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File #: 24-838    Version: 1
Type: Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/26/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/6/2025 Final action:
Title: Initiate Lease with Congressman-Elect Mark Harris
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. Lease, 3. Affidavit of Publication

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Initiate Lease with Congressman-Elect Mark Harris  

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INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Niland, County Manager’s Office, Deputy County Manager, 704-283-3630

ACTION REQUESTED:

Adopt a resolution authorizing execution of a lease of office space at the Union County Historic Courthouse.

PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:

None.

BACKGROUND:

Mark Harris, a member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives, has requested to lease office space at the Union County Historic Courthouse in order to establish a District Office in Monroe, North Carolina. Union County may lease or rent property owned by the County pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §160A-272. The lease will begin January 3, 2025, and end on January 2, 2027, with an annual rental rate of $9,000.

FINANCIAL IMPACT: 

The County will receive $18,000 over two years.