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V. STATUS OF THE PARTIES Each party is, and shall at all times be deemed to be, an independent contractor and shall be wholly responsible for the manner in which it performs the services required of it by the terms of this Agreement. Each party is entirely responsible for compensating staff and consultants employed by that party. This Agreement shall not be construed as creating the relationship of employer and employee, or principal and agent, between COUNTY and CITY or any of either party's employees, agents, consultants, or subcontractors. Each party assumes exclusively the responsibility for the acts of its employees, agents, consultants, or subcontractors as they relate to the services to be provided during the course and scope of their employment. Each party, its agents, employees, or subcontractors, shall not be entitled to any rights or privileges of the other party's employees and shall not be considered in any manner to be employees of the other party. VI. Term A. The term of this Agreement shall commence as specified on Page 3 of this Agreement. B. This Agreement shall be effective for the full ten (10) year term specified on Page 3 of this Agreement, provided no notice of termination has been given by COUNTY in accordance with the Termination paragraph of this Agreement. VII. TERMINATION A. COUNTY may terminate this Agreement immediately upon default by CITY of its obligations hereunder or tinder that Participation Agreement entered into, in the year 2016, between CITY, COUNTY, and all other cities then contracting for Animal Care Services with COUNTY, for the purpose of allocating the increased costs of Animal Care Services resulting from the constriction of a new animal shelter. B. Upon termination, both parties shall be obligated to perform such duties as would normally extend beyond this term, including but not limited to, obligations with respect to confidentiality, indemnification, audits, reporting and accounting. C. Any obligation of COUNTY under this Agreement is contingent upon the inclusion of sufficient funding for the services hereunder in the applicable budgets approved by the Board of Supervisors. In the event such funding is subsequently reduced or terminated, COUNTY may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days written notice given to CITY. Any obligation of CITY under this Agreement is contingent on COUNTY making available to CITY the continued use of Animal Care Services pursuant to the terms hereof. CITY acknowledges that other local cities have or will enter into similar agreements with the COUNTY to provide Animal Care Services for a period of ten (10) years, that the sharing of costs among the COUNTY and all contracting cities allows for costs efficiencies and operational savings to COUNTY and each contracting city, and that COUNTY and each contracting city have entered into their Services Agreements in reliance on such shared costs and resulting savings. City of Santa Ana 6 of 8 25C -62