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3. Independent Contractor: The Provider shall operate as an independent Provider, and the <br /> County shall not be responsible for any of the Provider's acts or omissions. The Provider shall not be treated <br /> as an employee with respect to the Services performed hereunder for federal or state tax, unemployment or <br /> workers' compensation purposes. The Provider understands that neither federal, nor state, nor payroll tax of <br /> any kind shall be withheld or paid by the County on behalf of the Provider or the employees of the Provider. <br /> 4. Insurance: The Provider shall obtain, at its sole expense, all insurance needed to adequately <br /> insure itself during the performance of these services as required by the County's Risk Management Policy. <br /> 5. Indemnity: The Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Orange County <br /> from all losses, liabilities, claims, demands, suits, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable <br /> attorney's fees) arising from bodily injury, including death, to any person or persons or damage to or <br /> destruction of any property caused in whole or in part by any negligent or intentional act or omission on the <br /> part of the Provider in carrying out Provider's duties and obligations related to the Services to be provided in <br /> this Agreement. <br /> 6. Termination: This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual written agreement of <br /> the parties or by the County upon written notice to the Provider. <br /> 7. Entire Agreement: The parties have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by all of its <br /> terms, and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between <br /> the parties unless and until modified in writing and signed by the parties. Modifications may be evidenced <br /> by telefacsimile signature. <br /> 8. Governing Law: Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the <br /> State of North Carolina. Should either party initiate litigation to settle any dispute involving the terms of this <br /> Agreement such litigation shall be initiated in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina seated in <br /> Orange County,North Carolina. <br /> 9. Non Appropriation: Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the <br /> validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the authority of its statutory <br /> mandate. In the event that public funds are unavailable and not appropriated for the performance of County's <br /> obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically expire without penalty to County <br /> immediately upon written notice to Provider of the unavailability and non-appropriation of public funds. <br /> 10. In consideration for providing OCHD with the services described herein, OCHD <br /> agrees to not involve DSC, its employees or volunteers in any adversarial or official proceedings, <br /> including court or administrative proceedings, involving any of the issues associated with this <br /> project. OCHD agrees to not subpoena or compel DSC, its employees or volunteers to be called as <br /> witnesses to testify in any court or administrative action involving any of the issues associated with <br /> this project. <br /> 11. Both DSC and OCHD agree that if disputes related to this contract emerge between <br /> them during or after the period of this agreement, each will first seek resolution by face-to-face <br /> problem-solving, facilitated by a mutually agreeable third party if necessary, before taking the <br /> grievance for resolution to any outside authority. <br /> [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW] <br /> March 2012 2 <br />