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Specialized Services Agreement Page 10 of 10 PST Investigations <br />City of Everett, WA 2024 Public Safety Testing, Inc. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />BASIC BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS <br /> <br />SCOPE OF WORK <br /> <br />1. PST discusses the department's scope of work, essential attributes to screen for, etc. <br />2. The candidate completes the Personal History Statement, notarizes signatures, completes the <br />necessary waiver and notification forms, and submits them to PST. PST reviews information <br />provided, PHS, etc. <br />3. PST conducts records/data checks <br />▪ Public Records Check1 <br />▪ WA Criminal history conviction information <br />▪ Pending convictions and/or outstanding warrants <br />▪ Federal Court Check <br />▪ Sex Offender Registration <br />▪ Credit Check/Prior Address History <br />▪ SSN Verification <br />▪ Department of Licensing Records (driver's license) (may be submitted by candidate) <br />4. Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ) completed by the applicant online. <br />5. One-on-one comprehensive in-person interview with the candidate. <br />6. For entry-level candidates, telephone interviews of significant references (approx. 6-12 telephonic <br />interviews). May conduct in-person or onsite interviews as requested by the client agency. Second-tier <br />references may also be contacted as necessary. <br />▪ For management/executive and lateral candidates, on-site visits will be conducted. They will <br />visit current/past agencies and meet with coworkers, supervisors, subordinates, government <br />officials, citizens, community leaders, etc. <br />7. Summary Report to the Client <br />▪ Summary of interviews <br />▪ Findings <br />▪ Records check reports <br />▪ Personal History Statement <br />▪ Personal History Questionnaire Report <br />▪ Documents, Certificates <br />8. PST meets with Client staff – debrief (optional) <br /> <br />CONSIDERATIONS <br /> <br />▪ The Client will notify PST of any issues or areas they may want to examine closely on any candidate. <br />▪ The Client is aware that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) applies to background checks conducted by <br />third-party investigators. The Client must provide a copy of the background check report to a candidate before <br />taking an adverse employment decision based on the reports/records. As a third-party investigator, the FCRA <br />prohibits PST from reporting certain adverse information beyond seven (7) years (for positions with an annual <br />salary under $75,000). <br />▪ PST is a licensed Private Investigative Agency in the State of Washington. <br />▪ PST will contact the Client at any point during a candidate's background investigation when potentially <br />disqualifying information is obtained. The Client will advise PST on how to proceed at that point. <br />▪ The Client will provide PST with any relevant information on each candidate, such as a copy of the <br />Client's employment application completed by the candidate, waivers, special requests, etc. <br />▪ PST personnel have extensive investigation and/or law enforcement investigative experience. PST <br />investigators are WA-licensed unarmed Private Investigators. <br /> <br />1 1 Client is required to run checks on government databases that Contractor does not have access to, such as <br />WACIC, NCIC, DOL, etc.