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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 2, 2009
Action Agenda
Item No. ~- - m
SUBJECT: Orange County Preparedness Agreement Renewal with Person County Health
Department
DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Services Agreement with Person County Rosemary Summers, 245-2411
PURPOSE: To execute a renewal agreement with Person County Health Department for the
provision of public health preparedness services for Orange County.
BACKGROUND: Since 2002 the State of North Carolina has received federal funds from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure North Carolina is prepared in the
event of a public health emergency. Allocated pass through funds enabled Orange County to
employ afull-time public health preparedness coordinator (Public Health Nurse II) from 2003 -
2008. Reductions in funding since 2006 make it impossible to support afull-time nursing
position with these funds. To ensure that the deliverables as mandated are met, an agreement
was developed with Person County in 2008 to share a Preparedness Coordinator position.
Upon mutual agreement, Person County hires and supervises the position. Pat Gentry, the
Preparedness Coordinator hired by Person County, spends 2 to 2 1/2 days per week in Orange
County. The agreement began on December 1, 2008 and renewal is sought for the upcoming
fiscal year.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amount of the agreement for FY 2009 -2010 is $38,000. There are
sufficient federal funds allocated by the State to Orange County to pay for this agreement.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the agreement
renewal and authorize the Chair to sign subject to approval of the FY 2009-10 Budget.
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OCHD Preparedness Agreement
With Person County HD
FY 09-10
SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND
PERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this 1st day of July, 2009 by and
between Orange County Health Department, a unit of Orange County Government,
North Carolina (the "County") party of the first part; and Person County Health
Department (the "Provider"), party of the second part;
WITNESSETH:
For the purpose and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the
County hereby contracts for the services of the Provider, and the Provider agrees to
provide the services to the County in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
I. TERM:
This agreement will be in effect beginning July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010
and shall be renewable annually on a fiscal year basis, thereafter upon written notice
executed by both parties.
II. MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE
The Maximum Amount payable to Provider under this Agreement shall be $38,000.
III. SERVICES
The intent of this agreement is to allow for shared resources between Person
County and Orange County in order that both counties can complete the required
deliverables as stated in the Preparedness Agreement Addendum 514 (AA514) with the
North Carolina Division of Public Health. These requirements may vary year to year as
the federal program changes. Updates will be distributed by the Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response (PHP & R) at the Division of Public Health. "Preparedness
Coordinator (PC)" refers to an individual identified who is the person responsible for
fulfilling the planning processes and writing the plans as required by the AA514.
The Pre aredness Coordinator shall ensure that:
1. Each county has an all-hazards plan for Public Health which includes the identification of
populations with special needs by May 31, 2010. Appendices to county plans will serve to
fulfill this re uirement.
2. Develop and implement mutual aid agreements, as needed, to support NIMS compliant
ubtic health res onse e. ., local, re Tonal .
3. If there is an airborne infection isolation room (All) operated by the local health department,
contact the PHRST to have the room evaluated at least annually to assess room ventilation
and other All room parameters for compliance with the CDC's "Guidelines for Preventing
the Transmission of M cobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settin s, 2005".
4. Use and maintain an incident management system for local event and response activities
(e.g., WebEOC, EM 2000). Where possible this should be coordinated and performed in
conjunction with local emergency management and should be able to communicate with
states stems i.e., WebEOC .
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5. Develop and implement health and safety plans for public health responders to include (at a
minimum) guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), prophylaxis, mental health
and ersonal safet .
6. Develop and implement a community containment policy, in accordance with the pandemic
influenza Ian, b Ma 31, 2010.
7. Maintain current and updated 24/7/365 contact information for each Local Health
Department. This information should include telephone numbers, pagers, and other
information needed to alert the LHD to critical events and/or recommend needed
emer enc res onses.
