Executed PSA Between KCHD and KCHN Community Health Workers

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6. Assionment and Subcontractinq: No portion of this Agreement may be assigned or subcontracted to any other individual, firmor entity without the express and prior written approval of the county. 7. lndependent Contractor: The Contractor's services shall be furnished by the Contractor as an independent Contractorand nothing herein contained shall be construed to create a relationship of employer-employee or master-servant, but all payments made hereunder and all services performedshall be made and performed pursuant to this Agreement by the Contractor as anindependent Contractor. The Contractor acknowledges that the entire Gompensation for this Agreement is specifiedin Exhibit "8" and the Contractor is not entitled to any County benefrts including, but notlimited to: vacation pay, holiday pay, sick leave pay, medicai, dental, or other insurance benefits, or any other rights or privileges afforded tb fittitas County employees. Contractor will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County, its Additional lnsureds,officers, agents or employees from any loss or expense, inciuding but not limited tosettlements, judgments, setoffs, attorneys' fees or costs incurred byieason of claims ordemands because of breach of the provisions of this paragraph. 8. No Guarantee of Emplovment: The performance of all or part of this Agreement by the Contractor shall not operate to vestany employment rights whatsoever and shall not be deemed to guarantee any employment of the Contractor or any employee of the Contractor or any sub-Contractor or any employeeof any sub-contractor by the county at the present time or in the future. 9. Taxes: The Contractor understands and acknowledges that the County will not withhold Federal orState income taxes. \Mere required by State or Federal law, the Contractor authorizes theCounty to make withholding fol "ny taxes other than income taxes (i.e. Medicare). Allcompensation received by the Contractor will be reported to the lnternal Revenue Serviceat the end of the calendar year in accordance with ihe applicable IRS regulations. lt is theresponsibility of the Contractor to make the necessary estimated tax pay:ments throughoutthe year, if any, and the Contractor is solely liable for any tax obligation arising troil ttreContractor's performance of this Agreemeni. The Contrattor treredy agrees to-indemnifiTthe County against any demand to pay 1"*91 arising from the Contraclor's failure to pay taxes on compensation earned pursuant to this Agreement. The County will pay sales and use taxes imposed on goods or services acquired hereunderas required by law. The Contractor must pay all other taxes including, but not limited to:Business and occupation Tax, taxes based on the Contractor's grosl or net income, or Professional Services Agreement Page 4 of 19