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Boston Municipal Code § 9-1.1
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9-1.1 Board and Divisions. (A) There shall be in the city a Department, known as the Housing Inspection Department, which shall be under the charge of a Board, known as the Housing Inspection, consisting of an Officer, known as the Commissioner of Housing Inspection, who shall be Chair of the Board, another Officer known as the Assistant Commissioner of Housing Inspection and the Building Commissioner, ex officio. The Commissioner of Housing Inspection and the Assistant Commissioner of Housing Inspection shall each 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 devote his or her whole time to the duties of his or her Office. The Commissioner of Housing Inspection shall exclusively have the powers and perform the duties of a Department head with respect to the making of contracts and the appointment, suspension, discharge, compensation and indemnification of subordinates for the Housing Inspection Department. In the event of the absence or disability of the Commissioner of Housing Inspection or of vacancy in his or her Office, the Assistant Commissioner of Housing Inspection shall act as Chair of the Housing Inspection Board, and shall have the powers conferred, and perform the duties imposed, upon the Commissioner. (B) There shall be in the Housing Inspection Department an Inspection Division, an Enforcement Division and such other Divisions, if any, as the Housing Inspection Board shall, from time to time, adjudge necessary for the proper conduct of the Department. The Inspection Division shall be under the immediate charge of the Commissioner of Housing Inspection; and the Enforcement Division shall be under the immediate charge of the Assistant Commissioner of Housing Inspection, subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner. (Ord. 1965 c. 1; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 16A § 1; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 1; CBC 1985 9-1.1) Cross-reference: Ord. Section 2-7; Ord. Section 9-3
Source: City of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Municipal Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boston/latest/boston_ma/0-0-0-5648Fetched: 11/8/2026

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