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iUun 9 P"u 5iL9 3. Payment to Contractor The COUNTY agrees to pay the CONTRACTOR at the rates specified for SERVICES satisfactorily performed in accordance with this contract. Unless otherwise specified, the CONTRACTOR shall submit an itemized invoice to the COUNTY by the FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING each month that SERVICES are performed. Further, the COUNTY will not pay for `NO SHOW' officials. Payment for SERVICES will be processed promptly upon receipt and approval by the COUNTY of the itemized invoice. 4. Independent Contractor Both the COUNTY and the CONTRACTOR agree that the CONTRACTOR shall act as an independent contractor and shall not represent itself as an agent or employee of the COUNTY for any purpose in the performance of the CONTRACTOR'S duties under this contract. Accordingly, the CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the payment of all Federal, State, and local taxes arising out of the CONTRACTOR'S activities in accordance with this contract. Included by way of illustration but not limitation, Federal and State income tax, Social Security tax, Unemployment insurance taxes, and any other taxes or business license fees as required. The CONTRACTOR in performing these SERVICES is acting as an independent contractor and shall perform the SERVICES in accordance with currently approved methods and practices in the CONTRACTOR'S professional capacity and in accordance with the standards of applicable professional organizations and sanctioning bodies. 5. Insurance and Indemnity The CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and save harmless the COUNTY, its agents and employees from and against all actions, liability, claims, suits, damages, cost or expenses of any kind which may be brought or made against the COUNTY or which the COUNTY must pay and incur by reason of or in any manner resulting from injury, loss or damage to persons or property resulting from negligent performance of or failure to perform any of its obligations under the terms of this CONTRACT. The CONTRACTOR shall be fully responsible to the COUNTY for the acts or omissions of its sub-contractors and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by it, as the CONTRACTOR is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by it. In addition, the CONTRACTOR shall comply with the North Carolina Worker's Compensation Act and shall provide for the payment of worker's compensation to its employees in the manner and to the extent required by such Act. In the event the CONTRACTOR is excluded from the requirements of such Act and does not voluntarily carry worker's compensation coverage, the CONTRACTOR shall carry or cause its