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reimburse the Contractor for any costs or expenses incurred by the Contractor in <br />performance of this Agreement. <br />Where required , the County shall, Llpon receipt of appropriate documentation, compensate <br />the Contractor, no more often than monthly, through the County voucher system, for the <br />Contractor's service pursuant to the fee schedule set forth in Exhibit "8", <br />6. Assignment and Subcontra cting.: <br />No portion of this Agreement may be assigned or subcontracted to any other individual, <br />firm or entity without the express and prior written approval of the County, <br />7. Independent Contractor: <br />The Contractor's services shall be furnished by the Contractor as an Independent <br />Contractor and nothing herein contained shall be construed to create a relationship of <br />employer-employee or master-servant, but all payments made hereunder and all services <br />performed shall be made and performed pursuant to this Agreement by the Contractor as <br />an independent Contractor. <br />The Contractor acknowledges that the entire compensation for this Agreement is specified <br />in Exhibit "8" and the Contractor is not entitled to any County benefits including, but not <br />limited to: vacation pay, holiday pay, sick leave pay, medical, dental, or other insurance <br />benefits, or any other rights or privileges afforded to Kittitas County employees. <br />Contractor will defend, Indemnify and hold harmless the County , its Additional Insured's , <br />officers, agents or employees from any loss or expense, including but not limited to <br />settlements, judgments, setoffs, attorneys' fees or costs incurred by reason of claims or <br />demands because of breach of the provisions of this paragraph . <br />8. 1\10 GUarantee of Employm ent-: <br />The performance of all or part of this Agreement by the Contractor shall not operate to <br />vest any employment rights whatsoever and shall not be deemed to guarantee any <br />employment of the Contractor or any employee of the Contractor or any sub-Contractor or <br />any employee of any SUb-Contractor by the County at the present time or in the future. <br />9, Taxes : FY' <br />The Contractor understands and acknowledges that the County will not withhold Federal I' <br />Dr State income taxes, Where required by State or Federal 'law, the Contractor authorizes <br />the County to make withholding for any taxes other than Income taxes (Le . Medicare). All <br />compensation receiv ed by the Contractor w ill be rep o rt~d to the In ternal Revenue se~ <br />at the end of the cal endar yea r in accorda nce w ith the applicable IRS regul at io ns. It I . .15' [p) <br />responsibility of the Contractor to make th e necessary estlmated tax payments throu g ~ <br />the year, if any, and the Contractor is solely liable for any tax obligation arising from the <br />Contractor's performance of this Agreement. The Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify <br />Professional Services Agreement <br />Page 4