Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and UHY LLC CPAs 2/12/2026

DRS DSA # 2026-07 CITY OF EVERETT_UHY Page 2 of 10 payroll information and detailed information for certain employees. UHY and its employees will only use City of Everett data for purposes related to DRS Contract No. 22-19. 2. DEFINITIONS “Agreement” means this Data-Sharing Agreement, including all documents attached or incorporated by reference. “Authorized user” means an individual or individuals with an authorized business need to access Confidential Information under this DSA. “Confidential Information” means information that is exempt from disclosure to the public or other unauthorized person under Chapter 42.56 RCW or other federal or state laws. Confidential Information comprises both Category 3 and Category 4 data as described in Section 3, Data Classification, which includes but is not limited to Personally Identifiable Information (PII). For purposes of this DSA, Confidential Information means the same as “Data.” “Data” means the information that is disclosed or exchanged as described by this DSA. For purposes of this DSA, Data includes PII and Confidential Information. “Data Encryption” refers to ciphers, algorithms or other encoding mechanisms that will encode Data to protect its confidentiality. Data encryption can be required during Data transmission or Data storage depending on the level of protection required for this Data. “Data Storage” refers to the state Data is in when at rest. Data shall be stored on secured environments. “Data Transmission” refers to the methods and technologies to be used to move a copy of the Data between systems, networks, and/or workstations. “Disclosure” means to permit access to or release, transfer, or other communication of PII by any means including oral, written, or electronic means, to any party except the party identified or the party that provided or created the record. “Employee” means anyone on the payroll receiving compensation from City of Everett, regardless of retirement system membership. This includes but is not limited to employees who are members of a DRS covered retirement system, employees who are not members of a DRS covered retirement system, independent contractors, retirees who have returned to work, paid volunteers, elected officials, board members, and paid interns. “Personally Identifiable Information” or “PII” means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, Social Security Number, etc., alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc. Personally Identifiable Information also includes other information that, alone or in combination, would allow a reasonable person to identify the individual with reasonable certainty. In the case of employment Data, this means information which reveals the name or any identifying particular about any individual or any Docusign Envelope ID: 261FB988-1AC6-42C0-A96C-9E29D7AE0699