South Correctional Entity 1/11/2016

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. SCORE shall provide said statement for each month on or about the 15th day of the following month. Payment shall be due to SCORE within 30 days from the date the bill is received. SCORE may bill the City electronically. Payments not received by the 30th day shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month until payment is received. The Daily Rate for City Inmates housed on charges from multiple agencies will be divided equally among those agencies. 29. Billing and Dispute Resolution. Withholding of any amount billed or alleging that any Party is in violation of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a dispute, which shall first attempt to be resolved as follows, and as a mandatory predicate to termination as provided in Section 36.C: For billing and other disputes: A. City must provide written notice of dispute to SCORE within 60 days of billing and other disputed charges. B. SCORE shall respond in writing to such disputes within 60 days of receipt of such disputes. C. For both billing and other types of disputes, SCORE and the City 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 City must exhaust before pursuing other contractual, legal, equitable, or alternative dispute resolutions. 30. Operations Board Representatives. In accordance with the SCORE Interlocal Agreement, Section 6, Subsection A, membership of the Operations Board will include two (2) at-large members selected, by majority vote, of the contract agencies to represent the contract agencies. At the time set for election of the at-large members, only the representatives of the contract agencies, then in attendance, will participate in the election of at-large members. The at-large members shall serve one-year terms, unless otherwise determined by the majority vote of the Operations Board. The purpose and duties of the Operations Board shall be established by the Administrative Board. 31. Duration of Agreement. The duration of this Agreement shall be from January 1, 2016, at 12:00 A.M. (or such sooner date after mutual execution of this Agreement that the parties may agree to in writing) and shall end at 11:59 P.M., on December 31, 2019 unless otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 35 of this Agreement. This Agreement may be renewed for any successive period by written addendum under terms and conditions acceptable to SCORE and the City. 32. 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 City 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 City 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. Agreement Between City of Everett and South Correctional Entity Page 6