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12, SUSPENSION ORTERMINATION City shall have the right at any tinge to temporarily suspend Immigrant DOelndcrs' perforinauncc hereunder and/or any funding, in whole or in part, by giving a written thirty - day notice ofsuspcnsioln to Irnn3igi•ant Defelnders. If City gives such 1106CC oFsuspension, imi.nigrant Defenders shall intmedhitely Suspend its activities under this Agreement, as spe:660d in such notice. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to he a waiver of the: City's right to recover from Innnnigra.nt Defenders any portion of the Funding that has not been spent in accordance with [Ills Agreement or that has not been spent as of the date or InotiCC elndCr this subsection, .13. FUNDING AVAILABILITY It is understood and agreed that funding is contingent on there being sufficient funds within the City's budget. II'the City lacks flunding within its budget, the Agreement shall have no further force and effect. If there is a lack of funding or should funds becaarne u navailaable after the; effective date of the AgTecment, the City shall have no liability to pay any fiends to the Immigrant Defenders or to furnish other consideration under this Agreement and the Immigrant Defenders shall not be obligated to coi.nt 1111C to perform tiny services under the provisions of this Agreement. It is also understood that funds for the program nnust be appropriated and approved by City Council. City Council has the authority to reduce or elinninate funding of this progrann, without eatuse or justification, with no liability occurring to the City. 14. STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE Immigrant Defenders shall perform all services performed under this Agreement in the manner and according to the standards currently observed by a competent practitioner of Immigrant Defenders' profession. Immigrant Defenders shall assign only competent personnel to perForm services, inchiding licensee/ attorneys, cinder this Agreement. Ilnt- igrant De:funders shall notify City in writing of any changes in Immigrant De;fe:nders' staff assigned to perform the services under this Agreement prior to any such performance, B. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Immigrant Defenders covenants that neither it, nor ally officer or principal of its corporation, has or shall tneduim ally interest, directly nor indirectly, that would hinder Immigrant Defenders' performance of services under this Agreement, hnlnigraant De renders further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having; any such interest shall be employee/ by it as an officer. employee, agent or subcontractor, Without the written coaselnt of City. Immigrant Defenders agrees to avoid conflicts of interest or the appealrancc of any conflicts of interest with the interests of City at all times during the perFornnance of this Agreement, 16. MISCELLANEOUS a. Entire Agreement, This Agreement, including all Inhibits, contains the entire agmement betwee a the patties and supersedes whatever oral or #22417vl