Sec. 18-20. Exemptions.
A. Certain business transactions. The requirements of this article do not apply to the following business transactions:
1. Petty cash or canteen fund purchases or purchases within the petty cash limits as defined by the City Manager in the City’s administrative regulations.
2. Emergency purchases as defined by the City Manager in the City’s administrative regulations.
3. Sole source purchases.
B. Certain parties. The requirements of this article shall not apply to the following parties engaged in any business relationship with the City:
1. Governmental agencies of the United States, any state or municipality, any county or school district or other entity created under the laws of the United States, this State or any other state as a public entity.
2. Property owners renting property under the provisions of the United States Housing and Urban Development Section 8 program.
3. Boards and commissions of the City, County or State.
4. Professional organizations or associations; provided, that the articles of the association, incorporation, or other governing documents of such organizations or associations do not permit discrimination among their membership on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
5. Nonprofit corporations formed for the express purpose of assisting the City or any other Arizona municipality in the financing of public projects, purchases or other acquisitions.
C. Applicability of exemptions. Questions regarding exemptions will be referred to and decided by the Equal Opportunity Department, with the advice of the Law Department concerning the legal status of entities described in subsection B of this section. (Ord. No. G-5600, § 2, 2011; Ord. No. G-5780, 2013)