2.1 Performance of Services. The Hearing Officer shall provide, perform, and complete the professional administrative adjudication hearing officer services set forth in Exhibit A (“Services”). 2.2 Standard of Performance. The City has relied upon the professional ability and training of Hearing Officer as a material inducement to enter this Agreement. The Hearing Officer hereby agrees that all of his or her Services shall be provided, performed, and completed (a) in a professional manner consistent with the professional standards of care of qualified administrative hearing officers doing similar service in the Chicago Metropolitan Area; (b) in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws; and (c) in full compliance with this Agreement (the “Standard of Performance”). 2.3 Conflicts of Interest. The Hearing Officer (including his or her employees, agents, and subcontractors) shall not maintain or acquire any direct or indirect interest that conflicts with the performance of this Agreement. Hearing Officer shall not undertake any work that is in conflict with Hearing Officer’s role as an administrative adjudication hearing officer. Additionally, prior to agreeing to act as a Hearing Officer in any case, Hearing Officer shall perform an internal conflict check to ensure that there is no conflict of interest with any of the parties to the action that will come before him/her exists and shall promptly disclose any such conflicts. Hearing Officer further shall not make or participate in a decision made by the City if it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision may have a material effect on Hearing Officer’s economic interest. Should Hearing Officer acquire a conflicting interest following the execution of this Agreement, the Hearing Officer shall immediately apprise the City of the same, upon which, this Agreement may be terminated by the City with cause.
