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(A) Under exigent circumstances, an awarding authority, by its highest ranking member, may grant a waiver of Subsection 4-7.3 on a contract-by-contract basis and shall submit a written record of the waiver to the Office of Civil Rights and to the Boston City Council’s Staff Director who shall provide a copy to each and every City Councillor. The written record shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) A summary of the terms of the contract;
(2) The details of the vendor’s failure or refusal to conform with the city’s CORI-related standards; and
(3) A brief analysis of the exigency causing the grant of waiver.
(B) No waiver may be considered perfected unless the awarding authority fully complies with the provisions of this Subsection.
(CBC 1985 4-7.4; Ord. 2005 c. 7)
Any awarding authority, vendor, applicant or other interested party may contact the Office of Civil Rights to report any problems, concerns or suggestions regarding the implementation, compliance and impacts of these Sections, and the Office of Civil Rights shall log every comment received with a summary of the comment and shall keep on file any written comments. Subsequent to logging any comment, the Office of Civil Rights may refer a complaint to the CHSB and shall notify the relevant awarding authority. The Office of Civil Rights shall prepare a written report including, but not limited to, a summary of the granted waivers, a summary of any feedback regarding CORI-related policies and/or practices and any other information or analysis deemed noteworthy by the Director of the Office of Civil Rights. The Office of Civil Rights shall file the report with the Boston City Council via the Boston City Clerk every six months from the implementation date of these Sections.
(CBC 1985 4-7.5; Ord. 2005 c. 7)
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