174.1. Any person who is appointed by the transition committee or becomes a member of the personnel of the city in a position involving duties necessary for the holding of a meeting of the city council or of a borough council, for the decision-making of such a council or for the performance of an act that such a council may perform before the date of constitution of the city is deemed to be acting in the performance of duties in respect of those necessary duties performed before the date of constitution of the city.