Section 701. Saving clauses

1. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect,
  impair or supersede the provisions of any alternative or  optional  form
  of  county government, administrative code, county government law, civil
  divisions act, or any local law heretofore or hereafter adopted pursuant
  to any such optional or alternative form of county government, unless  a
  contrary intent is expressly provided in this chapter.
    2.  The optional county government law, in so far as the provisions of
  such law apply to and are in force in the county of Monroe or any  other
  county  at the time when the repeal of such law with respect to counties
  generally takes effect, shall continue in effect in such  county  unless
  and  until  repealed,  amended, modified or superseded by or pursuant to
  the provisions of such law or this chapter or other general, special  or
  local law.
    3.  Nothing  herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede any
  special or local act of the legislature relating to the  preparation  of
  assessment  rolls,  extension  and  collection of taxes, lien of tax and
  foreclosure, sale or other disposition thereof.
    4. This chapter, or the adoption of a form of county government herein
  provided, shall not affect or impair:
    (a) any pending action or proceeding, civil or criminal, but the  same
  may  be  prosecuted  or  defended  in  the same manner and with the same
  effect as though this chapter had not been enacted;
    (b) any  contract,  or  act  done,  or  offense  committed,  or  right
  accruing,  accrued or required, or liability, or penalty, or forfeiture,
  or punishment incurred prior thereto,  but  the  same  may  be  enjoyed,
  asserted,  enforced,  prosecuted  or  inflicted as fully and to the same
  extent as if this chapter had not been enacted.