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SECTION VII. SUBCONTRACTS The Contractor shall subcontract for the perfonnances 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 perfonnances hereunder, shall legally bind subcontractors to perfonn subject to all the duties, requirements, and obligations specified of Contractor herein with respect to such perfonnance 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 insuring that the perfonnance rendered under all subcontracts are rendered so as to comply with all the tenns and provisions of this contract as if the perfonnance rendered were rendered by Contractor hereunder. SECTION VIII. POLITICAL ACTIVITY None of the perfonnance 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 hannless and to indemnify it from and against any and a1\ 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 perfonned by the Contractor under this contract. SECTION XU. EQUAL OPPORTUNCTY 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 benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program Or activity funded in whole or in part under this agreement or otherwise under the Contractor's control. B. Non segregated Facilities The Contractor certifies that all employee facilities under its control are provided in such a manner that segregation, whether by habit, local custom, or otherwise, on the basis of race, religion, color, or national origin, cannot result. Further, the Contractor will not assign or pennit employees to perfonn services at any location under its control where facilities are segregated. Identical certifications from any proposed subcontractors will be obtained by the Contractor as a condition of subcontract award. 2