ARTICLE XIII. CHARTER AMENDMENT
1301. Charter amendments.
Amendments to this Charter shall be proposed by the city council and adopted by the people of the city in the manner provided by the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island.
1302. Charter review commission.
In the month of January 1992 and every tenth year thereafter a charter review commission shall be appointed to review the operation of the Charter and to recommend to the city council such amendments as it may deem appropriate. Each such commission shall comprise nine (9) members, four (4) of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the city council, and shall have a maximum of eight (8) months from the date of the appointment of its members to complete its report and submit the same to the city council. At any time the appointment of a charter review commission may be requested by petition containing at least three thousand (3,000) valid signatures of qualified voters of the city. Upon submission of such petition to the city council, a commission shall be appointed in the same manner as aforesaid to submit its report in a maximum of eight (8) months from the date of its appointment; provided, however, that no such commission shall be appointed if a charter review commission shall have been appointed within one year of the submission of said petition, and provided further, that no such commission shall be appointed during the life of any charter review commission or any home rule charter commission elected by the voters of the city.
Cross reference(s)--Boards and commissions, Art. XI; general provisions for boards, authorities and commissions, § 1202.
ARTICLE XIV. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
1401. Effective dates of Charter.
With the exceptions set forth in this section, this Charter shall take effect on the first Monday in January, A.D. 1983. Sections 201, 202 and 204 of Article II shall take effect upon approval of this Charter by the electors of the city, and subsequent to such approval, the city council shall take all necessary action to implement section 204 of Article II to the end that the election of members of the city council held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A.D. 1982, shall be conducted on the basis of ward boundary lines drawn in conformity with the provisions of this Charter.
1402. Continuity in office.
All officers of the city as the same are defined in section 1205 [1207] of Article XII of this Charter, who are holding office on the effective date of this Charter, shall continue to serve in their respective offices until the expiration of their terms, or until they shall have been removed from office pursuant to the terms of this Charter applicable to their respective offices, or until their offices shall have been abolished conformable to the provisions of this Charter. In all cases of expiration of term or vacancy in such offices from any cause other than the abolition thereof, said offices shall be filled in the manner provided for by the terms of this Charter. The offices of the members of the board of park commissioners who are holding office upon the date of the taking effect of this Charter shall be deemed to have been vacated upon the appointment or election and qualification of the members of the board of park commissioners provided for in section 1003 of Article X, but in any event no later than the thirtieth day following the date of the taking effect of this Charter. The offices of the members of the school board who are holding office upon the date of the taking effect of this Charter shall be deemed to have been vacated upon the appointment, approval by the council and qualification of the members of the school board pursuant to section 701 of Article VII, but in any event no later than the thirtieth day following the date of the taking effect of this Charter. The offices of the members of the board of tax assessment review who are holding office upon the date of the taking effect of this Charter shall be deemed to have been vacated upon the appointment, approval by the council and qualification of the members of the board of tax assessment review pursuant to section 814 of Article VIII, but in any event no later than the thirtieth day following the date of the taking effect of this Charter. The offices of the members of the board of licenses who are holding office upon the date of the taking effect of this Charter shall be deemed to have been vacant upon the appointment, approval by the council and qualification of the members of the board of licenses pursuant to section 1102 of Article XI, but in any event no later than the thirtieth day following the date of the taking effect of this Charter.
1403. Council powers to implement Charter.
The mayor shall provide and the city council shall, where necessary, enact by ordinance for such reorganization of departments, agencies, boards and commissions, for such reallocation or transfer of unexpended balances in the appropriations available thereto, for such reassignments of jurisdiction and custody of equipment and facilities and for such other changes as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Charter.
1404. Inconsistent acts and ordinances.
Upon the taking of effect of this Charter and the validation of this section by the General Assembly, this Charter shall be deemed to have superseded Chapter 832 of the Public Laws of 1940 and all acts in amendment thereto which are inconsistent with this Charter and shall be deemed to have superseded all other acts and parts of acts applicable to the City of Providence which are inconsistent with this Charter. Upon the taking of effect of this Charter, all ordinances and resolutions inconsistent therewith shall be deemed to have been repealed, and all ordinances and resolutions which are consistent therewith shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the city council in conformity with the terms of this Charter.
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