[1]
Editor's Note: The name of this Department (formerly "Administration
and Finance") was changed 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective
1-9-2006; and was subsequently changed (formerly "Administration,
Finance and Urban Affairs") 12-12-2006 by L.L. No. 18-2006, effective
12-20-2006.
[Amended 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006; 12-12-2006 by L.L. No.
18-2006, effective 12-20-2006]
The commissioner of administration, finance, policy and urban
affairs shall be the head of the department of administration, finance,
policy and urban affairs, and shall act as the budget director to
carry out all of the functions, duties and responsibilities as a member
of the Buffalo urban renewal agency.
The commissioner shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to
confirmation by the council, and shall be removable at the pleasure
of the mayor.
The commissioner shall be a graduate from an accredited college
or university and have at least five years of experience in the management
of fiscal operations, or in supervision and administration, or an
equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to indicate
ability to perform the work.
[Amended 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006; 12-12-2006 by L.L. No.
18-2006, effective 12-20-2006]
The commissioner shall have all of the powers and shall be responsible
for all the duties hereinafter conferred upon the several divisions
of the department and such other duties or powers, as may be conferred
upon the commissioner or divisions by law or ordinance. The commissioner
shall countersign all checks drawn on the city treasury and shall
have custody of all pension and trust funds.
Where under any provision of law any moneys payable to the city
are required to be paid directly to any officer or agency of the city,
other than the commissioner or his or her designee, or where the commissioner
and the comptroller certify that any such moneys may be more conveniently
paid directly to such other officer or agency, the commissioner or
his or her designee and the comptroller shall prescribe the time,
manner and form in which such moneys shall be accounted for and paid.
The Commissioner shall assist the mayor in the formulation of
the budget and four-year financial plan submitted to the Buffalo Fiscal
Stability Authority (BFSA) if required, and in assembling, correlating
and revising the estimates and requests for appropriations of the
departments, boards and agencies of the city, and shall participate
in the investigation, supervision and coordination of the expenditures,
and other fiscal operations of such departments, boards and agencies.
He or she shall exercise all of the powers and shall perform all of
the duties necessary to administer and coordinate the operations of
the city budget. He or she shall direct, coordinate and administer
the fiscal management of all federally and state funded programs and
any agencies related thereto including financial planning, management,
program or project budgets, accounting, auditing, budget control,
financial statements, federal reporting, the receipts and disbursements
of grants, contract administration involving the system of reporting,
monitoring and auditing third-party contracts.
The Commissioner shall have the power to formulate and conduct
special studies on departmental operations, functions or methodology
and make recommendations to the mayor for increasing efficiency at
all levels.
The Commissioner shall act as a Senior Policy Advisor to the
Mayor and assist the Administration in major policy decisions and
shall also oversee Federal and State Government relations, including
direct contact with agencies of the State and Federal government,
and with elected officials, and works to create both State and Federal
legislative agendas; travels to Albany, Washington D.C. and other
appropriate locations to advocate on behalf of the City of Buffalo,
oversees the activities of the City's lobbyists and initiates legislative
recommendations at the local, state and federal level. The Commissioner
functions as Liaison to the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority (BFSA);
attends meetings held by the BFSA and works closely with City departments
and agencies regarding relevant BFSA issues. As a senior policy advisor,
the Commissioner shall assist the Mayor in implementing improved management
efficiency and accountability measures and shall serve as a member
of the CitiStat Buffalo review panel.
[Amended 5-21-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004, effective 6-10-2004; 12-30-2005 by L.L. No.
3-2006, effective 1-9-2006; 12-26-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2007, effective 1-17-2007]
There shall be in the department the following divisions:
(a)
Division of Administration and Finance.
(b)
Division of parking enforcement.
(c)
Division of the treasury and collections.
(d)
Division of purchase.
(e)
Division of Urban Affairs.
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Division of Administration and Finance[1]
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[1]
Editor's Note: The name of this Division (formerly "Budget
and Management Services") was changed 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006,
effective 1-9-2006; and was subsequently changed (formerly "Division
of Urban Affairs") 12-26-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2007, effective 1-17-2007.
[Amended 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006; 12-26-2006 by L.L. No.
2-2007, effective 1-17-2007]
The head of the division of administration and finance shall
be the director of administration and finance. He or she shall also
be a deputy of the commissioner with power to act generally for and
in place of the commissioner. He or she shall be a graduate of an
accredited college or university and shall have at least three years
of supervisory experience in fiscal operations, municipal government
administration and/or management research or an equivalent combination
of training and experience sufficient to indicate ability to perform
the work.
