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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR This Agreement is entered into this 28th day of August, 2017, by and between the City of Mounds View, Minnesota, a municipal corporation and political subdivision, (the "City"), and Fire Services Consulting LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, ("Contractor"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the City wishes to retain the services of the Contractor for an interim period of time for purposes of performing duties generally performed by the city administrator along with the additional responsibility of assisting the City Council with the recruitment, screening and employment of a permanent city administrator for the City, and WHEREAS, Contractor has indicated that it has the qualified personnel and resources to accept and perform the job responsibilities of Interim City Administrator subject to the terms of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable mutual consideration, and with the intent of being legally bound, the City and Contractor agree as follows: 1. SERVICES. For purposes of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed to between the parties that Contractor shall perform the duties of city administrator for the City as well as assist the City Council with the recruitment, screening and eventual employment of a permanent city administrator. Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the City, the foregoing services will be provided to the City exclusively by Nyle Zikmund on behalf of Contractor. 2. SCHEDULE. Contractor shall schedule work at times necessary in consultation with the City Council. Service shall be provided as required to fulfill the responsibilities of the position for a maximum hours of 40 hours per week, unless additional hours are approved in advance by the City Council. 3. COMPENSATION. In exchange for the delivery of services required by this Agreement, Contractor will be compensated at the rate of $50.00 per hour for such services. As an independent contractor, Contractor's compensation shall not be subject to federal and state income tax withholding deductions, FICA, and Medicare deductions. In addition, Mr. Zikmund shall not be deemed an employee of the City and consequently he shall not be eligible for nor shall he receive any employee benefits from the City. Therefore, by way of example and without limitation, Mr. Zikmund shall not be eligible for group insurance benefits, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, severance, or City retirement benefits. In addition, Contractor shall be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Mr. Zikmund in providing his services to the City, including but not limited to copying costs, meals when necessary and mileage from 1 50e454A RAA MU210-111