HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2002.01.24 - 26805January 24, 2002
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 02008
By: Planning and Building Committee, Charles E. Palmer,
Chairperson
IN RE: DRAIN COMMISSIONER - AUTHORIZATION TO CONTRACT TO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioner
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentleman:
WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner, in carrying out his
functions under the various public work statutes, employs
personnel with knowledge and expertise in a variety of
disciplines that includes engineering, construction inspection,
water and sewer maintenance, watershed management, and land
acquisition ("OCDC Services"); and,
WHEREAS, local government and other public agencies (i.e.
Road Commission) frequently seek the assistance and expertise of
the Drain Commissioner's staff to perform OCDC Services on a
short term or intermittent basis; and,
WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner desires to offer assistance
of his staff to local governments and other public agencies,
subject to a standard contract to recover all direct and indirect
costs for OCDC Services; and,
WHEREAS, in order to provide OCDC services to local
communities and public agencies in a prompt and efficient
manner, the Drain Commissioner requests authorization to
utilize the attached "Standard Contract for OCDC Services";
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of
Commissioners hereby authorizes the Drain Commissioner to enter
into agreements with local governments and public agencies to
provide OCDC Services utilizing a "Standard Contract for OCDC
Services Interlocal Agreements", in substantially the form
attached hereto, subject to final approval by Corporation
Counsel, and providing that all costs, direct and indirect, will
be fully recovered and no costs will be incurred by the County;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Drain Commissioner is
authorized to enter into Interlocal Agreements for OCDC
Drain Services for the following tasks: construction
inspection, cross connection inspections, right of way and
condemnation work, illicit discharge inspection services,
and watershed and management training services. Scopes of
work for these services shall be provided to Corporation
Counsel and the Planning and Building Committee on or
before January 31, 2002.
Planning and Building Committee vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such Interlocal Agreements for
right of way and condemnation work shall be for one year or
less. All other Interlocal Agreements shall be for six
months or less. After commencement of a project, if it
appears that the project cannot be completed under the
Interlocal Agreement, the Drain Commissioner shall, subject
to approval of the Board of Commissioners, be authorized to
extend the Interlocal Agreement. Consistent with M.R. 96-
178, Interlocal Agreements shall not be used where exposure
to the County exceeds $500,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Drain Commissioner shall
report quarterly to the Planning and Building Committee on
the number and type of Interlocal Agreements entered into,
and any significant problems encountered.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building
Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
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STANDARD CONTRACT FOR DRAIN SERVICES
1.1
OAKLAND COUNTY DRAIN
COMMISSIONER'S
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR
DRAIN SERVICES
This CONTRACT (hereafter, this "Contract") is made
and entered into between the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan
Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200
North Telegraph Road, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), by
and through its Drain Commissioner, and the
(C ITYNILLAG E/MU N IC IPALITY)
whose address
Michigan (hereafter, the "Municipality") In this Contract, either the
County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually
as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties."
W ITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Municipality has requested the
Oakland County Drain Commissioner for assistance in performing
the scope of services (as described and defined in this Contract)
and has agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in
this Contract;
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's
staff has determined, at the present time, that it has sufficient
personnel as defined herein, possessing the requisite knowledge
and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the Municipality by
providing the requested services under the terms and conditions of
this Contract.
WHEREAS, the Parties recognize and agree that
absent an agreement such as this, the County has no obligation to
provide these services for the Municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these
premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINED TERMS. In addition to the above defined
terms (i.e., "Contract", "County", "Municipality", "Party" and
"Parties"), the Parties agree that the following words and
expressions, whether used in the singular or plural, possessive or
non-possessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks,
shall, be defined and interpreted as follows:
"Costs" — shall be defined as the labor, including statutory
and customary fringe benefits, overtime, material and
supplies, vehicle/equipment rental and subcontractor
services devoted specifically to the Services provided.
1.2 "Consultant" - shall be defined as an independent contractor
engaged by the County or Municipality to perform
services/responsibilities necessary to carry out the objectives
under this agreement.
