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IV. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create anemployer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. V. WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYER'S RIGHTS A. CONTRACTOR shall use appropriate funds received from CITY to provide workers' compensation to all those hired by CONTRACTOR under this Agreement. B. CONTRACTOR shall have the right to hire, dismiss, or promote its employees or contract personnel hired under this Agreement so long as its hiring or dismissal policy or standard does not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, or any other applicable law, and CONTRACTOR maintains itself as an Equal Opportunity employer. VI. APPLICABLE GUIDELINES A. The parties hereto agree that CONTRACTOR shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to the Performance Standards (Exhibit B) and general program requirements described in Sections 106 and 141 of the Act (29 USC Sections 1516 and 1551) and applicable regulations, and the U.S. Department of Labor guidelines and regulations, including amendments or revisions made during the terms of this Agreement. Said applicable laws are hereby incorporated by reference and made as part of this Agreement as though fully set forth herein. B. CONTRACTOR also assures and certifies that: 1. CONTRACTOR shall comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 83-354) and in accordance with Title VII of the Act, no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under this Agreement. 2. CONTRACTOR shall comply with any and all federal laws limiting the political activity of employees hired under this Agreement. Page 6 of 15