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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
<br />THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 14th day of June, 2010, between the CITY OF MOIJNDS VIEW
<br />("City"), a Minnesota municipal corporation, whose business address is 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View,
<br />MN 55112, and RICHARD F. WRISKEY ("Contractor") whose address is 6218 Glen Circle, Lino Lakes,
<br />MN 55014.
<br />THE CITY AND CONTRACTOR AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
<br />1. Indeuendent Contractor. The City hereby retains the Contractor as an independent contractor upon the
<br />terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Contractor is an independent contractor and not
<br />an employee of the City. The Contractor is free to contract with other entities as provided herein. The
<br />Contractor shall be responsible for selecting the means and methods of performing the work. The City
<br />and the Contractor agree that the Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner represent that the
<br />Contractor is in any manner an employee of the City. The Contractor shall be exclusively responsible
<br />under this Agreement for the Contractor's own FICA payments, workers' compensation insurance,
<br />unemployment compensation insurance, withholding amounts, or self-employment taxes if any such
<br />payments, amounts, or taxes are required to be paid by law or regulation.
<br />2. Contractor's 5ervices. The Contractor agrees to provide Urban Forestry Services for the City as
<br />described on the attached Exhibit A. The Contractor shall, in the execution of the services, conform to
<br />all applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations.
<br />3. Comuensation for Services. The City agrees to pay the Contractor for the services at a rate of $50 per
<br />hour plus mileage reimbursement at the current IRS rate. The Contractor shall submit to the City, on a
<br />monthly basis, itemized bills for the services performed under this Agreement. Bills submitted shall be
<br />paid in the same manner as other claims made to the City.
<br />4. Termination. Either pariy, without cause, may terminate this Agreement by seven days' written notice
<br />delivered to the other party at the address written above. After termination, the City shall have no
<br />further obligation to the Contractor except to compensate the Contractor for services performed prior to
<br />the date of the notice of termination.
<br />5. Subcontractors. The Contractor shall not enter into subcontracts for services provided under this
<br />Agreement without the express written consent of the City.
<br />6. Assi~nment. Neither party shall assign this Agreement, or any interest arising herein, without the
<br />written consent of the other party.
<br />7. Indemnification. The Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officials,
<br />employees, agents and contractors harmless from any liability, claims, damages, costs, judgments, or
<br />expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting directly or indirectly from an act or omission
<br />(including without limitation professional errors or omissions) of the Contractor in the performance of
<br />the services provided by this Agreement and against all losses by reason of the failure of the Contractor
<br />fully to perform, in any respect, all obligations under this Agreement.
<br />8. Workers' Compensation Insurance. The Contractor shall have workers' compensation insurance
<br />coverage that meets the requirements of Minnesota law. The Contractor shall execute the form attached
<br />hereto prior to commencing work under this Agreement.
<br />9. Records Access. The Contractor shall provide the City access to any books, documents, papers, and
<br />records which are directly pertinent to the Agreement, for the purpose of making audit, examination,
<br />URBAN FORESTRY SERVICES AGREEMENT 1
<br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
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