The board and its staff shall meet regularly with representatives of D.P.S. and the Department of Transportation to review the implementation of the program. In addition, the board shall:
(a) assist the D.P.S. in the adoption of regulations and guidelines for the implementation of the program, including the target market program;
(b) recommend to D.P.S. contract areas appropriate for inclusion in the target market program;
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) Refer charges that city employees have engaged in discrimination against members of minority groups or women in the purchasing function to the city inspector general, the city commission on human relations or the Illinois Department of Human Rights;
(e) Administer the credit program;
(f) Make recommendations to the Chief Procurement Officer and the Contracting Equity officer concerning the suspension of contractors, M.B.E.s and W.B.E.s that are charged with making fraudulent misrepresentations concerning M.B.E. and W.B.E. utilization pursuant to Section 2-92-540 of this chapter;
(g) [Reserved.]
(h) Submit a report on or before March 1st of each year to the mayor and to the city council reviewing the performance of city departments in meeting the goals established in the program, and recommend amendments to the program which the board believes are necessary to accomplish its purposes.
(i) Perform such other affirmative action related duties as the mayor may require.
(Prior code § 26-111; Added Coun. J. 7-31-90, p. 19319; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10925; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38206, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92670, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 4, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. IV, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. III, § 2)