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AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AND ROMONA BETHANY THIS AGREEMENT is made the 24th day of September, 2019 by and between the City of South Bend, Indiana, a municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of Indiana, acting by and through its Board Department of Administration and Finance ("City") and Romona Bethany, an Indiana resident ("Contractor"). RECITALS WHEREAS, Contractor has experience and expertise in social service program and project management that may prove beneficial to the City; and WHEREAS, the City desires to retain the services of Contractor to develop a development framework and data models and Contractor is willing to assist the City in its efforts; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that due to Contractor's experience and expertise, it is in the best interests of the City to retain Contractor's services under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the City and Contractor hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Duties of the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide the Services which are more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein. The Contractor shall execute his responsibilities by following and applying at all times the highest professional and technical guidelines and standards. Section 2. Consideration. The Contractor will be paid as set forth at Exhibit A. The total consideration under this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of Twenty Thousand dollars ($20,000). Any payment that the City may deny or withhold or delay shall not be subject to penalty or interest under Indiana Code § 5-17-5. Section 3. Term (and Renewal Option, if Applicable). This Agreement shall be effective commencing on October 1, 2019 ("Effective Date") and shall end on the date when the Contractor has spent five hundred (500) hours in rendering the Services to the City (the "Expiration Date"), expected to be no later than December 31, 2019. The Parties may mutually agree in writing to extend the term of this Agreement for an additional block of hours after the initial block of hours have been consumed or after the Expiration Date, subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties in writing. Section 4. Assignment; Successors. The Contractor shall not assign or subcontract