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SPECIFIC TERMS <br /> 1. Payment: The County agrees to pay at the,rates specified for <br /> Services satisfactorily performed in accord with this Agreement. The <br /> amount to be paid by the County shall not exceed twenty thousand <br /> dollars, ($20,000). Payment shall he made within thirty(30) days of an invoice <br /> properly submitted to County. Should Provider fail to perform its duties under <br /> the terms of this Agreement, County may, without fault or penalty, withhold <br /> any payment associated with the work to be performed until such time as said <br /> work is completed.Payments shall be made as follows: <br /> a. $225.00 per/hour for attorney services <br /> 2. Non-waiver:Failure by County at any time to require the performance <br /> by Provider of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way waive or affect the <br /> County's right hereunder to enforce the same, nor shall any waiver by the <br /> County of any breach be held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach <br /> or a waiver of this Non-Waiver Clause. <br /> 3. Independent Contractor: The Provider shall operate as an independent <br /> Provider,and the County shall not be responsible for any of the Provider's acts <br /> or omissions. The Provider shall not be treated as an employee with respect <br /> to the Services performed hereunder for federal or state tax, <br /> unemployment or workers' compensation purposes. The Provider <br /> understands that neither federal, nor state, nor payroll tax of any kind <br /> shall he withheld or paid by the County on behalf of the Provider or the employees <br /> of the Provider. <br /> 4. Insurance: The Provider shall obtain, at its sole expense, all <br /> insurance needed to adequately insure itself during the performance of these <br /> services as required by the County's Risk Management Policy. <br /> S. Termination: This Agreement may be terminated at any time by <br /> mutual written agreement of the parties or by the County upon written <br /> notice to the Provider. <br /> 6. Entire Agreement: The parties have read this Agreement and agree to <br /> be bound by all of its terms, and further agree that it constitutes the complete <br /> and exclusive statement of the Agreement between the parties unless and until <br /> modified in writing and signed by the parties. Modifications'may he <br /> evidenced by facsimile signature. <br /> 7. Governing Law. Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be <br /> governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Should either party <br /> initiate litigation to settle any dispute involving the terms of this <br />