ORANGE, COUNTY OF - SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY- 2005

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1 1. TERM 2 The term of this Agreement shall commence on July 1, 2005, and terminate 3 on June 30, 2006, unless earl i er termi nated pursuant to the provi si ons of 4 Paragraph 37 of thi s Agreement: however, CONTRACTOR shall be ob 1 i gated to 5 perform such duties as would normally extend beyond this term, including but 6 not limited to obligations with respect to indemnification, audits, reporting 7 and accounting. CONTRACTOR and ADMINISTRATOR may mutually agree in writing to 8 extend the term of this Agreement, provided that COUNTY's maximum obligation 9 as stated in Subparagraph 17.1 of this Agreement does not increase as a 10 result. 11 2. ALTERATION OF TERMS 12 This Agreement, including any Exhibit(s) attached hereto and 13 incorporated by reference, fully expresses all understandings of the parties 14 and is the total Agreement between the parties as to the subject matter of 15 this Agreement. No addition to, or alteration of, the terms of this 16 Agreement, whether written or verbal, by the parties, their officers, agents, 17 or employees, shall be valid unless made in the form of a written amendment to 18 this Agreement which is formally approved and executed by both parties. 19 3. STATUS OF CONTRACTOR 20 CONTRACTOR is and shall at all times be deemed to be, an independent 21 contractor and shall be wholly responsible for the manner in which it performs 22 the servi ces requi red of it by the terms of thi s Agreement. Nothi ng herei n 23 contained shall be construed as creating the relationship of employer and 24 emp 1 oyee, or pri nci pa 1 and agent, between COUNTY and CONTRACTOR or any of 25 CONTRACTOR's agents or employees. CONTRACTOR assumes exclusively the 26 res pons i bi 1 i ty for the acts of its employees or agents as they relate to 27 services to be provided during the course and scope of their employment. 28 / / / (WSH0605) 4 of 37 (March 7, 2005)