1.3 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any
and all Oakland County elected officials, appointed officials,
directors, board members, council members, commissioners,
authorities, other boards, committees, commissions,
employees, managers, departments, divisions, volunteers,
agents, representatives, and/or any such persons' successors
or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors
(whether such persons act or acted in their personal
representative or official capacities), and/or any persons
acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them,
excluding the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as
defined herein.
1.4 "OCDC Personnel" as used in this Contract shall be defined
as a specific subset of, and included as part of the larger
group of County Agents as defined above, and shall be
further defined as any and all County Agents specifically
employed and assigned by the County to work in the Office of
the Oakland County Drain Commissioner as shown in the
current County budget and/or personnel records of the
County.
1.5 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined
to include any and all Municipality officers, elected officials,
appointed officials, directors, board members, council
members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions,
employees, managers, departments, divisions, volunteers,
agents, representatives, and/or any such persons' successors
or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors
(whether such persons act or acted in their personal,
representative, or official capacities), and/or any and all
persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of
them, except that no County Agent shall be deemed a
Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality Agent
shall be deemed a County Agent.
1.6 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages,
suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments, deficiencies,
liability, penalties, fines, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for
reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs,
investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities or Claim(s) of
any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent,
as defined herein, by any Municipality Agent, or any third
party or any Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County
Agent may become legally and/or contractually obligated to
pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential,
whether based upon any alleged violation of the constitution
(federal or State), any permit, any statute, rule, regulation or
the common law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or
otherwise, and/or whether commenced or threatened and
arising out of this Contract or relating in any way to the
County's and/or any County Agent's participation in this
Contract, the services provided pursuant to this Contract.
1.7 "Overhead" shall be defined to include the following: all
allocation of the labor cost, including statutory and customary
fringe benefits, of personnel responsible for administering this
contract or supervising the work performed in connection with
this contract; an allocation of expenses of the Oakland
County Drain Commissioners office; and an allocation of the
indirect cost of Oakland County charged to the Oakland
County Drain Commissioner for support services, such as
(but not limited to) legal, personnel, accounting, computer
support, and insurance/risk management.
1.8 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan," a
sovereign governmental entity of the United States, and shall
also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government.
ARTICLE II. OAKLAND COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER'S
SERVICES. The Parties agree that the full and complete scope of
OCDC services shall be as described in attached Exhibit "A" and
limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred
to as either "OCDC services" or services).
2.1 PURPOSE OF "SERVICES" The Parties agree that the
purpose of any and all 'OCDC services" or "Services" to be
performed under this Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help,
aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an auxiliary, to
contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the
Municipality in the performance of Municipality's official
functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal responsibilities.
2.2 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties
agree that any and all "OCDC services" or "Services" to be
provided by the County for the Municipality under this
Contract shall be performed by the County's "OCDC
Personnel" or consultants as defined herein.
2.2.1 OCDC Personnel or consultants shall be
employed and assigned by the County in
such numbers and based on such
appropriate qualifications and other factors
as decided solely by the County.
2.2.2 The Parties agree that the County shall be
solely and exclusively responsible for
furnishing all OCDC Personnel and
consultants with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and
shall in all circumstances control,
supervise, train or direct all OCDC
Personnel in the performance of any and
all Services under this Contract.
2.2.3 Except as otherwise expressly provided for
herein, the Parties agree and warrant that,
at all times and for all purposes relevant to
this Contract, the County shall remain the
sole and exclusive employer of all County
Agents and OCDC Personnel.
2.2.4 This Contract is neither intended, nor shall
it be interpreted, to create, change, grant,
modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or
otherwise affect or control, in any manner,
form, or at any time, any right, privilege,
benefit, or any other term or condition of
employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County
Agent or OCDC Personnel with the
County, any applicable County
employment and/or union contract, and/or
any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of
work, shift assignment, order(s),
policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s),
ethical guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely
and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the
County and any County Agent or OCDC
Personnel and/or the conduct and actions
of any County Agent or any OCDC
Personnel.
