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This Section shall be known as the “City of Boston Code, Ordinances”, and it shall take effect upon its passage. So far as its provisions are the same in effect as those of previously existing ordinances and regulations, it shall be construed as a continuation of such ordinances and regulations; it shall not affect any act done, any right accrued, any penalty incurred, any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending, or the tenure of Office of any person holding Office, at the time when it takes effect; subject to said limitations, all ordinances of the city heretofore in are hereby repealed, except the ordinances relating to or amending the city’s Building Code established by Chapter 479 of the Acts of 1938, the ordinances establishing or amending the city’s Fire Prevention Code, and the ordinance establishing a Department of Civil Defense.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 1; Ord. 1975 c. 7; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 750; CBC 1985 2-12.1)
Every ordinance shall take effect upon its passage unless otherwise within provided and shall be deemed published by action of the Boston City Council in passing the same unless the Boston City Council shall otherwise by order direct, in which event the City Clerk shall cause the ordinance, or such notice as the Boston City Council directs, to be published, as an expense of the City Clerk’s Office.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 752; Ord. 1984 c. 37; CBC 1985 2-12.3)
The Departments named in the following chapters are hereby created, and placed under the charge of the Officers or Boards designated therefor, under the general supervision and control of the Mayor.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 16; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 753; CBC 1985 2-12.4)
Cross-reference:
Ord. ss 2-7.1
(A) City Departments shall, in adopting and promulgating forms and regulations, adhere to the requirements of M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Commonwealth Administrative Procedure, particularly Sections 1 through 6; provided, however, that the City Clerk shall appropriately perform those duties designated therein to be performed by the Secretary of State.
(B) Forms and regulations in effect prior to June 30, 1978, if not readopted and repromulgated in accordance with the above standards shall become null and void on June 30, 1978.
(Ord. 1975 c. 8; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 754; Ord.1976 c. 15; Ord.1977 c. 18; CBC 1985 2-12.5)
The Deputy Director of Administrative Services for Fiscal Affairs of the city shall prepare a fiscal note for all orders or ordinances which would result in an expenditure of funds, except those which propose specific sum appropriations. A fiscal note shall report:
(A) The estimated change effected by an order or ordinance upon city expenditures over a period of five years after the implementation of the order or ordinance unless the Deputy Director for Fiscal Affairs certifies that the cost of the order or ordinance over the initial five-year period will not exceed $25,000;
(B) The estimated change effected by an order or ordinance upon city expenditures after the initial five-year period if substantial increases or decreases in the annual cost of the order or ordinance are expected to occur after the initial five-year period; and
(C) What portion of the funds which will finance the order or ordinance will be provided by the local, commonwealth and federal governments respectively. The fiscal note shall also include actuarial data where relevant.
(Ord. 1976 c. 6; CBC 1985 2-13.1)
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