established by any agency or special governmental unit which are now or hereafter
<br /> promulgated insofar as they relate to performance of the provisions of this
<br /> Agreement. In addition, the Municipality shall comply with all applicable
<br /> requirements of the State of Minnesota for the use of SCORE funds provided to the
<br /> Municipality by the County under this Agreement.
<br /> b. No person shall illegally, on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion, sex, marital
<br /> status, public assistance status, sexual preference, handicap, age or national origin,
<br /> be excluded from full employment rights in, participation in, be denied the benefits of,
<br /> or be otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination under any program, service or
<br /> activity hereunder. The Municipality agrees to take affirmative action so that
<br /> applicants and employees are treated equally with respect to the following:
<br /> employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, layoff, termination, selection
<br /> for training, rates of pay, and other forms of compensation.
<br /> c. The Municipality shall be responsible for the performance of all subcontracts and
<br /> shall ensure that the subcontractors perform fully the terms of the subcontract. The
<br /> Agreement between the Municipality and a subcontractor shall obligate the
<br /> subcontractor to comply fully with the terms of this Agreement.
<br /> d. The Municipality agrees that the Municipality's employees and subcontractor's
<br /> employees who provide services under this agreement and who fall within any job
<br /> classification established and published by the Minnesota Department of Labor &
<br /> Industry shall be paid, at a minimum, the prevailing wages rates as certified by said
<br /> Department.
<br /> e. It is understood and agreed that the entire Agreement is contained herein and that
<br /> this Agreement supersedes all oral and written agreements and negotiations
<br /> between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
<br /> f. Any amendments, alterations, variations, modifications, or waivers of this Agreement
<br /> shall be valid only when they have been reduced to writing, duly signed by the
<br /> parties.
<br /> g. Contracts let and purchases made under this Agreement shall be made by the
<br /> Municipality in conformance with all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
<br /> Municipality.
<br /> h. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any paragraph, section,
<br /> subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this Agreement is for any reason held to
<br /> be contrary to law, such decision shall not affect the remaining portion of this
<br /> Agreement.
<br /> i. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating the relationship of co-
<br /> partners, joint venturers, or an association between the County and Municipality, nor
<br /> shall the Municipality, its employees, agents or representatives be considered
<br /> employees, agents, or representatives of the County for any purpose.
<br /> 11. PUBLICATION. The Municipality shall acknowledge the financial assistance of the
<br /> County on all promotional materials, reports and publications relating to the activities
<br /> funded under this Agreement, by including the following acknowledgement: "Funded by
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