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353 SERVICES IN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., hereinafter referred to as "LUTHERAN SERVICES" is effective from July 1, 1991 through June 30, 19.92. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, The County, through its Department of Social Services h~reinafter referred to as "DSS", is in need of emergency homes 'to receive children placed in the custody of DSS by the Courts, voluntary placements, or otherwise; and WHEREAS, Lutheran Services has agreed to establish one (1) emergency receiving home for such children; and WHEREAS, Lutheran Services has had considerable experience in caring for children and is licensed by the State of North Carolina to operate and maintain the emergency receiving home contemplated by this contract. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the sums to be paid by the County to Lutheran Services, the Lutheran Services does hereby contract with the County to provide services of the type hereinafter described and upon the following terms and conditions: 1. Lutheran Services shall maintain one around-the-clock emergency home in Concord, North Carolina for the sole and exclusive use of DSS. The home shall provide adequate care and supervision for not more than five (5) children at all times, and DSS may place such children in the home as DSS, in its sole discretion, deems advisable. 2. Lutheran Services shall provide room, board, adequate house parent staff supervision, routine school supplies, and allowances for children placed in the home. Lutheran Services shall provide transportation for each child to and from school. 3. Lutheran Family Services will provide on a timely basis budget information to Cabarrus County Department of Social Services as required by CBA and the County; proposed yearly budget by January 22, 1992, budget amendment by June 5, 1992, and final accounting report by July 20, 1992. 4. The County shall pay to Lutheran Services the sum of $12,097.00 per month to maintain said home, to provide food, shelter, and services herein contemplated. The County will provide clothing as determined by DSS. 5. The County through DSS will sign the admission agreement at the time of placement of a child. 6. The County shall be responsible for the payment of any medical expenses incurred by any child placed in the home other than routine first aid administered by the emergency home; provided, Lutheran Services may authorize emergency medical treatment by licensed physicians should circumstances require. Reimbursement for medical services are limited to Medicaid coverage only. 7. The County agrees that it will not request Lutheran Services to serve any one child in the emergency receiving home for a period in excess of 90 days, it being contemplated by both parties that the child will be removed from the emergency facility as soon as a plan for long range placement of the child has been developed. 8. The County through DSS shall have the right to inspect the premises of the home at any reasonable hour in order to ascertain that the children placed in the group home are receiving adequate care; and Lutheran Services agrees to secure and maintain all licenses necessary to operate the facility and to notify the agency immediately upon the loss of any required license of provisional license status. 9. As hereinabove set forth, the beds and services provided in the home shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of children in the custody of the DSS and Lutheran Services shall not permit such facility to be occupied by children from any other agency without the express written agreement by DSS. 10. This contract may be terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days written notice. 11. It is understood and agreed that Lutheran Services and the County are independent contractors and that Lutheran Services is not an agent for and may not act on behalf of the County; and further, Lutheran Services represents that it has and will maintain competent and sufficient staff to supervise the children placed in the home at all times. Lutheran Services agrees to indemnify and