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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)
15-9.4   Duties of the Advisory Commission.
   The Advisory Commission shall: survey and assess the needs of the arts, both visual and performing within the city; identify existing legislation, policies and programs which affect the arts and evaluate their effectiveness; encourage the use of local resources for the development and support of the arts; make application for gifts of grants from the United States, the commonwealth, their Agencies or Officers including without limitation the National Endowment of the Arts, the commonwealth’s Arts Lottery Council and the commonwealth’s Council on the Arts and Humanities; and from any person, firm or corporation, of services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds, and may make grants in accordance with the law.
(CBC 1985 15-9.4; Ord. 1986 c. 4 § 1)
15-9.5   Quarterly Reports.
   The Executive Director, in consultation with the Chair of the Commission, shall make quarterly reports to the Mayor and the Boston City Council concerning receipts and expenditures of funds of the arts.
(CBC 1985 15-9.5; Ord. 1986 c. 4 § 1)
15-10   THE BOSTON FAIR CHANCE ACT.
15-10.1   Declaration of Policy.
   (A)   The city presently has a racially and ethnically diverse population. However, this population diversity is not proportionately reflected within all levels of the city’s employment profile, nor in the profile of businesses securing contracts with the city. The city’s administration should ensure that this diverse population is reflected in its employment profile and in its procurement system. The city should also utilize its power and influence to persuade the private business sector to reflect this minority population among its employees. Furthermore, women and minorities have established innumerable businesses which have not received a fair share of the millions of dollars that the city contracts out for goods, services and construction. There must be a concerted effort to ensure women and minority businesses a greater share of city contracts. It is hereby declared that nondiscrimination and equal opportunity shall be the policy of the city in all of its decisions, programs and activities. To that end, each executive Officer serving under the Mayor, and all city employees shall rigorously take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of city government, as well as in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the city. Each Agency, in discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall consider the likely effects which its decisions, programs and activities shall have in meeting the goal of equality of opportunity. Affirmative action requires more than vigilance in the elimination of discriminatory barriers to employment on the grounds of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation and handicap. It requires positive and aggressive measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rate of compensation, in service or apprenticeship training programs, and all terms and conditions of employment. Affirmative Action shall include efforts required to remedy all unfair employment practices, and any action necessary to guarantee equal employment opportunity and access to city contracts for all people.
   (B)   The purpose of this Section is to also eliminate conflicts of interest and discrimination in the hiring and promotional practices of covered employees and to establish rules and regulations for the hiring, employment, classification, upgrade, compensation or promotion of covered employees to ensure that they prioritize merit, experience and job performance.
(CBC 1985 15-10.1; Ord. 1987 c. 15 § 1; Ord. 2002 c. 9; Ord. 2022 c. 5)
15-10.2   Definitions.
   For the purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   AGENCY. Any unit of government within the municipal structure of the city that is responsible for the application, administration and execution and compliance with the provisions of this Section.
   CITY. The City of Boston.
   COVERED EMPLOYEE. Any employee employed directly by the city, including a contract employee employed pursuant to an employment agreement between the city and the employee. Collective bargaining and civil service procedures that conflict with provisions of this Section supersede those provisions of this Section.
   FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. A relationship by blood, adoption, marriage and domestic partnership, and includes parents, grandparents, great- grandparents, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, children, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, first cousins, siblings and the spouses of domestic partners of each of these relatives. This definition includes any relationship that exists by virtue of marriage or domestic partnership, such as in-law and step relationships.
   MINORITY. A person who is Black, Hispanic, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Native American or Cape Verdean.
   NEPOTISM. Conflict of interest as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 268A, and shall also refer to the practice of someone in a position of authority showing favor to an individual or individuals with whom they are in a family relationship, as defined by this Section.
(CBC 1985 15-10.2; Ord. 1987 c. 15 § 2; Ord. 2022 c. 5)
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