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In the event the DEPARTMENT is required to institute legal proceedings to enforce the recapture provision, the DEPARTMENT shall be entitled to its costs thereof, including attorney fees from the Contractor. 23) RECORDS. MONITORING AND AUDIT ACCESS: a. The COUNTY shall perform under the terms of the Contract and the DEPARTMENT may conduct reasonable and necessary monitoring of the COUNTY's performance. b. To permit such monitoring, the COUNTY shall maintain books, records, documents, and other evidence and accounting procedures and practices that sufficiently and properly reflect all direct and indirect costs of any nature expended in the performance of this Contract. These records shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection, review, or audit by personnel duly authorized by the DEPARTMENT, the Office of the State Auditor, and federal officials so authorized by law, rule, regulation, or agreement. c. The COUNTY will retain all books, records, documents, and other materials relevant to this Contract for six (6) years from the date final payment is made hereunder, and make them available for inspection by persons authorized under this provision. d. The DEPARTMENT or the State Auditor or any of their representatives and federal officials so authorized by law, rule, regulation, or agreement shall have full access to and the right to examine during normal business hours and as often as the DEPARTMENT or the State Auditor may deem necessary, all of the COUNTY's records with respect to all matters covered in this Contract. Such rights last for six (6) years from the date final payment is made hereunder. e. The COUNTY shall cooperate with and freely participate in any monitoring, audit or evaluation activities conducted by the DEPARTMENT that are pertinent to the intent of this Contract. 24) SEVERABILITY: If any provision of this Contract or any provision of any document incorporated by reference shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Contract which can be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of this Contract are declared to be severable. 25) SUB-CONTRACTING: The COUNTY shall comply with all applicable procurement laws, rules and requirements. This will include the use of a competitive procurement process in the award of any contracts with sub-contractors that are entered into under this Contract. All sub-contracting agreements entered into pursuant to this contract shall incorporate this contract by reference. 26) TERMINATION: a. If, through any cause, the COUNTY or its sub-contractors shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its obligations under this Contract or if the COUNTY or its sub-contractors shall violate any of its covenants, agreements, or stipulations of this Contract, the DEPARTMENT shall there upon have the right to terminate this Contract and withhold the remaining allocation if such default or violation is not corrected within thirty (30), days after submitting written notice to the COUNTY describing such default or violation. b. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Contract, either party may terminate this Contract without cause by providing written notice of such termination, specifying the effective date thereof, at least thirty (30) days prior to such date. If this Contract is so terminated, the DEPARTMENT shall be liable only for payment required under the terms of this Contract for services rendered or goods delivered prior to the effective date of termination. Upon notice of such termination, the DEPARTMENT reserves the right to suspend all or part of the Contract, withhold further payments, and prohibit the COUNTY from incurring additional obligations of funds. c. Reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred by the COUNTY prior to the effective date of such termination shall be as the DEPARTMENT reasonably determines." d. The DEPARTMENT may unilaterally terminate or suspend all or part of this Contract without cause, or may reduce its scope of work and budget, if there is a reduction in funds by the source of those funds, and if such funds are the basis for this Contract. 27) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTEN'CE REIMBURSEMENT: If reimbursement of travel or subsistence expenses are included as part of this Contract, they shall be paid in accordance with rates set pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and RCW 43.03.060 as now existing or amended. The COUNTY is required to provide to the DEPARTMENT copies of receipts for any travel related expenses other than meals and mileage that are authorized under this Contract. E911 County BSO Contract Page 10 of 18 Kittitas County, E18-024