Special Meeting — Packet

(c) In the event that the Township receives timely notice of an actual or potential conflict, the Professional and the Professional shall attempt to reach an agreement on a course of action in response to the actual or potential conflict. If such an agreement cannot be reached, the Township has the right to terminate the Agreement for convenience. 23. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Professional shall be and remain an independent contractor with respect to all services performed hereunder and agrees to and does hereby accept full and exclusive liability for the payment of any and all contributions or taxes for social security, unemployment insurance or old age retirement benefits, pensions or annuities now or hereafter imposed under any state or federal law which are measured by the wages, salaries or other remuneration paid to persons employed by the Professional for work performed under the terms of this contract and further agrees to obey all lawful rules and regulations and to meet all lawful requirements by all duly authorized state or federal officials, and said Professional agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Township from any such contributions or taxes or liability therefore. 24. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Professional acknowledges that he/she shall comply with the requirement of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 and submit to the State of New Jersey and/or the Township such documentation as shall be required by law as more specifically set forth in Exhibit B entitled "Mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity Language." 25. STATE REQUIRED RECORD RETENTION N.J.S.A. 52:15C-14(d) and N.J.A.C. 17:44-2.2 The Professional shall maintain all documentation related to products, transactions or services under this contract for a period of five years from the date of final payment. Such records shall be made available to the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller upon request. Refusal by the Professional to provide information upon request by the State Comptroller or otherwise impede or fail to cooperate with any audit or performance review, the State Comptroller may recommend to the Township that the person be subject to termination of their contract, or temporarily or permanently debarred from contracting with the Township. 8