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Section 14- Department responsibilities. The department shall: (1) Provide participants with safety guidelines and briefings; (2) Provide participants with safety equipment, including vests, gloves, and trash bags; (3) Coordinate the pickup and disposal of collected trash when needed; (4) Provide a message board for safety; (5) Maintain a list of adopted and available segments of County streets; and (6) Oversee compliance with the program. Section 14- Waiver of liability. All participants shall execute an agreement to release the County of liability, which shall: (1) Acknowledge that work along County streets involve inherent risks and agree to conduct all activities safely; and (2) Indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the County against any claims of injuries or damages incurred by volunteers, except as otherwise required by law. Section 14- Termination. (a) The director may terminate an agreement if a participant: (1) Fails to perform the required activities; (2) Engages in unsafe conduct; or (3) Violates County instructions or applicable laws. (b) The participant may voluntarily terminate the agreement with thirty days' written notice. Section 14- Reporting. No later than March 31 of each year, the director shall submit an annual report to the council providing: (1) The location of all adopted segments active during the reported calendar year; (2) The total number of adopted segments since the establishment of the program; (3) The estimated cost savings to the County; and (4) Any program updates and recommendations. Section 14- Rules. The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, as may be necessary to implement this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the department's existing authority to conduct street maintenance, cleanup operations, or volunteer coordination independent of the program." SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable. 3