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the medical screening, the City will return to their community (jurisdiction) or transport the <br />individual to the hospital, if medically necessary. <br />5.3 Participant case management by City. The City will designate at least one social worker <br />to remain engaged with each City participant housed at the Diversion Center. The social worker <br />will review the City participant's progress in the program. The City social worker shall maintain <br />contact with the City participant no less frequently than weekly. A city social worker may need <br />to contact a participant more frequently, as need on a case by case basis. The City social worker <br />is expected to provide case management services, monitor participant progress, and while the <br />participant is housed, actively seek out post -diversion center services. <br />5.4 Participants must be escorted. Participants shall be escorted by City staff when arriving <br />at and departing from the Diversion Center. <br />5.5 Transportation. The City shall be responsible for funding or providing for the <br />transportation of City participants to treatment, medical appointments, other services, or court <br />as needed. <br />5.6 Responsive to third party Contractor. The third party Contractor responsible for <br />administering the Diversion Center Program may contact the City to discuss a City Participant. <br />The City shall respond to any contact from the Contractor about a participant within one (1) <br />business day. <br />5.7 City provides discharge items. The City shall provide discharge supplies or items for City <br />participants, as needed, upon discharge from the Diversion Center. Supplies may include, but <br />are not limited to: a duffel bag or backpack, clothing/footwear, and transportation fare. <br />6. Cost to City. There is no fee for City use of the Diversion Center, given that the 2022 operations <br />are fully supported through dedicated Washington State funding and Snohomish County Chemical <br />Dependency and Mental Health tax revenue. In the event that funding from either source is reduced to <br />the extent that other local sources of funding are necessary, the parties agree that the costs for the <br />remainder of the term of this Agreement shall be renegotiated. <br />7. Incidental Costs. In the event a City participant needs incidental items or services, including any <br />associated service fees, the City shall be responsible for paying for those incidental costs directly to the <br />provider. <br />8. No participant rights. Participation in the Diversion Center program is voluntary. A participant <br />may be removed from the Diversion Center program at anytime, without cause. <br />9. Indemnification/Hold Harmless. <br />9.1 City Held Harmless. The County shall indemnify and hold harmless the City and its <br />officers, agents, and employees, or any of them from any and all claims, actions, suits, liability, <br />loss, costs, expenses, and damages of any nature whatsoever, by any reason of or arising out of <br />any negligent act or omission of the County, its officers, agents, and employees, or any of them <br />relating to or arising out of performing services pursuant to this agreement. In the event that <br />any such suit based upon such a claim, action, loss, or damages is brought against the City, the <br />County shall defend the same at its sole cost and expense; provided that the City reserves the <br />right to participate in said suit if any principle of governmental or public law is involved; and if <br />Diversion Center Agreement <br />City of Everett <br />IGA-2022-03 <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />