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V. MISCELLANEOUS <br /> <br />The attorney is an independent contractor and shall not for any reason whatever be <br />considered the agent of or an employee of Cass County. <br /> <br />The County Commission shall be the supervising authority of this contract on behalf of <br />Cass County. <br /> <br />The attorney agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County for malpractice claims <br />made by persons represented by the attorney pursuant to this contract and in addition <br />thereto, the attorney shall carry professional liability insurance in the amount of <br />$50,000.00 for any liability arising out of services provided pursuant to this contract. <br /> <br />The attorney or County may terminate this contract upon thirty (30) days written notice to <br />the other party for any reason. If terminated under this provision, compensation will be <br />paid on a pro rata basis through the time of termination. All necessary counsel services <br />listed in Section I above for cases or proceedings for which appointments are made to <br />the attorney prior to the termination date shall be completed without further <br />compensation as part of the contract unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the county. <br /> <br />Dated this day of ,20 <br /> <br />Chair, Cass County Commission <br />Cass County, North Dakota <br /> <br />'Joanne Ottmar <br />Public Defender Attorney <br /> <br />M:\MINUTES\Comm2004\PUBLICDEF-CONTRACT-OTTMAR.doc <br /> <br /> <br />