a. Appointment; Term; Compensation. There shall be in the City a Department, known as the Property Management Department, which shall be under the charge of a Board, known as the Property Management Board, consisting of an officer, known as the Commissioner of Property Management, appointed by the Mayor, who shall be Chairman of the Board, an Officer, known as the Assistant Commissioner of Property Management, appointed by the Mayor, and three (3) other officers, known as Associate Commissioners of Property Management, appointed by the Mayor. The Commissioner of Property Management and the Assistant Commissioner of Property Management shall each be appointed 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 work. As the term of any Associate Commissioner in office when this ordinance takes effect, or of any subsequent Associate Commissioner, expires, his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of three (3) years. Any vacancy in the office of an Associate Commissioner shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term. The Associate Commissioners of Property Management shall receive no compensation for their services as such Associate Commissioners.
b. Duties of the Board. The Property Management Board shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on the Board of Real Estate Commissioners by Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1943, as amended, and by Chapter 474 of the Acts of 1946, as amended. The Property Management Board shall also have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by statute on the Board of Street Commissioners in relation to the abatement of taxes.
The Property Management Board shall divide the Property Management Department from time to time into such subdivisions as said Board shall adjudge necessary for the proper conduct of the Department.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any existing law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Property Management shall cause to be placed all future lease agreements with lessees of municipality owned parking garages a provision for police security of patrons and their property. The determination as to the amount of police security shall be made by the Police Commissioner. Any police security so provided shall be performed by off-duty Boston Police Officers. In no event shall there be less than one off-duty Police Officer employed in each such garage. The hours of work of such off-duty Police Officers shall be determined by the Police Commissioner.
(Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 58; Rev. Ord. 1961 e. 22 § 1; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 250; Ord. 1981 c. 17; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3)