Should personal services contracts be included in the staff listing?
Individuals engaged through personal or professional services contracts to act in a staff capacity to perform the day to day operations of the authority, and whose work station would, by any reasonable measure, be considered that of the public authority, its headquarters, facilities, or offices and who would be entitled to use the assets and equipment of the authority, should be included on the Staff screen in PARIS. Personal or professional services contracts that include other individuals who work for the authority on a specific deliverable or time specified project, pursuant to a personal or professional services contract should not be included on the staff listing. Auditing and legal services are examples of these types of personal or professional services contracts. All personal service contracts that are $5,000 or more should be included in the Procurement Report in PARIS.
