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2-7.8   Mayor as Officer to Grant Certain Licenses.
   The Mayor shall be the Officer to grant licenses under Chapter 538 of the Acts of 1909, entitled “An Act Relative to the Receiving of Alms in Public Places in the City of Boston”, and licenses under M.G.L. Chapter 101, Section 33 and under Section 12A of said Chapter 101.
(St. 1909 c. 538; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 2; St. 1970 c. 225 and Ord. 1972 c. 12, CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 357; CBC 1985 2-7.8)
Cross-reference:
   M.G.L. Chapter 101, Section 33
2-7.9   Drafts, Checks and Orders.
   All drafts drawn by the City Auditor upon the Collector-Treasurer and the form of all drafts, checks and orders used by the City Auditor shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor.
(Ord. December 22, 1825; Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 5; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 2 § 8; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 358; CBC 1985 2-7.9)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 6-1.2
2-7.10   Power to Close Public Buildings.
   The Mayor may order any or all public buildings or Offices to be closed for any period not exceeding one day at a time whenever he or she deems it expedient, and may order flags to be displayed upon public buildings at any time.
(Ord. December 20, 1881; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 2 § 9; CBC 1975 Cod. T2 § 359; CBC 1985 2-7.10)
2-7.11   Salary.
   (A)   The Mayor shall be paid an annual salary not to exceed $250,000.
   (B)   Division (A) above shall take effect on the first Tuesday of January, following the next municipal election in which the Mayor of Boston is elected.
(Ord. 1967 c. 3; Rev. Ord. 1961 (sup. 1971) c. 2 § 9A; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 360; Ord. 1980 c. 12; CBC 1985 2-7.11; Ord. 1986 c. 5 § 1; Ord. 1994 c.16 § 1; Ord. 1998 c. 2 § II; Ord. 2002 c. 6 § 1; Ord. 2006 c. 3 § 1; Ord. 2015 c. 9 § 1; Ord. 2018 c. 6 § 1; Ord. 2022 c. 8 § 1; Ord. 2022 c. 10 § 1, 8)
Editor’s note:
   Ord. 2018 c. 6 § 9 indicates Mayor’s salary will not take effect until January of 2022.
2-7.12   Office Expenses of Mayor.
   Unless otherwise provided by law, no position shall be created, nor shall any compensation level be established, nor shall any change be made in any compensation level in any Agency which is funded in whole or in part by a Boston City Council appropriation order or by funds the expenditure of which required approval of the Boston City Council except by ordinance; nor shall the Mayor, unless authorized to do so by ordinance, appoint or incur expense to the city for more than 30 noncivil service persons connected with his or her Office as administrative assistants, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, telephone operators or messengers, no more than 12 of whom shall be administrative assistants; nor shall the compensation of any of such administrative assistants, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, telephone operators or messengers be established or changed except by ordinance. Any position in or connected with the Mayor’s Office other than that of administrative assistant, secretary, stenographer, clerk, telephone operator or messenger, existing outside of civil service law, which was filled at the pleasure of the Mayor, as provided for by this Section, or any other applicable provision of law, is hereby abolished on and after July 1, 1979; and any such position of administrative assistant, secretary, stenographer, clerk, telephone operator or messenger in excess of 30, in or connected with the Mayor’s Office is hereby abolished on and after July 1, 1979.
(Ord. 1889 c. 1; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 2 § 10; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 361; Ord. 1979 c. 12; CBC 1985 2-7.12)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 2-7.14
Editor’s note:
   This Subsection should be read against City Council of Boston et al vs. Mayor of Boston et al 383 Mass. 716 which held the Office of the Mayor of Boston not a “Department or Agency” subject to reorganization by the City Council as an exercise of their authority.
2-7.13   Defining “Presentation to the Mayor”.
   The passage or adoption by the Boston City Council of any order, ordinance or resolution (except special municipal election orders adopted under Section 13 of Chapter 2 of the Ordinances of 1974, votes relating to the internal affairs of said Boston City Council, resolutions not affecting legal rights, votes electing officials and votes confirming appointments by the Mayor) shall constitute its presentation to the Mayor for his or her approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 17D of Chapter 452 of the Acts of 1948, as amended.
(Ord. 1974 c. 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 362; CBC 1985 2-7.13)
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