Agreement, including without limitation, all those pertaining to wages and hours,
<br />confidentiality, disabilities, and discrimination.
<br />5.02 MAINTENANCE AND AUDIT OF RECORDS. Each party shall maintain books,
<br />records, documents, and other materials relevant to its performance under this
<br />Agreement. These records shall be subject to inspection, review, and audit by either
<br />party or its designee, and the Washington State Auditor's Office. Each parry shall retain
<br />all such books, records documents, and other material for the applicable retention period
<br />under federal and Washington law.
<br />5.03 ON-SITE INSPECTIONS. Either party or its designee may evaluate the performance
<br />of this Agreement through on-site inspection to determine whether performance is in
<br />compliance with the standards set forth in this Agreement and in compliance with federal,
<br />state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances.
<br />5.04 TREATMENT OF ASSETS AND PROPERTY. No fixed assets or personal or real
<br />property will be jointly or cooperatively acquired, held, used, or disposed of pursuant to
<br />this Agreement.
<br />5.05 IMPROPER INFLUENCE. Each party agrees, warrants, and represents that it did not
<br />and will not employ, retain, or contract with any person or entity on a contingent
<br />compensation basis for the purpose of seeking, obtaining, maintaining, or extending this
<br />Agreement. Each party agrees, warrants, and represents that no gratuity whatsoever has
<br />been or will be offered or conferred with a view towards obtaining, maintaining, or
<br />extending this Agreement.
<br />5.06 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. The elected and appointed officials and employees of
<br />the parties shall not have any personal interest, direct or indirect, which gives rise to a
<br />conflict of interest.
<br />5.07 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING. No portion of this Agreement may be
<br />assigned or subcontracted to any other individual, firm, or entity without the express and
<br />prior written approval of both parties authorized representatives.
<br />5.08 NOTICE. Except as set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, for all purposes under this
<br />Agreement, except service of process, notice to Benton shall be to the Public Works
<br />Administrator, P.O. Box 1001, Prosser, Washington 99350; and to the Benton County
<br />Commissioners, P.O. Box 190, Prosser, Washington 99350. Notice to Kittitas for all
<br />purposes under this Agreement shall be to the County Engineer, 411 N Ruby Street, Suite
<br />1, Ellensburg, Washington, 98926, and the Kittitas County Commissioners, 205 W 5a'
<br />Avenue, Suite 108, Ellensburg, Washington, 98926.
<br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
<br />KITTITAS COUNTY AND BENTON COUNTY
<br />FOR GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
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