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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
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)
This Section shall become effective in 30 days upon its adoption.
(Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 57; Ord. 1962 c. 9 § 3; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 21 § 36; CBC 1975 Ord. T8 § 500; Ord. 1976 c. 10; CBC 1985 8-7.2; Ord. 2020 c. 3.)
Cross-reference:
St. 7 § 201; St. 11 es. 1, 5, 7; St. 14 c. 3
Editor’s note:
The powers and duties of the Traffic and Parking Commission, the Traffic and Parking Commissioner and the Traffic and Parking Department were assumed by the Transportation Commission, the Transportation Commissioner and the Transportation Department respectively under the provisions of s. 20 of Ch. 608 of the Acts of 1986.
In accordance with Subsection 2-12.3, there is hereby created a City Department to be known as the Employment and Economic Policy Administration (hereinafter “EEPA”) which shall be under the charge of an Officer, known as the Administrator, appointed by the Mayor for a term expiring on the first Monday of January following the next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected, who shall have the powers and perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law.
(Ord. 1980 c. 17 § 1; CBC 1985 8-8.1)
Subject to fundings, the Administrator shall be the appointing authority and, from time to time, shall establish within the Department such divisions and administrative units within such divisions as may be necessary for the efficient and economical administration of the Department, and when necessary for such purpose, he or she may abolish any such Division, or he or she may merge any two or more of them, and may abolish or merge any such other Administrative Units within divisions as he or she may deem advisable. The Administrator shall prepare and keep current a statement of the organization of the Department, of the assignment of functions to its various Administrative Units, Offices and employees, and of the places at which, and the methods whereby, the public may receive information or make requests. The Administration shall annually on or before August 15 provide to the Mayor and to the Boston City Council a detailed report of the activity of the Agency, its projects and plans, and comments on its progress in attacking and solving the problem of unemployment.
(Ord. 1980 c. 17 § 2; CBC 1985 8-8.2)
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