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(A) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Office of Community Development may conduct an Urban Homestead Program under the provisions of Section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, being Pub. Law No. 93-383, § 808; provided, that such program is conducted consistent with an order adopted by the Boston City Council on February 9, 1976, and provided further that selection of applicants is done in a manner consistent with both that order and Subsections 8-2.4, 8-2.5, 8-2.6 and 8-2.8 hereof, except that the duties that would pertain to the Committee shall be exercised by the Office of Community Development.
(B) The said Office of Community Development shall from time to time, subject to the approval of the Mayor and City Council, promulgate, amend and repeal reasonable regulations not inconsistent with this Section.
(Ord. 1976 c. 2; CBC 1985 8-2.8)
(A) There shall be in the city a Board, known as the Development and Industrial Commission, consisting of 15 Commissioners appointed by the Mayor. The Development and Industrial Commissioners shall serve for a term of five years. As the term of any Commissioner expires, his or her successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of five years. Any vacancy in the Office of a Commissioner shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term.
(B) The Mayor shall, from time to time, designate one of the Commissioners as Chair and the other as Vice-Chair. The Commission shall elect a Secretary who need not be a Commissioner.
(C) The Commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The Commissioners shall be deemed to be special municipal employees for the purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 268A.
(Ord. 1969 c. 2; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 10B § 1; CBC 1975 Ord. T8 § 300; CBC 1985 8-5.1)
Cross-reference:
M.G.L. Chapter 268A; Ord. Section 2-7
The Mayor may, upon nomination of the Development and Industrial Commission, appoint an Executive Director for such Commission, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and receive such compensation for his or her services as the Commission, with the approval of the Mayor, shall, from time to time, determine. The Commission may employ such other experts, assistants and employees as the Commission may think necessary or expedient.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 10B § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T8 § 301; CBC 1985 8-5.2)
Cross-reference:
Ord. Section 2-7
The Development and Industrial Commission shall conduct research into industrial conditions, investigate and assist in the establishment of educational or commercial projects, including projects involving private enterprise, for the purpose of expanding or strengthening the local economy, and shall seek to coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for said purposes, and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts and pamphlets which in its judgment will further the purposes for which it is established. The Commission shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may, from time to time, be conferred or imposed by M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 8A.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 10B § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T8 § 302; CBC 1985 8-5.3)
Cross-reference:
M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 8A
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