There shall be a Department of Community Services, which shall
be responsible for the coordination of all the community-service-related
activities of the City, including, but not limited to, programs or
services provided to specific groups, including senior citizens, youths,
veterans, and others, services provided to the public generally, including
parks and recreation activities, health services, cultural activities
and the operation of the public library.
The Department of Community Services shall be responsible for
the coordination of all community-service-related activities of the
City government, and shall include the following functions:
C. Parks
and Recreation Commission.
D. Public
Library, Board of Trustees of.
E. Commission
on Disabilities.
G. Beverly
Golf and Tennis Commission.
I. Youth
Activities Commission.
The Department of Community Services shall consist of the following
offices, the duties and responsibilities of which shall be further
set forth by ordinance:
A. Veterans
Services Office. The Veterans Services Office shall be headed by a
Veterans Services Director appointed by the Mayor. The Veterans Services
Office shall be responsible for the delivery of every service to which
a veteran is or may be entitled under the provisions of state and
federal law. The Director of Veterans Services shall assist veterans
and the survivors of veterans in making appropriate applications to
secure benefits to which they are entitled under state and federal
law.
B. Council
on Aging. The Council on Aging shall coordinate and sponsor programs
for the senior citizens of the City of Beverly.
C. Parks
and Recreation Office. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall coordinate
and carry out programs for leisuretime activities of persons of all
ages.
D. Public
library. The public library shall be headed by a board of trustees
which shall set policies to govern the operation of the public library
of the City and shall supervise the implementation of such policies
by its staff.
E. Commission
on Disabilities. The Commission on Disabilities shall coordinate and
carry out programs designed to assist disabled persons.
F. Cultural
Council. The Cultural Council shall coordinate and carry out programs
designed to improve the culture of the City and to develop programs
in art, music and theater.
G. Beverly
Golf and Tennis Commission. The Beverly Golf and Tennis Club Commission
shall set policies to govern the operation and use of the Beverly
Golf and Tennis Club and shall supervise the implementation of such
policies by its licensee or other operator.
H. Health
services. All health-related programs, activities and services of
the City, including those of the Health Department, shall be coordinated
through the Department of Community Services.
I. Youth
Activities Commission. The Youth Activities Commission shall establish
and conduct programs for the youth of the City in conjunction with
other entities, public and private.
J. Affirmative
Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Program. There shall be established
within the Department of Community Services an Affirmative Action
and Equal Employment Opportunity Program Office which shall be responsible,
in conjunction with the Commission on Disabilities, for the development
and implementation of the Affirmative Action and Equal Employment
Program of the City.