8. Conduct a minimum of two (2) exercises by May 31, 2010. It is anticipated that local public
health will conduct or participate in numerous exercises during the grant year. Local health
departments (LHDs) are, at a minimum, required to exercise the following components of
their planning activities:
• Exercise some aspect of your Quarantine and Isolation policy
• Exercise some aspect of your Communications Plan
• Exercise SNS Ian
9. Develop and implement a corrective action plan with 60 days after each drill or exercise
based on recommendations from our After Action Re ort
10. Continue to implement the Division of Public Health's National Incident Management
System (NIMS) Workforce Training program. Maintain an updated database of trained
individuals within each health department. Report the aggregate number of individuals
trained both newt trained and total trained uarterl .
11. Develop and/or maintain an OSHA compliant respiratory protection program as offered by
the PHRST by May 31, 2010. Coordinate and schedule annual fit testing. Staff
participating in the program should at a minimum include environmental health staff, EPI
Team staff, clinical staff, risk mana er, and the ublic health re aredness coordinator.
12. Develop, implement and exercise a telecommunication plan to encompass the use the NC
Medical Communications Network (NCMCN) in accordance with the PHP&R
Telecommunication Plan. This plan will list the different types of communications that the
counties have to communicate with the Regions and the State. It will include the type of
communication and who will be usin it.
13. Maintain radio equipment (both Pack Radios as well as 800 megaherz) as assigned to each
health department to communicate with Local, Regional, and State emergency
communication networks. Coordinate radio checks, training, maintenance and upkeep of
Pack radios with PHRST 4. Follow the guidelines in the NC Office of Emergency Medical
Service "Dial Code" (http://facility-service.state.nc.us/EMS/technolg.shtml). LHDs will
maintain the current tem late of fre uencies assi ned to radios, includin the Pack Radio .
14. Update county SNS plan in accordance with most current CDC guidance and incorporate all
elements of the SNS local assessment tool. All LHDs MUST have an SNS plan. The
most current version of the CDC SNS tannin uidance is Version 10.02.
15. Provide an updated electronic copy of the SNS plan to PHP&R. This plan must have a "last
updated date" within six (6) months to be considered up-to-date. Plans shall include the
location and contact name and phone number of the local receiving node and points of
dispensing, address all elements of the most current SNS local assessment checklist, and
any pertinent MOAs or MOUs. Each county shall also submit an electronic copy of their
checklist scored and with a e numbers of each item.
16. As part of the overall exercise requirements, SNS plans must be exercised annually. You
may exercise a portion of or the entire SNS plan. To count as the yearly SNS exercise,
counties must exercise either the entire plan or a different portion of the plan that was
exercised the year prior. After Action Report (AARs) must be completed within 30 days and
submitted to PHP&R within 45 calendar da s of the exercise.
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17. Multidisciplinary training related to SNS will be conducted at least twice a year. This may
include road shows, seminars, and orientations. These may be in support of but will not be
in place of exercising the SNS plan.
The PC will coordinate with relevant staff in each health department to ensure that the
following agreement addenda requirements will be accomplished.
18. Each local health department must participate in the North Carolina Health Alert Network
NCHAN .
19. Demonstrate that 75% of full-time employees will have completed the Public Health
Workforce Development System Online Assessment (PublicHeathPreparedness.org) by
Ma 31, 2010.
20. Participate in county and regional Intrastate Crisis Communication Enhancement Network
(ICCE Net) by establishing and maintaining a Local Health Information Team through
coordination with the desi Hated ublic information officer for each health de artment.
21. Work with the designated public information officer for each health department to ensure
that there is a point of contact for the PHP&R Communication Coordinator to facilitate ICCE
Net and WebEOC activities.
22. Work with the designated public information officer for each health department to ensure
that health risk communication educational activities are held for PIOs and media
facilitators. The following is a list of core agencies and organizations that should be asked
to provide a lead PIO, public affairs officer (PAO), or staff ember responsible for
coordinating media/ public information and risk communication educational activities.
(Others can be added as deemed appropriate by each county.)
• County
• Health Department
• Large Municipalities
• Emergency Management (if different from county PIO)
• Hospital(s)
• Emergency Medical Services
• Red Cross
23. Provide materials as needed to the public health information officers on health/risk
information to the ublic and ke artners as needed.
