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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)
There shall be within the city a Commission to be known as the Allston/Brighton Commonwealth Avenue Commission. The said Commission shall consist of the Commissioner of Traffic and Parking, the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, that member of the Boston City Council for the time being elected from the district which includes the greatest portion of wards 21 and 22 and the General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or their respective designees, all ex officio, and one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Brighton Historical Society, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Allston Civic Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Brighton Allston Improvement Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the South Allston Neighborhood Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Circle/Reservoir Association, one person appointed by Mayor from two nominees of the Allston-Brighton Community Beautification Council, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Corey Hill Neighborhood Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Washington Heights Citizens Association and one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects. Those members appointed by the Mayor shall be classified as special municipal employees for the purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 268A.
(CBC 1985 7-10.1; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 1)
The said Commission shall organize and choose from among its membership a Chair and Secretary, to serve as such at the pleasure of the Commission. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred. The Commission shall meet at least monthly, the time and place of such meetings to be set so as to maximize the ability of persons living and working in Allston and Brighton to participate in Commission deliberations.
(CBC 1985 7-10.2; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 2)
The said Commission shall make investigations, inquiries and studies relative to the preservation and improvement of that part of Commonwealth Avenue lying west of the intersection of Brighton Avenue and within the city, including amenities pertaining to the buildings abutting the said avenue and the first two blocks of intersecting streets. The said avenue and buildings are hereinafter referred to as the ‘study area’. In their work the said Commission shall be mindful of the original plan of Frederick Law Olmsted for the avenue.
(CBC 1985 7-10.3; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 3)
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