Section 766. Election and appointment of officials

New officials of the
  consolidated local government entity required to be elected  shall  take
  office  on the first Monday of January following the election designated
  in the joint consolidation agreement or elector initiated  consolidation
  plan,  as  the case may be. At such election, the necessary officials of
  the consolidated local government entity shall be elected in  accordance
  with  the  terms  of  the  general law affecting entities of the kind or
  class of the consolidated local government entity. Except  as  otherwise
  specified  in  the  joint  consolidation  agreement or elector initiated
  consolidation plan, all appointive officials of the  consolidated  local
  government  entity  thereafter  shall  be appointed by the individual or
  entity upon whom the power to appoint such officials is conferred by the
  terms of the general law affecting entities of the kind or class of  the
  consolidated  local  government  entity.  Successors  in office for such
  elected or appointed positions shall thereafter be elected or  appointed
  at the time, in the manner and for the terms provided by the general law
  affecting  entities  of  the  kind  or  class  of the consolidated local
  government entity.
    * NB Effective March 21, 2010