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NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS COUNTY AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of ,1998, by and between CITY OF CONCORD , a municipal corporation of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "CITY" and "CABARRUS COUNTY", a governmental subdivision of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY"; WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the CITY and COUNTY each operate public library systems, which through a long-term contractual agreement, have functioned essentially as a joint system to provide public library service to all residents of Cabarrus County; it is agreed upon by the CITY AND COUNTY that it is in the best interests of their constituents that the respective library departments shall be consolidated into a single public library department. Therefore, it is agreed that the Library Department of the CITY will be transferred to the COUNTY and shall be operated as a component of the COUNTY library system. IT is recognized that the purpose of this consolidation is to create a structure for the economical delivery of public library service of the highest quality of all residents of Cabarrus County. This consolidation will create a more efficient operation, provide an effective framework for planned growth of the public library system, provide a single track for the implementation and management of library technology, provide an environment for efficient personnel management and provide a measure of tax fairness for taxpayers of the City of Concord. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements hereinafter made, the parties do agree as follows: There will always be a public library facility located in the historic business district of the City of Concord. The name Charles A. Cannon Memorial Library will remain on the library facility unless added to or changed with the concurrence of the Concord City Council. The COUNTY appoints an advisory board known as the Library Board of Trustees, which will have two seats designated for citizens living within the geographic boundaries of the City of Concord. One of these seats would be appointed by the Concord City Council and the appointment for the second seat would have the concurrence of the Council. The CITY will sell the Library facility including the parking lot, the property upon which it is located and the contents of the facility, including furniture, computer equipment, Dynix software license and library materials to the COUNTY for the price of $1.00. As owner of the facility, the COUNTY will be responsible for maintenance of the buildings and ground~. 'The Library vehicle, a 1992 Ford Taurus station wagon, will also be included in this property transfer. The only condition placed upon this property transfer is that should the building ever be abandoned as a library, it will be sold at fair market value and the proceeds of this sale will be used for the 1