There shall be in the City of Boston a Boston Compensation Advisory Board consisting of five (5) members appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall annually designate one (1) member as chairman. Said Board shall study the adequacy of salaries and expenses of the Mayor, members of the City Council, members of the School Committee, members of Boards, Commissions, and Authorities in the City of Boston, City Officers whose compensation is set or subject to approval by the Mayor and City Council and other senior municipal officials not covered by collective bargaining agreements. At least two (2) members of the Board shall have demonstrated experience in the field of personnel management.
Members shall be appointed to the Board on a staggered basis. When the Board is first established, the member designated by the Mayor as initial Board Chairman shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. The remaining members shall be appointed to initial terms of four (4) years, three (3) years, two (2) years, and one (1) year, respectively. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. Each member shall serve until June 30 of the year in which his or her term expires and until the member's successor is appointed and approved. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term. The Supervisor of Personnel shall serve, ex officio, as a non-voting member of the Board and shall provide secretarial support and clerical assistance, including but not limited to, printing and duplicating services.
The Board shall meet at least once a year and shall, in each even numbered year, report its recommendation to the Mayor, City Council and School Committee by the first Wednesday in March by filing the same with the City Clerk. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board from filing recommendations on any subject within its jurisdiction at any time between the required biennial reporting periods. Notwithstanding any other requirement of this subsection, the Board shall, not later than thirty (30) days after the time when it is first established, study the adequacy of all salaries of City Officers whose compensation is set by ordinance and whose salary is subject to approval of the Mayor and City Council, and, report its conclusions and recommendations to the Mayor, City Council and School Committee within said thirty (30) days. Members of the Board shall be deemed special Municipal Employees. The members of said Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Ord. 1986 c. 15 § 1)