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<br />(“Records”) and invoices in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement.
<br />Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the costs incurred under
<br />this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the City for a
<br />minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final
<br />payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such Records and invoices shall be clearly
<br />identifiable. Upon reasonable advance notice, Consultant shall allow the City to examine, audit,
<br />and make transcripts or copies of such Records pursuant to this Agreement during regular business
<br />hours. Consultant shall allow inspection of all Records related to this Agreement for a period of
<br />three (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement.
<br />Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement, nothing in this section or any audit
<br />or inspections hereunder, shall violate or cause Consultant to violate any of Consultant’s
<br />professional standards, privacy, confidentiality or legal obligations.
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<br />10. CONFIDENTIALITY
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<br />If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such
<br />information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that
<br />it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of th is Agreement, and
<br />further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like
<br />importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. “Confidential Information” shall include all
<br />nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also
<br />information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential
<br />information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered
<br />by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any
<br />information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the
<br />Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Consultant
<br />without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law, legal
<br />action or order of accounting oversight body; or (e) is independently developed by the Consultant
<br />without reference to information disclosed by the City.
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<br />11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE
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<br />Consultant covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct
<br />or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this
<br />Agreement.
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<br />12. NON-DISCRIMINATION
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<br /> Consultant shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status,
<br />sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender, medical conditions, genetic
<br />information, or military and veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined
<br />and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, teaching, training, utilization,
<br />promotion, termination or other employment related activities or any services provided under this
<br />Agreement. Consultant affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all
<br />applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
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