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<br /> 23. Interest of Agency. The Agency covenants that neither the Agency,
<br /> nor anyone controlled by the Agency, controlling the Agency, or under common
<br /> control with the Agency, nor their agents, employees or subcontractors,
<br /> presently has an interest, nor shall acquire an interest, direct or indirect, which
<br /> would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of its service
<br /> hereunder, or which would prevent, or tend to prevent, the satisfactory
<br /> performance of the Agency's service hereunder in an impartial and unbiased
<br /> manner. The Agency further covenants that in the performance of this contract
<br /> is any person having any such interest and employed by the Agency contemplates
<br /> taking some action which may constitute a violation of this paragraph, the
<br /> .:- Agency shall request in writing the advice of COG, and if COG shall notify the
<br /> Agency in writing that the Agency's contemplated action will not constitute a
<br /> ictlation hereof, then the Agency shall be authorized to take a such action
<br /> without being in violation of this paragraph.
<br /> 24. Interest of Members of COG and Others. No officer, member or
<br /> employee of COG, and no -public official or any local government which is
<br /> affected in any way by the Project, who exercises any function or
<br /> responsibilities in the review Cr approval of the Project or any component part
<br /> thereof, shall participate in any decision relating to this contract which affects
<br /> his personal interest cr the interest of any corporation, partnership or
<br /> association in which he is directly or indirectly interested; nor shall any such
<br /> officer, member or employee of COG, or public official of any local government
<br /> affected by the Project, have any interest, direct or indirect, in this contract or
<br /> the proceeds arising therefrom.
<br /> 25. Officials not to Benefit No member of or delegate to the Congress of
<br /> the United States of America, resident Corn Commissioner or employee of the United
<br /> States Government, shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract cr to
<br /> any benefits to arise herefrom.
<br /> 26. Equal Employment Opportunity.
<br /> (a) The Agency will not discriminate against any employee, applicant
<br /> for employment or subcontractor because, of race, color, religion, sex, age, or
<br /> national origin. The Agency shall take affirmative action to insure that
<br /> applicants are employed and subcontractors are selected, and that employees are
<br /> treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex,
<br /> age, or, national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the
<br /> following: employment, upgrading, demotions, or transfers; recruitment or
<br /> recruitment advertising; layoffs or terminations; rates of pay or other forms of
<br /> compensation; selection for training, including apprenticeship; and participation
<br /> in recreational and educational activities. the Agency certifies that it presently •
<br /> has in effect such an affirmative action program which specifies goals, target
<br /> dates to assure the implementation of such plan. The Agency agrees to post in a
<br /> conspicuous place available to employees and applicants for employment, notices
<br /> to be provided setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The
<br /> Agency will in all solicitations or advertisements for subcontractors or employees
<br /> placed by or on behalf of the Agency, state that all qualified applicants will
<br /> receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
<br /> age, or national origin. The Agency will cause the foregoing provisions to be
<br /> inserted in all subcontracts for any work covered by this contract so that such
<br /> provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor provided that the foregoing
<br /> pa-ovisions shall not apply to subcontractors for lees than $10,000.00.
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