The city shall contract with one or more professionals that qualify as a tree protection professional under the definition of this chapter. Said professional or professionals shall be responsible for providing the information and services required of a tree protection professional described herein.

Individual applicants will be responsible for payment of the costs and fees of the designated tree protection professional for projects necessitating work to be performed by the tree protection professional in accordance with Table 14T-66. The city shall be responsible for billing and collecting costs and fees charged to the applicant and transferring said payment to the tree protection professional unless the city has opted for some other mechanism of providing for the costs and fees, such as inclusion of such costs and fees in the schedule of application fees. (Ord. 1417 §8, 2013; Ord. 1269 §6, 2006; Ord. 1219 §2, 2004; Ord. 904, 1991; Ord. 650 §2, 1982; Ord. 399 §1 (part), 1975).