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City of Springfield, MA
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2024-03-18
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 27 Departments
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Administration
Ch 10
Assessors
Ch 16
Boards, Commissions and Committees
Ch 23
Deeds, Leases and Mortgages
Ch 25
Departmental Revolving Funds
Ch 27
Departments
Ch 27 Art I
Department of Law
§ 27-1
Authority.
§ 27-2
Head of Department; appointment.
§ 27-3
Qualifications of Solicitor.
§ 27-4
Duties as to legal instruments.
§ 27-5
Prosecution and defense of actions and suits.
§ 27-6
Appearance of Solicitor before Legislature; legal opinions; other duties.
§ 27-7
Annual report; certifying correctness of bills.
§ 27-8
Docket, records and copies of opinions.
§ 27-9
Approval of contracts.
§ 27-10
Employment of special counsel, stenographer and experts.
§ 27-11
Solicitor's traveling expenses.
§ 27-12
Disposition of costs received.
§ 27-13
Deputy City Solicitor; Associate City Solicitors; Labor Relations Director.
§ 27-14
Assistant City Solicitors.
Ch 27 Art II
Department of Municipal Information Systems
§ 27-15
Establishment.
§ 27-16
Management and operation.
§ 27-17
Data processing center.
Ch 27 Art III
Department of Elder Affairs
§ 27-18
Establishment.
§ 27-19
Powers and duties.
§ 27-20
Supervision and control.
§ 27-21
Grants manager.
Ch 27 Art IV
Police Department
§ 27-22
Composition.
§ 27-23
Rank and grade of members.
§ 27-24
Number of Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants.
§ 27-25
Days of work for policemen.
§ 27-26
Authority of Police Superintendent.
§ 27-27
Preferring and investigating charges against members.
§ 27-28
Penalizing members and employees.
§ 27-29
Approval and certification of payrolls.
§ 27-30
Order of precedence of members.
§ 27-31
Bond of Chief and Deputies.
§ 27-32
Appointment of employees.
§ 27-33
Indemnification of police officers for damages.
§ 27-34
Superintendent of Police Signal System.
§ 27-35
Police training school not affected.
§ 27-36
Enforcement of ordinances.
§ 27-37
Training school.
§ 27-38
Injury, illness and disability of members.
Ch 27 Art V
Department of Code Enforcement
§ 27-39
Establishment; head of Department.
§ 27-40
Commissioner of Code Enforcement.
§ 27-41
Assistant Commissioner of Code Enforcement.
§ 27-42
Housing Code Deputy Director; inspection of rental dwellings.
§ 27-43
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
§ 27-44
Supervision; permits and records.
§ 27-45
Employees.
§ 27-46
Restrictions on employees.
§ 27-47
Housing Code restrictions on employees.
Ch 27 Art VI
Human Services Department
§ 27-48
Establishment.
§ 27-49
Human Services Director.
§ 27-50
Powers and duties.
§ 27-51
Human Services Board.
Ch 27 Art VII
Veterans Services Department
§ 27-52
Establishment; powers and duties.
§ 27-53
Director of Veterans' Services.
§ 27-54
Salary of Director; office.
§ 27-55
Vacancy in office of Director.
§ 27-56
Clerk and assistant.
§ 27-57
Supervisor of Graves.
Ch 27 Art VIII
Department of Public Works
§ 27-58
Divisions and persons in charge thereof.
§ 27-59
Director.
§ 27-60
Authority of Traffic Engineer and Bureau of Traffic Engineering transferred to Director of Public Works.
§ 27-61
Qualifications of Traffic Engineer.
§ 27-62
Field assistants; materials and implements.
§ 27-63
Notice of encroachments.
§ 27-64
Account of expenditures; annual report.
Ch 27 Art IX
Department of Facilities Management
§ 27-65
Divisions and persons in charge thereof.
§ 27-66
Director.
Ch 27 Art X
Library Department and Board of Library Commissioners
§ 27-67
Purpose.
§ 27-68
Establishment; composition; appointment, term and number of Board members.
§ 27-69
Qualifications for members.
§ 27-70
Governing rules; Chairperson.
§ 27-71
Management and control of library system.