The PC shall spend sufficient time in each county to ensure that the listed deliverables
are accomplished.
The PC shall attend all Local Emergency Planning Committee meetings, PHRST 4 PC
Coordinator meetings, and other subcommittee meetings as necessary to accomplish
the deliverables.
The PC shall ensure that the Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR) is submitted to the
Division of Public Health on time.
Person County Health Department Responsibilities
Person County shall not sub-contract out any of the services provided for in this
Agreement without prior discussion and written approval of Orange County.
Person County Health Department (Provider) shall hire and supervise afull-time Public
Health Nurse III as the Public Health Preparedness Coordinator. The Provider shall
inform Orange County (County) in the event of a resignation.
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Provider will ensure that the PC has a laptop and/or desktop computer, celphone, pager
and basic office supplies available for use.
Shared Health Department Responsibilities
Each health department will maintain office space for the PC that contains a telephone
and a computer access port.
Each health department will ensure that the PC has access to county email systems and
electronic files sufficient to accomplish the deliverables.
Each health department will ensure that basic office supplies are available at each
location for the PC's use.
Each health department's finance officer will be responsible for submitting the financial
Electronic Monthly Report (EMR) to the Division of Public Health.
Each health department and county government will supply statistics and information as
required to complete the deliverables in this agreement.
The health directors will hold bi-monthly conference calls between health directors, the
PC, and other staff as determined by each health director for the purpose of coordinating
the accomplishment of deliverables.
Each health director and/or a health director designee, will make a minimum of one hour
a week available to the PC for a meeting.
Each health director will ensure that health department employees will assist and
support the completion of the required and recommended training programs and other
deliverables.
Each health director will ensure that the medical director of each department is available
for consultation as needed with the PC.
IV. PAYMENT
Provider shall submit an invoice for services provided on a monthly basis in the
amount of $3,000 for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Funds necessary to
cover additional expenses incurred to ensure that deliverables are met will be invoiced
no later than May 31, 2010 and may not exceed the total amount of this contract
($38,000). These additional funds must be approved in advance by the Orange County
Health Department. The invoice shall contain Provider's name and federal tax
identification number and shall be signed and dated by the health director or his or her
designee. The County will make payments to Provider upon receipt of and approval of
the invoice by the Orange County Health Department and the Orange County Financial
Services Department.
V. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
Provider is an independent contractor of the County. Provider represents that he
has or will secure, at his own expense, all personnel required in performing the services
under this Agreement. Such personnel shall not be employees of or have any individual
contractual relationship with the County. All personnel engaged in work under this
Agreement shall be fully qualified and shall be authorized, licensed or permitted under
state and local law to perform such services. It is further agreed by Provider that he
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shall obey all State and Federal statutes, rules and regulations which are applicable to
provisions of the services called for herein. Neither Provider nor any employee of the
Provider shall be deemed an officer, employee or agent of the County.
VI. CANCELLATION
This Agreement may be cancelled by Provider upon ten (10) days written notice
to the County, and the County may terminate this agreement upon ten (10) days written
notice to Provider. In the event that funding through the NC Division of Public Health is
reduced or discontinued, written notice will be provided by each county to the other of
the intent to continue or discontinue.
VII. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Provider shall obtain, at his sole expense, all insurance as required by the
County's Risk Manager and shall not commence work until such insurance is in effect
and certification thereof has been received by the County's Risk Manager. Such
insurance shall name the County as Additional Insured under both General Liability and
Auto Liability policies. The Provider will ensure that appropriate professional liability
insurance is in place for the PC.
VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, for all loss,
liability, claims or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from bodily
injury, including death or property damage, to any person or persons caused in whole or
in part by the negligence or misconduct of the Provider, except to the extent same are
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the County.
It is the intent of this section to require Provider to indemnify the County to the
extent permitted under North Carolina law.
IX. NON-ASSIGNMENT
Provider shall not assign this Agreement, including rights to payments, to any
other party without the prior written consent of the County.
