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6. Assionment and Subcontractino: <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. lndependent 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 ofemployer-employee or master-servant, but all payments made hereunder and all seruicesperformed shall be made and performed pursuant to this Agreement by the Contractor asan independent Conkactor. <br />The Contractor acknowledges that the entire compensation for this Agreement is specifiedin Exhibit "8" and the Contractor is not entitled to any County beneits including, but notlimited to: vacation pay, holiday pay, sick leave pay, medicai, dental, or other insurance <br />benefits, or any other rights or privileges afforded to Kittitas coung employees. <br />Contractor will defend, indemnifu and hold harmless the County, its Additional lnsureds, <br />offigers, agents or employeqg from any loss or expense, inciuding but not limited tosettlements, iudgments, setoffs, attorneys'fees or costs incurred by-reason of claims or <br />demands because of breach of the provisions of this paragraph. <br />8. No Guarantee of Emplovment: <br />The performance of all or part of this Agreement by the Contractor shall not operate tovest. any empLoyment rights whatsoever and shall not be deemed to guarantee any <br />employment of the Contractor or any employee of the Contraclor or any suf-Contractor or <br />any employee of any sub-Contractor by the County at the present time 6r in the future. <br />9. Taxes: <br />The Contractor understands and acknowledges that the County will not withhold Federal <br />or State income taxes. Wrere required by State or Federal taw, ttre Contractor authorizesthe County to make withholding_for any taxes other than income taxes (i.e. Medicarey. Allcompensation received by the Contractor will be reported to the lnternaj Revenue Service <br />at the end of the calendar year in accordance with ihe applicable IRS regulations. lt is theresponsibility of the Contractor to make the,necessary esiimated tax paylnents throughouithe year, if any, and the Contractor is solely liabb f6r any tax oUligiti6n arising troir tneContractor's performance. of this Agreemenf. The Conffaltor hereSy agrees toindemniffthe County against any demand to pay !.*9g arising from the Confracior's failure to pay <br />taxes on compensation earned pursuant to this Agreement. <br />The County will pay sales and use taxes imposed on goods or services acquiredhereunder 1s required by law. The Contractor must pay all 6ther taxes including, but notlimited to: Business and Occupation Tax, taxes based on the Contractor's gross or net <br />ProfEssional Services Agreement (rev. OStz4nA1g) <br />Page4 oI 17