09.01 - Animal Control Enforcement Services with Hannahs

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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR PERSONAL SERSIVE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT,made and entered into by and between the City of Pequot Lakes,a municipal corporation,hereinafter referred to is the"CITY"and Donald C Hannahs JR,hereinafter referred to as"HANNAHS"or"INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR". WHEREAS,HANNAHS represents to CITY that he is experienced as an animal control officer and is presently so employed,on an independent contractor basis,by several municipalities for that purpose; WHEREAS,HANNAHS wishes to enter into a contract with CITY,as an independent contractor,to provide his service, labor and expertise as the CITY'S Animal Control Officer; WHEREAS,HANNAHS is authorized to and capable of working elsewhere,and is free to carry on any other activity he sees fit, within his own discretion,provided that he performs the tasks undertaken for CITY;and, WHEREAS,CITY and HANNAHS believe it to be in their respective best interests to enter into this Agreement according to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth: NOW THEREFORE,in consideration of the mutual promises herein,the sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows; 1: HANNAHS shall apprehend and deliver to the kennel facility approved and chosen by CITY,all dogs he is request to apprehend and deliver on call from the CITY,or designate. HANNAHS shall not respond directly to any complaints or reports of dogs except through the CITY,or designate. 2: HANNAHS shall promptly respond to CITY's request to apprehend and deliver to approved kennel facility such dogs,and shall make a reasonable diligent effort to locate and apprehend such dogs. He shall advise the CITY as to any other dogs he observes to be potentially dangerous,or which are dangerous,as defined by law. 3: HANNAHS shall provide a satisfactory motor vehicle to transport said animals. Said motor vehicle shall have motor liability insurance coverage for bodily in an a amount not less than$100,000.00 per person. Proof of such insurance shall be furnished to the city clerk TY. 4: HANNAHS shall cooperate with law enforcement in the identification of dangerous dogs and provide CITY with all information required by law for the purpose of notifying owners of dangerous dogs. HANNAHS shall attend and testify at any court hearings concerning and dog claimed by CITY to be dangerous. 5: HANNAHS shall maintain liability insurance for his services in the aggregate amount of$250,000.00 and shall include CITY as a named additional insured for the term of this agreement and any extensions thereof. Proof of such insurance shall be furnished to the city clerk of CITY. 6: HANNAHS shall furnish and wear a law enforcement type shirt,acceptable to the CITY during the performance of his service as described herein. 7: HANNAHS shall provide the CITY with notification of pickup and identifying markings of animals delivered to approved kennel facility within 24 hours of such pickup. 8: HANNAHS is an independent contractor and is not an employee of CITY. 9: CITY shall not be responsible for and shall not carry worker's compensation insurance,or unemployment compensation insurance,nor shall it incur other typical employee expenditures,for the benefit of HANNAHS. It is understood that HANNAHS has no employees at this time and in the event he obtains employees,HANNAHS shall promptly notify CITY to that effect,but HANNAHS shall not utilize his employees in performance of the duties described herein until proof of worker's compensation insurance coverage required by MINN. St.,section 176.182 is provided to CITY,and shall thereafter maintain such coverage in full force and effect during the term of this agreement. 10: CITY shall not withhold monies for payment of federal or state income taxes,or social security benefits,or other related bll �'ts,for HANNAHS,since HANNAHS is not an employee of CITY and since HANNAHS shall be responsible for his own filing and qurcerly estimates,if any.