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The Director annually as of April 1 shall compile a list of all said city motor vehicles owned, leased or otherwise used by the city denoting the Department to which assigned, the vehicle’s make, model, engine size, optional equipment, registration and the individual assigned to the vehicle. Said list shall be kept on file at the MVMB and be open for public inspection during the regular business hours, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Boston City Council on or before the following April 15.
(Ord. 1979 c. 33; CBC 1985 7-8.4)
No such city owned, leased or otherwise used vehicles shall be assigned or allowed to be used by any employee when such person is off duty or not on authorized commutation. Persons authorized to use vehicles for commutation shall be recommended by respective Department Heads who shall certify in writing, giving specific reasons, why said Department Head finds the use of such vehicles for commutation purposes to be in the city’s and public’s interest.
(Ord. 1979 c. 33; CBC 1985 7-8.5)
(A) There shall be in the City a Commission, known as the Animal Control Commission, consisting of the Commissioner of Health and Hospitals, the Police Commissioner and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, or their respective designees, the Animal Control Officer or the President of the Domestic Charitable Corporation, from time to time, performing by contract the duties of Animal Control Officer in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 151, or the designee of such Animal Control Officer, or of the President of such corporation, and nine persons appointed by the Mayor from the public at large each for a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial election at which a Mayor is elected. At least one of the persons so appointed by the Mayor shall be a registered veterinarian authorized to practice veterinary medicine in the commonwealth. Any vacancy in the Office of a member of the Commission shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Members of the Commission are hereby classified as special municipal employees for the purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 268A.
(B) The Mayor shall, from time to time, designate one of the members of the Commission as Chair. The Commission shall elect a Vice-Chair by majority vote. The Mayor shall designate a full-time executive secretary of the Commission. Subject to the availability of an appropriation therefor, the Commission may appoint such additional Officers, Agents or servants as may be necessary to enable it to perform its duties.
(Ord. 1972 c. 16 § 1; CBC 1975 Ord. T7 § 300; CBC 1985 7-9.1; Ord. 2019 c. 4 § 2)
Cross-reference:
Ord. ss 2-7.1; Ord. ss 5-5.6; Ord. ss 14-5.1; M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 151; M.G.L. Chapter 268A
The Animal Control Commission shall meet at least once each month; shall coordinate to the fullest extent possible the work of all public and private Agencies concerned with animal care, protection and control; shall effect an ongoing dialogue and exchange of views between and among such Agencies; may conduct either independently or in conjunction with any appropriate person or Agency, public or private, such educational programs relating to animal control as it shall deem necessary or desirable; shall collect and publish statistics relating to the animal population of the city; shall determine the city’s needs in connection with animal control; shall prepare and may, from time to time, amend a long-range plan to meet such needs; shall prepare estimates of the cost of executing such plan and the several component measures thereof; shall recommend to the appropriate Boards and Officers of the city such actions as may be necessary for the implementation of such plan; and shall monitor the carrying out of such actions.
(Ord. 1972 c. 16 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T7 § 301; CBC 1985 7-9.2)
The Animal Control Commission shall establish and maintain a clinic in the city at one or more locations for the purpose of offering to residents the services commonly called spaying and neutering of animals, and which shall be known as the Boston Animal Spay and Neuter Clinic. The clinic shall be under the charge of a Director, who shall be a registered veterinarian authorized to practice veterinary medicine in the commonwealth. Fees for the services of the clinic shall be fixed by ordinance. Any person seeking such service shall in writing certify his or her ownership of the animal, shall in writing agree to hold harmless the Director and employees of the clinic and the city for any death of or injury to such animal. Any dog not licensed shall be licensed prior to being retrieved by its owner. Any animal not retrieved by its owner may be disposed of by the Director in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 151A except by use of firearms.
(Ord. 1975 c. 16; CBC 1975 Ord. T7 § 302; CBC 1985 7-9.3)
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