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Regular Council Meeting October 12, 2020 Page 6 group should be responsible for checking on the contractor's work. He said the hired inspector was nice to the citizens but he did not do his job. Council Member Hughes said the inspector was paid for a job he did not do. Mr. Path said this is where a third party could be their advisor. Mayor Clifford wanted to know who was responsible for making sure that the contractor did not use parts from China. Mr. Path said the inspector was responsible. Mayor Clifford said he wanted all of these things audited. Mr. Path offered to bring in a firm he used in his past community for them to interview. Council Member Savage said the Council had concerns and that they needed to bring in a third party firm. Mr. Path said he could contact the firm and get something set up to meet with them. A Motion to engage the services of a third party engineer firm to review the utility bond project was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss and act on meeting dates for November and December. City Clerk Janice Ellis said ordinarily the City Council cancelled the second meetings in November and December due to holidays, as outlined as option one. She also said the other option would be to reschedule those two meetings for a different date. Ms. Ellis recommended option one. A Motion to approve option one was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 18. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive legal advice from the City Attorney about (1) pending or contemplated litigation and/or (2) on matters in which the duty of an attorney to her client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter, to -wit: including but not limited to review of competitive bidding laws. Mayor Clifford convened City Council into executive session at 7:14 p.m. 19. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Clifford reconvened City Council into open session at 7:49 p.m. He said Council received advice from the city attorney and there was no action to be taken. 20. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. No future events were referenced.