Res 2017-087/Audit Services Contract

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available. The Auditor acknowledges and agrees that it will have no recourse against the City for its failure to appropriate funds for the purposes of the Agreement in any fiscal year other than the year in which the Agreement was executed. The fiscal year for the City extends from October 1 st of each calendar year to September 30th of the following calendar year. 10.13 In the event that the performance by either the City or the Auditor of any of its obligations under this Agreement is interrupted or delayed by events outside of their control such as acts of God, war, riot or civil commotion, then the party is excused from such performance for the period of time reasonably necessary to remedy the effects of such events. 10.14 The City has the right to declare the Auditor in breach of the Agreement for cause when the City determines that this Agreement has not been performed in accordance with its written terms and conditions. In the event of a default or breach of this Agreement by the Auditor, the City reserves the right to choose among the remedies for the default or breach available to the City. These remedies may be used in conjunction with one another or separately, and together with any other statutory or common law remedies available to the City. Any failure by the City to enforce this Agreement with respect to one or more defaults by the Auditor will not waive the City's ability to enforce the Agreement after that time. 10.15 If applicable, the Auditor will pay all license fees, royalties and other costs incident to the use of any invention, design, process, product or device subject to a patent right or copyright held by others in performing the work or in the completed Project. 10.16 It is expressly agreed that the Auditor is an independent contractor and not an employee, agent partner or joint venturer with the City. The Auditor will not pledge or attempt to pledge the credit of the City. 10.17 The Auditor, will complete the work in accordance with the schedule negotiated with the City and has taken into consideration and made allowance for all hindrances and delays incident to such work. No charge will be made by the Auditor for any hindrance or delay from any cause whatever during the progress of any portion of its work contemplated by the specifications, but the City may grant an extension of time for the completion of the work, provided it has satisfied that such delays or hindrances were due to extraordinary causes or to the acts of omission or commission by the City. It is agreed that the granting of such extensions of time will in no instance exceed the time actually lost by Auditor for reason of such causes, provided that the Auditor will give the City immediate notice in writing of the cause of the detention or delay. Any such extension of time will be provided utilizing the City's Authorization of Change in Services form included as Attachment C. 10.18 It is the City's intent to be proactive with regard to the environment. The City encourages "value purchasing" of environmentally friendly products. The Auditor is encouraged to utilize green solutions in performing any services under the Agreement, as appropriate. Auditing services Agreement 2017 14