The Village Clerk shall, upon receipt of a matter which may or will require professional services to be rendered to the Village, obtain an estimate of the amount of the cost of expected services based on the nature of the matter, its complexity, the relative need for professional advice, and the expected duration of processing of the matter. The Village Clerk shall so notify the individual applicant in writing with his estimate of the necessary funds to defray all professional costs the Village might incur in the course of reviewing the matter submitted by the applicant or other individual. The Village Clerk shall also include in this communication a request that the individual applicant deposit with the Village within fourteen (14) days said sum to be held in escrow. The application or matter shall not thereafter be reviewed or acted upon by the Village unless and until said sum is received by the Village Clerk. Upon receipt of said sum, the Village Clerk shall deposit the same in a separate escrow account.
Simultaneously with the sending of notice to the applicant or other individual, the Village Clerk shall also notify the professionals whom the Village expects to utilize to review the matter and request that those professionals bill no less frequently than monthly on said matter, and otherwise keep the Village apprised of time and cost expended in reviewing this matter.
(Ord. 750, passed 1-21-2014)