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either, while performing under the terms of this contract. During the term of this agreement or extensions thereof, any attorney providing services under this contract shall secure and maintain at her own expense a policy of comprehensive professional liability insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Washington. CONTRACTOR shall instruct the insurers to give COUNTY 30-days advance notice of any insurance cancellation. Said policy shall have limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual, aggregate limit. Kittitas County shall be endorsed as an additional insured and the Contracting Attorney shall provide proof of insurance satisfactory to the county under this paragraph prior to execution of this agreement. 8. Indemnification. The Contracting Attorney shall indemnify, defend and hold the County, its elected officials, officers and employees harmless from any and all claims whatsoever arising out of performance of the Attorney's obligations pursuant to the Agreement, including but not limited to claims arising out of errors or omissions of the contracting Attorney (or his employees or associates) and/or by reason of accident, injury or death caused to persons or property of any kind occurring, except to the extent they are caused by the fault or neglect of the County or the Court. The indemnification obligations contained in this Paragraph shall not be limited by any worker's compensation, benefit or disability laws, and the indemnifying party hereby waives (solely for the benefit of the indemnified party) any immunity that the indemnifying party may have under the Industrial Insurance Act (Title 51 RCW) and similar worker's compensation, benefit, or disability laws. 9. Term of Agreement. Provision of services pursuant to this Agreement shall commence January 1, 2025 and terminate on December 31, 2025, unless this Agreement is terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 18, and the Contracting Attorney shall provide service to all defendants referred herein in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until representation of such defendant is complete, as provided in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall apply to all referrals made through December 31, 2025, unless the contract is terminated earlier, in which case the contract shall apply to all referrals made until 5:00 p.m. on the date of termination of the contract. 10. Scope of Work. Over the course of any 365-day period the Contracting Attorney (and any associated or employed counsel) shall handle a caseload of up to, but no more than 67 felony cases, or an average number of 5.58 per month, plus 13 juvenile offender cases in that period, an average of 1.08 per month, or as in accordance with rules established by the Supreme Court of Washington, whichever is lesser. 11. Compensation. The Contracting Attorney shall be paid as follows: The sum of seventy-eight thousand dollars ($78, 000) per year paid in equal monthly installments on the second Monday of the month. Page 3 of 6