§ 1.11-1105. Offices Abolished.

 (a)  All elective offices of the County Government on the date of adoption of this Charter, except those enumerated in §  1.2-201 and except as may otherwise be provided in this section, shall be abolished on the effective date of this Charter, provided, however, that all elective officials in office at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall continue in office, at the existing salary levels, until their current terms expire. Until their current terms expire, the Clerk of Courts and the Prothonotary in office at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall have and exercise all powers and duties, not inconsistent under this Charter, now or hereafter conferred or imposed on elected prothonotaries and clerks of courts by State laws relating to elected prothonotaries and clerks of courts in counties of Lehigh County’s classification functioning without home rule charters; or, in the absence of such laws, by State laws relating to said officers in counties having populations most closely equal to that of Lehigh County and shall perform such other and related duties as shall be assigned to him or her by the Board by ordinance. Until their current terms expire, the Treasurer and Jury Commissioners in office at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall have and exercise such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board by ordinance.

 (b)  The following boards and commissions in existence on the date of adoption of this Charter are hereby abolished as of the effective date of this Charter: Board of County Commissioners, Salary Board, and Prison Board.

 (c)  The Lehigh County Institution District is hereby dissolved; and its administrative duties and functions, along with its records, appropriations, personnel and equipment, are hereby transferred to the Executive Branch of the County Government.

   This section cited in 339 Pa. Code §  1.10-1009 (relating to definitions and rules of construction).