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-208 <br /> <br /> 7. The County agrees that it will not request Lutheran <br />Services to serve any one child in the emergency receiving home for <br />a period in excess of 90 days, it being contemplated by both parties <br />that the child will be removed from the emergency facility as soon <br />as a plan for long range placement of the child has been developed. <br /> 8. The County through DSS shall have the right to inspect the <br />premises of the home at any reasonable hour in order to ascertain <br />that the children placed in the group home are receiving adequate <br />care; and Lutheran Services agrees to secure and maintain all <br />licenses necessary to operate the facility and to notify the agency <br />immediately upon the loss of any required license or provisional <br />license status. <br /> 9. As hereinabove set forth, the beds and services provided <br />in the home shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of children <br />in the custody of the DSS and Lutheran Services shall not permit <br />such facility to be occupied by children from any other agency <br />without the express written agreement by DSS. <br /> 10. This contract may be terminated by either party upon <br />sixty (60) days written notice. <br /> 11. It is understood and agreed that Lutheran Services and <br />the County are independent contractors and that Lutheran Services <br />is not an agent for and may not act on behalf of the County; and <br />further, Lutheran Services represents that it has and will maintain <br />competent and sufficient staff to supervise the children placed in <br />the home at all times. Lutheran Services agrees to indemnify and <br />hold harmless the County and DSS for any and all liability, <br />including but not limited to damages or claims, including attorneys <br />fees, that might be asserted or suffered by the County or DSS as a <br />result of any act or omission of Lutheran Services in connection <br />with the care of children placed with Lutheran Services or of any <br />act or omission of any child placed under the care of Lutheran <br />Services. <br /> 12. This is the entire agreement and there are no terms, <br />conditions or representations not set forth herein. <br /> 13. In witness whereof, the parties have caused this <br />agreement to be executed upon authority duly given, as of the day <br />and year first above written. <br /> 14. This agreement has been preaudited in the manner required <br />by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. <br /> <br />LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN <br />NORTH CAROLINA, INC. <br />By: /s/ Bill D. Brittain <br /> <br /> President <br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br />By: /s/ James W. Lentz <br /> <br /> Chairman, Board of Commissioners <br />By: /s/ Blair D. Bennett <br /> <br /> Finance Officer <br />Provision for payment of the monies to fall <br />due upon this agreement has been made by an <br />appropriation duly made as required by the <br />Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control <br />Act. <br />By: /s/ James F. Cook, Jr. <br /> Director, Cabarrus County <br /> Department of Social Services <br /> Approved as to Form: <br />/s/ Marsha C. Hughes Grayson <br /> Staff Attorney <br /> <br /> Chairman Lentz recessed the meeting at 7:25 P.M. until the conclusion of <br />the meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the Water and Sewer District of <br />Cabarrus County. <br /> Chairman Lentz reconvened the meeting at 7:27 P.M. <br /> <br />REPORTS <br /> <br /> The Board received the letter of resignation from Mr. F. E. Isenhour, Jr., <br />Zoning Administrator, effective October 27, 1989. Mr. Isenhour has accepted the <br /> <br /> <br />