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There shall be in the city a Department, known as the Administrative Services Department, which shall be under the charge of a Board, known as the Administrative Services Board, consisting of an Officer, known as the Director of Administrative Services, who shall be Chair of the Board, an Officer known as the Deputy Director of Administrative Services for Fiscal Affairs, an Officer known as the Supervisor of Budgets, an Officer known as the Supervisor of Labor Relations, an Officer known as the Supervisor of Personnel, an Officer known as the Purchasing Agent and the Commissioner of Assessing, the City Auditor and the Collector-Treasurer, ex officio. The Director Administrative Services, the Deputy Director of Administrative Services for Fiscal Affairs, the Supervisor of Budgets, the Supervisor of Labor Relations and the Purchasing Agent shall each be appointed by the Mayor for a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected, and shall devote their whole time to the duties of their respective Offices. The Supervisor of Personnel shall be appointed by the Mayor, and hold Office, subject to the Civil Service laws and rules, and shall devote his or her whole time to the duties of his or her Office. The Director of Administrative Services shall exclusively have the powers, and perform the duties, of a Department head with respect to the appointment, suspension, discharge, compensation and indemnification of subordinates for the Administrative Services Department and the several Officers thereof.
(Ord. 1953 c. 8 § 9; Ord. 1956 c. 3 § 2; Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 3; Ord. 1968 c. 2 § 2; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 4 § 1; Ord. 1974 c. 5 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 1; CBC 1985 5-1.1)
It shall be the duty of the Administrative Services Board, and more especially of the Director of Administrative Services, to make, under the Mayor, studies and recommendations with respect to the organization, activities, policies and procedures of all Departments, Boards and Officers so that the administration thereof shall be economical and efficient. The Administrative Services Board shall divide the Administrative Services Department, from time to time, into such divisions as said Board shall adjudge necessary for the proper conduct of the Department. The Director of Administrative Services shall, from time to time, as written studies and recommendations are made by him or her or by the Administrative Services Board, and at such times as the Boston City Council may order, file a copy thereof with the City Clerk for transmission to the Boston City Council and shall cause to be included in the annual report of said Board, summaries of all such studies and recommendations.
(A) Unless otherwise provided by law, it shall be the responsibility of the Director of Administrative Services to provide the Boston City Council with access, during regular business hours, to all information contained within all electronic data retrieval system owned or leased by the city through a terminal located in the Boston City Council Chambers.
(B) The Director of Administrative Services shall also provide the Boston City Council with a listing of all such retrieval systems currently in use and all changes or additions to such systems as they occur, together with appropriate access codes for entry into all such systems.
(C) Failure by the Director of Administrative Services to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200. Every day during which such noncompliance shall exist shall be considered a separate offense.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 4 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 2; Ord. 1981 c. 2; CBC 1985 5-1.2)
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