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RESOLUTION AMENDING R20181060 TO REFLECT THE CORRECT EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE COUNTY’S LEASE OF THE JOHN W. REA HOUSE IN THE BOROUGH OF HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY, TO THE HAWTHORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (“County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, the County is the owner of the John W. Rea House (“Rea House”), originally built in 1810, which is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, the Hawthorne Historical Society (“Society”) is a not-for-profit corporation with the goal of fostering and nourishing interest in the history of the Borough of Hawthorne; and
WHEREAS, the Board passed Resolution No. R20181060 on December 27, 2018, approving a lease agreement between the County and the Society under which the County would lease an office suite in the Rea House to the Society for nominal consideration pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-15(g), for a five-year term beginning on January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, R20181060 incorrectly listed the contract period as January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023, and same needs to be amended to reflect the correct five-year term, which is January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the November 26, 2024 Administration and Finance Committee meeting, and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby amends R20181060 only to clarify that the term of the five-year lease agreement approved therein between the County and the Hawthorne Historical Society shall begin on January 1, 2019, and terminate on December 31, 2024.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other terms and conditions set forth in R20181060 shall remain in full force and effect.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, and Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB December 10, 2024