FILE:  BBG

CONSULTANTS

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board may employ consultants as needed to provide technical or other specialized assistance.  A contract or agreement for consulting services shall be required.  Each contract for consulting services shall contain as a minimum a description of the work to be performed and objectives to be met, amount and time of payments to be made, description of reports or other deliveries to be received, and circumstances under which the contract can be terminated.  All consultants shall be approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to their engagement.

Each person responsible for engaging the services of consultants shall have the responsibility of negotiating the most reasonable honorarium or daily fee appropriate for the services to be performed.

Expenses of consultants shall be reimbursed by the School Board, based on receipts submitted, in accordance with the applicable agreement approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.  It shall be the responsibility of the engaging administrator to see that the contract guidelines are followed.  If any of the required receipts are missing, the request for payment shall not be honored by the Accounting Department.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:81

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board