All general laws, special laws, town by-laws, votes, rules and
regulations of or pertaining to the town which are in force when the
charter takes effect and which are not specifically or by implication
repealed directly or indirectly hereby, shall continue in full force
and effect until amended or rescinded by due course of law or until
they expire by their own limitation.
All town agencies shall continue to perform their duties until
reappointed, reelected or until successors to their respective positions
are duly appointed or elected, or their duties have been transferred
and assumed by another town agency in accordance with the provisions
of this charter.
Any person holding a town office, or a position in the administrative
service of the town, or any person holding full time employment under
the town, shall retain such office, or position, or employment, and
shall continue to perform the duties of such office, position or employment
until provision shall have been made for the performance of those
duties by another person or agency; provided, however, that no person
in the permanent full-time service of the town shall forfeit their
pay grade, or time in the service of the town as a result of the adoption
of this charter. All such persons shall be retained in a capacity
as similar to the capacity in which they were serving at the time
this charter is adopted as is practicable and any reduction in the
personnel needs of the town shall be accomplished through a policy
of attrition, unless specific provision is otherwise made in this
article.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any office,
department or agency or part thereof, the powers and duties of which
are assigned in whole or in part to another office or agency shall
be transferred forthwith to the office, department or agency to which
such powers and duties are assigned.
