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Page 4 of 7 <br />17. Identification of Document. All reports, and other documents completed as part of this contract <br />shall bear on title pages of such report, or document, the following legend: <br />"Prepared by (Agency Name) under contract with Centralina Council of Governments". The date <br />(month and year) in which the document was prepared and source of grant funds shall also be <br />shown.' <br />18. Interest of Agency. -The Agency covenants that neither the Agency nor its agents or employees <br />presently has an interest, -nor shall acquire an interest, direct or indirect; which conflicts in any <br />manner or degree with the performance of its service hereunder, or which would prevent, or tend <br />to prevent, the satisfactory performance of the Agency's service hereunder in an impartial and <br />unbiased manner. The Agency further covenants that in the performance of this contract no <br />person having any such interest shall be employed by the Agency as an agent, subcontractor or <br />otherwise. <br />19. Interest of Members of the Council and Others. No officer, member or employee of the Council, <br />and no public official of any local government which is affected in any way by the Project, who <br />exercises any function or responsibilities in the review or approval of the' Project or any <br />component partthereof, shall participate in any decisions relating to this contract which may affect <br />his personal interest or the interest of.any corporation, partnership or association in which he is; <br />directly or indirectly, interested; nor shall any such person have any interest, direct or indirect; in <br />this contract or the.proceeds arising therefrom. <br />20. Officials Not to Benefit. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States of~America <br />or the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, resident Commi$sioner or employee of the <br />United. States Government or the North Carolina State Government, shall be entitled to any share <br />or part of this contract or any benefits to arise herefrom, <br />21. Prohibition Against Use of Funds to influence Legislation. No part of any funds under this <br />Agreement shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any employee or agent acting on behalf <br />of-the Agency to engage in any activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending <br />before Congress. <br />22. Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance. The Agency <br />shall comply with all federal and state laws relative to equal employment opportunities. <br />23. Disputes and Agoeals. Any dispute concerning a. question of fact arising under this Agreement <br />shall be identified to the designated contract administrator for the Area Agency on Aging. Jn <br />'accordance with Lead.Regional Organization (LRO) policy, a written decision shall. be promptly <br />furnished to the designated grant administrator for the Agency. The decision of the LRO is final <br />•unless within twenty (20) days of receipt of such decision the Agency furnishes a written request <br />for appeal to the Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult-Services, with a copy <br />sent to the Area Agency on .Aging. The request for appeal shall state the exact nature of the <br />complaint. The Division of Aging and Adult Services will inform the Agency of its appeal <br />procedures and will inform the Area Agency that an appeal has been filed. The appeals process <br />of the Division of Aging and Adult Services thereafter will determine procedures. The state. <br />agency address is as follows: <br />F- I <br />