§ 27-72
Acquisition of property for libraries.
§ 27-73
Annual report.
§ 27-74
Composition of Department.
§ 27-75
Seniority and tenure of employees transferring from Springfield Library and Museum Association.
§ 27-76
Annual City appropriations; contracts for library services.
Ch 27 Art XI
Fire Department
§ 27-77
Composition.
§ 27-78
Appointment of members.
§ 27-79
Qualifications of members.
§ 27-80
Composition of companies; duties of officers.
§ 27-81
Pay for working out of grade.
§ 27-82
Duties of Fire Commissioner.
§ 27-83
Officers to act during absence or disability of Fire Commissioner.
§ 27-84
Captains and Lieutenants.
§ 27-85
Records of members; new members.
§ 27-86
Injury in performance of duty.
§ 27-87
Injury not in performance of duty.
§ 27-88
Disregarding failure to give notice of injury.
§ 27-89
Suspension of officers and members.
§ 27-90
Supervisor of the Fire Alarm.
§ 27-91
Supervisor of Repairs.
§ 27-92
Pensions and annuities.
§ 27-93
Reimbursing members for damage to clothing.
§ 27-94
Telephones in homes of officers and members.
§ 27-95
Removing apparatus from City.
§ 27-96
Exclusion of persons from streets designated for use of Department.
§ 27-97
Tampering with fire alarm apparatus.
§ 27-98
Obstructing fire hydrants.
§ 27-99
Vehicles obstructing private ways furnishing access for fire apparatus.
Ch 27 Art XII
Labor Relations Department
§ 27-100
Establishment; purpose.
§ 27-101
Director of Labor Relations; appointment and removal, duties and oath.
§ 27-102
Composition.
§ 27-103
Powers and duties; violations and penalties.
Ch 27 Art XIII
Dispatch Department
§ 27-104
Establishment.
§ 27-105
Function.
§ 27-106
Dispatch Director; Dispatch Advisory Committee.
§ 27-107
Personnel.
§ 27-108
Licenses.
§ 27-109
Conflict with state law or authority of other officials.
§ 27-110
Rules and regulations.
§ 27-110.1
Language access.
Ch 27 Art XIV
CitiStat Department
§ 27-111
Establishment.
§ 27-112
Director.
§ 27-113
Composition.
§ 27-114
Powers and duties; cooperation of other departments required.
§ 27-115
CitiStat Review Team.
Ch 27 Art XV
Department of Administration and Finance
§ 27-116
Establishment; responsibilities.
§ 27-117
Responsibilities and duties.
§ 27-118
Financial information.
§ 27-119
Appointment, term, qualifications and requirements of CAFO.
§ 27-120
Selection of CAFO.
§ 27-121
Powers and duties of CAFO; violations and penalties.
§ 27-122
Requests for information from School Department.
§ 27-123
Composition; appropriations; cooperation of other departments required.
§ 27-124
Consolidation of financial activities.
§ 27-125
Stabilization funds.
§ 27-126
Expenditures in excess of appropriations; personal liability.
