Snohomish County Human Services 5/6/2022

lX. Joint Duties The Contractor and the County agree to meet with designated staff either in person or virtually when a schedule is agreed-upon to review any recommendations, accomplishments, unmet needs, and lessons learned as specified in Exhibit A. X. General Conditions A. AUTHORITIES: Nothing herein shall be construed as authority for either party to make commitments that will bind the other party beyond the scope of services contained herein. B. DISCRIMINATION: The Contractor shall not discriminate against any household because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law relating to discrimination. C. CONFIDENTIALITY: The Contractor and the COUNTY agree that any information and data obtained as to personal facts and circumstances related to households shall be collected and held confidential, during and following the term of this Agreement, and shall not be disclosed without the individual's and COUNTY's written consent and only in accordance with federal or state law. Water Company providers who utilize, access, or store personally identifiable information as part of the performance of this Agreement are required to safeguard this information and immediately notify the COUNTY of any breach or suspected breach in the security of such information. The Contractor shall allow the COUNTY to both participate in the investigation of incidents and exercise control over decisions regarding external reporting. D. SUBCONTRACTS: The Contractor shall obtain permission from the COUNTY prior to subcontracting any portion of the work under this Agreement. The Contractor shall furnish the COUNTY the names, qualifications, and experience of their proposed subcontractors. The Contractor shall, however, remain fully liable and responsible for the work to be done by its subcontractor(s) and shall assure compliance with all requirements of the Agreement. E. FRAUD: The Contractor will be permanently disqualified from participating in the LIHWAP upon the first finding of LIHWAP fraud. Fraud includes, but is not limited to, intentionally providing false information to the COUNTY or knowingly allowing others to do so; intentional failure to notify the COUNTY of a change in circumstances that affects payments received by the Contractor; intentionally accepting payments that the Contractor knows, or by reasonable diligence would know, the Contractor is not entitled to by virtue of an overpayment or otherwise; or intentionally making a claim for a payment to which the Contractor is not entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and all applicable rules, regulations, laws and statutes. Repayment must be made unless contrary to a court order. Contractor Agreement VA-WS-22-30-04 City of Everett Page 7 of 9