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6. 09 Agency is an independent contractor of the <br /> County. Agency represents that it has or will secure, <br /> at its own expense, all personnel required in <br /> performing the services under this Agreement. Such <br /> personnel shall not be employees of or have any <br /> contractual relationship with the County. All <br /> personnel engaged in work under this Agreement shall <br /> be fully qualified and shall be authorized or <br /> permitted under state and local law to perform such <br /> services . It is further agreed by Agency that it <br /> shall obey all State and Federal statutes, rules and <br /> regulations which are applicable to provisions of <br /> the services called for herein. Neither Agency nor <br /> any employee of the Agency shall be deemed an officer, <br /> employee or agent of the County. <br /> 6. 10 Agency shall obtain, at its sole expense, all <br /> insurance as required by the County' s Risk Manager and <br /> shall not commence work until such insurance is in <br /> effect and certification thereof has been received by <br /> the County' s Risk Manager. Such insurance shall name <br /> the County as Additional Insured under both General <br /> Liability and Auto Liability policies. <br /> 6. 11 Agency agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold <br /> harmless the County, for all loss, liability, claims <br /> or expense (including reasonable attorney' s fees) <br /> arising from bodily injury, including death or <br /> property damage, to any person or persons caused in <br /> whole or in part by the negligence or misconduct of <br /> the Agency, except to the extent same are caused by <br /> the negligence or willful misconduct of the County. <br /> It is the intent of this section to require Agency to <br /> indemnify the County to the extent permitted under <br /> North Carolina law. <br /> D. All other terms of the Agreement shall remain in full <br /> force and effect . <br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto intending to be <br /> mutually bound hereby have caused this instrument to be <br /> duly executed by their authorized representatives as of the <br /> day and year first above written. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br />