Ch 32
Elections
Ch 34
Emergency Services
Ch 38
Ethics
Ch 42
Finances
Ch 49
Historic Districts
Ch 61
Mayor and Council; School Committee
Ch 67
Officers and Employees
Ch 73
Personnel
Ch 78
Planning
Ch 82
Purchasing and Contracts
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 100
Alarms
Ch 105
Amusements
Ch 110
Animals
Ch 115
Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 118
Awnings, Canopies and Signs
Ch 123
Biomedical Research
Ch 131
Body Art Establishments
Ch 140
Building Construction
Ch 143
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 149
Buses
Ch 154
Community Gardens
Ch 157
Curfew
Ch 165
Drugs and Drug Products
Ch 172
Excavations
Ch 173
Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology
Ch 175
Fees
Ch 178
Fire Prevention
Ch 182
Foreclosures
Ch 184
Fortunetellers
Ch 190
Gang Activity
Ch 201
Graffiti
Ch 208
Hazardous Materials
Ch 213
Health and Sanitation
Ch 218
Historic Preservation
Ch 229
Licenses and Permits
Ch 235
Lodging and Rooming Houses
Ch 238
Short-Term Rentals
Ch 240
Loitering
Ch 245
Marijuana
Ch 247
Massage Businesses
Ch 248
Military Leave
Ch 259
Noise
Ch 265
Parking, Valet
Ch 270
Pawnbrokers and Junk Dealers
Ch 275
Peace and Good Order
Ch 279
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 282
Plastic Bag Reduction
Ch 285
Property Maintenance
Ch 300
Sewers
Ch 304
Sex Offenders
Ch 311
Skateboards and Scooters
Ch 316
Smoking
Ch 322
Snow and Ice
Ch 327
Solid Waste
Ch 334
Storm Drains
Ch 336
Stormwater Management
Ch 338
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 347
Swimming Pools
Ch 351
Tag/Garage Sales
Ch 355
Taxation
Ch 362
Tobacco Products
Ch 368
Tree Protection
Ch 379
Vehicles, Abandoned and Unregistered
Ch 385
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 390
Vehicles for Hire
Ch 401
Waste Hauling Services
Ch 405
Water
Ch 412
Weapons and Explosives
Ch 417
Wetlands
Appendix
Ch A450
Special Acts and Resolves
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 27
Departments
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Springfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Department of Law
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§ 27-1
Authority.
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§ 27-2
Head of Department; appointment.
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§ 27-3
Qualifications of Solicitor.
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§ 27-4
Duties as to legal instruments.
chevron_right
§ 27-5
Prosecution and defense of actions and suits.
chevron_right
§ 27-6
Appearance of Solicitor before Legislature; legal opinions; other duties.
chevron_right
§ 27-7
Annual report; certifying correctness of bills.
chevron_right
§ 27-8
Docket, records and copies of opinions.
chevron_right
§ 27-9
Approval of contracts.
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§ 27-10
Employment of special counsel, stenographer and experts.
chevron_right
§ 27-11
Solicitor's traveling expenses.
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§ 27-12
Disposition of costs received.
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§ 27-13
Deputy City Solicitor; Associate City Solicitors; Labor Relations Director.
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§ 27-14
Assistant City Solicitors.
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Article II
Department of Municipal Information Systems
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§ 27-15
Establishment.
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§ 27-16
Management and operation.
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§ 27-17
Data processing center.
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Article III
Department of Elder Affairs
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§ 27-18
Establishment.
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§ 27-19
Powers and duties.
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§ 27-20
Supervision and control.
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§ 27-21
Grants manager.
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Article IV
Police Department
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§ 27-22
Composition.
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§ 27-23
Rank and grade of members.
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§ 27-24
Number of Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants.
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§ 27-25
Days of work for policemen.
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§ 27-26
Authority of Police Superintendent.
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§ 27-27
Preferring and investigating charges against members.
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§ 27-28
Penalizing members and employees.
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§ 27-29
Approval and certification of payrolls.
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§ 27-30
Order of precedence of members.
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§ 27-31
Bond of Chief and Deputies.
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§ 27-32
Appointment of employees.
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§ 27-33
Indemnification of police officers for damages.
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§ 27-34
Superintendent of Police Signal System.
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§ 27-35
Police training school not affected.
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§ 27-36
Enforcement of ordinances.
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§ 27-37
Training school.
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§ 27-38
Injury, illness and disability of members.
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Article V
Department of Code Enforcement
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§ 27-39
Establishment; head of Department.
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§ 27-40
Commissioner of Code Enforcement.
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§ 27-41
Assistant Commissioner of Code Enforcement.
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§ 27-42
Housing Code Deputy Director; inspection of rental dwellings.
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§ 27-43
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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§ 27-44
Supervision; permits and records.
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§ 27-45
Employees.
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§ 27-46
Restrictions on employees.
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§ 27-47
Housing Code restrictions on employees.
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Article VI
Human Services Department
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§ 27-48
Establishment.
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§ 27-49
Human Services Director.
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§ 27-50
Powers and duties.
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§ 27-51
Human Services Board.
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Article VII
Veterans Services Department
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§ 27-52
Establishment; powers and duties.
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§ 27-53
Director of Veterans' Services.
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§ 27-54
Salary of Director; office.
