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0. Asglgnrnent and Subcontractlng: No portlon of this Agreement may be assignod or subconlracted to any other lndividual, firm or entity withoutthe €xpre$s and priorwritten apprcval of the Coun$, 7. lndep_eldent Cqntractof: The Contractofs services shallbefurnlshed bytheContractorasan lndependent Gontracbr and nothlng hereln contained shall be construed fo create a rolationship of employer- omployee or rnaster-seruant, but all payments made hereunder and all seMoes performed shall be made and perbrmed pursuant to this Agreement by the Contractor es an independent Gontrac'tor. The Contractor aoknowledges that the entire compensatlon forthlo Agreement is specified in Exhibit "B" and the Contractor ls not entltled to any County beneflts lncludlng, but not llmlted to: vacation pay, holidaV FaV, slck leave pay, medlcal, dental, or other lnsurance benefits, or any other rights or privileges affordod to Kittitas County employees. Contractor wlll defend, indemnlfu and hold harmless the County, lts Addltlonal lnsureds, officers, agerrts and employees from any losa or expense, including but not limited to seftloments, judgments, setoffs, attomeys'fees or costs inruned by reason of claimg or demands because of breaoh of the provislons of this paragraph. 8. No,9uafq.ntg.e of Emplovment: The perforrnance of all or part of lhis Agreement hy the Contractor shall not operate to vest any employment rlghh whatsoover and shall not be deemed to guarantee any employment of the Contractor or any employeo of the Contractor or any sub-Contractor or any employee of any sub{ontractor by the County at he present time or in the future. 9. TaXW: The Contractor understands and acknowledges that the County will not wifrthold Federal or $tate lncome taxes. Where requlrod by $tate or Fedenal law, the Contractor authorizes the County to make wlthlmldlng for any taxes other than income taxes (i.e, Medlcare), All compensation rcceived by the Contrac'tor wlll be reported to the lnternal Revenuo SeMce at the end of the calendar year in accordance with the applicable IRS regulations. lt is the responsibllity of the Contrac{or to make the necessary ostlrnated tax payments throughout the year, if any, and fte Contractor is solely liable for any tax obligation arising from the Contractor's perfonnance of thls Agreement. The Contractor hercby agrces to indemnlfy the County agalnst any demand to pay taxes arising from the Contractor's failure to pay taxes on compensation earned pursuant to this {greement. Thg County will pay sales and use taxes imposed on goods or services acquired hereunder as required by law. The Contractor must pay atl other taxes including, bul not limlted to: Buslness and Omupation Tax, taxes based on fte Contractofs gross or net income, or personal property to whlch the County doee not hold title. The County is exempt from FederalExclse Tax. Prolessional $eruices Agreemont {rev, OgWtl2l1B) Page 4 of {8