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DocuSign Envelope ID: COE7277A -DF52- 4508- 985D- E6BEFF540E10 <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 Provider: Clarissa Noureddine, DVM, whose address is PO Box 250, <br />Oak Ridge, North Carolina, 27310. <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 Provider or <br />Veterinarian and 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 />in effect. No deficiency judgment may be rendered against Orange County in any <br />action for breach of a contractual obligation under this Agreement and the taxing <br />power of Orange County is not and may not be pledged directly or indirectly or <br />contingently to secure any monies due under this Agreement. <br />10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the <br />parties and shall not be altered, amended or modified except by an agreement in <br />writing executed by the duly authorized officials of both parties. <br />