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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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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)
12-3.2   Powers and Duties.
   The Commission on Affairs of the Elderly shall be cognizant of federal and commonwealth legislation concerning financial assistance, information exchange and planning for better community programming for the elderly, and shall coordinate or carry out programs designed to meet the problems of the elderly in coordination with programs of the Commission on Aging established under M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 8B or its successor in function. The Commission on Affairs of the Elderly shall send to said Commission or its successor in function a copy of the annual report transmitted by it to the Mayor under Subsection 5-5.34 of these ordinances.
(Ord. 1968 c. 5; Ord. 1970 c. 4 § 2; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 4A § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 101; CBC 1985 12-3.2)
12-3.3   Creating Centers for Older Americans.
   (A)   There shall be in the city, under the auspices of the Commission on Elderly Affairs, a Division of Center for Older Americans.
   (B)   Said Division shall establish centers throughout the city, to provide for and accommodate the needs of the elderly.
   (C)   Said centers shall be staffed and operated by the elderly.
(Ord. 1975 c. 10; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 102; CBC 1985 12-3.3)
12-3.4   Home Repair Program for Seniors.
   (A)   There shall be in the city, within the Commission on Affairs of the Elderly, a program known as the Home Repair Program for Seniors, which shall be administered by the Commissioner. Said program shall facilitate repairs which are non-structural in nature to homes owned and occupied by elderly persons, and to units rented by elderly persons in buildings of four or fewer units. The Commissioner shall make every effort to utilize technical and vocational students from the Boston Public School system to make such repairs. The Commissioner shall coordinate funding for the program from federal, commonwealth and private sources and shall work with private, non-profit Agencies which conduct similar programs to ensure that such work is fairly and equitably performed on a city-wide basis.
   (B)   The program described herein shall be administered totally by the Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency (“NDEA”) of the city.
(Ord. 1984 c.27; CBC 1985 12-3.4)
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