5-5.35 Notice of Illness of Inmates of Public Institutions.

   Every Officer or Board in charge of a public institution shall, in case of serious illness of any inmate of such institution, notify or cause to be notified, promptly, the nearest relatives or friends of such inmate.

(Ord. 1900 c. 3; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 3 § 27; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 127; CBC 1985 5-5.35)

Cross-reference:

   Ord. ss 12-8.3

5-5.36 Equal Opportunity Policy.

   No Officer of the city shall deny to any person access to opportunity, including without limitation employment, educational and recreational opportunity, solely by reason of sex or gender identity or expression. It shall be the policy of the city to afford to every person equal access to opportunity, including without limitation employment, educational and recreational opportunity.

(Ord. 1974 c. 4; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 128; CBC 1985 5-5.36; Ord. 2002 c. 9)

5-5.37 Public Access to Computerized Information.

   (A)   Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, all information gathered for or stored in computerized, data processing, “mini computers”, punch card data banks or any other retrieval systems operated, leased or owned by any City Agency shall be considered as public records under the law. This Section shall apply to operations in Little City Halls and every City Agency financed in part or whole with federal funds.

   (B)   This Section shall apply to information in the aforesaid systems relating to City Agencies, whether stored centrally, in a network informational system or a data bank located any distance outside Boston. Upon the written request of any citizen, City Agency or news media representative, information shall be produced within a reasonable time for inspection and a record copy issued at cost. Nothing herein shall be construed to create a right in other than the City Agency owning or operating said data bank to request information through other than an existing city owned or leased computer program or to reprogram said computer system.

   (C)   This Section shall not apply to any data or information exempt from disclosure by commonwealth or federal law or rule of court and is subject to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 66A or any similar federal law.

(Ord. 1979 c. 9; CBC 1985 5-5.37)