Pasadena Municipal Code Art. II Succession

The City of Pasadena shall continue to own, possess, and control all rights and property of every kind and nature, owned, possessed or controlled by it when this Charter takes effect and shall be subject to all its debts, obligations, liabilities, and duties.

Nothing in this Charter, except as specifically provided, shall affect or impair the tenure, pension, retirement rights, or privileges of officers and employees of the City, or of any office, department, or agency thereof, existing when this Charter takes effect.

All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations, or portions thereof, in force when this Charter takes effect, and not in conflict herewith, hereby are continued in force until amended, repealed or superseded.

All officers and employees in office or employed when this Charter takes effect shall continue to hold office and exercise their respective duties under the terms of this Charter.

All rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, public improvements, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue except as modified pursuant to the provisions of this Charter and in each case shall be maintained, carried on, or dealt with by the city department, office, or agency appropriate under this Charter.

This Charter shall take effect when the resolution of the Legislature approving this Charter is filed with the Secretary of State.