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Charlotte, North Carolina Unlike more traditional joint use agreements, the agreement between Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education encompasses two phases of joint use planning. First, it lays out the basic terms of a land conveyance between the county and the board of education. Second, it addresses the use of school and county premises once the construction of a new school facility is completed. While many of the issues that should be included in a joint use agreement are covered in detail (e.g., repairs and maintenance, indemnity and insurance, termination), other topics such as rules and regulations and scheduling are referenced but more fully described in a separate memorandum of understanding. The benefit of this approach is that it allows for flexibility, as the parties are not forced to enter into an official amendment to the agreement each time there is a scheduling change or new operational regulation. Playing Smart changelabsolutions.org | kaboom.org 168

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