2.2.5 The Municipality agrees that except as
expressly provided for under the terms of
this Contract and/or laws of this State, no
County Agent or OCDC Personnel, while
such person is currently and/or actively
employed or otherwise remains on the
payroll of the County as a County Agent
shall be employed, utilized, or perform any
other services, of any kind, directly or
indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or
otherwise be available to perform any other
work or assignments by or for the
Municipality during the term of this
Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person
who was a former County Agent but is no
longer employed in that capacity by the
County.
2.2.6 Except as otherwise expressly provided by
the Contract and/or applicable State law,
the Parties agree and warrant that neither
the County, nor any County Agent, nor any
OCDC Personnel, by virtue of this Contract
or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered
or claimed to be an employee of the
Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.2.7 The Municipality shall not otherwise
provide, furnish or assign any OCDC
Personnel with any job instructions, job
descriptions, job specifications, or job
duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any OCDC
Personnel in the performance of any
OCDC Services under the terms of this
Contract.
2.3 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY
"SERVICES". Except as otherwise expressly provided
for within this Contract, neither the County nor any
County Agents or consultants shall be responsible for
assisting or providing any other "Services " or
assistance to the Municipality or assume any additional
responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any other
way or manner with any Municipality obligations under
any and all State or Federal laws or regulations,
including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or
legal representation to the Municipality or any
Municipality Agent at any proceeding before an
adjudicative body or court.
2.4 The Municipality understands and agrees that it has
obtained or will timely obtain any and all licenses,
permits or approvals necessary for the Services to be
provided herein, and that it will take such steps as are
necessary to insure that all such permits, licenses and
approvals remain in effect for the duration of this
Contract.
ARTICLE III. TERM OF CONTRACT. The Parties agree
that the term of this Contract shall begin on the effective date of this
Contract and for a period not to exceed days. This
Contract, unless extended by mutual written agreement, shall expire
on , 200 . Any and all OCDC Services otherwise
provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this
Contract, shall be subject to the terms and conditions in this
Contract.
ARTICLE IV. FEE SCHEDULE.
4.1 In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County its Costs and
Overhead incurred for the Services contained within the
"Scope of Services " attached hereto attached as Exhibit "A".
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Payment shall be due and payable thirty (30) days after
receipt of an invoice from the County. If during the term of
this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid
by the Municipality.
4.2 The Municipality understands and agrees that if there is any
amount due and owing to the County under this Contract,
which is still unpaid at the time the County distributes funds to
the Municipality from the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund
(DTRF), the County shall be entitled to reduce, set-off, and
permanently retain any amount due to the municipality from
Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund (DTRF) by any such amount
then still due and owing the County pursuant to this Contract.
4.3 Municipality understands and agrees that the County has no
funds to pay for services under this agreement. All Costs
and Overhead associated with the services under this
agreement will be the responsibility of the Municipality,
4.4 Municipality understands and agrees that if it does not pay
the County within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the invoice
as required in paragraph 4.1, interest shall accrue on the
unpaid balance of any such invoice at the rate of 18% per
annum.
ARTICLE V. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY. Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this
Contract does not, and is not intended to, transfer, delegate, or
assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or OCDC Personnel
any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost,
legal obligation, or liability associated with any governmental
function delegated and/or entrusted to the Municipality under any
applicable State or Federal laws or regulations.
5.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all
circumstances, remain solely liable for any and all
costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated
with the services provided under this agreement
5.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts,
liens, liabilities or obligations for the County and shall
take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens,
liabilities or obligations that the Municipality may incur
shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or Claim(s)
against the County.
5.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times
remain responsible for the ultimate completion of any
Services provided herein. The Municipality and
Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for
compliance with all federal, State, and local laws,
ordinances, regulations, and requirements in any
manner affecting any work or performance of this
Contract or with any Municipality duty or obligation
under any applicable State or federal laws and/or
regulations.
ARTICLE VI. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF
ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY. The Parties reserve to
themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any
and all of each Party's respective governmental services, authority,
responsibilities, and obligations. Except as expressly provided
otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to,
create, diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or
contravene any constitutional, statutory, and/or other legal right,
privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either
the Party to any other person or Party.