The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall
be removable at the will of the commissioner.
[Amended 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006; 12-26-2006 by L.L. No.
2-2007, effective 1-17-2007]
The director shall assist the mayor in the formulation of the
budget and in assembling, correlating and revising the estimates and
requests for appropriations of the departments, boards and agencies
of the city, and shall assist the commissioner in the investigation,
supervision and coordination of the expenditures, and other fiscal
operations of such departments, boards and agencies. He or she shall
exercise all of the powers and shall perform all of the duties necessary
to administer and coordinate the operations of this division. He or
she shall direct, coordinate and administer the fiscal management
of all federally and state funded programs and any agencies related
thereto including financial planning, management, program or project
budgets, accounting, auditing, budget control, financial statements,
federal reporting, the receipts and disbursements of grants, contract
administration involving the system of reporting, monitoring and auditing
third-party contracts. The director shall have the power to formulate
and conduct special studies on departmental operations, functions
or methodology and make recommendations to the commissioner and to
the mayor for increasing efficiency at all levels.
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Division of Parking Enforcement
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The head of the division of parking enforcement shall be the
director of parking enforcement, who shall be a deputy commissioner
of administration and finance, and shall also be the director of the
parking violations bureau. He or she shall be a graduate of an accredited
college or university with a bachelor's degree and six years' experience
in the organization or management of a business enterprise or a governmental
agency, two years of which must have been in a responsible supervisory
capacity; or possess a master's degree from an accredited college
or university and four years experience in the organization or management
of a business enterprise or governmental agency, two years of which
must have been in a responsible supervisory capacity; or be a graduate
of an accredited law school and three years experience in the organization
or management of a business enterprise or a governmental agency, two
years of which must have been in a responsible supervisory capacity;
or possess an equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient
to indicate ability to perform the work.
The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall
be removable at the will of the commissioner.
The director of the division of parking enforcement, under the
supervision of the commissioner of administration and finance, shall:
(a)
Supervise, manage and be responsible for the affairs of the division
of parking enforcement, which division shall include the following
functions:
(i)
Parking meter operation, which includes installation, maintenance
and removal of parking meters, as well as summons issuance;
(ii)
Fleet operations, including fleet maintenance, towing and storage
of impounded vehicles, and auction of unclaimed vehicles; and
(iii)
Parking violations bureau operations, including: (i) the administrative
adjudication of charges related to parking violations and fine/penalty
collection, for purposes of establishing and maintaining a comprehensive
parking enforcement program; (ii) the administrative adjudication
of charges relating to violations of article seven of the agriculture
and markets law and of any local law or ordinance relating to the
licensing, identification and control of dogs; and (iii) the administrative
adjudication of charges relating to violations of certain ordinances
relating to streets, sidewalks and sanitation.
(b)
Direct, coordinate and administer the fiscal management of the division,
including financial planning, budget control, financial reports, contract
administration, and the remittance of all penalties, fees, or revenues
received by the director of the treasury as provided by local ordinance
and state law;
(d)
Establish and maintain operating policies, standards and procedures
for the division and its personnel, including orientation and training
programs;
(e)
Develop and implement parking enforcement programs not inconsistent
with the provisions of local ordinances or state laws, including the
administration of special towing activities and procedures to identify
and process scofflaws;
(f)
Act as a liaison between the department of administration and finance
and other city departments and agencies having a direct or indirect
interest in the affairs of the division;
(g)
Identify on-street parking problems in the city and develop relevant
policy responses for the mayor, common council and commissioners of
administration and finance and of public works, parks and streets;
(h)
Cooperate with the board of parking in addressing and developing
a comprehensive strategy for on-street and off-street parking throughout
the city; and
(i)
Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
conferred or imposed by the commissioner, or by any provision of this
act or by local ordinance or state law.
The city of Buffalo is authorized to enter into agreements,
with one or more financing agencies to provide for the acceptance
of credit cards (as such term is defined in Section 5 (a)(1) of the
general municipal law) as a means of payments of fines. Any such agreement
shall govern the terms and conditions upon which a credit proffered
as a means of payment of a fine shall be accepted or declined and
the manner in and conditions upon which the financing agency shall
pay to the city the amount of fines paid by means of credit card pursuant
to such agreement. Any such agreement may provide for the payment
by the city to such financing agency of fees for the services provided
by such financing agency pursuant to such agreement, which fees may
consist of a discount deducted from or payable in respect of the amount
of each such fine or otherwise as the agreement may provide.