IX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The parties have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by all of its terms,
and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the
Agreement between the parties.
XI. GOVERNING LAW
Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of North Carolina.
XII. INTERPRETATION.
When the context in which words are used in this Agreement indicates that such
is the intent, words shall in the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa.
The masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County and the Provider have executed and
entered into this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH
Health Director
DATE:
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
PERSON COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Janet Clayton
Health Director
DATE:
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
Valerie Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
DATE:
ORANGE COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR:
"This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local
Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act."
DATE:
Gary Humphreys
Finance Director
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND
PERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this 1st day of July, 2009 by and
between Orange County Health Department, a unit of Orange County Government,
North Carolina (the "County") party of the first part; and Person County Health
Department (the "Provider"), party of the second part;
WITNESSETH:
For the purpose and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the
County hereby contracts for the services of the Provider, and the Provider agrees to
provide the services to the County in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
I. TERM:
This agreement will be in effect beginning July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010
and shall be renewable annually on a fiscal year basis, thereafter upon written notice
executed by both parties.
II. MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE
The Maximum Amount payable to Provider under this Agreement shall be $38,000..
III. SERVICES
The intent of this agreement into allow for shared resources between Person
County and Orange County in order that both counties can complete the required
deliverables as stated in the Preparedness Agreement Addendum 514 (AA514) with the
North Carolina Division of Public Health. These requirements may vary year to year as
the federal program changes. Updates will be distributed by the Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response (PHP & R) at the Division of Public Health. "Preparedness
Coordinator (PC)" refers to an individual identified who is the person responsible for
fulfilling the planning processes and writing the plans as required by the AA514.
The Pre aredness Coordinator shall ensure that:
1. Each county has an all-hazards plan for Public Health which includes the identification of
populations with special needs by May 31, 2010. Appendices to county plans will serve to
fulfill this re uirement.
2. Develop and implement mutual aid agreements, as needed, to support NIMS compliant
ublic health res onse e. ., local, re Tonal .
3. If there is an airborne infection isolation room (All) operated by the local health department,
contact the PHRST to have the room evaluated at least annually to assess room ventilation
and other All room parameters for compliance with the CDC's "Guidelines for Preventing
the Transmission of M cobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settin s, 2005".
4. Use and maintain an incident management system for local event and response activities
(e.g., WebEOC, EM 2000). Where possible this should be coordinated and performed in
conjunction with local emergency management and should be able to communicate with
states stems i.e., WebEOC .
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FY 09-10
5. Develop and implement health and safety plans for public health responders to include (at a
minimum) guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), prophylaxis, mental health
and ersonal safet .
6. Develop and implement a community containment policy, in accordance with the pandemic
influenza Ian, b Ma 31, 2010.
7. Maintain current and updated 24/7/365 contact information for each Local Health
Department. This information should include telephone numbers, pagers, and other
information needed to alert the LHD to critical events and/or recommend needed
emer enc res onses.
8. Conduct a minimum of two (2) exercises by May 31, 2010. It is anticipated that local public
health will conduct or participate in numerous exercises during the grant year. Local health
departments (LHDs) are, at a minimum, required to exercise the following components of
their planning activities:
• Exercise some aspect of your Quarantine and Isolation policy
• Exercise some aspect of your Communications Plan
• Exercise SNS Ian
9. Develop and implement a corrective action plan with 60 days after each drill or exercise
based on recommendations from our After Action Re ort
10. Continue to implement the Division of Public Health's National Incident Management
System (NIMS) Workforce Training program. Maintain an updated database of trained
individuals within each health department. Report the aggregate number of individuals
trained both newt trained and total trained uarterl .
11. Develop and/or maintain an OSHA compliant respiratory protection program as offered by
the PHRST by May 31, 2010. Coordinate and schedule annual fit testing. Staff
participating in the program should at a minimum include environmental health staff, EPI
Team staff, clinical staff, risk mana er, and the ublic health re aredness coordinator.
