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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 40-19 Hearing and decision.">
  <section prefix="§" num="40-19" heading="Hearing and decision.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Hearing.">
      <para num="(1)">Within 90 days after receipt of a request for a hearing, the Board shall:<para num="(i)">conduct a hearing; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">decide whether the person should be debarred.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The time for hearing and decision may be extended by the Board for good cause shown.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Factors to be considered.">In a proceeding under § 40-6, § 40-7, or &lt;cite data-path="|5|§40-8"&gt;§ 40-8 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the Board shall:<para num="(1)">determine whether the integrity of the contracting process and the best interests of the City would be served by debarring the person from entering into or performing contracts with the City; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">for that purpose, consider all relevant factors, including:<para num="(i)">the nature and seriousness of the act that caused the person to be subject to debarment;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the time the act occurred;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">whether and to what extent the person cooperated with authorities investigating the matter;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the conditions under which the person cooperated; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">the conduct of the person since the act occurred.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Decision.">
      <para num="(1)">The Board shall notify the person of the Board’s decision.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The notice shall:<para num="(i)">state whether the person is debarred for the act in question; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">if the person is debarred, state the period of debarment.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-005</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
