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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FIVE-YEAR LEASE BY AND BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC AND THE HAWTHORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE PASSAIC COUNTY-OWNED JOHN W. REA HOUSE, FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 TO DECEMBER 31, 2029, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12-15
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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, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5, the County is authorized to lease real property that it owns for any county or municipal public purpose, including, but not limited to, any civic or historic programs or activities by duly incorporated historical societies; 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 term beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2024 (“Lease Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the County and the Society have mutually agreed to extend the above-described lease to the Society for an additional five-year term under the same terms and conditions set forth in the Lease Agreement, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, for a term beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the December 18, 2024 Administration and Finance Committee meeting, and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5, the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby authorizes a five-year lease by and between the County of Passaic and the Hawthorne Historical Society for office space in the Passaic County-owned John W. Rea House at 675 Goffle Road in the Borough of Hawthorne for the nominal rent of one dollar ($1.00) per year, under the same terms and conditions set forth in the attached Lease Agreement, beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029.
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 30, 2024