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2. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR CONSULTANT agrees that CONSULTANT is an independent contractor and not an employee of CITY and all of CONSULTANT'S personnel shall be employees of CONSULTANT and not employees of the CITY_ CONSULTANT shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's Social Security taxes, unemployment insurance and wages, and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. CONSULTANT shall not subcontract any of the services required hereunder without the prior written approval of the CITY. SCOPE OF SERVICES For and in consideration of the hereinafter stated payment by CITY to CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT agrees to perform, at its own cost and expense except for the compensation specified in this Agreement, the services specified in the scope of work attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A to this Agreement. 4. CONSULTANT OBLIGATIONS A. CONSULTANT agrees to maintain such records and submit such reports, data and information, on the form and containing such information, at such times as CITY may request or require regarding the performance of CONSULTANT'S services or activities, costs or other data, including but not limited to, participants' attendance, payroll records and job duty statements. B. CITY, the State of California and the United States government and/or their representatives shall have access for purposes of monitoring, auditing and examining of CONSULTANT'S activities, performance, books, documents, papers, and records of CONSULTANT, subcontractors, bookkeepers and accountants, and employees and participants related to this Agreement. Such agencies or representatives shall also schedule on-site monitoring in their discretion. Monitoring activities may also include, but are not limited to, questioning employees and participants and entering any premises or onto any site in which any of the services or activities funded hereunder are conducted or in which any of the records of CONSULTANT are kept. Nothing herein shall be construed to require access to any privileged or confidential information as set forth in federal or state law. In the event CONSULTANT does not make the above-referenced documents available within the City of Santa Ana, California, CONSULTANT agrees to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by CITY in conducting any audit at the location where said records and books of account are maintained. All accounting records and evidence pertaining to all costs of CONSULTANT and all documents related to this Agreement shall be kept available at CONSULTANT'S office or place of business for the duration of this Agreement and thereafter for three (3) years after completion of an audit. Records which relate to (a) complaints, claims, administrative proceedings or litigation arising out of the performance of this Agreement, or (b) costs and expenses of this Agreement to which CITY, the State of California or the