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Division of the Treasury and Collections[1]
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[1]
Editor's Note: The name of this Division (formerly "Treasury")
was changed 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006.
[Amended 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006]
The head of the division of the treasury and collections shall
be the director of the treasury and collections. He or she shall be
a deputy of the commissioner with power to act generally for and in
place of the commissioner.
The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall
be removable at his or her pleasure. The director shall be a graduate
of an accredited college or university and shall have at least three
years' experience in banking administration or accounting management,
including the oversight of cash or cash equivalent transactions.
[Amended 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006]
The director of the treasury and collections shall have immediate
charge of the division of the treasury and collections, the custody
of moneys therein and the receipts, deposits and disbursements of
city moneys. He or she shall receive on behalf of the commissioner
of administration and finance all current and past-due accounts, revenues,
water rents and fees, license fees, fines, state moneys presently
due and owing to the city and all taxes and assessments, whether presently
due or past due, and shall deposit the same daily to the credit of
the city in the depositories designated by the comptroller. Provided,
however, that the proceeds of the sale of any capital assets, the
purchase or improvement of which has been financed by the issuance
of bonds having a maximum maturity of not less than five years and
to the extent that such obligations, together with interest, are outstanding
and unpaid, shall be deposited to the credit of a reserve find which
is hereby established for the payment of one or of several issues
of bonds and the comptroller shall disburse said find for the payment
of such bonds and accrued interest thereon, from time to time, as
principal payments and interest thereon become due. The director shall
disburse city moneys but only upon warrants or checks prepared and
signed by the commissioner or his or her designee as provided in this
act. He or she shall keep full, accurate and separate accounts of
the various funds and moneys in his custody and shall render to the
comptroller at the end of each day's business a detailed statement
of all moneys received and paid out by him or her. He or she shall
have such other powers and duties as are conferred by this article
or by ordinance or general law.
A report shall be promptly made to the director by each officer,
department, board and commission or other city agency of all moneys
due to the city and of all unliquidated claims as soon as such claims
shall become due and owing, together with all particulars in reference
to such unliquidated claims.
The director under the supervision of the commissioner shall
be charged with the supervision and management of the collection of
all moneys and accounts, due and owing to the city which have been
billed by a department, agency, division or board of the city and
which have not been paid to the city on a timely basis in accordance
with the terms of such bill. The director shall immediately proceed
with the collection of all such claims reported to him or her. The
director shall be entitled to the assistance of the relevant billing
department, agency, division or board in enforcing collection of the
money or account. He or she shall be entitled to the services of the
department of law to institute the necessary court proceedings to
aid in such collections. The director shall make recommendation to
departments, agencies, divisions and boards of the city regarding
billing practices and shall recommend to the council a schedule of
fees, charges and penalties in connection with billing, collection
and enforcement practices and procedures. He or she shall account
for the moneys so collected.
The actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of the
police force, when directed by the mayor, commissioner of police or
district attorney of Erie county (a) in serving or executing any process,
except for or on account of an offense which a court of special sessions
has jurisdiction to hear and determine or (b) in endeavoring to detect
or arrest or procure the extradition of any perpetrator of crime against
the laws of the state, including the expense of legal counsel without
the state, or in furnishing food at station houses to prisoners there
detained for offenses which a court of special sessions has not jurisdiction
to try, shall be a charge against the county of Erie.
Such charges may be paid in the first instance as other city
charges out of an appropriation for such purpose in the budget. The
director shall render an account on behalf of the city of such expenses
made out in detail and verified by the oath of the person or persons
who incurred such expenses to the effect that the sums charged therein
have been actually and necessarily paid for the purposes set forth
in the last preceding section, to Erie county to be audited and paid
as are other county expenses.
The county of Erie is empowered and required from time to time
to levy and raise by taxation all money required to pay such charges,
and it shall be the duty of said county to pay over to the director
the moneys so raised.
The director shall furnish the council, from time to time at
its request, with a detailed statement of the exact condition of all
funds and moneys in his or her custody and of all the fiscal affairs
of the city pertaining to his or her office.
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Division of Purchase
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[Amended 12-26-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2001, effective 1-9-2001]
There is hereby established a division of purchase within the
department of administration and finance. The head of the division
of purchase shall be the director of purchase, who shall also be a
deputy commissioner of finance and administration and shall act for
and generally in place of the commissioner. The director shall be
a graduate from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's
or master's degree in business administration, accounting or finance
and shall have at least five years of responsible experience in procurement
and buying procedures and with at least three years of supervisory
experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience
sufficient to indicate ability to perform the work.
