There is hereby established an executive department of the City which shall be known as the Department of Procurement Services (for purposes of this chapter, "D.P.S." or "DPS"). The department shall include such assistants and employees as may be provided for in the annual appropriation ordinance. The head of the department shall be the Chief Procurement Officer (for purposes of this chapter, "CPO") whose appointment, powers, functions, duties and obligations are provided for by the "Municipal Purchasing Act for Cities of 500,000 or More Population", codified at 65 ILCS 5/8-10-1, et seq., as amended (for purposes of this chapter, "Municipal Purchasing Act"). The Chief Procurement Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council. The Chief Procurement Officer shall provide direction and require assistance and input from other City departments to develop and implement department procurement plans. The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to engage one or more agents in the performance of the CPO's functions, including, but not limited to, conducting procurements using innovative methods as provided in Section 2-92-640 of this Code, or the disposal of City surplus goods and equipment, old fleet vehicles or salvage and scrap.
The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to: (i) administer Article II of Chapter 1-23 of this Code, as supplemented by Section 2-92-320; (ii) implement standards for ineligibility under said Article II comparable to those set forth in Section 8-10-11 of the Municipal Purchasing Act; and (iii) promulgate rules to administer and enforce the foregoing Code provisions and standards.
(Prior code § 26-1; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38206, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92670, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95066, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-10, p. 99116, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-12, p. 29948, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-15, p. 106130, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. III, § 2)