d. Contract approval - Laserfiche WebLink

Contractor declares it has the sufficient personnel and the requirements of the above paragraph to effectively spray all areas of the County with chemical pesticides approved for residential spraying. SECTION I. County hereby engages Contractor as an independent contractor, and not as an employee, to conduct aerial spraying of pesticides of approximately 2,590 acres over the County when directed to do so by Cass County Vector Control, and Contractor hereby accepts and agrees to such engagement. SECTION II. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date the retainer fee is paid subject to Section III of Agreement and shall terminate October 31, 2006, subject, however, to prior termination as hereinafter provided, SECTION III. County shall pay Contractor, and Contractor shall accept from County, in full payment of Contracto~s services hereunder, compensation at a rate as follows: $1,327.00 retainer fee paid prior to March 15, 2006. . The $2.05 per acre rate Is based on the use of the chemical Permethrin 30 + 30 applied at .007 Ibs. per acre and mixed with mineral oil for a finished rate of 1 oz, per acre, If the County determines that a different application rate of Permethrin or a chemical other than Permethrin should be used, then the $2.05 per acre rate shall be renegotiated and both the County and Contractor agree to negotiate in good faith, County shall pay Contractor a $500 ferry charge for each application and assessed to every release of the aircraft by the County, The retainer fee will be subtracted from the beginning of the billing cycles until 1 00% of the retainer has been assessed against Contractor by the County, therefore reducing the cost of the initial billings by $1,327, If at the end of the term of this Agreement there remains any unused retainer fee, then the unused retainer fee shall be retained by and become the sole property of Contractor. Page 2