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(A) The Boston Police Department, as a policy, shall make timely dissemination of information to the public and media concerning stranger sexual assaults or attempts to commit such assaults.
(B) Any information released shall be limited to standards prescribed below; shall be prepared by the Commanding Officer of the Sexual Assault Unit or official designated by the Police Commissioner; and shall only be released by the Police Commissioner, a designated official or member of the Boston Police Department authorized to deal with the press.
(C) Information on sexual assaults or attempts or patterns of assaults released to the public and media shall be provided only in writing.
(D) Only the following information may, at the discretion of the Commanding Officer of the Sexual Assault Unit, be released:
(1) Type of crime (classification to be determined by the Department); date of assault; approximate time of attack; location of assault; arrest, if any; description of perpetrator, only if the investigation of such assault(s) will not be compromised by its release and only if the description is detailed enough to be helpful to the public;
(2) The above information shall be released only if it meets the following two criteria:
(a) The victim’s identity must not become known, either directly or indirectly as a result of the release of this information; and
(b) Only information necessary to alert the public of a potential threat will be provided.
(3) This policy shall be reviewed annually, or whenever deemed necessary, by members of the appropriate designated Officers to evaluate its effectiveness and address any problems or deficiencies.
(CBC 1985 11-7.12; Ord. 1993 c. 11 §§ 1-4)
(A) Pursuant to St. 1953, c. 473, the powers and duties of the Property Management Department’s Property Division, created by the Property Management Board under the authority of St. 1943, c. 434 are hereby transferred to the Public Facilities Department; provided, however, that the powers conferred by St. 1946, c. 474 and the functions related to public off-street parking facilities shall be retained within the Property Management Board.
(B) Pursuant to St. 1953, c. 473, the Alterations and Repair Unit within the Construction and Repair Division of the Public Facilities Department, and the functions and duties of the Enforcement and Communications Programs of said Department are hereby transferred to the Property Management Department.
(C) As provided in St. 1909, c. 486, as amended, every person holding an Office or position subject to the civil service law and rules shall, if the Office or position is abolished hereby, be reappointed without examination or registration to a similar Office or position with similar status in the Public Facilities Department or the Property Management Department, as appropriate, and shall, upon such reappointment, retain all rights to retirement with pension that shall have or would have accrued, and that person’s services shall be deemed continuous to the same extent as if this reorganization had not taken place.
(CBC 1985 11-7.13;Ord. 1994 c. 6 §§ 1, 2, 4)
The Commissioner of Property Management, who has care custody and control of City Hall Plaza, shall have the authority to execute short-term leases of space on City Hall Plaza for various events through advertised requests for proposals. Prior to issuing the request for proposal, the Commissioner of Property Management shall obtain an appraisal of fair market value from a professional appraiser. All such leases shall be approved as to form by Corporation Counsel and approved in writing by the Mayor. All proceeds from said leases shall be deposited in a revolving fund approved annually pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53 E½. Fees, rules and regulations established under Subsection 18-1.3(P) also apply to events under this Section.
(CBC 1985 11-7.14; Ord. 2012 c. 4)
The Library Department shall be under the charge of a Board of nine Trustees, who shall adopt such measures as shall extend the benefits of the institution as widely as possible, and may, from time to time, establish branch libraries and delivery stations in different Sections of the city; and shall annually appoint an examining Committee of not less than five persons, not members of the Board who, with one of the Board as Chair, shall examine the library and make to the Board a report of its conditions.
(St. 1853 c. 38; St. 1878 c. 114; St. 1885 c. 266 §§ 6, 12; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 18 § 1; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 350; CBC 1985 11-8.1; Ord. 1989 c. 6; Ord. 1994 c. 5 §§ 1, 2)
The Board shall, in its annual report, include a statement of the condition of the library, the number of books that have been added thereto during the year, the report of the Committee appointed to examine the library and the total amount of money received from fines and sales.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 18 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 351; CBC 1985 11-8.2)
There is hereby established a Department of Civil Defense (hereinafter called the “Department”). It shall be the function of the Department to have charge of civil defense as defined in Section 1, Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, and to perform civil defense functions as authorized or directed by said chapter or by any and all executive orders or general regulations promulgated thereunder, and to exercise any authority delegated to it by the Governor under said Chapter 639.
(Ord. 1950 c. 8; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Temporary Ord.); CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 400; CBC 1985 11-9.1)
Cross-reference:
St. 1950 c. 639 § 1
The Department shall be under the direction of a Director of Civil Defense (hereinafter called the “Director”), who shall be appointed as prescribed by law. The Director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration and operation of the Department subject to the direction and control of the appointing authority and shall receive such salary as may be fixed, from time to time, by the appointing authority. The Director may, within the limits of the amount appropriated therefor, appoint such experts, clerks and other assistants as the work of the Department may require and may remove them, and may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute effectively the purposes of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950. The Director shall also have authority to appoint District Coordinators and may accept and may receive on behalf of the city, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan for purposes of civil defense, offered by the Federal government or any Agency or Officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation, subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the Agency making the offer. The Director shall cause appropriate records to be kept of all matters relating to such gifts, grants or loans.
(Ord. 1950 c. 8; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Temporary Ord.); CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 401; CBC 1985 11-9.2)
Cross-reference:
St. 1950 c. 639
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