1. The city manager or designee may delegate functions, duties, and responsibilities for investigation, mediation, and conciliation and may otherwise act to assist the city in the administration of this chapter.

2. The city manager or designee shall administer programs and activities as authorized herein to further the purposes of this chapter in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and shall work with and enter into agreements, as approved by the city council, with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other agencies of the United States or state of Arizona that govern or affect discriminatory practices as defined by this chapter, including the acceptance of funds from such agencies and the carrying out of such covenants and conditions of such agreements, in compliance with this chapter.

3. The city manager or designee shall cooperate with and render assistance to, as reasonably requested, other public or private agencies, organizations, and entities to formulate or carry out programs to further the prevention or elimination of discriminatory practices as defined in this chapter.