6.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other
term or condition in this Contract, that no provision in
this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a
waiver of any governmental immunity, as provided by
statute or applicable court decisions, by either Party,
either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or
Municipal Agents.
ARTICLE VII. LIABILITY. The Municipality further
agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for any
and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this
Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not
intended to create or include any County warranty,
promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or
implied, of any kind or nature whatsoever in favor of the
Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or any
other person or entity.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful
termination, and/or any default of any term or condition
of this Contract by either the County or any County
Agent, the County and/or any County Agent shall not
be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental,
special or consequential damages, including, but not
limited to any replacement costs for County Services,
any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the
Municipality to meet any Municipality obligation under
any applicable State and Federal law and regulations,
or any other economic benefit or harm that the
Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or
cancellation of this Contract, or damages beyond or in
excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid, received
or retained by the County at the time of the alleged
breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default
is alleged in an action in contract or tort and/or
whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the
possibility of such damages. This provision and this
Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the
allocation of each Party's efforts, costs, and obligations
under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's
risk and the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract,
with regard to any and all alleged claims which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the
Municipality or any Municipality Agent or by any third
person, arising out of any activities or Services to be
carried out by any County Agent in the performance of
this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it
shall have no rights pursuant to or under this Contract
against the County and/or any County Agents to or for
any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally,
equitably, or by implication) contribution, subrogation,
or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or
any of County Agents based upon any and all legal
theories or alleged rights of any kind, whether known or
unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims,
complaints, demands for relief or damages, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed
on, incurred by, or asserted against either the
Municipality or Municipality Agents and which are
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predicated upon this Contract.
ART LE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION. The Municipality
shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court ordered
judg ent or award to a third party for which a court has determined
that e County and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at
fault. However, to the extent permitted by law, the Municipality
agre to, indemnify, defend and hold the County and/or any
Cou ty Agent harmless from and against any and all Claim(s) which
are i posed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County
and/ r any County Agent that arise from or relate to the Services
provi ed under this Agreement.
:LE IX. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND
'ERATION WITH THE COUNTY. The Municipality agrees
shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of
,ontract, for guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully
rate with OCDC Personnel in the performance of all Services
this Contract.
Municipality shall obtain and secure the right of access
to all public and private property necessary for OCDC
personnel or consultants to perform the services under
this Contract. Municipality shall be responsible for all
costs or claims associated with securing rights of
access to public or private property.
The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and
completely liable for any and all Municipality Agents'
past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime
wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement
benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other
allowances or reimbursements of any kind, including,
but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security
Act protection(s) and benefits, any employment taxes,
and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit
based on or in any way related to any Municipality
Agents employment status or any alleged violation of
any Municipality Agents statutory, contractual (e.g.,
union, employment, or labor contract), constitutional,
common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the County from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or
asserted against the County or any County Agent by
any Municipality Agent and/or which are based upon,
result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to
any Municipality Agents wages, compensation,
benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this
section.
The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent
shall, by virtue of this Contract or otherwise, be
considered or claimed to be an employee of the County
and/or a County Agent This Contract does not grant or
confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or confer,
upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual
any status, privilege, right, or benefit of County
employment or that of a County Agent.
riv ARTI LE X. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The
Parte agree that at all times and for all purposes under the terms
of thi Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents'
legal tatus and relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an
lnde ndent Contractor. Except as expressly provided herein, each
Party ill be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees,
Agents, and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability,
right or benefits arising out of an employer/employee relationship,
either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as a
result of this Contract.
