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11. This Agreement shall run for a period of one year, from the 1 st day of July, <br /> 2012 to the 30th day of June, 2013, and shall be renewable, upon the mutual <br /> written agreement of the parties. <br /> 12. This Agreement or its renewals may be terminated at any time and as provided <br /> in paragraph 4, without penalty by either party provided that written notice of <br /> such termination is furnished to the other party at least 90 days prior to <br /> termination. In the event of such termination any payment due shall be prorated <br /> to the date of termination. If either party defaults in its obligations and does not <br /> cure such default within ten (10) days of receipt of notice of such default, the <br /> non-defaulting party may immediately terminate the Contract. . <br /> 13. Independent Contractor. The services rendered by the University and the <br /> physicians appointed medical director pursuant to this Agreement are those of <br /> an independent contractor with respect to Orange County Government. For all <br /> purposes, the medical director is an employee of The University and not an <br /> employee of Orange County Government. Nothing contained in this Agreement <br /> shall be construed to create the relationship of principal and agent, or employer <br /> and employee, between The University and Orange County Government. <br /> 14. The University shall be responsible for the negligence of its employees and <br /> agents to the extent of the North Carolina Tort Claims Act. Further, the <br /> University, in consultation as to the amount with the County, shall provide <br /> adequate professional liability self-insurance for the University personnel who <br /> provide the services described in this Contract. The insurance limits will be <br /> stated in a Certificate of Insurance or other written evidence of insurance <br /> submitted to the County at the time the Contract is commenced. <br /> 15. No transfer or assumption of liability for the acts of the employees or agents of <br /> either party is intended by the parties to this Contract. <br /> 16. The University and the County hereby agree that, in their educational and/or <br /> employment practices, each will comply with such non-discrimination laws as <br /> may be applicable to them in the performance of this Contract. <br /> 17. This Contract contains the entire understanding of the parties and shall not be <br /> altered, amended, or modified, except by an agreement in writing executed by <br /> the duly authorized officials of both parties. <br /> 18. The laws of North Carolina shall govern the validity and interpretation of the <br /> provisions, terms, and conditions of the Contract. <br /> 19. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as creating a <br /> pledge of the faith and credit of the Orange County within the meaning of any <br /> constitutional debt limitation. No provision of this Agreement shall be <br /> construed or interpreted as creating a delegation of governmental powers nor as <br />