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4-7.4   Waiver.
   (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)
4-7.5   Data Collection and Report.
   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)
4-7.6   Applicability.
   If any provision of these Sections imposes greater restrictions or obligations than those imposed by any other general law, special law, regulation, rule, ordinance, order or policy then the provisions of these Sections shall control.
(CBC 1985 4-7.6; Ord. 2005 c. 7)
4-7.7   Regulatory Authority.
   The Office of Civil Rights shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce these Sections and may promulgate a form of the affidavit.
(CBC 1985 4-7.7; Ord. 2005 c. 7)
4-7.8   Severability.
   If any provision of these Sections shall be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
(CBC 1985 4-7.8; Ord. 2005 c. 7)
4-7.9   Implementation.
   The provisions of these Sections shall be effective on July 1, 2006.
(CBC 1985 4-7.9; Ord. 2005 c. 7)
4-8   REQUIRING CITY VENDORS TO SAFEGUARD UNPROTECTED ROAD USERS.
4-8.1   Purpose.
   Vehicles covered by this Section shall be so constructed and/or equipped as to offer effective protection to unprotected road users against the risk of falling under the sides of the vehicle and being caught under the wheels.
(CBC 1985 4-8.1; Ord. 2014 c. 14)
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