Except for Section 10.8.2.1, the following definitions shall apply to the following terms used in this article:
"Awarding Authority" means any Board or Commission of the City of Los Angeles, or any authorized employee or officer of the City of Los Angeles, including the Purchasing Agent of the City of Los Angeles, who makes or enters into any contract or agreement for the provision of any goods or services of any kind or nature whatsoever for, or on behalf of, the City of Los Angeles.
"Contract" means any agreement, franchise, lease or concession, including agreements for any occasional professional or technical personal services, for the performance of any work or service, the provision of any materials or supplies, or the rendition of any service to the City of Los Angeles or to the public, which is let, awarded or entered into with, or on behalf of, the City of Los Angeles or any Awarding Authority thereof. Contracts where the provisions of this article would conflict with federal or state grant funded contracts, or conflict with the terms of the grant or subvention, as determined by the DAA, are exempt.
"Contractor" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership or any combination thereof, who enters into a contract with any Awarding Authority of the City of Los Angeles.
"Designated Administrative Agency (DAA)" means the Department of Public Works, Office of Contract Compliance created by Article X of Chapter 13 of Division 22 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. That office is also known as the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration.
"Domestic Partners" means, for purposes of this article, any two adults, of the same or different sex, who have registered with a governmental entity pursuant to state or local law authorizing this registration or with an internal registry maintained by an employer of at least one of the domestic partners.
"Employment Practices" means any solicitation of, or advertisement for, employees, employment, change in grade or work assignment, assignment or change in place or location of work, layoff, suspension or termination of employees, rate of pay or other form of compensation including vacation, sick and compensatory time, selection for training, including apprenticeship programs, any and all employee benefits and activities, promotion and upgrading, and any and all actions taken to discipline employees for infractions of work rules or employer requirements.
"Minority" is defined to mean "minority person" as the phrase is defined in Subsection (f) of Section 2000 of the California Public Contract Code, as amended from time to time.
"Subcontractor" means any person, firm or corporation or partnership, or any combination thereof, who enters into a contract with a Contractor to perform or provide a portion or part of any Contract with the City.
SECTION HISTORY
Amended by: Ord. No. 147,030, Eff. 4-28-75; “Affirmative Action,” Ord. No. 164,516, Eff. 4-13-89; “Affirmative Action,” Ord. No. 168,244, Eff. 10-18-92; “Domestic partners” added, Ord. No. 172,909, Eff. 1-9-00; first two definitions deleted, Ord. No. 173,186, Eff. 5-22-00; “Domestic partners,” Ord. No. 175,115, Eff. 4-12-03; In Entirety, Ord. No. 184,292, Eff. 6-27-16.