Purpose

Section 1620.1300 Purpose Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), State Purchasing Officers (SPOs), Procurement Compliance Monitors (PCMs), and Chief Internal Auditors are appointed to five year terms and are subject to removal or, in the case of Chief Procurement Officers, discipline only after a hearing by or before the Executive Ethics Commission.  These hearings are to be held in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/Art.10] and the provisions of this Subpart M.