The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall
be removable at the will of the commissioner.
(a)
Rules and lists of standard articles. The director of purchase shall
establish from time to time, with the approval of the commissioner
of administration and finance, rules consistent with the policies
established by the procurement policy board prescribing the conditions
and manner under which materials, supplies and equipment shall be
purchased by or furnished to the various agencies of the city government.
Before such rules and lists are established, the director shall advise,
consult and cooperate with the head of each agency of the city which
may be affected thereby and request their recommendations. In the
event of any disagreement between the director and the head of any
agency of the city with respect to such rules or lists, the written
direction of the commissioner of administration and finance shall
prevail.
(b)
Standards and specifications. The director of purchase shall, after
consultation with the heads of the various city agencies which may
be affected, establish from time to time standards and standard specifications
for all materials, supplies and equipment so listed as capable of
standardization, which must be submitted to and approved by the heads
of the various city agencies, and in the event of a disagreement between
the director and any such head in respect thereto, the written direction
of the commissioner of administration and finance shall prevail.
(c)
Purchases. The director of purchase shall directly contract for and
purchase all materials, supplies and equipment required by any agency
of the city, and, where requested by any other city governmental unit,
for such city governmental unit, and except in such cases as the director
by written rule or order stating the reasons therefor and prescribing
conditions for such purchase, authorize the purchase directly by the
agency requiring the materials, supplies or equipment. The director
of purchase shall establish all terms and conditions of purchase including,
without limitation, whether or not to seek bid, performance or maintenance
bonds in connection with any project in a manner consistent with policies
established by the procurement policy board. The power herein given
shall not be construed to include contracts for any work or improvement
where materials, supplies or equipment are furnished by the contractor
pursuant to the requirements of his contract.
(d)
Requisitions. All requisitions for materials, supplies and equipment, whether to be purchased by the director of purchase or directly by the agency, upon concurrence of the director of purchase as provided in subsection (c) above, shall be in the form prescribed by the director, shall bear the written approval of the head of the appropriate city agency, shall be filed with him or her, and shall be subject to his or her approval, and if the agency filing such requisition desires that the purchase be made directly by such agency, the requisition shall specify fully the reasons for such request. No requisition shall be honored unless there is to the credit of the agency an available appropriation balance sufficient to pay therefor, the existence of which balance shall be certified by the director of the budget and by the comptroller after a preaudit of such requisition.
(e)
Charging appropriations. Such purchases shall be charged against
and paid from the funds appropriated in the budget for such purpose
to the city agency making the requisition, except that if the purchases
have been made in advance of the requisition from the city agency,
they shall be charged against and paid from the revolving fund of
the office of inventories and stores.
(f)
City-wide services. The director of purchase shall have the power
to contract for services to be furnished to the city on an agency-wide
basis.
(g)
Sale of surplus materials. The director of purchase shall be responsible
for the sale of all surplus materials, supplies and equipment reported
by any city agency, the sale or disposal of such surplus items to
be conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of the city
ordinances and general law.
(h)
Testing. The director of purchase shall be responsible for developing
procedures for the testing of any products, materials and equipment
purchased or to be purchased by the city.
(i)
Competition. All contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment, whether made by the director of purchase or directly by the city agency, upon concurrence of the director as provided in subsection (c) above, shall, except as provided in the next section, be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder following competitive sealed bidding. The director of purchase shall, not later than the third business day following the making of the award, mail written notice to all bidders of such award and a copy of the bid upon which the award was made.
(j)
Small Purchases. Any contract not exceeding $10,000 may be made in
accordance with the small purchase procedures authorized herein. Contract
requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute
a small purchase. Insofar as it is practical for small purchases in
excess of $500, no less than three responsible businesses shall be
solicited to submit written quotations. Award shall be made to the
business offering the lowest acceptable quotation. The names of the
businesses submitting quotations, and the date and amount of each
quotation, shall be recorded and maintained as a public record. The
director of purchase shall adopt operational procedures for making
small purchases of $500 or less. Such operational procedures shall
provide for obtaining adequate and reasonable competition for the
supply, service, or material being purchased. Further, such operational
procedures shall require the preparation and maintenance of written
records adequate to document the competition obtained, properly account
for the funds expended, and facilitate an audit of the small purchase
made.
