The Contracting Equity officer and the Office of Contracting Equity, as these terms are defined in Section 2-92-070, shall assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of the CPO which the CPO assumed from the Executive Director of Compliance and the Office of Compliance related to the City's MBE and WBE procurement programs, including:
(a) All personnel, books, records, property and funds related to the City's MBE and WBE procurement programs;
(b) The administration of any federal, state, local or private grant or loan programs, except to the extent prohibited by the grantor or grant agreement, related to the City's MBE and WBE procurement programs; and
(c) The rights and duties under existing contracts, appropriations, grant agreements, redevelopment agreements, leases, indentures or other agreements or ordinances related to the City's MBE and WBE procurement programs.
All rules issued by the Executive Director of Compliance relating to the City's MBE and WBE procurement programs, in effect as of January 1, 2012, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Chief Procurement Officer. The Contracting Equity officer may recommend to the CPO, for a final decision, an amendment to, or the repeal of, such rules.
(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. IV, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. III, § 2)