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MEMORANDUMOF UNDERSTANDING <br />BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTYSUPERIOR COURTAND <br />COURTADVOCATESFOR CHILDREN FOR KITTITAS COUNTY <br />PURPOSE: <br />The Superior Courts of the various counties are authorized under Chapter 13.34 RCW to <br />establish and operate Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)programs or enter into <br />agreements with independent CASA programs to provide court appointed special <br />advocates/guardians ad litem in juvenile dependency cases filed and pending in superior court. <br />Consistent with the above legislative intent and authority as expressed in Chapter 13.34 RCW, <br />Kittitas County Superior Court has provided CASA services in juvenile dependency cases <br />through an agreement with Court Advocates for Children for Kittitas County,a not-for-profit <br />corporation incorporated in December 1985. <br />This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)memorializes and outlines ways in which Kittitas <br />County Superior Court and Court Advocates for Children for Kittitas County (Court Advocates) <br />have worked together and will continue to work together to provide CASA services for juveniles <br />in dependency cases filed and pending in Kittitas County Superior Court. <br />It is the desire of the parties to improve the CASA program by entering into this MOU.Court <br />Advocates is aware that by entering into this MOU,it will continue to be bound to provide <br />CASA services for juveniledependency cases in Kittitas County Superior Court. <br />This MOU shall continue indefinitely unless terminated by either party as described below.Both <br />parties may review the terms of this MOU annually,or as needed.This MOU may be amended <br />only by mutual written agreement.Either party may terminate this agreement with ninety (90) <br />days written notice with or without cause.This MOU shall remain in effect until there is a <br />written notification from either party that there is a need to change or terminate this MOU.In <br />the event of termination of this MOU,Court Advocates shall be paid compensation,as described <br />in Section 2 below,through the last month of services provided to Kittitas County Superior <br />Court. <br />1.IT IS AGREED THAT COURTADVOCATESFOR CHILDREN FOR KITTITASCOUNTY(Court Advocates)SHALL: <br />a.Provide those services needed to recruit,select,and train volunteers to serve as <br />CASAs/guardians ad litem in Kittitas County juveniledependency proceedings. <br />b.Provide administration and management services to Kittitas County Superior Court <br />related to the CASA program. <br />c.Supervise all volunteer CASAs,including conducting or causing to be conducted on its <br />behalfthe background informationand investigations required by applicable provisions <br />of law and regulatory standards.