Res 2022-245R/approving a contract between the City and Hays County for the City’s provision of Public Library Services to Hays County residents

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SECTION VII. SUBCONTRACTS The Contractor shall subcontract for the performances specified herein only where such subcontracts and the subcontractors are expressly specified herein or with the prior written approval of such subcontracts and subcontractors by the County. The Contractor, in subcontracting any of the performances hereunder, shall legally bind subcontractors to perform subject to all the duties, requirements, and obligations specified of Contractor herein with respect to such performance or any portions thereof. In no event shall any provision of this section, specifically including the requirement that the Contractor obtain the prior approval of the County on the Contractor's subcontracts, be construed as relieving Contractor of the responsibility for ensuring that the performance rendered under all subcontracts are rendered so as to comply with all the terms and provisions of this contract as if the performance rendered were rendered by Contractor hereunder. SECTION VIII. POLITICAL ACTIVITY None of the performance rendered hereunder shall involve, and no portion of the funds received by the Contractor hereunder shall be used for, any partisan political activity (including, but not limited to, an activity to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office) or any activity undertaken to influence the passage, defeat or final content of legislation. SECTION IX. CONFLICT OF INTEREST No official or employee of the County and no employee of the Contractor, and no member of the Contractor's governing board or body, and no person who exercises any functions or responsibilities in the review or approval of the undertaking or carrying out of this contract shall participate in any decision relating to this contract which affects his or her personal pecuniary interest. SECTION X. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes and regulations of the state, local and federal governments. SECTION XI. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR It is expressly understood and agreed by both parties hereto that the County is contracting with the Contractor as an Independent Contractor and that the Contractor as such, agrees to hold the County harmless and to indemnify it from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of every kind and character which may be asserted by any third party occurring or in any way incident to, arising out of, or in connection with the services to be performed by the Contractor under this contract. SECTION XII. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY A. Nondiscrimination The Contractor assures that no person shall, on the ground of race, creed, color, handicap, national origin, sex, political affiliation or beliefs, be excluded from, be denied the