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10.5 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application <br />thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held invalid or <br />unenforceable for the remainder of this Agreement, then the application of such term or <br />provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or <br />unenforceable shall not be affected, and every other term and provision of this Agreement <br />shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. <br />10.6 Availability of Funds. The obligations of the COUNTY under this Agreement <br />are subject to the availability of funds lawfully appropriated for its purpose by the Board <br />of County Commissioners of Indian River County. <br />10.7 No Pledge of Credit. The Consultant shall not pledge the COUNTY's credit <br />or make it a guarantor of payment or surety for any contract, debt, obligation, judgment, <br />lien or any form of indebtedness. <br />10.8 Public Records. COUNTY is a public agency subject to Chapter 119, <br />Florida Statutes. The Consultant shall comply with Florida's Public Records Law. <br />Specifically, the Consultant shall: <br />10.8.1 Keep and maintain public records required by the COUNTY to <br />perform the service. <br />10.8.2 Upon request from the COUNTY's Custodian of Public Records, <br />provide the COUNTY with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be <br />inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost <br />provided in Chapter 119 or as otherwise provided by law. <br />10.8.3 Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and <br />exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as <br />authorized by law for the duration of the contract term and following completion of the <br />contract if the Consultant does not transfer the records to the COUNTY. <br />10.8.4 Upon completion of the contract, transfer, at no cost, to the COUNTY <br />all public records in possession of the Consultant or keep and maintain public records <br />required by the COUNTY to perform the service. If the Consultant transfers all public <br />records to the COUNTY upon completion of the contract, the Consultant shall destroy any <br />duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records <br />disclosure requirements. If the Consultant keeps and maintains public records upon <br />completion of the contract, the Consultant shall meet all applicable requirements for <br />retaining public records. All records stored electronically must be provided to the <br />COUNTY, upon request from the Custodian of Public Records, in a format that is <br />compatible with the information technology systems of the COUNTY. <br />B. IF THE CONSULTANT HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE <br />APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE <br />CONSULTANT'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS <br />11 <br />