The city is planning to contract with the Police Executive Research Forum for services related to the search for a new chief of police.
The group is based in Washington, D.C.
The amount to be paid is not to exceed $39,000, according to a resolution coming before the City Council on Tuesday.
Mayor Andy Berke earlier named Donna Roddy of BlueCross, attorney Roger Dickson and District Attorney Bill Cox to a Blue Ribbon Panel to find a new police chief to replace Bobby Dodd, who retired.