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15-7.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director.
   There shall be within the Mayor’s Office a Division to be known as the Office of Policy Management, which shall be under the charge of an Officer to be known as the Director of the Office of Policy Management, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Director shall have the powers of a Department head with respect to execution of contracts and matters of personnel management within the Office.
(Ord. 1982 c. 30 § 1; CBC 1985 15-7.1)
15-7.2   Duties.
   The Office of Policy Management shall develop methods of implementing and of testing the efficiency and effectiveness of policies and programs of the Mayor and several City Departments subject to the Mayor’s supervision and control.
(Ord. 1982 c. 30 § 1; CBC 1985 15-7.2)
15-8   OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
15-8.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director.
   There shall be within the Mayor’s Office a Division to be known as the Office of Public Information, which shall be under the charge of an Officer to be known as the Director of the Office of Public Information, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Director shall have the powers of a Department head with respect to execution of contracts and matters of personnel management within the Office.
(Ord. 1982 c. 29 § 1; CBC 1985 15-8.1)
15-8.2   Duties.
   The Office of Public Information shall coordinate and manage the collection of dissemination of information to the public for the several Departments subject to the supervision and control of the Mayor.
(Ord. 1982 c. 29 § 1; CBC 1985 15-8.2)
15-9   THE OFFICE OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.
15-9.1   Established; Appointment of Executive Director.
   There shall be and hereby is established within the Mayor’s Office a division known as the Office of the Arts and Humanities, to be under the charge of an Officer, known as the Executive Director, to be appointed by the Mayor for a term expiring the first Monday in January following the next biennial election at which a Mayor is elected.
(CBC 1985 15-9.1; Ord. 1986 c. 4 § 1)
15-9.2   Arts and Humanities Advisory Commission.
   Within the Office of the Arts and Humanities there shall be a Board known as the Arts and Humanities Advisory Commission, consisting of 13 individuals appointed by the Mayor from city-wide, neighborhood or community cultural organizations and the community at large. Each member shall be appointed for terms of two years, ending on the 30th of April; provided, however, that the Mayor shall designate seven of the initial members for terms expiring April 30, 1987 and six for terms expiring April 30, 1988. All members of the Arts and Humanities Commission shall be residents of Boston. The Mayor shall appoint one member to serve as Chair at his or her pleasure. No member of the Commission shall receive compensation other than reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with service on the commission. Member of the Commission shall be deemed “special municipal employees” in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 268A.
(CBC 1985 15-9.2; Ord. 1986 c. 4 § 1)
15-9.3   Duties of Executive Director.
   The Executive Director shall: administer city art programs; seek and apply for grants in the area of the arts and humanities from any source, public or private; do research, conduct educational programs and disseminate information to the public regarding the fine and performing arts; administer grants to benefit the arts and individual artists; coordinate with public and private agencies the development of the arts in the city; serve as liaison with all other local, commonwealth and federal Departments and public or private Agencies connected with the arts; coordinate with the Art Commission the promotion of new and the restoration of existing public art.
(CBC 1985 15-9.3; Ord. 1986 c. 4 § 1)
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