2025 3 10 Work Session Packet 1

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE AND
MCMINN REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETY

This Agreement made and entered into this day of , 2025 by and
between the City of Athens, Tennessee, a municipal corporation, located in McMinn County,

Tennessee, hereinafter referred to as “City” and McMinn Regional Humane Society, Inc., a 501C3
organization, herein referred to as “Humane Society”.

WHEREAS, the City designed and constructed an Animal Shelter located at 320 S. Jackson Street
with the intent of the Humane Society occupying approximately 3,150 square foot of that space to
operate and staff an animal adoption center and spay and neuter clinic, that space as shown in
Exhibit A which is part of a larger building wherein the City maintains the Athens Animal Shelter
and some city offices. To identify more specifically the use of the square footage, Exhibit A has
been divided into what is described as Suite A, Spay and Neuter Clinic, in pink highlight; Suite B,
Athens Animal Shelter, in green highlight; and Suite C the Adoption Center, in blue highlight; and

WHEREAS, the Humane Society has and continues to occupy that space as shown in Exhibit A to
staff and operate an animal adoption center and spay and neuter clinic; and

WHEREAS, the City and the Humane Society acknowledge that the City at all times owns the
animals within Suite B and C, that it is the duty of the City to feed, water, and provide clean spaces
for the animals, and the role of the Humane Society is to walk the dogs, socialize the animals with
the intent to have the animals adopted, and that the Humane Society is authorized on behalf of the
City to adopt out, foster and transport the animals; and

WHEREAS, the City and the Humane Society have long held a mutual beneficial relationship and
desire to continue that relationship and enter into a memorandum of agreement detailing each

party’s responsibilities regarding the use of the Animal Shelter, Adoption Center and Clinic to
promote continued collaboration and improve the lives of animals housed at the facility.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived by all parties, it is
hereby agreed as follows:

CITY WILL:

1) Own the entire facility and be responsible for insuring this property with general liability

insurance and property insurance to cover the building, property, and city employee
actions.

2) Bear all the cost of the renovation of the building to date or as approved by the City. The

City will provide a written response to any modifications requested by the Humane
Society within 10 business days.

3) Provide the leased portion of the building to Humane Society rent free until the parties
terminate the relationship.

4) Maintain the facility in good repair.

5) Fund all utilities, internet, telephone costs, garbage, lawn care, including dog runs if they
are grass.

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