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6. Aesiqnment and Subcontraoling: No portion of thls Agreement may be assigned or suboontracted to any other indlvldual, flrun or entity without the oxpro$$ and prior wrltten approval of the County. 7. lndependenlsontractofi The Contractof e services shall be furnished by the Gontrac,tor as an independent Contractor and nothlng hereln contalned shalt bo conetrued to create a relationshlp of employer- employee or maeter+ervant, and all paymenls made hereundor and all seMoes performed shall be rnade and performed pursuant to thls Agreement by the Contractor qs an I ndependent Confuac'to r. The Contractor acknowledges that the entire compensatlon forthis Agreement k specified in Exhibit nB" and the Contraotor is not entitled to any County benefits includlng, but not limited to: vacation pay, holiday pay, sick leave pay, medical, dental, or other insumnce beneflts, or any other rlghts or privlleges afforded to Kittitas County employees. Contrac{or will defond, indemnify and hold harmloss the County, its Additlonal Insureds, officerc, agents and employees frum,any loss or expense, includlng but not limited to settlements, Judgrnents, setoffs, attomeys'fees and costs lncuned by reason of claims or demands because of brcach of the prcvisions of thie paragraph, 8. Nq G uamntee of Emq.l-o-y.rnent: The performance of all or part of thls Agrcement by the Contractor rhall not operate to vest any employment rlghtswhatsoeverand shallnot be deemed io guarantee anyemployment of the Contractor or any employee of the Contrao.tor or any sub-Gontnactor or any employee of any sub-Contfiactor by the County at the present time or ln the future. L Taxeq: Ths Contractor underetande and acknowlodges that the County will not wlthhold Federalor State income taxes, Whero requircd by State or Federal law, the Contractor authorizes the County to make withholding fur any taxee other than income taxes (i.e. Medlcare). All compensation recelved by the Contractor will be reporled to the lntemal Revenue $orvice at the end of trre calendsr year ln aecordance with the appllcable lR$ regulations. lt ls the responslbility of the Contractor to make the necessary eetimated tax payments throughout the year, lf any, and fte Contractor Is solely liable for any tax obligation arislng frum the Contractor's performance of thie Agreement. The Gontractor hereby agrees to indemnifit the County agatnot any demand to pay taxes arising from the Contractot's failure to pay taxes on compensatlon oarned pursuant to thls Agreement. The County will pay sales and use taxes imposed on goods or services acquired hereunder as required by law. The Contractor must pay all other taxes lncludlng, but not lirnited to: Buslnese and Occupation Tax, taxes based on the Gontraslor's grogs or net lncome, or personal proporty to which the County does not hold title. The County is exernpt frum Federal Exclse Tax. Probeslonal Servlces Agreemont (rev. 0512412018) Page 4 of 18