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Conflicts of Interest 11.19 No member of the governing body of the City and no other officer, public official, employee, or agent of the City who exercises any functions or responsibilities in connection with the planning and carrying out of the program, shall have any personal financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement, and the Consultant will take appropriate steps to assure compliance. 11.20 The Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and will not acquire interest, direct or indirect in the study area or any parcel therein or any other interest which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of its services hereunder. The Consultant further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest will be employed. 11.21 The Consultant will not use funds received by it under the terms of this Agreement for any partisan political activity or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. 11.22 The Consultant hereby affirms that Consultant and Consultant's firm have not made or agreed to make any valuable gift whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise to any person or any of his/her immediate family, having the duty to recommend, the right to vote upon, or any other direct influence on the selection of consultants to provide professional services to the City within the two years preceding the execution of this Agreement. A campaign contribution, as defined by the Texas Election Code or the San Marcos City Code will not be considered as a valuable gift for the purposes ofthis Agreement. ARTICLE 12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 12.1 The City and the Consultant, respectively, bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other party to this Agreement and to the partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives of such other party with respect to all covenants of this Agreement. The City and the Consultant will not assign, sublet or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the written consent of the other. ARTICLE 13 EXTENT OF AGREEMENT 13.1 This Agreement represents the entire and integrated Agreement between the City and the Consultant and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements either written or oral. The Consultant's expenses for travel, office, production and other expenses associated directly or indirectly with this Agreement are included as part of the total fee. Except as to a change in the scope of services, the compensation for which does not exceed $25,000.00 this Agreement may be amended only by separate written instrument approved by the City's governing body and signed by both the City and Consultant. Langfnnl Contract 18