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-I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Charter - Utilities and Franchises - Section 12-12 Sec. 12.12. Assignment. Assignment or leasing of a franchise shall be considered a forfeiture unless application there- for be made to the City, and consent given by the Council by ordinance, with such change of conditions or terms as they may deem necessary. Council, reserves the right to deny any assign- ment of franchise. Sec. 12-13. Books and records. The Council shall cause to be kept in the office of the City Clerk, an indexed franchise record in which shall be transcribed copies of all public utility franchises heretofore and hereafter grantedl. The index shall give the name of the grantee and any assignees. The record shall be a complete history of all such franchises and shall include a comprehensive and convenient refer- ence to all actions at law affecting the same, and copies of all annual reports, and such other mat- ters of information and public interest as the Council may from time to time require. Article XIII Transitional Period Sec. 13-1. Status of transitional provision. Tht: purpose of this article is to provide for an orderly transition from the present City gov- ernment to a home rule government under the provisions of this Charter. This article shall constitute a part of this Charter during the tran- sition :period. Sec. B-2. Transition period. The period from the effective date of the Charter to January I, 1963, shall be known as the "transition period." During this period all officers and employees shall proceed with due diligence to put into effect the provisions of this Charter. During the transition period the Coun- cil sh~11 designate by resolution provisions of the Supp.3 Charter to become operative. Resolutions shall fix the dates on which and the agency or agen- cies to which each provision becomes operative. Until superseded by this Charter, or any provi- sion thereof, the state statutes shall be in effect. Sec. 13-3. Present Council andl Mayor to continue in office. The Council and Mayor, or their appointed successors, in office at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall continue at their present salaries to serve and carry out the functions, powers and duties of their offices until the 10th day of September, 1962. Sec. 13-4. Retirement plans. This Charter shall not affect any contractual relationships existing on the effective date of this Charter between the municipal government and any officer or employee by reason of any retirement plans in effect. Sec. 13-5. Local improvements. Local improvements not completed on the effective date of this Charter shall be governed until completed by the ordinance under which they were commenced. Article XIV Correctional Facilities (Ord. 1078 passed at November 1, 2005 elel:tion) Sec. 14-1. Private correctional facility defined. The term "private correctional facility" when used in this Charter shall mean any facility that is used or intended to be used for the incarcera- tion of adults and that is owned or operated by a private correctional facility operator, or pro- posed to be owned or operated by a private cor- rectional facility operator. C-25