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11. NON-DISCRIMINATION
<br />Auditor 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. Auditor affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all
<br />applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
<br />12. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT
<br />This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and
<br />Auditor, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the
<br />event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms of
<br />this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument
<br />signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Auditor. The parties agree that any terms
<br />or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition
<br />to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Auditor or the City. Each party to
<br />this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements,
<br />orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which
<br />is not embodied herein.
<br />13. ASSIGNMENT
<br />Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Auditor,
<br />Auditor may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior
<br />written consent of the City and any such assignment, transfer, delegation or subcontract without
<br />the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall
<br />be construed to limit the City's ability to have any of the services which are the subject to this
<br />Agreement performed by City personnel or by other Auditors retained by City.
<br />14. TERMINATION
<br />This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon thirty (30) days written notice of
<br />termination. In such event, Auditor shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay Auditor
<br />compensation for all services performed by Auditor prior to receipt of such notice of termination,
<br />subject to the following conditions:
<br />a. As a condition of such payment, the Executive Director may require Auditor to
<br />deliver to the City all work product(s) completed as of such date, and in such case
<br />such work product shall be the property of the City unless prohibited by law, and
<br />Auditor consents to the City's use thereof for such purposes as the City deems
<br />appropriate.
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