It’s not easy to hire consultants at City Hall, according to Cleveland Chief Operating Officer Bonnie Teeuwen. She told City Council this week that landing a consultant is a 40-step, nine-month process.
Teeuwen would like to eliminate one link in that chain, the Consultant Review Committee. The committee checks over mailing lists of prospective consultants and processes their proposals.
As a top official in Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration, Teeuwen serves on that committee, along with the directors of finance and human resources. She’s also seen the other side of the issue. She used to work for Osborn Engineering, one of the city’s go-to firms for infrastructure projects. (Among Osborn’s city jobs was the most recent repair audit of Browns Stadium.)…