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Any owner or tenant of an estate within the city who erects, maintains or suffers to remain any sign, awning, canopy or marquee upon such estate in violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of $25 for each day such sign shall remain in violation.
(Ord. 1982 c. 5 s 2; CBC 1985 16-33.7)
It shall be unlawful for any individual employed by, under contract to or any Agent of the city, either directly or indirectly, to take or threaten to take, direct others to take, recommend or approve any personal action against any individual or employee as reprisal for making a complaint, testifying before or disclosing information to a Committee of the Boston City Council, unless the complaint was made or the information disclosed or testimony given was given with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
(CBC 1985 16-34.1; Ord. 1989 c. 8 § 1)
Upon information and belief that retaliatory action was unlawfully taken by an employee, contractor or any Agent of the city against an individual who makes a legitimate complaint, testifies before or discloses information relative to the activities described hereinabove to a Committee of the Boston City Council, the Chair of said Committee may upon information and belief that the complaint is bonafide, have issued a summons on said employee, contractor or Agent of the city and shall convene a Committee hearing to investigate such complaint further.
(CBC 1985 16-34.2; Ord. 1989 c. 8 § 2)
Upon a finding that an individual employed by, under contract to or an Agent of the city has engaged in reprisal against an individual who makes a complaint, testifies before, or discloses information to a committee of the Boston City Council, the Chair of the Boston City Council Committee shall issue a finding and shall report such finding to the full Boston City Council, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the Mayor for additional disciplinary action which may result in suspension or termination of said individual, or termination of said individual’s contract with the city.
(CBC 1985 16-34.3; Ord. 1989 c 8 § 3)
For the purpose of this Section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
REPRISAL ACTIVITY. Any extraordinary individual or municipal activity against an individual who testifies before a Committee of the Boston City Council, occurring within six months of said testimony before said Committee, shall create a rebuttable presumption that such activity is a reprisal against the individual so testifying.
(CBC 1985 16-34.4; Ord. 1989 c. 7 § 4)
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