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CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUVENILE COURT DIVISION COMMUNITY DIVERSION PROGRAM CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this day of 2021 by and between the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio (hereinafter called the "COUNTY"), the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Court Division (hereinafter called the "COURT") and City of North Olmsted, a government entity, with principal offices located at 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 (hereinafter called the "VENDOR"). WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the COURT desires to engage the VENDOR's services to develop and implement the Community Diversion Program (hereinafter called the "CDP"), or utilize another COURT - approved CDP, to hear status, misdemeanor, and/or felony offense complaints that occur in the City of North Olmsted or are committed elsewhere by City of North Olmsted residents and the VENDOR can provide these services from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: TARGET POPULATION — The youth referred to the program shall be ages ten (10) to seventeen (17) and residents of Cuyahoga County referred by the COURT's Early Intervention and Diversion Center staff (hereinafter called the '`YOUTH"). Occasionally, youth eighteen (18) years old and/or residents outside of Cuyahoga County but still subject to the jurisdiction of the COURT may also be referred. II. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES — The CDP shall implement effective diversion services with a focus on rehabilitation and accountability versus deterrence -based sanctions. Effective diversion services are responsive to preserving protective and prosocial factors for YOUTH. A. Diversion techniques that have been proven through research to be ineffective or harmful to adolescent development including, but not limited to, "scared straight," boot camps, prison or morgue site visits, or other intimidation or punitive techniques are not permitted types of programming. B. Permitted types of programming include, but are not limited to, online diversion programs under the supervision of the CDP, skills building groups, Restorative Justice programs, truancy prevention/intervention programs, community service, meetings with YOUTH/family, family group conferences, mentoring, face to face follow-ups, referrals to behavioral health services, and phone call check ins with YOUTH, family, and/or community providers. C. The CDP may, but is not required to, engage the services of a volunteer attorney, Page 1 of 10