[Amended 3-17-2014 by Ord. No. 89]
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:
A. 
Veterans Services.
B. 
Council on Aging.
C. 
Parks and Recreation Commission.
D. 
Public Library, Board of Trustees of.
E. 
Commission on Disabilities.
F. 
Cultural Council.
G. 
Beverly Golf and Tennis Commission.
H. 
Health Services.
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 15-49, Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee.
B. 
Council on Aging. The Council on Aging shall coordinate and sponsor programs for the senior citizens of the City of Beverly.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-10, Aging, Council on.
C. 
Parks and Recreation Office. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall coordinate and carry out programs for leisuretime activities of persons of all ages.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-44, Parks and Recreation Commission.
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.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-40, Library Trustees, Board of.
E. 
Commission on Disabilities. The Commission on Disabilities shall coordinate and carry out programs designed to assist disabled persons.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-28, Disabilities, Commission on.
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.[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-25, Cultural Council.
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.[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-15, Beverly Golf and Tennis Club Commission.
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.[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 15, § 15-50, Youth Activities Commission.
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.[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Original Section 6.07 of the Code of Ordinances, Data Processing and Management Office, which immediately followed this section, is now found in Art. IX, § 7-23C, of this chapter.