Lehighton has approved a rental agreement with a state representative who has an office in the borough annex building.

At a special meeting last week, borough council unanimously approved a lease addendum with state Rep. Doyle Heffley.

Borough manager Nicole Beckett said the lease addendum is in the amount of $1,350 per month, compared to the original discussion of $13.50 per square foot.

That decision came after council, on a 5-1 vote, with Councilwoman Autumn Abelovsky opposed, at its Nov. 28 meeting approved a two-month lease with Heffley.

Beckett said at that time that in negotiating with Heffley, he said he couldn’t go any higher than $11.75 per square foot.

At its Nov. 19 meeting, council on a 4-1 vote, with Abelovsky opposed, agreed to continue to negotiate the lease with Heffley and offer $13.50 per square foot for a month-to-month lease until a long-term agreement could be reached.

That vote came after an initial motion to not approve a two-year lease at the price proposed.

Heffley’s lease agreement was set to expire Nov. 30. Heffley has had an office inside the borough annex building at 110 N. Third St. since January 2011.

Recreation director Tom Evans said Heffley’s rate was $11.30 per square foot. An initial proposal of $15 per square foot had been proposed.