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City Council codifies Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement, voting to protect office by ordinance
Summary
The Boston City Council unanimously passed an ordinance formally establishing the Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement, making the office a permanent department-level unit with an executive director appointed by the mayor and duties to monitor legislation and advise city leadership.
The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to formally codify the Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement, passing ordinance docket 0968 by roll call vote.
The ordinance places the office under an executive director appointed by the mayor and grants the director the powers and duties of a department head for personnel and contract execution, according to the measure presented to the council.
Councilor Colette Zapata, chair of the Committee on Government Operations, said the ordinance “formally establishing the office of…
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