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eommissioners, the Couniy wiii not reinnburse the Contractor fcr any eosts of expenses <br />incurreei by the eontractoi in performance of tltis Agreerrrerit. <br />Where reouired. the County shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, compensate <br />the Sontractor, na inore often fiah''monthg, through the Colinty voucher $ystOm, tor the <br />Contractor's service pursuant to the fee schedule Set fOrth in Atiachment "8". <br />6 Assisnmeji! and*Subgqntraglng: <br />ruo pdrtlon of tnis Agreement may be assigned or subcantracted to any other individual, <br />firrn or entity withsut the express and prior written approval of the County. <br />7. lnglgpqldent Coritractoi. <br />fne Ccr;fiiiiar"ts services shaii be furnisheci by the eonfactor as an independent <br />Contractor and nothing herein eontained uhalt be mnst*.ied t* ereate a relationship of <br />emplover-employee or master-servant, but all payments made hereunder and all servicss <br />performed shall be made and performed pursuant to this Agreement by the Contractor as <br />an independent Contractor. <br />The Csntractsr acknowledges {T at the entire compensation for this Agreement is specifred <br />irr Atlgclrrrent "Bu and thu Con{ractor ig not ontitled to any County benefits including, bttt <br />not iimited io: vacation pay, holiday pay, sieJt leave pay, madical, dental, or +ther <br />insurance benefits, or any otlrer rights or privilegm afforded to Kittitas Coun$ ernployees" <br />Contractor will defend, indemnis and hold harmless the County, its Addltlonal lnsured's, <br />officers, agents or employees from any bss or expense, including but not limited to <br />settlements, judgments, setoffs, attorneys'fees or rcsts incurred by reason of claims or <br />ciemancis because of breach oi iiio pruvisioiis of fris paragraph. <br />8. No GJargntee of Emplovment: <br />The frforlrnanee of all or pari of this Agreenwnt by t}re Contraetor shall not operate ta <br />vest any employment rights whatsoever and shall not be deemed to guarantee any <br />employment of the Cantractor or any employee of the Contractor or any sub-Contraetor or <br />any employee of any sub-Coniractor by the eounty atthe present time or in the future. <br />9. Taxeg: <br />fhe Cantractsr underutandc and acknowledgas that the County will not withhold Federal <br />cr Stgte ineoRre taxes. Where required by $tats sr Federal law, the ecntractor authorizes <br />the eounty ta mcke withhslding for eny taxss othsr than incoms taxee {i.e. Medieare}. All <br />compensation reeeived by the eonffac'tor will be reported to the lnternel Revenue Service <br />at the end of the cglendar year in accordance wiih the applicabie lR regulations. lt is the <br />responsibility of the Confactor to make the necessary estimated tax payments throughout <br />the year, if any, and the eontractsr is solely liabie fsr any tax obligation arising from the <br />Coniractar's performance of this Agreement. The eontractor hereby agrees to indemnif,T <br />Professional Services Agreement <br />Page 4