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12-2   VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
12-2.1   Veterans Benefits and Services Commissioner; Power and Duties.
   There shall be in the city a Department, known as the Veterans Services Department, which shall be under the charge of an Officer, known as the Veterans Benefits and Services Commissioner, who shall be a veteran as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 115, Section 1; shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected; and shall have the powers and perform the duties, from time to time, conferred or imposed by statute upon the Soldiers’ Relief Commissioner of Boston, Veterans’ Agents appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 115, Section 3, and Directors of Veterans’ Services appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 115, Section 10.
(St. 1897 c. 441; Ord. 1946 c. 9; Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 66; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 26 § l; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 50; CBC 1985 12-2.1)
Cross-reference:
   M.G.L. Chapter 115, Sections 1, 3, 10
12-2.2   Divisions; Appointment of Deputies.
   The Veterans Benefits and Services Commissioner may divide the Veterans Services Department, from time to time, into such divisions as he or she may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the Department, and, with the written approval of the Mayor in each instance, may appoint such Deputy, and such Assistant, Veterans Benefits and Services Commissioners as he or she may, from time to time, deem necessary; provided, however, that no person other than a veteran as defined in Subsection 12-2.1 shall be eligible for such appointment.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 26 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 51; CBC 1985 12-2.2)
12-2.3   Supervision of Veterans Graves and Registration.
   There shall be in the Veterans Services Department an Officer, known as the Supervisor of Veterans Graves and Registration, appointed by the Mayor, who shall have the powers and perform the duties from time to time conferred or imposed by general laws applicable to Boston on persons appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 115, Section 9. The Supervisor of Veterans Graves and Registration shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Veterans Benefits and Services Commissioner; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, such supervisor shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make an annual or other report, except through such Commissioner.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 26 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 52; CBC 1985 12-2.3)
Cross-reference:
   M.G.L. Chapter 115, Section 9
12-3   COUNCIL ON AGING.
12-3.1   Officers; Appointment, Term, Compensation.
   There shall be in the city a Board, known as the Commission on Affairs of the Elderly, consisting of an Officer, known as the Commissioner on Affairs of the Elderly, appointed by the Mayor for a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected, who shall be Chair of the Board and shall devote his or her whole time to the work, and ten other Officers, known as Associate Commissioners on Affairs of the Elderly, appointed by the Mayor (for terms of four years). As the term of any such Associate Commissioner expires, his or her successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of four years. Any vacancy in the Office of an Associate Commissioner shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term. The Associate Commissioners shall serve without compensation.
(Ord. 1968 c. 5; Ord. 1970 c. 4 § 2; Rev. Ord, 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 4A § 1; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 100; CBC 1985 12-3.1)
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