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CITY OF AUBURN
AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
Poetry at the Postmark — Cindy Hutchings
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on April, 3rd of 2024, by and between the CITY
OF AUBURN ("City"), a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, and Nancy Colson
("Contractor"), whose address is 1214 0 St NE, Auburn, WA, 98002-3515.
In consideration of the conditions and the mutual promises and covenants contained in
this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
1. Scope of Services
The Contractor agrees to perform the following services:
• Provide a public Poetry Event at the Postmark Center for the Arts during
National Poetry Month on April 25, (to include a number of local and regional
Poets Laureate)
• Contractor agrees to plan, organize, and manage this event.
• Contractor is responsible for set-up and take down of the event.
• Contractor will also be responsible for coordinating a food option on-site (if
desired).
• Contractor will provide their own volunteers if needed for the events, although a
city staff member will be present to act as a house manager for the event.
The contractor is required to perform said services on:
• National Poetry Month Event on April 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
2. City's Services
The City shall provide the following technical assistance for this service:
• Complimentary use of the Postmark Center for the Arts venue rental for events
• House manager for event
• Tables (up to 5), chairs (up to 80)
• Promotion of event via website, emails, Facebook, etc.
• Coffee and water service for up to 60 at April poetry event.
3. Compensation
The City will compensate the Contractor a total fee of $750. The City's payments will be
full compensation for work performed/services rendered and for all labor, materials,
supplies, equipment, overhead, profit, and incidentals necessary for Provider to complete
the work. The City shall pay Contractor $750 for the April Poetry Event services. The City
will pay the April Poetry Event amount in two payments, one for $400 made one month
prior to the Event and the second one of$350 made upon completion of the event.
4. Term and Termination of Agreement
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The term of this agreement shall be April 3, 2024 through May 1, 2024.
Termination for cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to
the other party if the other party fails substantially to perform in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement through no fault of the party terminating the Agreement. The notice will
identify the reason(s) for termination, and specify the effective date of termination. In the
event of a default by Contractor, City may suspend all payments otherwise due to
Contractor and the City will have no further obligations to Contractor.
Termination for Convenience. The City may terminate this Agreement upon not less
than seven (7) days written notice to the Contractor. If this Agreement is terminated
through no fault of the Contractor, the Contractor will be compensated for services
performed prior to termination in accordance with the rate of compensation provided in
Exhibit "B". This payment shall fully satisfy and discharge the City of all obligations and
liabilities owed the Contractor, who shall not be liable for any anticipated profits or other
consequential damages resulting from the termination.
5. Independent Contractor
The Contractor agrees and understands that he/she is an independent contractor and not
the agent or employee of the City. The manner and means of providing the professional
services herein are under the sole control of the Contractor. The Contractor shall be solely
responsible for reporting his/her hours, earnings, income tax, and social security to the
applicable federal and state agencies. The contractor understands that he/she is not
entitled to any of the benefits provided by an employer to employees including but not
limited to disability and unemployment insurance.
6. Indemnification/Hold Harmless
Except for injuries and damages caused by the sole negligence of the City, the Contractor
will defend, indemnify and hold the City and its officers, officials, employees, and
volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses, or suits of every
kind, including attorney fees and litigation expenses, arising out of or resulting from the
acts, errors, or omissions of the Contractor, its employees, agents, representatives, or
subcontractors, including employees, agents, or representatives of its subcontractors,
made in the performance of this Agreement, or arising out of worker's compensation,
unemployment compensation, or unemployment disability compensation claims.
If is further specifically and expressly understood that this indemnification constitutes the
Contractor's waiver of immunity under Industrial Insurance, Title 51 RCW, solely for the
purposes of this indemnification. This waiver has been mutually negotiated by the parties.
The provisions of this section will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
7 Subcontracting
Subcontracting of the services of this contract is not allowed unless prior approval is
received by the Arts Coordinator.
8. Nondiscrimination
The Contractor may not discriminate regarding any services or activities to which this
Agreement may apply directly or through contractual, hiring, or other arrangements on the
grounds of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, or where there is the
presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap.
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9. Amendment, Modification and Waiver
No amendment, modification, or waiver of any condition, provision, or term of this
Agreement will be valid or of any effect unless made in writing, signed by the party or
parties to be bound, or the party's or parties' duly authorized representative(s) and
specifying with particularity the nature and extent of such amendment, modification or
waiver. Any waiver, approval or acceptance, or payment by any party will not affect or
impair that party's rights arising from any default by the other party.
Any substitutions, changes, or cancellations in the above-named performed services
requires approval from the Arts Program Supervisor.
10. Background Check
The Contractor must provide a Washington State Patrol Criminal Background check, in
compliance with RCW 43.43.930 er seq., for themselves and/or their employees where
any person may have unsupervised access to children under sixteen years of age or to
developmentally disabled persons, or vulnerable adults during the course of his/her
contractual involvement with the City. If the City chooses to perform a background check,
the Contractor will provide its full cooperation with the conducting of any check.
The City may terminate this agreement if, in the opinion of the City, a background check
shows that the Contractor, its contractor, officer, employee, volunteer, or agent is
unsuitable to provide the scope of work for this agreement. Alternatively, at the City's
discretion, the City may require the Contractor to reassign any employee, agent,
contractor, subgrantee, or volunteer that, in the City's opinion, is unsuitable based on the
background check.
11. Force Maieure
Any delay in the performance of any obligation under this Agreement shall be excused, if
and so long as the performance of the obligation is prevented, delayed or otherwise
hindered by any act not within the control of a party such as fire, cyber/ransomware attack,
earthquake, flood, explosion, actions of the elements, riots, mob violence, strikes,
pandemic, lockouts, and emergency orders of the state or federal government.
12. Entire Agreement
This Agreement together with any subsequent amendments or addendums contains the
entire understanding of the parties in respect to the transactions contemplated and
supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings between the parties,
either oral or written. No other understandings, oral or otherwise, regarding this
Agreement shall bind any party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
effective the day and year first set forth above.
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