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§ 27-55
Vacancy in office of Director.
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§ 27-56
Clerk and assistant.
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§ 27-57
Supervisor of Graves.
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Article VIII
Department of Public Works
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§ 27-58
Divisions and persons in charge thereof.
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§ 27-59
Director.
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§ 27-60
Authority of Traffic Engineer and Bureau of Traffic Engineering transferred to Director of Public Works.
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§ 27-61
Qualifications of Traffic Engineer.
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§ 27-62
Field assistants; materials and implements.
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§ 27-63
Notice of encroachments.
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§ 27-64
Account of expenditures; annual report.
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Article IX
Department of Facilities Management
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§ 27-65
Divisions and persons in charge thereof.
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§ 27-66
Director.
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Article X
Library Department and Board of Library Commissioners
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§ 27-67
Purpose.
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§ 27-68
Establishment; composition; appointment, term and number of Board members.
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§ 27-69
Qualifications for members.
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§ 27-70
Governing rules; Chairperson.
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§ 27-71
Management and control of library system.
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§ 27-72
Acquisition of property for libraries.
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§ 27-73
Annual report.
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§ 27-74
Composition of Department.
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§ 27-75
Seniority and tenure of employees transferring from Springfield Library and Museum Association.
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§ 27-76
Annual City appropriations; contracts for library services.
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Article XI
Fire Department
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§ 27-77
Composition.
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§ 27-78
Appointment of members.
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§ 27-79
Qualifications of members.
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§ 27-80
Composition of companies; duties of officers.
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§ 27-81
Pay for working out of grade.
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§ 27-82
Duties of Fire Commissioner.
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§ 27-83
Officers to act during absence or disability of Fire Commissioner.
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§ 27-84
Captains and Lieutenants.
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§ 27-85
Records of members; new members.
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§ 27-86
Injury in performance of duty.
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§ 27-87
Injury not in performance of duty.
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§ 27-88
Disregarding failure to give notice of injury.
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§ 27-89
Suspension of officers and members.
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§ 27-90
Supervisor of the Fire Alarm.
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§ 27-91
Supervisor of Repairs.
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§ 27-92
Pensions and annuities.
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§ 27-93
Reimbursing members for damage to clothing.
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§ 27-94
Telephones in homes of officers and members.
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§ 27-95
Removing apparatus from City.
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§ 27-96
Exclusion of persons from streets designated for use of Department.
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§ 27-97
Tampering with fire alarm apparatus.
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§ 27-98
Obstructing fire hydrants.
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§ 27-99
Vehicles obstructing private ways furnishing access for fire apparatus.
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Article XII
Labor Relations Department
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§ 27-100
Establishment; purpose.
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§ 27-101
Director of Labor Relations; appointment and removal, duties and oath.
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§ 27-102
Composition.
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§ 27-103
Powers and duties; violations and penalties.
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Article XIII
Dispatch Department
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§ 27-104
Establishment.
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§ 27-105
Function.
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§ 27-106
Dispatch Director; Dispatch Advisory Committee.
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§ 27-107
Personnel.
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§ 27-108
Licenses.
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§ 27-109
Conflict with state law or authority of other officials.
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§ 27-110
Rules and regulations.
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§ 27-110.1
Language access.
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Article XIV
CitiStat Department
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§ 27-111
Establishment.
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§ 27-112
Director.
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§ 27-113
Composition.
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§ 27-114
Powers and duties; cooperation of other departments required.
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§ 27-115
CitiStat Review Team.
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Article XV
Department of Administration and Finance
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§ 27-116
Establishment; responsibilities.
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§ 27-117
Responsibilities and duties.
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§ 27-118
Financial information.
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§ 27-119
Appointment, term, qualifications and requirements of CAFO.
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§ 27-120
Selection of CAFO.
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§ 27-121
Powers and duties of CAFO; violations and penalties.
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§ 27-122
Requests for information from School Department.
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§ 27-123
Composition; appropriations; cooperation of other departments required.
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§ 27-124
Consolidation of financial activities.
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§ 27-125
Stabilization funds.
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§ 27-126
Expenditures in excess of appropriations; personal liability.
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