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Subscriber Agreement Page 2 of 7 Public Safety Testing, Inc. City of Everett, WA (Fire) 2023 2023.02.v1 Form 1.1.1 Written examinations are administered in-person at Contractor’s test events, including those conducted by Subscribing agencies; remotely through a network of certified college testing facilities; and, through the Contractor’s online, virtual in-home testing program. 1.2 Report to the Subscriber the scores of applicants, with all information necessary for the Subscriber to place passing applicants upon its eligibility list and rank them relative to other candidates on appropriately constituted continuous testing eligibility lists. Contractor will report “raw” test scores to the Subscriber – no preference points will be factored into applicant scores and it is the Subscriber’s responsibility to factor veteran’s preference points in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Written examination scores will be reported to the Subscriber as a percentage score (based on 100%) and physical ability test scores will be reported as “Pass” or “Fail”. The passing score for written examinations is set by the test developer at 70%. 1.3 Appear in any administrative or civil service proceeding in order to testify to and provide any and all necessary information to document the validity of the testing process, to participate in the defense of any testing process conducted by the Contractor pursuant to this Agreement and to otherwise provide any information necessary to the Subscriber to evaluate challenges to or appeals from the testing process. The Contractor shall appear without additional charge. The Subscriber shall pay the reasonable cost of travel and appearance for any expert witness deemed necessary by the Subscriber to validate the testing process, including but not limited to, representatives of any company which holds the copyright to any testing material and whose testimony or appearance is deemed necessary to validate the process. Provided, however, Contractor shall not be required to appear at its cost nor to defend in any administrative or court proceeding arising from or out of a claim or challenge relating to Subscriber's use of other testing process (es) or out of Subscriber's attempt to establish multiple or blended eligibility lists for the same position based in whole or in part on other testing process(es). “Other testing process(es)” means any test or testing process other than those provided by the Contractor under this Agreement. 1.4 Term & Fees. The term of this agreement and the related professional fees are noted on page one (1) of this Agreement. 1.5 Payment. Subscriber shall pay an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual fee set forth above quarterly for services rendered in the previous quarter and for basic services including but not limited to, software relating to online application, advertising formats, previously advertised scheduling of test dates, model civil service rules, testing systems, as well as ongoing testing and recruitment, and any and all other work developed at the cost of the Contractor prior to or contemporaneous with the e xecution of this Agreement. Payment due within 30 days of receipt of invoice.