12. Develop, implement and exercise a telecommunication plan to encompass the use the NC
Medical Communications Network (NCMCN) in accordance with the PHP&R
Telecommunication Plan. This plan will list the different types of communications that the
counties have to communicate with the Regions and the State. It will include the type of
communication and who will be usin it.
13. Maintain radio equipment (both Pack Radios as well as 800 megaherz) as assigned to each
health department to communicate with Local, Regional, and State emergency
communication networks. Coordinate radio checks, training, maintenance and upkeep of
Pack radios with PHRST 4. Follow the guidelines in the NC Office of Emergency Medical
Service "Dial Code" (http://facility-service.state.nc.us/EMS/technolg.shtml). LHDs will
maintain the current tem late of fre uencies assi ned to radios, includin the Pack Radio .
14. Update county SNS plan in accordance with most current CDC guidance and incorporate all
elements~of the SNS local assessment tool. All LHDs MUST have an SNS plan. The
most current version of the CDC SNS tannin uidance is Version 10.02.
15. Provide an updated electronic copy of the SNS plan to PHP&R. This plan must have a "last
updated date" within six (6) months to be considered up-to-date. Plans shall include the
location and contact name and phone number of the local receiving node and points of
dispensing, address all elements of the most current SNS local assessment checklist, and
any pertinent MOAs or MOUs. Each county shall also submit an electronic copy of their
checklist scored and with a e numbers of each item.
16. As part of the overall exercise requirements, SNS plans must be exercised annually. You
may exercise a portion of or the entire SNS plan. To count as the yearly SNS exercise,
counties must exercise either the entire plan or a different portion of the plan that was
exercised the year prior. After Action Repor (AARs) must be completed within 30 days and
submitted to PHP&R within 45 calendar da s of the exercise.
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' FY 09-10
17. Multidisciplinary training related to SNS will be conducted at least twice a year. This may
include road shows, seminars, and orientations. These may be in support of but will not be
in place of exercising the SNS plan.
The PC will coordinate with relevant staff in each health department to ensure that the
following agreement addenda requirements will be accomplished.
18. Each local health department must participate in the North Carolina Health Alert Network
NCHAN .
19. Demonstrate that 75% of full-time employees will have completed the Public Health
Workforce Development System Online Assessment (PublicHeathPreparedness.org) by
Ma 31, 2010.
20. Participate in county and regional Intrastate Crisis Communication Enhancement Network
(ICCE Net) by establishing and maintaining a Local Health Information Team through
coordination with the desi Hated ublic information officer for each health de artment.
21. Work with the designated public information officer for each health department to ensure
that there is a point of contact for the PHP&R Communication Coordinator to facilitate ICCE
Net and WebEOC activities.
22. Work with the designated public information officer for each health department to ensure
that health risk communication educational activities are held for PIOs and media
facilitators. The following is a list of core agencies and organizations that should be asked
to provide a lead PIO, public affairs officer (PAO), or staff ember responsible for
coordinating media/ public information and risk communication educational activities.
(Others can be added as deemed appropriate by each county.)
• County
• Health Department
• Large Municipalities
• Emergency Management (if different from county PIO)
• Hospital(s)
• Emergency Medical Services
• Red Cross
23. Provide materials as needed to the public health information officers on health/risk
information to the ublic and ke artners as needed.
The PC shall spend sufficienf time in each county to ensure that the listed deliverables
are accomplished.
The PC shall attend all Local Emergency Planning Committee meetings, PHRST 4 PC
Coordinator meetings, and other subcommittee meetings as necessary to accomplish
the deliverables.
The PC shall ensure that the Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR) is submitted to the
Division of Public Health on time.
Person County Health Department Responsibilities
Person County shall not sub-contract out any of the services provided for in this
Agreement without prior discussion and written approval of Orange County.
Person County Health Department (Provider) shall hire and supervise afull-time Public
Health Nurse III as the Public Health Preparedness Coordinator. The Provider shall
inform Orange County (County) in the event of a resignation.
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Provider will ensure that the PC has a laptop and/or desktop computer, celphone, pager
and basic office supplies available for use.
