ARTICLE XXI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 21.01. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER.

For the purpose of nominating and electing officers of this Municipality and fixing the compensation of those to be elected in 1959, this Charter shall be in effect from and after the date of its approval by the electors, and for all other purposes the Charter shall be in effect on and after the first day of January A. D., 1960.

SECTION 21.02. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.

The determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that part of this Charter is invalid shall not invalidate nor impair the force and effect of any other part hereof except to the extent such other part is wholly dependent for its operation upon the part declared invalid.

SECTION 21.03. EFFECT OF CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.

The adoption of this Charter and any amendment to it shall not affect any then pre-existing rights of the City, or right or liability or pending suit or prosecution, either on behalf of or against the City or City official, or contract entered into by the City or for its benefit, or franchise granted by the City, or then pending proceedings for the authorization of public improvements or the levy of assessments for them. Except as a contrary intent appears herein, all actions of Council in effect on the effective date of this Charter and of any amendments to it, shall continue in effect until lawfully amended, superseded or repealed. (5-3-2005.)

SECTION 21.04. INTERPRETATION OF THE CHARTER.

The Article and Section headings herein are inserted for convenient reference only and are not intended to define, extend or limit the scope, or otherwise affect, any provision of this Charter.

SECTION 21.05. REARRANGEMENT AND REPRINTING OF CHARTER.

Following any election at which any amendment to this Charter is adopted, the Clerk of Council, with the approval of Council and the Director of Law, may, prior to any reprinting of this Charter, make such changes therein, including the numbers, titles and arrangements of articles and sections hereof, as may be necessary or desirable to maintain or assure the logical and consistent ordering thereof, but no such change shall, in any way, affect the substance or meaning of this Charter or any part thereof or amendment thereto. (11-4-1975.)

SECTION 21.06. CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROHIBITION.

No officer, official or employee of the City, whether elected or appointed, shall directly or indirectly solicit, contract for, receive or be interested in any profit or emoluments with respect to any contract, job, work or service for with or for the City of Aurora, other than fixed compensation related to such position. No member, appointed or volunteer, of any board, commission or committee, who is not an officer, official or employee of the City, shall directly or indirectly profit from any action taken by that board, commission or committee. Each officer, official and employee of the City, as well as members of a City board, commission or committee, shall in January of each year, sign an ethics disclosure statement as approved by the Law Director and maintained by the Human Resource Department.(11-3-1992; 11-7-2000.)