of Granville under the general law and as such The Village has title to all property, real and personal, owned by its predecessor, including all moneys on deposit and all taxes in the process of collection together with all accounts receivable and rights of action. The municipality is also liable for all outstanding orders, contracts and debts of its predecessor, and for any other obligations for which it may be held liable, as such successor, by any court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 11.02. CONTINUATION OF ORDINANCES.
All ordinances of The Village of Granville in effect at the time this Charter becomes effective shall remain in effect, except as superseded by the provisions of this Charter, until they are amended or repealed.
SECTION 11.03. CONTINUATION OF CONTRACTS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
All contracts entered into by The Village of Granville, or for its benefit, prior to the taking effect of this Charter shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements for which legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time this Charter takes effect shall be completed, as far as practicable, under the provisions of such laws.
SECTION 11.04. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time when this Charter shall take effect, brought by or against The Village or any agency or officer thereof, shall be abated or affected by anything herein contained, but all such actions shall be prosecuted or defended under the laws in effect when they were filed.
SECTION 11.05. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS.
Each person holding office in The Village at the time this Charter takes effect shall continue in office and in the performance of his duties until provision shall have been made, in conformity with the Charter, for the performance of such duties by a successor, or the office is abolished.
SECTION 11.06. CONTINUANCE OF EMPLOYEES.
Every employee of The Village when this Charter takes effect shall be retained in his employment unless and until the Council shall otherwise provide.
SECTION 11.07. TRANSFER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY.
All public records and property in the custody of officers and employees of The Village at the time this Charter becomes effective shall be transferred and delivered promptly to their successors, when such successors have been designated by ordinances passed by Council under this Charter.
SECTION 11.08. WHEN CHARTER TAKES EFFECT.
This Charter shall be voted upon at an election to be held on May 5, 1964. If approved by a majority of those voting thereon, it shall go into effect on July 1, 1964, for the purpose of electing the first Council thereunder. The first Council shall be nominated by petitions only, without a primary election, which petitions shall be filed with The Board of Elections of Licking County at least ninety days before the November election. Petitions for Council member shall contain not less than twenty-five and not more than fifty signatures of qualified voters. The names of all candidates who are so nominated shall be printed on the ballot, with indication of their status, whether party or independent.
SECTION 11.09. FIRST ELECTION.
The first election for Council members under this Charter shall take place on November 3, 1964. The seven candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall be elected. The four highest shall serve for a term of three years, the three next highest for a term of one year. Beginning in November 1965, an election shall be held each two years, in the odd-numbered years, and successors to those whose terms expire shall be nominated and elected under the provisions of this Charter for a full four year term.
SECTION 11.10. TERMS OF EXISTING OFFICERS.
The terms of office of the Mayor, the Council members, the Clerk, the Treasurer and the members of the Board of Public Affairs who are in office when this Charter goes into effect shall cease and terminate at noon on December 1, 1964, at which time the first Council elected under this Charter shall take office. Such officers shall, as soon as possible thereafter, turn over public property and effects in their possession to their successors. All members of Council holding office upon the effective date of this amendment shall serve until the expiration of the term to which they were elected, but beginning in November, 1983 successors to those whose terms expire shall be nominated and elected under the provisions of amended Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of this Charter.
(Amended 11-2-82)
SECTION 11.11. WHEN CHARTER BECOMES FULLY EFFECTIVE.
For all purposes other than election of the first Council under this Charter, the Charter shall take effect and be in force from and after noon, Eastern Standard Time, on the first day of December 1964.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Granville Charter was approved by the voters on May 5, 1964. Dates appearing in parentheses following section headings indicate those sections were subsequently amended, added or repealed on the date given.