The Director is authorized to employ by contract or contracts professional consultants for the purpose of supplementing the regularly employed staff of the City of Cleveland in order to provide professional services necessary to develop or obtain a disparity study or other documentation to determine whether there exists a legally sufficient basis in evidence to demonstrate past or present discrimination as to participation of MBEs or FBEs in specific types and categories of Contracts. The selection of the consultants shall be made by the Board of Control on the nomination of the Director. The compensation to be paid for the services shall be fixed by the Board of Control and shall be paid from the fund or funds deemed appropriate by the Director of Finance and that are appropriated for this purpose.
(Ord. No. 77-08. Passed 2-4-08, eff. 3-15-08)