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Board OKs moving forward on French Market agreement amendments, including longer termination notice and noncompete clause
Summary
Village staff told trustees that the company operating the French market requested two contract changes — extending termination notice from 30 to 120 days and adding a one-year noncompete if the village terminates — and trustees gave consensus to proceed with the amendments.
Village staff reported on March 10 that the operator of the French Market returned with two proposed amendments to the agreement adopted at the prior meeting: extend mutual termination notice from 30 days to 120 days and include a noncompete clause preventing the village from hosting a similar market for one year if the village terminates the agreement.
Assistant village minister Brian Jonas (presenting staff summary) said staff has no objection to the amendments and recommended the board authorize them. Trustees asked clarifying questions. One trustee expressed concern about a village-terminating scenario that would prohibit another market for a year; staff said the draft was the operator’s typical language used in other agreements and that the clause is written to apply only if the village terminates for convenience on its side.
Trustees reached consensus to move forward with the amendments, with the mayor and staff noting that the termination notice is mutual and the noncompete is intended to protect the operator’s layout and proprietary market arrangements. No formal vote was recorded in open session; staff said they will proceed with paperwork to incorporate the changes into the agreement.
