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9-6   BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 St. T9 c. 9; CBC 1985 9-6)
9-7   BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 St. T 9 c. 11; CBC 1985 9-6)
9-8   BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Editor’s note:
   The Building Department and the Housing Inspection Department were abolished and all powers and duties transferred to the Inspectional Services Department by Ch. 19 of the Ordinances of 1981 (Section 9-9 of this Code).
9-8.1   Appointment, Term, Compensation.
   (A)   There shall be in the Building Department a Board, known as the Board of Examiners, consisting of three members appointed by the Mayor, of whom one shall be an architect or engineer with at least five years’ experience in the city, one a contractor or person well qualified in the supervision of construction work with at least five years’ experience in the city and one a lawyer or other person with proper legal qualifications. As the term of any member expires, his or her successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of three years. Vacancies in the Board shall filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term.
   (B)   The Board of Examiners shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Building Commissioner; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Board of Examiners shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make an annual or other report, except through the Building Commissioner.
(St. 1912 c. 713; Ord. 1912 c. 9; St. 1938 c. 479 § 120; Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 22; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 5; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 350; CBC 1985 9-8.1)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. Section 2-7; Ord. Section 9-3
9-8.2   Powers and Duties.
   Said Board shall exercise the powers, perform the duties and issue licenses as set forth in Section 120 of the Boston Building Code.
(Ord. 1956 c. 7 § 3; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 6; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 351; CBC 1985 9-8.2)
Cross-reference:
   St. 1938 c. 479
9-9   INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
Editor’s note:
   Ch. 6 of the Ordinances of 1985 repealed this Section. A decision of the Mass. Appeals Court, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 663 (1987), however held said ordinance invalid.
9-9.1   Establishment.
   There shall be in the City, a Department known as the Inspectional Services Department, which shall be under the charge of an Officer known as the Commissioner, appointed by the Mayor, who shall have the powers and perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law, and who shall be compensated as an Officer within Category II of Subsection 5-5.10. The Inspectional Services Department shall have and exercise all of the duties imposed upon it by law including, but not limited to, the duties formerly held and exercised by the Building Commissioner, the Housing Inspection Commissioner and any other Commissioner or Department whose duties were transferred to the Inspectional Services Department by prior amendments of this code. The Commissioner shall prepare and keep current a statement of the organization of the Department, including the assignment of functions to the various Offices and employees.
(Ord. 1981 c. 19; CBC 1985 9-9.1; Ord. 1994 c. 1 § 1; Ord. 1995 c. 8 § 2; Ord. 2018 c. 6 § 7)
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