Sarasota County Charter, January 2019

January 2019 edition 28 ARTICLE VIII TRANSITION AND SEVERABILITY Section 8.1 Title of Property Reserved to County. The title, rights and ownership of property, uncollected taxes, dues, claims, judgments, decrees, liens, suits, actions and choses in action, held or owned by the County government existing at time of approval of this Charter shall pass to and same hereby are vested in the County government as established by this Charter. (Renumbered 11/6/90 and Amended 8/31/2004.) Section 8.2 Obligation of Contracts Preserved. No debt or contract of the County government existing at time of approval of this Charter, including bonds heretofore issued, shall be impaired or avoided by this Charter, but all such debts and obligations shall pass to and be binding upon the County government hereby organized and created. (Renumbered 11/6/90) Section 8.3 Existing Ordinances Continued. All existing ordinances of the County not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter shall continue in effect and unimpaired until repealed, amended, or modified by the County government hereby organized and created. ( Renumbered 11/6/90 and 8/31/2004 ) Section 8.4 Severability Clause. If any article or any part thereof, or any section or part thereof of this Charter as it now exists or as it may be amended is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such holding shall not invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other article or part thereof or any other section or part thereof unless it clearly appears that such other article or part thereof or section or part thereof is wholly or necessarily dependent for its operation upon the article or part thereof or section or part thereof held to be invalid or unconstitutional. (Renumbered 11/6/90 and 8/31/2004 )