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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 40-23 Reinstatement hearing and decision.">
  <section prefix="§" num="40-23" heading="Reinstatement hearing and decision.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Hearing.">
      <para num="(1)">Within 90 days after receipt of a petition, the Board shall:<para num="(i)">conduct a hearing; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">decide whether the debarment should be removed.</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 deciding whether the debarment should be removed, 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 continuing the debarment; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">for that purpose, consider all relevant factors, including those listed in § 40-19(b) {“Hearing and decision: Factors to be considered”}.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Decision.">
      <para num="(1)">The Board shall notify the petitioner of the Board’s decision.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The notice shall state:<para num="(i)">whether the debarment is removed or continued; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">if continued, how long the petitioner must wait before again petitioning for reinstatement.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-005</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
