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The head of the respective Department or Agency shall convene a Community Advisory Council comprised of community stakeholders, including a minimum of one representative from each of the GFPP value categories, including those as delineated in Subsection 4-9.1 to support Departments and Agencies in the process of implementation as laid out in this Section and ongoing as requested by Departments and Agencies.
(CBC 1985 4-9.4; Ord. 2019 c. 1 § 1)
(A) Participating City Departments and Agencies shall provide annual progress reports, including compliance data, to the City Council. Such progress reports shall be made readily available to the public online and in print by request.
(B) Within two years of completion of the baseline assessments, each participating Department and Agency will begin requesting an annual assessment from the Center for Good Food Purchasing. The Departments and Agencies will hold public annual hearings where they will present their GFPP assessment, to receive public comment on the progress made by each respective Department or Agency, and associated suppliers, toward more sustainable procurement under the Good Food Purchasing Program. Community stakeholders will have sufficient time to ask questions and make public comment. All Department or Agency assessments will be made publicly available online and at Boston Public Libraries in print form at least 30 days prior to the hearing.
(CBC 1985 4-9.5; Ord. 2019 c. 1 § 1)