South Correctional Entity SCORE 9/30/2019

SECTION 11. REPORTING AND INSPECTION. SCORE agrees to use reasonable efforts to work with the Contract Agency to provide access to and/or reports from jail management systems that provide statistical information about Inmates. The Contract Agency shall have the right, upon reasonable advance notice, to inspect the SCORE Facility at reasonable times. During such inspections, the Contract Agency may interview Contract Agency Inmates and review Contract Agency Inmates' records. The Contract Agency shall have no right to interview Inmates housed for other jurisdictions or to review their records, unless Contract Agency is properly authorized to do so by the Inmate or the other jurisdiction. SECTION 12.TECHNOLOGY. SCORE and the Contract Agency may each permit the other continuous access to its computer database regarding all Contract Agency Inmates housed by SCORE. This continuous access feature may be accomplished through a computer link between a computer(s) designated by the Contract Agency and appropriate computer(s) of SCORE. SECTION 13. BILLING AND PAYMENT. SCORE shall provide the Contract Agency with monthly statements itemizing the name of each Contract Agency Inmate, the number of days of housing, including the date and time booked into the SCORE Facility and date and time released from SCORE and itemization of any additional charges including a description of the service provided, date provided and reason for service. Payment shall be due to SCORE within 30 days from the date the bill is received. SCORE may bill the Contract Agency electronically. Payments not received by the 30th day shall bear interest at the rate of 1% per month until payment is received. Any fees or charges for Inmates housed on charges from multiple agencies (including but not limited to outside medical care) will be divided equally among those agencies. SECTION 14. BILLING DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The Contract Agency must provide written notice of dispute to SCORE within 60 days of billing and other disputed charges. SCORE shall respond in writing to such disputes within 60 days of receipt of such disputes. SCORE and the Contract Agency shall attempt to resolve the dispute by negotiation. If such negotiation is unsuccessful, either Party may refer the dispute to the SCORE Operations Board for resolution. The decision of the SCORE Operations Board is the final internal administrative remedy the Contract Agency must exhaust before pursuing other contractual, legal, equitable, or alternative dispute resolutions. SECTION 15. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. In providing services under this Agreement, SCORE is an independent contractor and neither it nor its officers, nor its agents nor its employees are employees of the Contract Agency for any purpose, including responsibility for any federal or state tax, industrial insurance, or Social Security liability. Neither shall the provision of services under this Agreement give rise to any claim of career service or civil service rights,which may accrue to an employee of the Contract Agency under any applicable law, rule or regulation. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create an interest in or give a benefit to third persons not signing as a Party to this Agreement. SECTION 16. HOLD HARMLESS, DEFENSE,AND INDEMNIFICATION. SCORE shall hold harmless, defend, and indemnify the Contract Agency, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) (also including but not limited South Correctional Entity(SCORE) Housing Agreement Page 6