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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT AND MERIT RESOURCES PURPOSE: The Washington State Legislature has authorized the various counties to establish and operate drug courts.. A Drug Court is defined as "a court that has special calendars or dockets designed to achieve a reduction in recidivism and substance abuse among nonviolent, substance abusing felony and non -felony offenders by increasing their likelihood for successful rehabilitation through early, continuous, and intense judicially supervised treatment; mandatory periodic drug testing, and the use of appropriate sanctions and other rehabilitation services". Consistent with the abovelegislative intent and authority as expressed in RCW 2.28.170, the Kittitas County Superior Court established such a Drug Court. On January 1, 2009, they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alcohol Drug Dependency Services (ADDS) to work together to support the treatment and testing services described above. The intent of working jointly in this matter was to help defray the costs imposed upon ADDS by the necessary and intensive drug testing of those entered into the drug court program, specifically the collection and related testing or urinalysis samples. On July 1, 2015 ADDS was purchased by Merit Resources (Merit) who assumed all responsibilities under the MOU. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) memorializes and outlines ways in which Kittitas County Superior Court and Merit Resources have worked together and will continue to work together to provide a drug court in the Kittitas County Superior Court. It is the desire of the parties to continue to improve the Drug Court by entering into this Agreement. Merit is aware that by entering into this Agreement they will be contractually bound to provide services in addition to those required by the MOU entered into on January 1, 2009. This MOU shall be effective as of March 1, 2020 and continue indefinitely unless terminated as described. Both parties may review terms of this MOU annually or as needed. The Agreement may be amended only by mutual agreement and only by a writing signed by both parties or their authorized representatives. Either party may terminate this Agreement within sixty (60) days written notice with or without cause. This MOU will remain in effect until there is a written notification from either party that there is a need to change or terminate this MOU. This MOU completely subsumes the MOU entered into on January 1, 2009 by ADDS and the Kittitas County Superior Court', 1. IT IS AGREED THAT MERIT SOURCES SHALL: i