2015/09/02 Council Agenda Packet

17 G. In case of the breach of any provision of flus Section 11, the City may, at its option and with no obligation to do so, provide and maintain at the expense of Service Provider, such types of insurance in the naive of the Service Provider, and with such insurers, as the City may deem proper, and may deduct the cost of providing and maintaining such insurance from any sums which may be found or. become due to Service Provider under this Agreement or may demand Service Provider to promptly reimburse the City for such cost. 12. Independent Contractor. A. This Agreement neither constitutes nor creates an employer-employee relationship. Service Provider must provide services under this Agreement as an independent contractor. Service Provider must comply with all federal and state laws and regulations applicable to independent contractors including, but not limited to, the requirements listed in this Section 12. Service Provider agrees to indenmify and defend the City from and against any claims, valid or otherwise, made against the City because of these obligations. B. In addition to the other requirements of this Section 12, if Service Provider is a sole proprietor, Service Provider agrees that Service Provider is not an employee or worker of the City under Chapter 51 of the Revised Code of Washington, Iridustrial Insurance for the service performed in accordance with this Agreement, by certifying to the following: (1) Service Provider is free from control or direction over the perfonrrance of the service; and (2) The service perfonmed is outside the usual course of business for the City, or will not be performed at any place of business of the City, or Service Provider is responsible for the costs of the principal place of business from which the service is performed; and (3) Service Provider is customarily engaged in an independently established business of the same nature as the service performed, or has a principal place of business for the service perfomied that is eligible for a. business deduction for federal income tax purposes; and (4) on the effective date of this Agreement, Service Provider is responsible for filing a schedule of expenses, for the next applicable filing period, with dee internal revenue service for the type of service performed; and (5) By the effective date of this Agreement or within a reasonable time thereafter, Service Provider has established an account with the department of revenue and other state agencies, where required, for -the service performed for the payment of all state taxes nornnally paid by employers and businesses and has registered for and received a unified business identifier number from the state of Washington; and. (6) By the effective date of This Agreement, Service Provider is maintaining a • � separate set of records that reflect all iters of" Income and expenses of the se rices pen ormed. C. A Ail- and all =Lido, Gs C = � v ge i i 11? i i ^ a-ny file Ser �;tCe 'i"C�%Iden. `dt�1111c c_i 2 CC 1 f__., pc_ Clil_a_1C8 OI i _ _ t LJA 'S CI L1�OL cz, npIO CPS 0 C 1� r _ _ - - 'f -