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8 <br /> changes in staffing level during this time and submit the request to their respective <br /> Boards. <br /> i. Any changes to existing staff job descriptions must be reviewed and approved by <br /> both counties prior to adoption. <br /> ii. Representatives from both counties will take part in the interview and hiring of <br /> any new permanent park personnel,with the final hiring decision made by Orange <br /> County. <br /> 2. Contracts. Orange County shall contract with engineers, consultants, contractors and other <br /> parties as necessary to operate the Park in accordance with the Master Plan,Management Plan, <br /> Annual Objectives, Partnership Guidelines, and Annual Budget. In all cases, Orange County will <br /> comply with both counties' shared goals of enabling minority-owned firms to participate as <br /> contractors and sub-contractors in contracts for the development of the Plan. Orange County <br /> shall also comply with bidding procedures set forth by general statute and shall not exceed <br /> budgeted amounts by either county. Durham County agrees that the engineers, consultants, <br /> contractors and other parties as necessary may access so much of the Park owned by Durham <br /> County as necessary to accomplish the contracted work for the purposes outlined above. <br /> Those contracts required by State law to be approved by a county board, shall be approved by <br /> the Orange County Board. Those contracts not requiring board approval by State law shall be <br /> approved in accordance with Orange County fiscal policy. <br /> 3. Insurance. Both counties will share equally the cost of property insurance pursuant to Section <br /> III. I. of this Agreement. The cost of liability insurance maintained by either party, if any, <br /> shall not be shared. <br /> 4. Park Security and Public Safety. Orange County and Durham County shall coordinate their <br /> efforts in providing for safety and security of users of the Park, Park staff, and adjacent <br /> landowners in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Orange County and Durham <br /> County agree to enter into a mutual aid agreement providing for response to fire and <br /> emergency medical services. <br /> 5. Park Caretaker Residence. Orange County shall contract with engineers, consultants, <br /> contractors and other parties as necessary to establish and maintain a Park caretaker residence <br /> near the main entrance to the Park in a manner mutually agreed upon by both Boards. Rent <br /> may be charged for the caretaker residence as agreed upon by both counties, and such funds <br /> collected may be deposited into a special account to allow for accumulation of said funds and <br /> expenditures as needed over a period of multiple fiscal years. <br /> 6. General Provisions. <br /> a) Relationship of Parties. Durham County and Orange County shall not have the <br /> power to bind or obligate the other party. <br /> b) Assignments. This agreement is not assignable by either party without the written <br /> 6 <br />