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HOTEL-MOTEL TAX FUND AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EVERETT Page 3 of 13 c. Invoices. Upon completion of Contractor’s eligible expenses for the Project, the Contractor shall submit a properly executed invoice to the County indicating the amount of eligible expenses for reimbursement. The invoice shall include an itemization of all reimbursable expenses incurred by the Contractor, together with reasonable documentation substantiating such expenses, all in accordance with this Section 3 and Schedule A. Subject to Section 8 of this Agreement, the County will pay the invoice within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt. d. Contract Maximum. Total reimbursable expenses under this Agreement, all fees and expenses included, shall not exceed $17,000. 4. Independent Contractor. The Contractor agrees that it is not an agent, employee, or servant of the County. This Agreement neither constitutes nor creates an employer-employee relationship. The parties agree that the Contractor is not entitled to any benefits or rights enjoyed by employees of the County. The Contractor specifically has the right to direct and contr ol Contractor’s own activities in accordance with the specifications set out in this Agreement. The County shall only have the right to ensure performance. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to render the parties partners or joint ventures. The Contractor shall furnish, employ and have exclusive control of all persons to be engaged in performing the Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement (the “Contractor personnel”), and shall prescribe and control the means and methods of performing such obligations by providing adequate and proper supervision. Such Contractor personnel shall for all purposes be solely the employees or agents of the Contractor and shall not be deemed to be employees or agents of the County for any purposes whatsoever. With respect to Contractor personnel, the Contractor shall be solely responsible for compliance with all rules, laws and regulations relating to employment of labor, hours of labor, working conditions, payment of wages and payment of taxes, including applicable contributions from Contractor personnel when required by law. Because it is an independent contractor, the Contractor shall be responsible for all obligations relating to federal income tax, self-employment or FICA taxes and contributions, and all other so-called employer taxes and contributions including, but not limited to, industrial insurance (workers’ compensation). The Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the County harmless from any and all claims, valid or otherwise, made to the County because of these obligations. The Contractor assumes full responsibility for the payment of all payroll taxes, use, sales, income, or other form of taxes, fees, licenses, excises or payments required by any city, county, federal or state legislation which are now or may during the term of the Agreement be enacted as to all persons employed by the Contractor and as to all duties, activities and requirements by the Contractor in completion of the Project under this Agreement. The Contractor shall assume exclusive liability therefor, and shall meet all requirements thereunder, pursuant to any rules or regulations that are now or may be promulgated in connection therewith. 5. Changes. No changes or additions shall be made in this Agreement except as agreed to by both parties, reduced to writing and executed with the same formalities as are required