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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY SUPERIOR;COURT AND <br />COURT ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN FOR KITTITAS COUNTY <br />PURPOSE: <br />The Superior Courts of the various counties are authorized under Chapte <br />establish and operate Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)13p <br />agreements with independent CASA programs to provide court appainte <br />,advocates/guardians ad litem in juvenile dependency cases filed and. <br />pen <br />Consistent with the above legislative intent and authority as expressed I I <br />Kittitas County Superior Court has provided CASA services in juvenile <br />through an agreement with Court Advocates for Children for Kittitas Co <br />:corporation incorporated in December 1985. <br />I <br />This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) memorializes and out <br />County Superior Court and Court Advocates for Children for Kittita <br />have worked together and will continue to work together to provide <br />in dependency cases filed and pending in Kittitas County Superior.;( <br />It is the desire of the parties to improve the CASA program by ent�i <br />Advocates is aware that by entering into this MOU, it will continue <br />13.34 RCW to <br />ms or enter into <br />special <br />.ing �n supenior court. <br />Chapter 13.34 RCW, <br />;naency cases <br />a not -for -profit <br />tys in which Kittitas <br />ty (Court Advocates); <br />services for }uveniles <br />I i <br />into ;this MOU. Court <br />t . <br />ell bound to provide <br />CASA services forJuverule dependency cases in Kittitas County Superlor Court. <br />This MOU shall continue indefinitely unless terminated by either partras described below. Both <br />parties may review the terms of this MOU annually, or as needed. This 1N OI may be amended <br />only by mutual written agreement. Either party may terminate Us agreement with ninety (90) <br />days written notice with or without cause. This MOU shall remaini ee�ctuitil there is a <br />written notification from either party, that there is a need to change; q to�"te <br />this MOU. In the <br />event of termination of this MOU, Court Advocates shall be paid compensation, as described in <br />Section 2 below, through the last month of services provided to Ktttas i ounty Superior Court. <br />1. IT IS AGREED THAT COURT ADVOCATES FOR CHILDtEN FOR KITTITAS <br />COUNTY (Court Advocates) SHALL: <br />a. Provide those services needed to recruit, select, and ain olunteers to serve as <br />CASAs/ uardians ad litem in Kittitas County juveni : doendency proceedings. <br />g , <br />b. Provide administration. and management services to •'ttitas :County Superior <br />Court related to the CASA program. <br />c. Supervise all.volunteer CASAs, including conducting.or causing to be conducted <br />on its behalf the background information and investiiations required by <br />applicable provisions of law and regulatory standards. <br />i <br />2. IT IS AGREED THAT KITTITAS COUNTY SUPERIOR G�DURT SHALL: <br />