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SECTION 76. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
• Members of the school committee do not have authority to hire personal staff but the school committee president can hire a paid administrative assistant.
SECTION 77. NOMINATING PANEL.
• The city has a 13-person panel that nominates candidates for the school committee.
• The panel must consist of:
• 4 parents of children in Boston public schools:
• 1 selected by the citywide parents council
• 1 selected by the citywide educational coalition
• 1 selected by the Boston special needs parent advisory council
• 1 selected by the bilingual education citywide parent advisory council
• 1 teacher from the Boston public school system who is a member of and selected by the teacher’s union
• 1 headmaster or principal in the Boston public school system who is a member of and selected by the Boston association of school administrators and supervisors
• 1 president of a public or private college or university selected by the Massachusetts chancellor of higher education
• The Massachusetts commissioner of education
• 4 people appointed by the mayor
• 1 seat, filled by 1 of the following three 3 people, each serving for 1 year, in a fixed 3 year rotation:
• 1 person who is a member of and selected by the private industry council
• 1 person who is a member of and selected by the Boston municipal research bureau
• 1 person who is a member of and selected by the Boston chamber of commerce
• Members are appointed before September 30th and each serves for 2 years.
• If a member cannot complete a term then whomever selected that member selects the replacement.
SECTION 78. CHOOSING NOMINEES FOR THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
• Each year the panel selects a chairman who gives a list of the members of the panel to the city clerk.
• The panel meets in public on the 1st Wednesday in October to select 3 to 5 nominees for each school committee member office that will become vacant on the 1st day of the next year.
• The panel must give this list to the mayor by the 1st Monday in December. If the panel does not present this list then the mayor may appoint anyone he/she wishes to the school committee.
• If an unexpected vacancy occurs in the school committee then the panel meets within 10 days of notice of the vacancy and gives a list of 3 to 5 nominees to the mayor within 30 days of the meeting. If they do not give the mayor a list then he/she may appoint anyone he/she chooses.
• The mayor must select a replacement within 15 days of getting this list.
APPENDIX J
OATH OF MAYOR/CITY COUNCILLOR
OATH OF MAYOR/CITY COUNCILLOR
I, <NAME OF MAYOR/COUNCILLOR>, do solemnly swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will support the Constitution thereof, so help me God.
I, <NAME OF MAYOR/COUNCILLOR>, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as <a member of the City Council // or // Mayor> of the City of Boston, according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth, so help me God.
I, <NAME OF MAYOR/COUNCILLOR>, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.
APPENDIX K
CALENDAR FOR ELECTION CYCLE
CALENDAR FOR ELECTION CYCLE
First hour and day for filing a statement of candidacy/making application for a nomination petition with the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 9:00 a.m. on the day following the 23rd Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
First hour and day for issuance of a nomination petition by the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 9:00 a.m. on the 21st Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Last hour and day for filing a statement of candidacy/making application for a nomination petition with the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 5:00 p.m. on the 19th Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Last hour and day for issuance of a nomination petition by the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 5:00 p.m. on the 19th Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Last hour and day for filing the nomination petition with the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 5:00 p.m. on the 18th Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Last hour and day for the Boston Election Commission to complete its certification of signatures on the nomination papers. | 5:00 p.m. on the 13th Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Last hour and day for filing a withdrawal from nomination and/or an objection to the validity of a nomination petition with the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 5:00 p.m. on the 12th Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Last hour and day for filing a certificate of substitution with the Boston Election Commission at the Boston Election Department. | 5:00 p.m. on the day following the 12th Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. |
Day of the preliminary municipal election. | The 6th Tuesday preceding the biennial municipal election. |
Day of the biennial municipal election. | The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. |
[See Sections 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 26, 26A, 26B of the Boston City Charter]
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Selected Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts Affecting the City of Boston
Acts of 1822, c. 110 | Acts of 1955, c. 60 |
Acts of 1854, c. 448 | Acts of 1956, c. 665 |
Acts of 1890, c. 418 | Acts of 1957, c. 150 |
Acts of 1906, c. 231 | Acts of 1966, c. 642 |
Acts of 1908, c. 562 | Acts of 1970, c. 583 |
Acts of 1909, c. 486 | Acts of 1972, c. 150 |
Acts of 1914, c. 730 | Acts of 1974, c. 276 |
Acts of 1919, c. 222 | Acts of 1976, c. 78 |
Acts of 1919, c. 269 | Acts of 1982, c. 190 |
Acts of 1921, c. 288 | Acts of 1982, c. 605 |
Acts of 1924, c. 479 | Acts of 1983, c. 342 |
Acts of 1934, c. 185 | Acts of 1983, c. 643 |
Acts of 1934, c. 227 | Acts of 1986, c. 343 |
Acts of 1936, c. 152 | Acts of 1986, c. 701 |
Acts of 1936, c. 224 | Acts of 1987, c. 613 |
Acts of 1938, c. 263 | Acts of 1989, c. 596 |
Acts of 1939, c. 156 | Acts of 1991, c. 108 |
Acts of 1941, c. 604 | Acts of 1992, c. 272 |
Acts of 1947, c. 120 | Acts of 1992, c. 373 |
Acts of 1947, c. 447 | Acts of 1993, c. 233 |
Acts of 1948, c. 452 | Acts of 1993, c. 341 |
Acts of 1949, c. 222 | Acts of 1995, c. 147 |
Acts of 1951, c. 111 | Acts of 1996, c. 328 |
Acts of 1951, c. 182 | Acts of 1998, c. 262 |
Acts of 1951, c. 376 | Acts of 2001, c. 170 |
Acts of 1952, c. 190 | Acts of 2004, c. 476 |
Acts of 1953, c. 473 | Acts of 2006, c. 111 |
Acts of 1954, c. 24 | |
City of Boston Code | Massachusetts General Laws | |
CBC 2-7.11 | M.G.L. c. 39 | |
CBC 2-8.1 | M.G.L. c. 44, s.53A | |
CBC 2-9.1/CBC 2-9.2 | M.G.L. c. 59, s. 21C (Prop 2½) |
N.B. Numerous other General Laws, Special Laws, and Ordinances affect the powers and duties of the City of Boston. This publication has been limited to the Form of Government and the broadest and most fundamental operations of the government of the City of Boston. |