Shared Health Department Responsibilities
Each health department will maintain office space for the PC that contains a telephone
and a computer access port.
Each health department will ensure that the PC has access to county email systems and
electronic files sufficient to accomplish the deliverables.
Each health department will ensure that basic office supplies are available at each
location for the PC's use.
Each health department's finance officer will be responsible for submitting the financial
Electronic Monthly Report (EMR) to the Division of Public Health.
Each health department and county government will supply statistics and information as
required to complete the deliverables in this agreement.
The health directors will hold bi-monthly conference calls between health directors, the
PC, and other staff as determined by each health director for the purpose of coordinating
the accomplishment of deliverables.
Each health director and/or a health director designee, will make a minimum of one hour
a week available to the PC for a meeting.
Each health director will ensure that health department employees will assist and
support the completion of the required and recommended training programs and other
deliverables.
Each health director will ensure that the medical director of each department is available
for consultation as needed with the PC.
IV. PAYMENT
Provider shall submit an invoice for services provided on a monthly basis in the
amount of $3,000 for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Funds necessary to
cover additional expenses incurred to ensure that deliverables are met will be invoiced
no later than May 31, 2010 and may not exceed the total amount of this contract
($38,000). These additional funds must be approved in advance by the Orange County
Health Department. The invoice shall contain Provider's name and federal tax
identification number and shall be signed and dated by the health director or his or her
designee. The County will make payments to Provider upon receipt of and approval of
the invoice by the Orange County Health Department and the Orange County Financial
Services Department.
V. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
Provider is an independent contractor of the County. Provider represents that he
has or will secure, at his own expense, all personnel required in performing the services
under this Agreement. Such personnel shall not be employees of or have any individual
contractual relationship with the County. All personnel engaged in work under this
Agreement shall be fully qualified and shall be authorized, licensed or permitted under
state and local law to perform such services. It is further agreed by Provider that he
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FY 09-10
shall obey all State and Federal statutes, rules and regulations which are applicable to
provisions of the services called for herein. Neither Provider nor any employee of the
Provider shall be deemed an officer, employee or agent of the County.
VI. CANCELLATION
This Agreement may be cancelled by Provider upon ten (10) days written notice
to the County, and the County may terminate this agreement upon ten (10) days written
notice to Provider. In the event that funding through the NC Division of Public Health is
reduced or discontinued, written notice will be provided by each county to the other of
the intent to continue or discontinue.
VII. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Provider shall obtain, at his sole expense, all insurance as required by the
County's Risk Manager and shall not commence work until such insurance is in effect
and certification thereof has been received by the County's Risk Manager. Such
insurance shall name the County as Additional Insured under both General Liability and
Auto Liability policies. The Provider will ensure that appropriate professional liability
insurance is in place for the PC.
VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, for all loss,
liability, claims or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from bodily
injury, including death or property damage, to any person or persons caused in whole or
in part by the negligence or misconduct of the Provider, except to the extent same are
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the County.
It is the intent of this section to require Provider to indemnify the County to the
extent permitted under North Carolina law.
IX. NON-ASSIGNMENT
Provider shall not assign this Agreement, including rights to payments, to any
other party without the prior written consent of the County.
IX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The parties have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by all of its terms,
and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the
Agreement between the parties.
XI. GOVERNING LAW
Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of North Carolina.
XII. INTERPRETATION.
When the context in which words are used in this Agreement indicates that such
is the intent, words shall in the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa.
The masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County and the Provider have executed and
entered into this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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FY 09-10
ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH
DE ARTMENT
Rosemary L ummers, MPH, DrPH
Health Director
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
PERSON COUNTY HEALTH
D ARTMENT
Jan layton
Heal Director
DATE:__~ d DATE: S V
FOR AIy.Q O~E~LF OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
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DATE: ~ / ~ D ~]
Valerie Fous ee, hair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
ORANGE COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR:
"This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local
Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act."
DATE: U ~ ~ C~
Ga u phr
Finance irector
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