Burbank Municipal Code Art. 15 Continuation of Previous Ordinances and Contracts; Constitutionality

All lawful ordinances, resolutions and regulations in force at the time this Charter shall take effect, and which are consistent with its provisions, are hereby continued in force until they shall have been duly amended, repealed or superseded. (Previous Section 65; amended and renumbered by Charter Amendment approved by the voters on April 10, 2007.)

All vested rights of the City shall continue and shall not in any manner be affected by the adoption of this Charter; nor shall any right, liability, pending suit or prosecution, either in behalf of or against the City, be affected by the adoption of this Charter. All contracts entered into by the City prior to the taking effect of this Charter shall continue in full force and effect. All public work begun prior to the taking effect of this Charter shall be continued and completed. (Previous Section 66; renumbered by Charter Amendment approved by the voters on April 10, 2007.)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Charter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Charter. The people of the City of Burbank hereby declare that they would have ratified and adopted, and the Legislature hereby declares that it would have approved this Charter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this Charter, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. (Previous Section 68; amended and renumbered by Charter Amendment approved by the voters on April 10, 2007.)