(k)
Review of award. The mayor, the comptroller, and the president of
the council shall constitute a board of review of all contracts awarded
pursuant to the last preceding subdivision. Within ten days after
such award is made, any person conceiving himself aggrieved may appeal
from said award to said board of review upon objections stated in
writing filed with the director of purchase, and said board of review
shall immediately proceed to a review of said award and may, in its
discretion, grant a hearing and shall have power and authority to
affirm said award or reverse the same and reject all bids and require
that new bids be advertised for. Any contract awarded on such new
bids shall be subject to like review. In the event of a timely protest
hereunder, the director of purchase shall not proceed further with
the solicitation or award of the contract until all administrative
remedies have been exhausted or until the board of review makes a
determination on the record that the award of a contract without delay
is necessary to protect substantial interests of the city.
(l)
Contracts. If no such appeal is filed within the time stated in the
last subdivision, or if the award is affirmed, the director of purchase
shall enter into the contract of purchase. The original contract of
purchase shall be filed in the division of purchase and a copy thereof
immediately filed with the department of audit and control.
(m)
Delivery. All materials, supplies and equipment purchased shall be
delivered at the place or places specified in the contract of purchase,
and the director of purchase shall have the right to inspect the same
at the time of delivery and to make a final determination as to the
specifications, quality and quantity. The head of the city agency
or an employee of said agency designated in writing to the director
of purchase shall certify in writing to said director the receipt
of the goods.
(n)
Non-compliance. Any purchase order or other contract for the purchase
of materials, supplies and equipment which is entered into by any
city agency other than in strict compliance with the provisions of
this article shall not be enforceable against the city.
The words "city agency," as used in this article, shall include
every officer, department, board and commission of the city.
The annual budget shall provide a revolving fund for use by
the director of purchase when market conditions are favorable for
the requisition of materials, supplies and equipment used in large
quantities by the several agencies of the city, in anticipation of
their needs. Any purchasing through this revolving fund, however,
shall be shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the city
ordinances and general laws and to the established procedures of the
division of purchase. If purchases are made in advance of requisitions
from the city agencies pursuant to this section, they shall be charged
against and paid from the revolving fund of the office of inventories
and stores and any requisition of any city agency thereafter filled
from the stock so purchased shall be charged to the appropriate fund
of such city agency, and a like credit given to the revolving fund
of the office of inventories and stores in an amount determined by
the director of purchase as the cost of the materials, supplies and
equipment so furnished.
[Amended 1-10-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006, amended 2-3-2006]
There shall be a procurement policy board consisting of up to
seven members, three of whom shall be appointed by the mayor with
the consent of the council, two of whom may be appointed by the board
of education, and one of whom may be appointed by each of the Buffalo
municipal housing authority and the Buffalo sewer authority. Each
member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing official or body,
without compensation. Members shall have demonstrated sufficient business
or professional experience to discharge the functions of the board.
No member shall hold any public office, but each appointee shall be
either a representative, designee, or staff member of each public
office or public employment. The mayor shall designate the chair.
The board shall create policies for procurement of goods and services
for the city, including (1) policies designed to encourage cooperative
purchasing by the city, the Buffalo city school district, the Buffalo
municipal housing authority and the Buffalo sewer authority through
the director of purchase, (2) policies with respect to the methods
for soliciting bids or proposals and awarding contracts, (3) standards
and procedures to be used in determining whether vendors are responsible,
and (4) policies governing the manner in which agencies shall administer
contracts and oversee the performance of contracts and contractors.
The board shall make such recommendations as it deems necessary and
proper to the mayor and the council regarding the organization's personnel
structure and management of the procurement function including, where
appropriate, recommendations for revision of this charter or local
laws affecting procurement by the city. The board shall also review
the form and content of standardized city contract documents and shall
submit to the law department recommendations for standardization and
simplification of contract language. The board shall not exercise
authority with respect to award or administration of any particular
contract or with respect to any dispute, claim or litigation pertaining
thereto.
The head of the office of inventories, garages and stores shall
be the deputy director of purchase for inventories and stores, who
shall report to the director of purchase. The deputy director shall
have at least three years of responsible experience in inventory controls,
or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient
to indicate ability to perform his or her duties.
The deputy director of inventories and stores shall be charged
with and exercise all the following duties and powers:
(a)
Operate and control all printing and duplicating services within
the city government.
