Best Friends Animal Society 12/6/2024

ADDENDUM (WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPARENCY LAWS) Counterparty: Best Friends Animal Society Agreement: Everett Animal Shelter - Fee Waived Adoption Events - Pacific Region Discretionary Grant Agreement 2024 The City of Everett and the above Counterparty are parties to the above Agreement. Regardless of anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Counterparty agrees as follows: 1. The Agreement does not require the City to keep confidential or otherwise refrain from disclosing anything that is determined by the Office of the City Clerk or by the Office of the City Attorney to be subject to disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. The Agreement does not require the City to give notice(s) to Counterparty regarding such disclosure(s) or require the City to advocate in any forum that any record is confidential or that any record is not subject to disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. 2. The Agreement does not require the City to destroy or return anything that is subject to retention requirements established by the Washington Secretary of State or established by applicable law. 3. The Agreement does not require the City to have any City employee sign any agreement regarding confidentiality. 4. The Agreement itself (and its related amendments, purchase orders, scopes of work, service orders or similar documents) are never confidential and may at any time without notice be posted to the City’s public website or otherwise disclosed. The law of the State of Washington exclusively governs this Addendum and all matters under the Agreement regarding confidentiality and exclusive venue for all disputes regarding the same is the Superior Court of Washington in Snohomish County. Signature on this Addendum is with AdobeSign, which is fully binding. COUNTERPARTY: By: ____________________ Printed Name: Gina Burrows Title: Pacific Region Senior Manager