Court Opinion

ID: 9848036
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:11:40.714825+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:17:56.148752
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
Nichols, Justice.
The contention is made in the motion for rehearing that the holding in Division 3 of the decision has the effect of invalidating the election of the first mayor and council, as well as other interim provisions relating to early assumption of limited powers such as appointment of a city manager, city attorney, etc. Such contention is without merit. These limited powers relate to the preparation for the orderly transfer of government to take place on the date the charter becomes organic law and none of such limited powers has the effect of divesting the former government of its powers during the period between the approval of the new charter by the people and its effective date as organic law.

Motion for rehearing denied.

All the Justices concur, except Hawes and Jordan, JJ., who dissent.