The village shall disclose to the applicant or requesting party that it is utilizing such consulting services, and that party must pay within thirty (30) days after the submission of an invoice from the consultant for the services provided. The services provided shall be reasonable and customary, and the invoices shall be itemized and shall be within a range generally chargeable by the consultants in performing similar services. It shall not be a defense to the payment of such invoices that the applicant could obtain such consultant services at a lower cost, so long as the fees charged by the village's consultants are within the range typically charged for similar services by outside consultants to municipalities within the Chicago metropolitan area. The intention of the corporate authorities is to utilize experienced and competent consultants to fairly assess the material they are asked to review with adequate time to provide excellent reports to village officials, who will then be able to reach fair decisions without prejudice or uncertainty. (Ord. 04-17, 8-2-2004)