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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)
(A) The Special Commission will include 11 members and one alternate appointed by the Mayor, as follows:
(1) One member who represents child care providers who specifically work with homeless children;
(2) One member who represents an emergency food distribution center or an emergency food provider;
(3) One member who represents the Boston Continuum of Care;
(4) Three members and one alternate who represent the Family Shelter Providers Roundtable;
(5) Three members who have family homelessness or housing insecurity lived expertise;
(6) One representative (member or staff) from the Boston Legislative Delegation in the Senate, appointed after consultation with the Boston Legislative Delegation Chair; and
(7) One representative (member or staff) from the Boston Legislative Delegation in the House, appointed after consultation with the Boston Legislative Delegation Chair; and
(8) The following seven people or their designees, ex officio:
(a) A Boston City Councilor designated by the Council President;
(b) The City Chief of Health and Human Services;
(c) The City Chief of Housing;
(d) The Superintendent of Boston Public Schools;
(e) Governor of the commonwealth;
(f) Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
(g) Secretary of Housing and Community Development.
(B) The Special Commission meetings will be open to all members of the Family Shelter Providers Roundtable. Additionally, representatives from the following Commonwealth Agencies will be considered important partners to be called upon as needed: the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Early Education and Care, the commonwealth’s Rehabilitation Commission, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Health.
(C) The Special Commission will exist for as long as it takes to develop a comprehensive, actionable plan to end family homelessness, up to five years from the founding of the Commission. The Special Commission will ensure this plan focuses on homeless families in the city.
(D) Special Commission members shall serve without compensation, except for Commission members with lived expertise of family homelessness or housing insecurity. These members will receive a stipend at the current rate of the Boston Continuum of Care consumer compensation schedule.
(E) Members will elect a Chair for the Commission every year with a simple majority vote. If there is a tie, the alternate member of the Family Shelter Provider Roundtable will cast a vote.
(F) The Special Commission will first convene within 60 days of the effective date of this Section. Should there be a vacancy or resignation in any of the above positions, the Chair of the Special Commission will appoint a new representative within 90 days. This representative may be from within the same Agency or Organization as the former Commission member or may be appointed from another equally relevant Office or organization. Members of the Special Commission will remain members as long as the Commission exists or unless voted to be removed by a majority vote of the Commission. Should the Chair of the Commission leave his or her position for any reason, the Commission members will elect a new Chair, with a simple majority vote. If there is a tie, the alternate member of the Family Shelter Provider Roundtable will cast a vote.
(G) The Commission will establish further rules to govern Commission proceedings and meetings within 90 days of the founding of the Commission. The Commission will have the power to amend their governing rules as necessary.
(H) The Advisor to End Family Homelessness will staff the Commission and work to implement the Commission’s plan to end family homelessness.
(CBC 1985 12-18.2; Ord. 2021 c. 2 § 1)
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