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CITY OF BOSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES
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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11-7.2   Committee on Foreclosed Real Estate.
   The Mayor shall appoint from the Property Management Board a Committee consisting of the Chair and two other members to be known as the Committee on Foreclosed Real Estate. Said Committee shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by law on the Committee on Foreclosed Real Estate established under Section 4 of Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1943.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 251; CBC 1985 11-7.2; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3)
Cross-reference:
   St. 1943 c. 434 § 4
11-7.3   Powers and Duties of Commissioner; Superintendent of Markets.
   The Commissioner of Property Management shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on the Chair of the Board of Real Estate Commissioners by Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1943, as amended, and shall exclusively have the powers, and perform the duties, of a Department Head with respect to the appointment, suspension, discharge, compensation and indemnification of subordinates for the Property Management Department (and the several Officers thereof), and including also a Superintendent of Markets, who, subject to the supervision and control of the Assistant Commissioner of Property Management, shall have the charge and control of Faneuil-Hall Market and Faneuil-Hall Market limits; shall preserve order therein; shall make such changes, and place or allow to be placed in said market such pipes, drains and other appliances, as he or she may deem proper; and shall take and forthwith destroy any article of food which in his or her opinion is diseased, unwholesome or tainted, and is kept for sale within such market limits. Said Superintendent may assign stands within such market limits for the sale of provisions and other articles, and may, at the expense of the owner thereof, remove from one place or stand to another within such limits, or to, and to be kept in, a proper storage place until the expense is paid, any merchandise, vehicle or animal, not under the charge of any person, or not immediately so removed on the direction of said Superintendent, or his or her deputies.
(St. 1943 c. 78; Ord. 1946 c. 5; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 252; CBC 1985 11-7.3; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3; Ord. 1995 c. 3 § 2)
Cross-reference:
   St. 1943 c. 434; St. 1945 c. 652 § 2A.; St. 1951 c. 633 § 3
11-7.4   Assistant Commissioner of Property Management, Powers and Duties.
   The Assistant Commissioner of Property Management shall have the care, custody and management of; shall make all repairs in and upon; and shall keep in repair the furniture of, all buildings and parts of buildings belonging to or hired by the city, not wholly in charge of one Department, or for which no other provision is made by statute or ordinance, whether the same are used for city or county purposes, and may, with the approval of the Mayor, hire such buildings or rooms as may be required for such purposes; shall have the care and control of the City Hall and the City Hall Annex; shall have the care and custody of the flags belonging to the City Hall and to the Old State House; shall display the national flag upon the City Hall on every day, except Sundays, weather permitting; shall have charge of all city property in the armories provided by the city for the militia; and shall cause to be included in the annual report of the Property Management Board a statement of the kind and amount of city property in such armories, of all buildings belonging to or used by the city and of the land and appurtenances thereof; of the condition of such buildings and land; and the nature and amount of the expenditures that have been made during the preceding year relative thereto. In exercising care and control of City Hall and all buildings belonging to or hired by the city, the Assistant Commissioner shall provide suitable space no later than January 1, 1989 to be used as a child care center for children of city employees.
(Ord. July 1, 1850; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 4; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 253; CBC 1985 11-7.4; Ord. 1987 c. 17; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 1-2.4; 1-2.5
11-7.5   Assistant Commissioner of Property Management to Have Custody of Faneuil Hall.
   The Assistant Commissioner of Property Management shall have the care, custody and management of Faneuil Hall, shall, weather permitting, every day except Sundays, display the national flag upon the building in which said hall is located; shall, upon vote of the Boston City Council approved by the Mayor and payment of the charge prescribed by Subsection 18-1.8(D), permit the use of said Hall; and shall hold all persons signing the application for such permit jointly and severally liable for all damage done to said Hall at or in connection with the meeting for which such permit is granted.
(Ord. 1956 c. 7 § 5; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 5; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 254; CBC 1985 11-7.5; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. Section 1-3; Ord. Section 16-21
11-7.6   Lease of Stalls by Assistant Commissioner of Property Management.
   The Assistant Commissioner of Property Management shall lease, from time to time, by instruments approved as to form by the Corporation Counsel and approved in writing by the Mayor, the stalls, cellars and second floor in Faneuil Hall Market for terms of up to ten years at market rates as determined by procedures customarily accepted by the appraising profession as valid and as approved by Boston City Council and upon such other terms and conditions as may be approved by the Corporation Counsel and the Mayor. The Assistant Commissioner of Property Management may delegate his or her authority hereunder; provided said delegation is approved as aforesaid.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 6; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 255; CBC 1985 11-7.6; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3; Ord. 2003 c. 22)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 2-7.4; Statutes T4 § 8; Ord. ss 5-8.1
11-7.7   Care of Dillaway House by Assistant Commissioner of Property Management.
   The Assistant Commissioner of Property Management shall have the care, custody and management of the Dillaway House, so called, in the Roxbury district of the city, may establish rules and regulations for the use and preservation of said house as a historical relic of the Revolutionary War, and may, upon vote of the Boston City Council approved by the Mayor, let or lease the whole or any part of said house to a historical society or other association organized for historical purposes.
(Ord. 1934 c. 1; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 7; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 256; CBC 1985 11-7.7; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3)
11-7.8   Designation of Ward-Rooms.
   The Assistant Commissioner of Property Management shall designate, in the places named in orders of the City Council, a suitable room to be used for a ward-room for the ward in which it is situated. If any such room cannot be so used at any time, said Assistant Commissioner shall provide accommodation elsewhere for any public meeting in such ward for which he or she shall issue a permit.
(St. 1914 c. 630; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 22 § 8; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 257; CBC 1985 11-7.8; Ord. 1994 c. 6 § 3)
Cross-reference:
   M.G.L. Chapter 54, Section 1; Ord. ss 2-3.2; Ord. ss 16-21
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