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Agreeineur bertreen Indian River C'otttrly Clerk of the CYrcuk Cotta, FL and the GFOA X1. NOTICE All notices and submissions required tinder the agreement shall be by personal delivery or by first-cl .ss mail, postage prepaid, to the address stated in this agreement or such other address as either Marty may designate by prior written notice to the other. Notice shall be considered delivered under this agreement when personally delivered to the Contract Administrator or placed in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid to the Administering Department, care of the Contract Administrator. X11. EXTENT OF AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT This agreement represents the entire understanding between the Clerk and the Consultant and it supersedes all prior representations or agreements whether written or oral. Neither party has relied on any prior representations in entering into this agreement. XHI. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS Whenever possible, each provision of this agreement will be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid Larder applicable law. However, if any provision of this agreement or the application ofany provision to any Marty or circunrslance will be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, that provision will be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of the provisions of this agreement or the application of the provision to other parties or other circumstances. XIV. CHOICE OF LAW This agreement shall be construed, governed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of tite State of Florida. By executing this agreement, the Consultant and the Clerk agree to venue in a court of appropriate jurisdiction sitting within the State of Florida for purposes of any action arising under this agreement. XV. DISPUTE RESOLUTION Any dispute or claim in law or equity between Clerk and Consultant arising out of this agreement, if not resolved by informal negotiation between the parties, shall be mediated by referring it to the nearest office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS) for mediation. Each party shall provide the others with a list of four mediators. The parties shall confer on the list and select a mutually agreeable mediator. Mediation shall consist of an informal, non-binding Conference or confe'rence's between the parties and the judge -mediator jointly, then in separate caucuses wherein the judge will seek to guide the parties to a resolution of the case, if the parties cannot agree to a mutually acceptable member from the JAMS panel of retired judges, a list and resumes of available mediators with substantial experience in mediating claims of the type at issue between the parties, numbering one more than there are parties, will be sent to tltc parties, each of whom will strike one name leaving the remaining natztc as the mediator. If more titan one name remains, JAMS arbitrations administrator will choose a mediator from the remaining names. ]'he mediation process ahall continue until the case is resolved or until such time as the mediator makes a finding that there is no possibility of resolution.