Article VI. Personal Services Contracts
2.60.250 Classification of services as personal services.
In addition to the classes of personal services contracts identified in the definition of personal services contracts, the City Manager may classify additional specific types of services as personal services. In determining whether a service is a personal service, the City Manager shall consider:
(1) Whether the work requires specialized skills, knowledge and resources in the application of technical or scientific expertise, or the exercise of professional, artistic or management discretion or judgment;
(2) Whether the City intends to rely on the contractor’s specialized skills, knowledge and expertise to accomplish the work; and
(3) Whether selecting a contractor primarily on the basis of qualifications, rather than price, would most likely meet the City’s needs and result in obtaining satisfactory contract performance and optimal value.
(4) A service shall not be classified as personal services for the purposes of this Code if:
(a) The work has traditionally been performed by contractors selected primarily on the basis of price; or
(b) The services do not require specialized skills, knowledge and resources in the application of highly technical or scientific expertise, or the exercise of professional, artistic or management discretion or judgment. (Ord. 135 § VII(A), passed 3-13-2018)