After an audit revealed cost overruns and other issues, Hamilton councillors have received a staff report that aims to improve the use of consultants.
The list of proposed improvements includes electronically tracking a consultant’s performance, clearer rules surrounding budgets, and potentially using more city employees to avoid the unnecessary contracting out of jobs.
The audit showed the city paid $40 million on consultants in 2016 and $97 million since 2014. Of the 32 contracts that were reviewed between 2014 and 2016, nine of them were paid for but never used.
Ward 7 Coun. Donna Skelly says she “wants to have a very thorough discussion about this” issue.
Skelly adds some consultant reports cost a lot of money and thinks “we don’t get value” for the amount the city is spending.
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