i. 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 (CCVC), and Contractor hereby accepts and agrees to such engagement. County acknowledges that CCVC will be responsible for the direction of Contractor's work under the terms of this Agreement. SECTION II. The term of this Agfeement shall commence on the date the retainef fee is paid subject to Section III of Agreement and shall terminate October 31, 2009, subject, however, to prior termination as hereinafter provided. The Agreement shall thereafter continue in full force and effect unless and until either party gives thirty (30) days written notice of its intentions to terminate. SECTION III. County shall pay Contractor, and Contfactor shall accept from County, in full payment of Contractor's services hereunder, compensation at a rate as follows: . $1,327.00 retainer fee paid prior to March 23 of each year of this Agreement. . 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 fate 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 $500.00 ferry charge for each application and assessed to every release of the aircraft by the County. Page 2 <1I<'~V_,___.."".,>,.~,...e...".____,,,,...........,;,Sw '~'.' ",,'__''''''''_'~'~''__^__~O_ _..-