(b)
Maintain and control inventories to be drawn upon by city agencies
of their needs, including any necessary warehousing and storage.
(c)
Have direct supervision over a revolving fund used for the purchase
of inventories.
(d)
Be responsible for normal billing procedures to the city agencies
using supplies and equipment from such inventories.
(e)
Develop and administer messenger and mail service within and between
city-owned buildings and facilities.
Warehouses may be established and maintained for the storage
of materials, supplies and equipment purchased pending its use, which
warehouses shall be under the control and management of the deputy
director of inventories and stores.
After reasonable notice to the person involved and reasonable
opportunity for that person to be heard, the director of purchase,
after consulting with the corporation counsel, is authorized to debar
a person for cause from consideration for award of contracts. The
debarment shall be for a period of not more than three years. After
consultation with the corporation counsel, the director of purchase
is authorized to suspend a person from consideration for award of
contracts if there is probable cause to believe that the person has
engaged in any activity which might lead to debarment. The suspension
shall be for a period not to exceed three months. The causes for debarment
include:
(a)
conviction for commission of a criminal offense as an incident to
obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or
subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or subcontract;
(b)
conviction under state or federal statutes of embezzlement, theft,
forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving
stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business
integrity or business honesty which currently, seriously and directly
affects responsibility as a contractor;
(c)
conviction under state or federal antitrust statutes arising out
of the submission of bids or proposals;
(d)
violation of contract provisions, as set forth below, of a character
which is regarded by the director of purchase to be so serious as
to justify debarment action:
(i)
deliberate failure without good cause to perform in accordance
with the specifications or within the time limit provided in the contract;
or
(ii)
a recent record of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance
in accordance with the terms of one or more contracts; provided that
failure to perform or unsatisfactory performance caused by acts beyond
the control of the contractor shall not be considered to be a basis
for debarment;
(e)
any other cause the director of purchase determines to be so serious
and compelling as to affect responsibility as a city contractor, including
debarment by another governmental entity for any cause listed in this
charter; and
(f)
for violation of the ethical standards set forth in the code of ethics
or knowing participation in a transaction which violates the code
of ethics.
The director of purchase shall issue a written decision to debar
or suspend. The decision shall state the reasons for the action taken
and inform the debarred or suspended person involved of its rights
concerning judicial or administrative review.
A copy of the decision required by section 10-35 (Decision to Debar or Suspend) shall be mailed or otherwise furnished immediately to the debarred or suspended person.
No employee of the division of purchase shall solicit, receive
or participate in the arrangement of any political contribution by
any person who has sold within the past twelve months or proposes
to sell goods or services to the city or any of its agencies.[1]
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Division of Urban Affairs
[Added 12-26-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2007, effective 1-17-2007] |
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 10-39 through 10-42,
regarding the Division of Collections, which immediately followed,
were repealed 12-30-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2006, effective 1-9-2006.
The head of the division of urban affairs shall be the director
of urban affairs. The director shall be appointed by the commissioner
and shall be removable at his or her pleasure. The director shall
have at least five years of responsible experience in public administration,
intergovernmental and intra-governmental policy and operation and
with at least three years of supervisory experience or an equivalent
combination of training and experience sufficient to indicate the
ability to perform the duties of the position.
The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall
be removable at the will of the commissioner.
The director of urban affairs shall have immediate charge of
the division of urban affairs, and shall be responsible for the following:
(a)
Initiate, develop, prepare, coordinate and/or assist others in the
development and preparation of applications to solicit public or private
grants, with the objectives of obtaining additional resources for
more efficient and economical provisions of governmental services.
The director shall also be responsible for researching grant opportunities
from both public and private venues, and provide periodic reports
on the status of all grants by department and division.
(b)
Review in conjunction with the commissioner of administration and
finance, and representatives of the mayor's office, the operation
of city departments and other agencies for the purpose of identifying
services that may be improved after careful analysis of existing procedures.
The director shall be responsible for reporting monthly or in an otherwise
appropriate time period the results of the departmental review and
suggestions for potential improvement.
(c)
Conduct research to identify areas of city services that may be improved
by incorporating best practices, programs or projects from other municipalities
or governments, and provide for the distribution of information resulting
from such research.
(d)
Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
conferred upon the director of urban affairs by the mayor or the commissioner
of administration and finance for research on special projects with
the objective of improving administration of city services or practices.
(e)
Prepare an annual report or at an otherwise determined time period,
identifying opportunities, and reviewing progress in realizing current
and previously identified opportunities.
