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SECTION 7. INDEMNIFICATION Franchisee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the County, its commissioners, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims, suits, actions, regulatory or administrative proceedings (including reasonable attorney' s fees, including appeals), liabilities and expenses arising during the term of this Franchise and resulting in personal injury, loss of life or damage to property sustained by any person or entity (collectively "Claims") caused by or arising out of Franchisee ' s negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, breach of applicable law or breach of this Agreement in connection with the construction, operation or maintenance of its Gas System Facilities within the Service Area, except for Claims caused by or arising out of the negligence, strict liability, intentional torts, breach of applicable law or breach of this Agreement by the County. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect in any way the County' s rights, privileges, and immunities under the doctrine of "sovereign immunity" as set forth in Section 768 .28 , Florida Statutes . The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. SECTION 8. FRANCHISE FEE Within thirty (30) days after the close of the first full billing month (payment for which shall include any prior partial month) following the effective date of this Franchise Agreement, and each month thereafter during the term of this Franchise Agreement, the Franchisee shall pay to the County a Franchise Fee which, when added to the amount of all licenses, excises, fees, charges and other impositions of any kind whatsoever (except ad valorem property taxes and non-ad valorem tax assessments on property) levied or imposed by the County against Franchisee ' s property, business or operations and those of its subsidiaries, is equal to six percent (6%) of the Franchisee' s Gross Revenues, less any adjustments for Uncollectible Accounts, from the sale, transportation, distribution or delivery of Natural Gas to Customers within the Service Area. In the event any Uncollectible Account becomes collectible and/or is collected, an adjustment in amount due the County shall be made in the next monthly payment. The Franchise Fee payment shall be deemed paid on time if post-marked within thirty (30) days of the close of the preceding billing month. SECTION 9. RIGHT OF COUNTY TO INTERVENE The County reserves to itself the right to intervene in any suit, action or proceeding involving any provision of this Agreement. Franchisee agrees to advise the County of any such suits . SECTION 10. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS : RIGHTS TO AUDIT The Franchisee shall establish and maintain appropriate accounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting methods, and shall maintain records in such detail that Gross Revenues within the limits of the Service Area are consistently declared and identified separately from all other revenues. All records shall be maintained for a 6