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THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER VIII: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC SERVICES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII: NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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8-4   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 Ord. T8 c. 5; CBC 1985 8-4)
8-5   DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
8-5.1   Composition of Board.
   (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
8-5.2   Executive Director; Employees.
   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
8-5.3   Powers and Duties.
   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
8-6   INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 Ord. T8 c. 9; CBC 1985 8-6)
8-7   PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION.
8-7.1   Composition of Board; Powers and Duties.
   There shall be in the Public Works Department a Board known as the Public Improvement Commission, consisting of the Commissioner of the Public Works Department, the Commissioner of the Disabilities Commission, the Commissioner of the Property Management Department, the Commissioner of the Transportation Department, the Commissioner of Inspectional Services Department and the Executive Director of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, ex officiis. The Public Improvement Commission shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Commissioner of Public Works except as he or she acts as a member of said Commission; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Public Improvement Commission shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make any annual or other report, except through the Commissioner of the Public Works Department. The Public Improvement Commission shall have all powers and perform all duties conferred or imposed by statute on the Board of Street Commissioners except:
   (A)   Those conferred or imposed on the Committee on Licenses in the Public Safety Commission by Subsection 14-2.1;
   (B)   Those conferred or imposed on the Commissioner of Public Works by Subsection 11-6.1; and
   (C)   Those conferred or imposed on the Real Property Board by Subsection 11-7.1.
(CBC 1985 8-7.1)
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