I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To approve a Memorandum of Understanding and lease agreement between the Town and the County of Cumberland for the use of a portion of the new North Windham Public Safety Building to be located off Franklin Drive for use as a shared police facility and authorize the Town Manager to take the necessary steps to execute said agreements.
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II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. Article I, Section 2 of the Charter provides that “The Town may acquire property for any Town purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control such property as its interest may require,” and
b. Article II, Section 3(I) of the Charter authorizes the Council to “Exercise all the legislative, financial, borrowing and other powers now or hereafter given by statute to inhabitants of towns acting in Town Meeting except as otherwise provided herein, and also exercise all the powers now or hereafter given by statute to municipal officers of towns.”
III. Issue Summary.
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