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CONSULTANT SERVICES CONTRACT The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and Saint Joseph County (hereafter "HPC ') and Rhonda Saunders, who was formerly the Executive Director of the HPC, hereby enter into this Contract for the part time services of Rhonda Saunders as a consultant for HPC, to assist the HPC during the period until all staff vacancies are filled, and for at least one month thereafter. Whereas: Family obligations require Rhonda Saunders to move out of Indiana, making her unavailable for continued full time employment as Executive Director; nevertheless, her knowledge, training, and experience may be necessary to the HPC until all vacancies in the HPC office are filled. Now, therefore, the parties agree: 1) Rhonda Saunders will perform the following services for HPC as needed or requested by HPC: a) Assist in completing various projects now under way, including, but not limited to, grant applications, budget planning, spring newsletters, pamphlets, historic district and landmark matters, and liaison ballots. b) Advise and assist in training newly hired staff. c) Keep complete records of all services she performs, and complete time logs for services she renders to HPC. The time logs shall be submitted on a regular basis for purposes of payment for consultant services rendered. d) Attend meetings if and as needed, or as requested by any HPC member, provided that such meetings do not conflict with Ms. Saunders' other personal or professional obligations. e) Maintain the confidentiality of all information disclosed to her during the course of her services, which HPC deems to be confidential, unless HPC consents in writing to the disclosure of that information. 2) HPC will pay Rhonda Saunders twenty dollars ($ 20.00) per hour for each hour or fractional part of an hour for which Ms. Saunders submits proper logs or records of her service as described above. 3) Payment for Ms. Saunders's services shall be made on a monthly basis. 4) HPC and Ms. Saunders anticipate that Ms. Saunders will provide at least eight, but not more than forty hours of service per month. Payment for more or fewer hours of service per month shall not be made unless HPC or its staff authorize in advance that more or fewer hours of service be rendered for that period. 5) Ms. Saunders shall not be designated nor treated as an employee by HPC. She shall be an independent contractor, and, as such, shall assume and pay in full any and all of her own payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, workers compensation insurance, or other legally mandated costs, expenses, or withholdings associated with her work.