Page 20 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022 Baker signs Executive Order directing Executive Branch agencies to review contracts, agreements with Russia G overnor Charlie Baker recently signed Executive Order 597, which directs all executive branch agencies to review and terminate any contracts with any Russian stateowned company. The executive order also directs agencies to review any partnership, affiliation, or exchange with any Russian state-owned company, Russian government controlled entity or Russian governmental body. “With this order, we hope to build on the sanctions the federal government has already placed on Russia for their unjustifi ed attack on Ukraine,” said Baker. “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts condemns the actions of Russia and stands fi rmly with the free and democratic nation of Ukraine.” “The Commonwealth will continue to offer its support Ukraine and stand with them in the face of Russian aggression,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “My thoughts are with all the Ukrainian people during this horrifi c time.” The Governor’s Executive Order encourages independent agencies and authorities, public education institutions, and other constitutional offices to adopt similar policies. The order also directs the Office for Refugees and Immigrants to work with the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and other stakeholder agencies to support Ukrainian immigrants and refugees fleeing the conflict. ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ BAKER | FROM PAGE 18 velopment Secretary Mike Kennealy. “I’m grateful to the MGCC team for once again stepping up to direct vital funding to the neighborhoods and communities that continue to face challenges created by this unprecedented public health crisis.” “MGCC is pleased to be an instrument of recovery for the smallest of businesses throughout Massachusetts most affected by COVID-19 with these two new grants programs,” said Lawrence Andrews, president and CEO of the MGCC. “The Baker-Polito Administration and the Legislature recognize that certain communities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, and the goal of this funding will bring relief and stability to additional businesses throughout the Commonwealth.” In addition to prioritizing applications from businesses that did not qualify for prior aid and businesses owned by individuals from historically underserved populations or operate in underserved markets, eligible businesses must currently be in operation and based in Massachusetts. Applicants must also demonstrate that business revenues for 2020 were between $40,000 and $2.5 million. VIOLENT CRIMES | FROM PAGE 19 ENROLLED ORDINANCE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1 SECTION 4.5 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EVERETT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS Chapter 43, Section 23. ENROLLED: 02/28/2022 DATE OF PROPOSED ORDAINMENT: 03/14/2022 CITY COUNCIL …………………………………………………………….No. C0108-22 IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-TWO AN ORDINANCE REDEFINING THE MAYOR’S ANNUAL LONGEVITY BONUS PAYMENT Councilor /s/ Stephanie V. Smith Whereas: The interpretation of the current ordinance governing the mayor’s annual longevity bonus payment has come under dispute; and Whereas: Clarification of said ordinance is necessary to bring it in line with other permanent full-time, non-union and administrative officers and employees that serving as department heads in the City of Everett. Now, therefore, by the authority granted to the City Council of the City of Everett, Massachusetts to make ordinances: Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Everett, Massachusetts that the Revised Ordinances of the City of Everett be amended as follows: Section 7-167 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Everett is hereby amended by deleting the entire current text of said section and replacing it with the following new text. (a) On the anniversary date of employment, the city shall pay any person currently serving in the office of mayor an annual longevity payment per the schedule below: • 10 years of service $800 • 15 years of service $1,300 • 20 years of service $1,700 (b) In 2022, the first year of the implementation of this version of this section, the payment date of the current mayor’s annual longevity payment shall be the business day following the effective date of this new version of the section. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the City Council and subsequent approval by His Honor the Mayor. A true copy attest LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER FACEBOOK. COM/ Sergio Cornelio, City Clerk March 4, 2022 ADVOCATE. NEWS.MA charged and ignore a defendant’s criminal history when determining whether the defendant may be the subject of this sort of hearing. An Act Relative to the Harmful Distribution of Sexually Explicit Visual Materials First fi led in 2017, this legislation seeks to close a loophole under current law by creating penalties for adults who distribute a sexually explicit image for purposes of revenge or embarrassment. While current law addresses non-consensual recording of an unsuspecting person, it does not address instances where someone distributes an image without consent regardless of whether the initial image may have been taken with consent. This legislation closes the gap in state law by creating a new felony offense and empowering judges in criminal proceedings to ensure an explicit image in question is permanently destroyed.
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