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DRAFT — TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES CONTRACT — DRAFT Language in bold italics has been inserted after a meeting between the County Commissioners & Jerry Ujdak, in response to suggestions made by the County Commissioners. Language in italics, not boldface, is added by your somewhat querulous director. The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and Saint Joseph County (hereafter "HPC") and.Kathy Oxian hereby enter into this Contract for the part time services of Kathy Oxian as a transcriptionist for HPC, to assist the HPC by transcribing minutes of HPC meetings for the year 2002 and for the year 2003. Now, therefore, the parties agree: 1) Kathy Oxian will perform the following services for HPC as needed or requested by HPC: a) Prepare a detailed and complete type written summary transcript from the audio tapes made by the Director or Assistant Director of each HPC monthly or special meeting which she agrees to transcribe. b) Attend those meetings for which she and HPC have agreed that she will transcribe the taped minutes, without charging any additional fee for such attendance. However, she shall be excused from attendance if her health or the health of a family member so requires. c) Preserve the original audiotapes of each meeting, and return them to the HPC offices as soon as transcription is complete. d) Maintain complete and accurate records of the time spent and work performed for HPC pursuant to this agreement. 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) Monthly, upon: receiving and approving transcribed minutes of a previous meeting, HPC will pay Kathy Oxian a flat fee of $60.00 for each. hour that that meeting lasted, from call to order, to adjournment, regardless of the actual time spent in transcription. 3) Duration of each meeting transcribed, from call to order to adjournment, shall be a matter ofpublic record. 4) Ms. Oxian shall not be designated nor treated as an employee by HPC. She acknowledges and agrees that 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. 5) All work product of Ms. Oxian that is produced while performing services for the HPC shall be the sole property of the HPC. 7) The HPC may terminate Ms. Oxian's services at any time provided that the HPC notifies her in writing within forty-eight hours of its decision to terminate her services, or before she has actually attended a meting with the expectation of being asked to transcribe it. .