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(A) The Boston Police Department has implemented the Police-Community Mediation Program. This program serves as a voluntary alternative to the formal complaint process, and will be available to those Officers and complainants involved in less serious incidents. The Police Commissioner, or his or her designee, determines which complaints are appropriate for the Complaint Mediation Program. The Executive Director shall designate an employee to serve as a liaison to the Police-Community Mediation Program. Whenever OPAT Staff determines that referral for mediation is an appropriate course of action for any complaint filed with it, the designated liaison shall contact both complainant and the Police-Community Mediation Program in order to inform them of the opportunity to mediate and facilitate the initiation of mediation at the election of the complainant. Where a complainant elects not to participate in mediation, OPAT Staff shall recommend dismissal, out of scope designation, referral to IAOP or referral to CRB.
(B) Nothing in division (A) above shall prevent the OPAT from establishing a voluntary mediation program to mediate resolutions of complaints.
(CBC 1985 12-17.18; Ord. 2020 c. 7 § 1)
If any provision of this Section shall be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provisions of this Section, which shall remain in full force and effect.
(CBC 1985 12-17.19; Ord. 2020 c. 7 § 1)
The provisions of this Section shall take effect on the first day of the fiscal year beginning after the passage of this Section, or 30 days after the approval of any supplementary appropriation for the funding of the OPAT in an earlier fiscal year.
(CBC 1985 12-17.20; Ord. 2020 c. 7 § 1)
The purpose of this Section is to establish a Special Commission to End Family Homelessness. The purpose of this Section and the Special Commission is to develop an actionable and measurable plan to end family homelessness in the city. The intent of this Section is to ensure no family is homeless in Boston.
(CBC 1985 12-18.1; Ord. 2021 c. 2 § 1)
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