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CITY OF BOSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
5-1 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
5-2 ART COMMISSION.
5-3 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
5-4 DEPARTMENT OF FEDERALLY FUNDED AGENCIES.
5-5 BOARDS, DEPARTMENTS: OFFICERS, SUBORDINATES AND EMPLOYEES.
5-5.1 Acceptance of Office.
5-5.2 Residency and Voting Requirements for Certain Officers.
5-5.3 Residency Requirement.
5-5.4 Selection Process for Applicant for Provisional or Temporary Positions.
5-5.5 Suspension of Employees; Order of Suspension.
5-5.6 Bonds of Officers and Subordinates.
5-5.7 Personal Liability of Auditor and/or Collector-Treasurer.
5-5.8 Bonds Not Required by Statute or Ordinance.
5-5.9 Allowance of Premium as Expense.
5-5.10 Salary Categories for Certain Offices.
5-5.10A Boston Compensation Advisory Board.
5-5.11 Provisions Regarding Holdovers.
5-5.12 County Officers.
5-5.13 Temporary Officers.
5-5.14 Vacation and Other Absence.
5-5.15 Boards to Organize First Monday of May.
5-5.16 Office Hours.
5-5.17 Records of Acts and Doings of Departments.
5-5.18 Employment, Compensation and Tenure of Subordinates.
5-5.19 Reimbursement of Legal Expenses to City Employees Incurred Within the Scope of Employment.
5-5.20 Paid Parental Leave for City Employees.
5-5.21 To Expend Gifts as Directed.
5-5.22 Personal Property Not Required by Department.
5-5.23 Inspection and Certificate by Weigher.
5-5.24 Printing and Office Supplies.
5-5.25 Settlement of Claims.
5-5.26 Fees and the Like Received for Services.
5-5.27 Bills and Demands Sent to Auditor.
5-5.28 Certification by City Auditor.
5-5.29 Pay Rolls.
5-5.30 Conditions in License of Permits.
5-5.31 Subordinate Acting Temporarily for Officer.
5-5.32 Mandatory Referral of Capital Improvements.
5-5.33 Estimates of Appropriations and Income.
5-5.34 Annual Reports of Departments.
5-5.35 Notice of Illness of Inmates of Public Institutions.
5-5.36 Equal Opportunity Policy.
5-5.37 Public Access to Computerized Information.
5-5.38 Public Information Officer; Prohibition of.
5-5.39 Comparable Worth Commission.
5-5.40 Notification of Employees Regarding Municipal Ethics Laws.
5-5.41 Reporting Requirements to the City Retirement Board.
5-5.42 Gender Identity Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage for City Employees.
5-6 PENSIONS, RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES AND ANNUITIES.
5-7 BOSTON RETIREMENT BOARD.
5-8 LAW DEPARTMENT.
5-9 BOSTON CULTURAL COUNCIL.
5-10 RESIDENCY COMPLIANCE.
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER VIII: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC SERVICES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII: NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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5-5.14   Vacation and Other Absence.
   Every Officer in charge of a Department receiving a salary from the city shall be entitled to a vacation of two weeks, without loss of pay, during each year of service, and the Mayor may grant additional leave of absence, with or without loss of pay, to such Officer.
(R.O. 1885 c. 4 § 4; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 3 § 8; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 108; CBC 1985 5-5.14)
5-5.15   Boards to Organize First Monday of May.
   Every Board shall, unless otherwise provided, organize on the first Monday in May annually by the choice of one of its members as Chair, and by the choice of a secretary, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his or her duties.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 3 § 9; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 109; CBC 1985 5-5.15)
5-5.16   Office Hours.
   Except as otherwise ordered by the Mayor under Subsection 2-7.10, the Collector-Treasurer shall daily have an Office open for the receipt and disbursement of money from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and every other Officer in charge of a Department shall daily have an Office open for the transaction of public business for not less than eight hours; provided, however, that every public Office in the city shall remain closed on all Sundays and legal holidays and may remain closed on all Saturdays, except that the Board of Health and Hospitals shall have an Office open for the issuance of burial permits and permits for the removal of dead bodies from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on every day in the year.
(Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 9; Ord. 1968 c. 14 § 3; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 3 § 10; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 10; CBC 1985 5-5.16)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 2-7.10; Ord. ss 6-3.5
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