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this Agreement for any partisan political activity or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. 9.5 The Consultant hereby affirms that neither the Consultant, the Consultant's firm nor any of its associates or employees have 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 consulting 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 is not considered a valuable gift for the purposes of this Agreement. The Consultant further agrees that none of its paid personnel will be employees of the City or have any contractual relationship with the City. All activities, investigations, and other efforts made by Consultant pursuant to the Agreement will be conducted by employees, associates, or independent contractors of the Consultant. 9.6 In performing the services required under this Agreement, the Consultant will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or ancestry. The Consultant agrees not to engage in employment practices, which have the purpose or effect of discriminating against employees or prospective employees because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability or ancestry. A breach of this covenant by the Consultant may be regarded as a default of the Agreement. 9.7 All references in this Agreement to any particular gender are for convenience only and will be construed and interpreted to be of the appropriate gender. The term "will" is mandatory in this Agreement. 9.8 Should any provision in this Agreement be found or deemed invalid, this Agreement will be construed as not containing the provision and all other provisions, which are otherwise lawful, will remain in full force and effect, and to this end, the provisions of this Agreement are declared severable. Paragraph and Section headings included in the Agreement are for convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provisions of the Agreement. 9.9 All services provided pursuant to this Agreement are for the exclusive use and benefit of the City and this Agreement does not create rights in third parties. 9.10 The City will have the right to declare the Consultant in breach of the Agreement for cause when the City determines that this Agreement has not been performed in accordance with its written terms and conditions. 9.11 In the event of a default or breach of this Agreement by the Consultant, the City reserves the right to choose among the remedies for the default or breach available to the City. These remedies may be used in conjunction with one another or separately, and together with any other statutory or common law remedies available to the City. Any failure by the City to enforce this Gleason WQPP 9/12 ll