The City Chief Procurement Officer shall be
appointed by the Mayor and shall be appointed on or before the first
day of February every other year for a term of two years to commence
on February 1. He shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed
by the City Council.
The City Chief Procurement Officer shall have
the power and it shall be his duty to purchase or contract for all
supplies, materials or equipment needed by any and all departments,
institutions, boards, commissions and other agencies of the City which
are hereinafter referred to as the using agencies.