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VI. Tt is�ereby specifically understood and agreed Yhat any protests in which the Company, its officers, employees and agents, is involved on beha.lf of the taxpayer, either directly or indirectly, in any advisory,prafessional, or ather capacity, shall be heaxd and decided directly by the County Board of Equalization pwsuaiat to the provisions of Neb. Stat. 77-1502 (1996 Reissue). It is further sp�cz:�ically understood that no referees shall be assigned to hear a protest concerning property that the individual referee has previausly appraised for County unless consented to by the ta��ayer. VII. As soon as is practicable after execution of the Agreeznent,the Company sha11 infarm the County,through the County Assessor, af the facilities, equipment, materials and supplies that will be required to propexly canduct hearings on the valuation protesis filed fox the 2012 assessment year. Said facilities, equipment,materials, and supplies shall be pravided by the County at County's experise subject to the approval af the County Baard af Supervisors. Such approval shall nat be unreasonably withheld. V�II. The County furthear agrees to cooperate to the fullest extent possible,through the vaziaus affices of the County, in the processing of the valuation protests and the scheduling of the hearings. Copies of all materials filed with the Caunty by the taxpayers in cannection with their protests shall be forwarded to the Compa�ny unrnediately after receipt o�said materials by the County. LX_ For the services of the Coordinator provided pursuant to the ternas of this Agreement,the County shall pay as consideration to Company a fee of$90 per haur. For the services af each referee provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,tk�e County shall pay as consideration to Cornpany a fee of$7S per hour. For pwcpases of this Agreement,a�uvorking day s�all be de£"ined as a calendar day a.nd may exceed eight working hours. A11 time spent for transportation to and from the work site, for meals, for resting periods, or foz any other purpose or purposes not directly and necessarily related to the provision of s�z-vices pwsuant to this Agreement shall not be considered in the cornputa.tion of warking hours. Every effort will be made to work only full days (eight hours or more)and half days (�our hours). X. In the event that the Coordinator is unable to provide all of the services required by the terms of this Ag�rre�ment, Cornpany may elect to�ravide another individual to assist the Coardinator in the provisivn of#he required s�rvices. Employment of an assistant coordinator shall be subject to prior approval of th�County Baard of Equalizatian, vvhich approval shall z�ot be unreasonably �vithheld. Any assistant coordinator shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed $500 per woz-king day. Said rate shall be specifically deterniined aaad appraved by the County Board of Equalization prior to the provision of any services by the assistant cooxdinatar. XI. It is hereby acknowledged by the Parties that the precise nux�nber af working days necessary to fulfill the terms of this Agz�emex►t is dependent upon the nurnber of pxotests that are filed. Included in the costs of services for this agreement is the cost of th.� coordinatar,assistant coordinator, if appointed, and the referees approved by the County Board of Equalizatian. The total compensation to be paid by the County ta the Company for services provided pursuant to this Agreernent shall not exceed $33,500.�0, without the prior approval of the County Baazd of Equalization. Failure to obtairi such prior approval shall limit tlae conrxp�nsation to be paad to the _ Company by the County to a maximum of$33,500.00 irrespective af the number of working hours of service provided. The Caunty Boa.rd of Equalization shall approve compensation in . excess of the $33,500.00 Iimitation only upon a showi.ng o�good cause by the Company_ The 4