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5 <br />Rev. 6/19 <br />10. 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 /> <br />11. 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 within <br />the meaning of any constitutional debt limitation. No provision of this Agreement <br />shall be construed or interpreted as creating a delegation neither of governmental <br />powers nor as a donation by a lending of the credit of Orange County within the <br />meaning of the Constitution of the State of North Carolina. This Agreement shall <br />and does not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the Orange County to <br />make any payments beyond those appropriated in the sole discretion of Orange <br />County for any fiscal year in which this Agreement shall be in effect. No deficiency <br />judgment may be rendered against Orange County in any action for breach of a <br />contractual obligation under this Agreement and the taxing power of Orange <br />County is not and may not be pledged directly or indirectly or contingently to secure <br />any monies due under this Agreement. <br /> <br />12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties <br />and shall not be altered, amended or modified except by an agreement in writing <br />executed by the duly authorized officials of both parties. <br /> <br />13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held as a matter of law to be <br />unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding upon the <br />Parties. <br /> <br />14. Ownership of Work Product. Should Veterinarian’s performance of this Agreement <br />generate documents, items or things that are specific to the services rendered to the <br />County such documents, items, or things shall become property of the County and <br />may be used on any other project without additional compensation to the <br />Veterinarian. The use of the documents, items, or things by the County or by any <br />person or entity for any purpose other than the services rendered to the County as <br />set forth in this Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. <br /> <br />15. Governing Law and Priority. This Agreement and the duties, responsibilities, <br />obligations, and rights of respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws <br />of the State of North Carolina. By executing this Agreement Veterinarian affirms <br />that Veterinarian and any subcontractors of Veterinarian are and shall remain in <br />compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. <br />By executing this Agreement Veterinarian certifies that Veterinarian has not been <br />identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor, on the list <br />created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. By executing this <br />Agreement Veterinarian certifies that Veterinarian has not been identified, and has <br />not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F5511177-C872-4A51-857D-0DBA876A68E9