Mayor Cara Spencer’s sudden reversal on minority contracting has been met with relief — and a touch of exasperation — from critics who say the program never should have been shelved in the first place.

Aldermanic President Megan Green said she was glad to see Spencer put the decades-old effort back in place but questioned the need for the detour.

“It probably wasn’t necessary to pause the program, but we got it figured out and most of us who were grumpy with the initial decision are happy with this one,” Green said after Spencer’s announcement last week.

Others were more blunt. Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard (Ward 10) said she was never convinced the Trump administration posed a credible legal threat to the program, despite its efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion prog

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