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DocuSign Envelope ID:945A770B-410E-432F-13277-2CW18086138 <br /> d. The Department shall pay the Veterinarian for services rendered within <br /> thirty (30) days of an invoice properly submitted. <br /> 3. Termination of Prior Agreements and Amendments. This agreement supersedes <br /> and nullifies any and all prior agreements between the County and Veterinarian <br /> including the amendments related to these agreements. <br /> 4. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at anytime without penalty by <br /> either party, with or without cause, upon delivery of written notice of termination <br /> furnished to the other party at least thirty days prior to termination of the <br /> Agreement. In the event of such termination, any payment due shall be prorated <br /> to the date of termination. <br /> 5. Notice. Notice shall be provided to and sent as follows: <br /> a. For Orange County: Robert A. Marotto, Animal Services Director, <br /> Orange County, Animal Services Center, 1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel <br /> Hill, North Carolina 27516 <br /> b. For Claudia H. Sheppard: Claudia H. Sheppard, DVM, MS, <br /> ("Veterinarian") Claudia H. Sheppard, DVM, MS., 01 Autumn Lane, <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> 6. OSHA Compliance. Orange County controls the facilities where the Veterinarian <br /> works. It is agreed Orange County is primarily responsible for compliance with <br /> the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and comparable state laws and <br /> regulations to the extent those laws apply to the Veterinarian. <br /> 7. Workers Compensation. Veterinarian is responsible for her own workers' <br /> compensation. <br /> 8. Independent Contractor. The services which Veterinarian shall render under this <br /> Agreement shall be as an independent contractor with respect to Orange County. <br /> Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create the relationship <br /> of principal and agent, or employer and employee, between Veterinarian and <br /> Orange County. <br /> 9. Non-Appropriation. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed or <br /> interpreted as creating a pledge of the faith and credit of the Orange County <br /> within the meaning of any constitutional debt limitation. No provision of this <br /> Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as creating a delegation neither of <br /> governmental powers nor as a donation by a lending of the credit of Orange <br /> County within the meaning of the Constitution of the State of North Carolina. <br /> This Agreement shall and does not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate <br /> the Orange County to make any payments beyond those appropriated in the sole <br /> discretion of Orange County for any fiscal year in which this Agreement shall be <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br />