Hayward Municipal Code Art. I Incorporation and Succession

The City of Hayward shall continue to be a municipal corporation under its present name of "City of Hayward" and shall be possessed of all the property and interest of which it was possessed at the time this Charter takes effect.

The City of Hayward shall remain vested with and continue to have, hold and enjoy, all property, rights and privileges now possessed, enjoyed, owned or held by it, and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations now pertaining to or incumbent on said City, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.

The boundaries of the City shall be the boundaries as established at the time this Charter takes effect until otherwise changed in the manner provided by law.

All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the City, consistent with this Charter and in force when it takes effect, are hereby continued in force until the same shall have been duly repealed or amended.

Present officers and employees shall continue to perform the duties of their respective offices and employments without interruption and for the same compensations and under the same conditions, until the election or appointment and qualification of their successors, but subject to the provisions of this Charter. The terms of office of elective officers whose offices are hereby made appointive shall expire upon the appointment of their successors.

This Charter shall take effect from the time of its approval by the Legislature of the State of California.