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Town of Mashpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2 004 ARTICLE 8 s"' TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS SECTION 8-1: CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LA WS 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to the town which are in force when the charter takes effect and which are not specifically or by implication repealed directly or indirectly hereby, shall continue in full force and effect until amended or rescinded by due course of law or until they expire by their own limitation. SECTION 8-2: CONTINUATION OF GOVERNMENT 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. SECTION 8-3: CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRA TIVE PERSONNEL 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,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. SECTION 8-4: TRANSFER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY s,o 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. SECTION 8-5: TIME OF TAKING EFFECT This charter shall take effect upon its adoption by the voters of Mashpee, except as is hereinafter provided: (a) Not later than ninety days following the election at which this charter is adopted the board of selectmen shall appoint seven persons to be a committee to begin a review of the town by-laws for the purpose of preparing such revisions and amendments as may be needed or necessary to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this charter and to fully implement the provisions of this charter. If possible, at least two of the persons appointed to the committee shall have been members of the Mashpee Charter Commission. The committee shall submit a report,with recommendations,to the annual town meeting in the year following the year in which this charter is adopted. The review shall be conducted under the supervision of the town counsel, or,by special counsel appointed for that express purpose. (b) The board of selectmen shall have authority to adopt measures which have the force of transitional provisions of this charter in order to clarify, confirm or extend any provision of the charter in order that the transition may be made in the most expeditious and the least contentious manner possible. (c) The provisions of section 3-1 (f) shall not apply to any person currently holding elective office, such persons may continue to receive the same group insurance benefits they have 28