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C. The CDP may, but is not required to, engage the services of a volunteer attorney, licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and pre -approved by the COURT, to assist in facilitating the program. The attorney may not conduct hearings, meetings, or proceedings designed or appearing to simulate official court proceedings. Use of the title "Magistrate" or "Volunteer Magistrate" is not Perm itted pursuant to Sup. R. 19 and Juv. R. 40. Issuance of documents similar in appearance to or simulating official court documents (e.g., use of the phrases Notice of Hearing, Journal Entry, Dispositional Entry, etc.) are not pefmided. III. BUDGET — Funding for this AGREEMENT is contingent upon the availability of funds and shall not exceed a newly allocated amount of $9,300.00 and any carryover from Previous contract terms for the term of the AGREEMENT. Funding allocation is based upon internal COURT reports of percentage of overall YOUTH served by each CDP in the previous three (3) consecutive calendar years. All funds disbursed to the VENDOR from the COURT shall be monitored by the COURT via monthly invoices submitted to the COURT's Fiscal Department. Upon depletion of any carryover finds, the VENDOR shall receive a $300.00 stipend per YOUTH served upon successful engagement of the YOUTH. Successful engagement is defined as at least one meeting face to face or via video conference with the YOUTH. Failure to provide adequate or substantial verification of receipt and expenditure of fords shall result in the COURT discontinuing funding. A. VENDORS who maintain a balance of monies from prior contracts with the COURT (as calculated by the COURT pursuant to the COURT's audit practices) shall utilize all carryover monies prior to requesting payment of new funds. New Bands will not be issued by the COURT until all carryover monies are exhausted and accounted for via the monthly invoice process by utilizing the same $300.00 stipend per YOUTH served upon successfully engaging the YOUTH and family as defined in Section III above and/or for pre -approved programming improvement activities as defined in Section VI(C) below. B. VENDORS that charge fees to participants may not reject a YOUTH's participation in the program merely based upon inability to pay. Any fee charged may not exceed the VENDOR's actual cost of the program. C. VENDORS shall invoice the COURT for all programmatic activities, whether for new funding or for credit of spending carryover monies. D. YOUTH that were not successfully engaged are not eligible for a stipend. E. If a YOUTH receives an additional case referral while services are currently being provided through the CDP, the VENDOR is not eligible for an additional stipend. However, YOUTH that receive a new case referral after prior services were completed are eligible to invoice the COURT for a new stipend. Page 2 of l l