layout: default title: “224.02 TRANSITION TO CHARTER MUNICIPALITY; CONFLICTS.”—

The Municipality of Springboro is hereby declared to be the legal successor of the Village of Springboro, under the general laws of the State, and as such it has title to all property, real, personal and mixed, owned by its predecessor, including all moneys on deposit and all taxes in process of collection, together with all accounts receivable and rights of action, and is liable for all outstanding orders, contracts and debts of its predecessor. If any office, board, commission or department of the Village, as it existed under the laws of the State, is abolished by the Charter, the powers and duties conferred on them shall hereafter be exercised and discharged by the agencies and persons with corresponding functions, duties and powers so far as is consistent with the provisions of the Charter. All ordinances, resolutions and other acts of the Village in effect at the time the Charter became effective (January 1, 1979) shall remain in effect, except as superseded by the Charter, until they are amended or repealed by Council or by the electors as provided in Section5.07 of the Charter. In the case of a conflict between an ordinance or resolution of Council and a provision of the Ohio Revised Code, the provision of the ordinance or resolution shall prevail, except in those areas where nonconformity with State law is not permitted by the Ohio Constitution.

(Ord. 763. Passed 12-14-78.)