ARTICLE XI. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY
RESOURCES. The Municipality acknowledges and agrees that this
Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute
right in favor of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty
or obligation upon the County, to guarantee that any specific
number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
ARTICLE XII. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF
THIS CONTRACT. Except as follows, and notwithstanding any
other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either
Party, upon a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days written notice to
the other Party, may cancel and/or completely terminate this
Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring
any penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective
date for any such termination is to be clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of
this Contract all Municipality and/or County obligations
under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this
Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality
obligations, including, but not limited to, any and all
indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of
liability, record-keeping requirements, any Municipality
payment obligations to the County, and/or any other
related obligations provided for in this Contract with
regard to any acts, occurrences, events, transactions,
or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in any
events or transactions that occurred before the
cancellation or completion of this Contract, shall survive
the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
12.3 In the event the Contract is terminated by the
Municipality, it shall be responsible for all Costs and
Overhead incurred by the County through the date of
termination, as well as the Costs and Overhead
incurred thereafter by the County to wind down and end
its involvement in the provision of the Services set forth
herein,
ARTICLE XIII. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT
APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT. The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not
become effective prior to the approval by resolutions of the
Municipality. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any
possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the
official minutes and proceedings of the Municipality.
ARTICLE XIV. GOVERNING LAW. This Contract is made
and entered into in the State of Michigan and shall in all respects be
interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of
Michigan. The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to
and, in all cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair
meaning, and not construed strictly for or against any party. As
used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
non-possessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the
context so suggests or requires.
ARTICLE XVI. CAPTIONS. The section headings or titles
and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract are intended
for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any
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substantive meaning and are not to be interpreted as part of this
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CLE XVII. NOTICES. Except as otherwise expressly
ed for herein, any and all correspondence, invoices, and/or
ther written notices required, permitted or provided for under
ontract to be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that
by first class mail. All such written notices, including any
canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein,
be sent to the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that
tory's successor in office, at the addresses shown in this
act. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered
red to a Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with
lent postage with the U.S. Postal Service.
ARTICLE XVIII. FORCE MAJEURE
rce majeure" event is defined for the purposes of
contract, as an occurrence or nonoccurrence
g from cause or causes not foreseeable and
ut the fault of the County or County Agent or which
not be avoided or overcome by due diligence of
County or the County Agent and any persons
oiled by the County or the County Agent
rming work under this contract, such as
oyees, agents, contractors, subcontractors,
ding but not limited to:
1. an act of God;
2. labor strikes or work stoppages over which
the County or County Agent has no control;
and
3. acts or omissions of third parties for which
the County or County Agent is not
responsible; and
County or County Agent determine that the force
re event will cause a delay in meeting any
ule set in performing the Services the County or
ty Agent shall notify the Municipality in writing
fifteen (15) days of becoming aware of any event
hey allege meets the definition of a force majeure
ounty and the County Agent shall not be liable for
laims which relate to or arise from force majeure
s, and the County or County Agent shall be
d to an extension in the applicable schedule to
nt for the force majeure event
LE XX. ENTIRE CONTRACT. This
act together with Exhibit A, which is incorporated
by reference, sets forth the entire agreement
en the County and the Municipality and fully
sedes any and all prior agreements or
standings between them in any way related to the
matter hereof. It is further understood and
d that the terms and conditions herein are
ctual and are not a mere recital and that there are
her agreements, understandings, contracts, or
entations between the County and the
ipality in any way related to the subject matter
f, except as expressly stated herein. This
ct shall not be changed or supplemented orally
ay be amended only as otherwise provided
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual
assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this
Contract, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute
this Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so
legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, of
the (CityNillage/Township), hereby acknowledges that
he has been authorized by a resolution of the
(Council/Board/Commission) for the
(CityNillage/Township), a certified copy of which is
attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the
Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the
Municipality to the terms and conditions of this
Contract.
(CityNillage/Township)
NAME:
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DATE:
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NAME:
DATE:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, John P. McCulloch,
Oakland County Drain Commissioner, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by
resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, on behalf of the Oakland County, and
hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
John P. McCulloch,
Oakland County Drain Commissioner
DATE:
WITNESSED:
NAME:
DATE:
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Resolution #02008 January 24, 2002
Moved by Palmer supported by Crawford the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Law, Melton, Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Sever, Suarez, Taub, Webster, Amos, Appel, Brian, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Coleman,
Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A suffiOient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
STATE iy OF MICHIGAN)
COUN OF OAKLAND)
I, G. illiam Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and a curate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on
Janua 24, 2002 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Test4Tiony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
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G. William Caddell, County Clerk
Michigan this2 qth day of January, 2002.