This Charter shall become effective on the thirtieth day following its adoption, except as otherwise specifically provided in the Transitional Provisions (Article XII) of this Charter.

The Public Local Laws of Prince George's County and all rules, regulations, resolutions, and ordinances of the County Commissioners in force at the time of the effective date of this Charter are hereby repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter, but no further; and to the extent that they are not hereby repealed because of such inconsistency, all such public local laws, rules, regulations, resolutions, and ordinances shall continue in full force and effect until repealed and amended.

All appointed officers and employees of the County government holding office at the effective date of this Charter, except the officers holding the offices specifically abolished by this Charter, shall continue to be employed at their existing compensation subject to the provisions of this Charter.

All references in the Constitution and the laws of this State to the County Commissioners shall, at such time as the elected members of the first Council and the first County Executive take office, be construed to refer to the Council and to the County Executive whenever such construction would be reasonable. The Council and the County Executive shall succeed to all powers vested heretofore in the County Commissioners by the Constitution and laws of this State. Whenever any State law imposes upon the Board of County Commissioners the responsibility of making a recommendation to the Governor of Maryland or to any other official not established by this Charter concerning the appointment of any person, such responsibility shall devolve upon the County Executive.

Amendments to this Charter may be proposed by an act of the Council approved by not less than two-thirds of the members of the full Council, and such action shall be exempt from executive veto. Amendments may also be proposed by petition filed with the County Executive and signed by 10,000 registered voters of the County. When so proposed, whether by act of the Council or by petition, the question shall be submitted to the voters of the County at the next general election occurring after the passage of said act or the filing of said petition; and if at said election the majority of votes cast on the question shall be in favor of the proposed amendment, such amendment shall stand adopted from and after the thirtieth day following said election. Any amendments to this Charter, proposed in the manner aforesaid, shall be published by the County Executive in the County newspapers of record and in media for public notice as defined in Section 1008 of this Charter for five successive weeks prior to the election at which the question shall be considered by the voters of the County.

Establishing not later than one year prior to the beginning of each fourth year of a term, the County Council and the County Executive shall appoint, by resolution, a Charter Review Commission for the purpose of undertaking a comprehensive study of the Charter and recommending changes, where appropriate. The Charter Review Commission shall commence its work at the discretion of the Chair of the Commission.