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agreement at the time the credit or debit amount is determined as set forth above, the <br /> Contract City shall receive from (in the case of a credit) or shall make to (in the case of a <br /> debit)the City of Orono a cash payment in the amount of such credit or debit,one-half on the <br /> date that the third quarter estimated police service cost payment would be due if this <br /> agreement was still in force and one-half on the date that the fourth quarter estirnated police <br /> service cost payment would be due if this agreement was still in force. <br /> 19. Hold Harmless and Indemnification. As part of the Police Budget for each contract year,the <br /> City of Orono shall purchase liability insurance to insure the City of Orono against liability <br /> incurred in the rendering of law enforcement services to the Contract Cities. The City of <br /> Orono shall maintain insurance covering its police services with limits of not less than <br /> $600,000 for general liability coverage and $2 million for excess liability coverage. <br /> However, the amount and extent of insurance coverage may not be sufficient to insure the <br /> City of Orono and the Contract Cities completely and to pay all expenses incurred by the City <br /> of Orono,including attorneys'fees and judgements rendered against the City of Orono and/or <br /> the Contract Cities. Therefore, the City of Orono exposes itself to potentially underinsured <br /> and noninsured liabilities. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary herein,the Contract <br /> Cities agree that the City of Orono is faced with such an exposure and therefore the Contract <br /> Cities agree to hold harmless and indemnify the City of Orono,its employees and agents for <br /> any loss or damage of any kind whatsoever caused by the rendering of law enforcement <br /> services in the Contract Cities to the extent that the loss or damage and all expenses related <br /> thereto are not covered by the insurance policies of the City of Orono in effect during the <br /> contract year in which the act or alleged act giving rise to any claim for loss or damages <br /> occurred. <br /> In no event shall this agreement be construed to fix upon City of Orono any responsibility or <br /> liability to the Contract Cities or to third parties which are greater or different in kind then <br /> the responsibilities and liabilities borne by the Contract Cities if they were providing law <br /> enforcement services through their own police department. Without limiting the generality <br /> of the foregoing, the police chief of the City of Orono or his designee will have the sole <br /> discretion as to the officer and equipment that will answer police calls, and it shall not be a <br /> violation of this agreement nor shall the City of Orono be held responsible to the Contract <br /> Cities or to a third party for any loss which may result in the event that the City of Orono,in <br /> the exercise of reasonable judgment, is unable to respond promptly or to respond with only <br /> limited officers and equipment,or is delayed in responding to a call by reason of answering a <br /> previous calL The Contract Cities agree that they will hold harmless and indemnify the City <br /> of Orono for any judgement rendered against it or sums paid out by it in settlement,payment <br /> or defense of any such claims, to the extent the City of Orono is uninsured or underinsured <br /> arising out of any calls for police services to be rendered in the Contract Cities under the <br /> policies of insurance the City of Orono is required to maintain as set forth above. <br /> Page 9 <br />