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DocuSign Envelope ID:8655883A-E56A-4F36-A073-FE34D5B68357 <br /> EXHIBIT 1 <br /> 1. Provider, upon reasonable notice, is to be available for consultation, legal advice, <br /> and for representation as requested by the Orange County Child Support Enforcement Department <br /> ("Department") on legal matters arising from the duties of County under Article 9 of Chapter 110 of <br /> the North Carolina General Statutes, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, and the federal regulations <br /> lawfully promulgated pursuant thereto. <br /> 2. Provider is the secondary attorney for the Department. Leigh Peek is currently the <br /> designated primary attorney. As the secondary attorney for the Department Provider shall appear in <br /> court and represent the County in all Department matters in which the primary attorney is <br /> unavailable due to a conflict of interest. Provider shall not delegate such responsibilities to other <br /> attorneys employed by the Provider. If the secondary attorney has a conflict of interest under the <br /> Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorneys the secondary attorney shall notify the primary <br /> attorney and Department staff within ten (10) days of discovering the existence of the conflict. <br /> 3. Provider agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and more <br /> specifically with the requirements of Article 9 of Chapter 110 of the North Carolina General Statutes, <br /> Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto relating to the <br /> performance of the Department's legal services including, but not limited to, maintaining such <br /> records as are required by County, to make said reports available for federal or state audit, if <br /> required, and to make financial, statistical and program progress reports as are required. Provider <br /> shall maintain accurate records of time spent on work provided under this Agreement and shall <br /> provide such records to the County upon County's request. <br /> 4. For the services under this Contract, County agrees to pay Provider One Hundred <br /> and No/100 Dollars ($100.00) per hour for each hour spent providing legal services to the <br /> Department. The payments herein shall encompass all expenses, including but not limited to, those <br /> for salary, supplies, office space, heating and maintenance for office space, telephone service, long- <br /> 1 <br />