The city shall, at its option, contract with qualified professional or technical wetland consultants or scientists or require an applicant to contract with one of the listed professionals on the approved list for providing the information and services required of a qualified wetland consultant described herein. If the city contracts with said professionals, such consultants shall be chosen for work on a rotational basis.

Individual applicants will be responsible for payment of costs of the professional for projects necessitating work to be performed by the professional; provided, however, that the city shall be responsible for billing and collecting costs charged to the applicant and transferring said payment to the professional unless the city has opted for some other mechanism of providing for the cost, such as inclusion of cost in application fees. The applicant shall also be responsible for the city’s administrative fees in carrying out this service. The director of community and economic development is authorized to prepare administrative guidelines for carrying out the requirements of this section. (Ord. 1505 §3, 2017; Ord. 935 §5 (part), 1992).