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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
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
Section
15-1   COMMISSION ON WOMEN
15-2   HOME WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM
   15-2.1   Program Established; Purpose and Duties
   15-2.2   Administration by Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency
15-3   OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
   15-3.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director
   15-3.2   Powers and Duties
15-4   OFFICE OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES
   15-4.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director
   15-4.2   Powers and Duties
15-5   OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LICENSING
   15-5.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director
   15-5.2   Divisions Established; Duties
15-6   OFFICE OF INFORMATIONAL SERVICES
   15-6.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director
   15-6.2   Powers and Duties
15-7   OFFICE OF POLICY MANAGEMENT
   15-7.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director
   15-7.2   Duties
15-8   OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
   15-8.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director
   15-8.2   Duties
15-9   THE OFFICE OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
   15-9.1   Established; Appointment of Executive Director
   15-9.2   Arts and Humanities Advisory Commission
   15-9.3   Duties of Executive Director
   15-9.4   Duties of the Advisory Commission
   15-9.5   Quarterly Reports
15-10   THE BOSTON FAIR CHANCE ACT
   15-10.1   Declaration of Policy
   15-10.2   Definitions
   15-10.3   Creation of a Position of a Director of Diversity
   15-10.4   Duties of the Director of Diversity
   15-10.5   Employment and Recruitment Practices for Prospective Covered Employees
   15-10.6   Promotional Practices for Covered Employees
15-11   COMMISSION ON BLACK MEN AND BOYS
   15-11.1   Established
   15-11.2   Organization
   15-11.3   Duties
15-12   TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS LITERACY RATES IN THE CITY
   15-12.1   Establishment and Purpose
   15-12.2   Composition and Term
   15-12.3   Responsibilities and Authorities of the Task Force
   15-12.4   Severability
15-13   CREATION OF TASK FORCE TO ADVISE AND SUPPORT PROPOSALS FOR REPARATIONS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CITY
   15-13.1   Task Force Established and Purpose
   15-13.2   Organization
   15-13.3   Duties and Responsibilities
15-1   COMMISSION ON WOMEN.
Editor’s note:
   Ch. 35 of the Ordinance of 1984 established within the Mayor’s Office a Division to be known as the Commission on Women. A decision of the Mass. Appeals Court 24 Mass. App. Ct. 633, presently under appeal, however held said ordinance invalid.
15-2   HOME WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM.
15-2.1   Program Established; Purpose and Duties.
   There shall be, within the Mayor’s Office, a program to be known as the Home Weatherization Program. The Home Weatherization Program shall conduct public seminars on home weatherization in each district of the city; shall coordinate with private, nonprofit Agencies the conduct of home energy audits for Boston grants, low interest loans and market rate-loans to be administered by local lending institutions and public utilities for residents of the city. The Home Weatherization Program shall, on May 1 of each year, submit a report on the program’s activities covering the 12-month period ending the previous March 31, to the Mayor and the Boston City Council.
(Ord. 1984 c. 25 § 1; CBC 1985 15-2.1)
15-2.2   Administration by Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency.
   The program described herein shall be administered totally by the Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency (“NDEA”) of the city.
(Ord. 1984 c. 25 § 2; CBC 1985 15-2.2)
15-3   OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
15-3.1   Office Established; Appointment of Director.
   There shall be within the Mayor’s Office a Division to be known as the Office of Business and Cultural Development which shall be under the charge of an Officer, known as the Director, appointed by the Mayor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and who shall have the powers of a Department head with respect to execution of contracts and matters of personnel management within said Office.
(Ord. 1984 c. 15 § 1; CBC 1985 15-3.1)
Cross-reference:
   See Subsection 2-7.1, Appointments by the Mayor
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