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Commissioners approve 20-year lease with Family Resource for former police building; clawback provision included
Summary
The board reviewed and approved a 20-year lease to House Family Resource at the former police facility, including a clawback/reversion clause so title returns to the town if the lessee fails to meet agreed conditions; the packet also included an upset-bid resolution and a wording change to avoid referencing a specific federal program.
Staff reviewed a proposed lease allowing Family Resource to use the old police facility under a long-term agreement. The manager explained the lease includes a clawback clause so title or fee simple ownership would revert to the town if the organization fails to comply with the lease conditions, and described the instrument as a formal conveyance subject to upset-bid procedures because the property is public and valued over stated thresholds.
"It's a basically 20 year; however if anytime the ... title reverts," the Town Manager said while explaining the reversion clause and enforcement mechanisms. The board also agreed to change an internal reference from "Head Start educational program" to the neutral term "young child development education" to align with federal program naming. A motion to approve the contract was made and carried unanimously; staff said the agreement will proceed to the lessee's board and the town will complete the upset-bid resolution process as required.
