1998-05-18 Special Called Regular Meeting of City Council

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e e D. Conduct 1. Assi gnabi lity The Subrecipient shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Grantee thereto; provided, however, that claims for money due or to become due to the Subrecipient from the Grantee under this Agreement may be assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financial institution without such approval. Notice of any such assignment or transfer shall be furnished promptly to the Grantee. 2. Hatch Act The Subrecipient agrees that no funds provided, nor personnel employed under this Agreement, shall be in any way or to any extent engaged in the conduct of political activities in violation of Chapter 15 of Title V Vnited States Code. 3. Conflict of Interest The Subrecipient agrees to abide by the provisions of 24 CFR 570.611 with respect to conflicts of interest, and covenants that it presently has no financial interest and shall not acquire any financial interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required under this Agreement. The Sub recipient further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement no person having such a financial interest shall be employed or retained by the Subrecipient hereunder. These conflict of interest provisions apply to any person who is an employee, agent, consultant, officer, or elected official or appointed official of the Grantee, or of any designated public agencies or subrecipients which are receiving funds under the CDBG Entitlement program. The Subrecipient also agrees to abide by 18 V.S.C. 286, which provides for conspiracy to defraud the Federal Government with Respect to Claims. In addition, the Subrecipient will also abide by the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.), 18 U.S.C. 287 relating to False, Fictitious and Fraudulent Claims, 18 U.S.C. 245 Federally Protected Activities, 18 U.S.C. 1001 regarding General Statements or Entries, the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 V.S.C. 3801- 3812), the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 V.S.C. 952) as amended by the Derby Collection Act of 1982, the Meritorious Claims Act (31 V.S.C. 3702), the Tucker Act (28 V.S.C. 1346, 1491, and 2501), the Wunderlich Act (41 V.S.C. 321-322)" the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 V.S.C. 1341), and Section 208(a) of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, as amended, insofar as they apply to the terms of this Agreement. 18