Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. UMPIRES Have the ability to provide, 2 umpires as requested. Umpires must be able to take score and report scores to staff. Umpires will act professionally at all times. Umpires must be ready to begin at the scheduled game time and should arrive at least fifteen (15) to twenty (20) minutes prior to the first game. If an umpire arrives after the scheduled game time, their rate of pay will be decreased by fifty (50) percent for that specific game. The City will be reimbursed this amount or receive a credit on next season’s invoice. B. UNIFORMS: Contractor will ensure all umpires are in proper uniform and have necessary equipment such as protection gear, masks, brush, umpire indicators, score-cards, and any other additional items required to properly officiate a game. C. CERTIFICATION: Contractor must be registered current and in good standing and affiliated through USSSA and/or USA Softball. Contractor will ensure all umpires have been properly trained and certified to officiate softball through USSSA and/or USA Softball. D. ASSIGNING: The Contractor will assign umpires for scheduled athletic games and tournaments as requested. (The City will post all game schedules online, including rain out make-ups.) If the Contractor provides only one (1) official for a game that requires two (2) officials, the City will be reimbursed or credited the rate of pay for one official plus the assigning fee. City of Denton has the right to remove/ban assignments of specific umpires if issues and/or multiple complaints are reported by the public.