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City's election, City may deduct the reimbursable amount from any balance owing to <br />Consultant. <br />7. Status of Consultant. Consultant will perform the Services as an independent <br />contractor and not as an employee of City. The persons used by Consultant to provide <br />services under this Agreement shall not be considered employees of City for any <br />purposes. <br />8. Subcontracting. Consultant will not subcontract any portion of the Services <br />without prior written approval of City Manager or his/her designee. If Consultant <br />subcontracts any of the Services, Consultant will be fully responsible to City for the acts <br />and omissions of Consultant's subcontractor and of the persons either directly or <br />indirectly employed by the subcontractor, as Consultant is for the acts and omissions of <br />persons directly employed by Consultant. Nothing contained in this Agreement will <br />create any contractual relationship between any subcontractor of Consultant and City. <br />Consultant will be responsible for payment of subcontractors. Consultant will bind every <br />subcontractor and every subcontractor of a subcontractor by the terms of this <br />Agreement applicable to Consultant's work unless specifically noted to the contrary in <br />the subcontract and approved in writing by City. <br />9. Other Consultants. City reserves the right to employ other consultants in <br />connection with the Services. <br />10. Indemnification. Consultant will defend, indemnify and hold harmless City and its <br />officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against all claims, damages, <br />losses and expenses including attorney fees arising out of the performance of the <br />Services, caused in whole or in part by the willful misconduct or any negligent act or <br />omission of the Consultant, any subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by <br />any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, except where caused <br />by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of City. <br />The Parties expressly agree that any reasonable payment, attorney's fee, cost or <br />expense City incurs or makes to or on behalf of an injured employee under the City's <br />self-administered workers' compensation is included as a loss, expense or cost for the <br />purposes of this section. <br />The parties expressly agree that this section shall survive the expiration or early <br />termination of the Agreement. <br />11. Insurance. Consultant shall obtain and maintain for the duration of the <br />Agreement and any and all amendments, insurance against claims for injuries to <br />persons or damage to property which may arise out of or in connection with <br />performance of the Services by Consultant or Consultant's agents, representatives, <br />employees or subcontractors. The insurance carrier is required to maintain an A.M. <br />Best rating of not less than "A-: VII". <br />REV: 07-02-19 EI Page 3 of 10 <br />ATTY/AGR.2019.199/Venture Leadership Consulting <br />