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Regular Council Meeting July 24, 2023 Page 7 Main Street Advisory Board was made by Council Member Savage and seconded by Council Members Norment and Pilgrim. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 23. Discuss and approve the lowest bids received for water and wastewater treatment chemicals for use in FY 2023-24. Utilities Director Doug Harris said the bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals were scheduled annually and the bids before them were publicly opened on July 18, 2023. Mr. Harris also said the overall total of all of the chemicals was $1,425,000.00. A Motion to approve the lowest bids received was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Pankaj and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 24. Discuss and provide direction to City Staff with regard to the Non -Profit Organization Contracting Policy in preparation for receiving and reviewing applications at a future meeting. Assistant City Manager Robert Vine said this year marks the third year the City Council will make the determination regarding organizations participating in the non-profit funding assistance from the City, pursuant to the policy approved in February of 2021. Mr. Vine explained that Staff advertised and received twelve applications, along with backup information. He said Staff was seeking direction as to whether to have a special meeting to hear from the organizations or if they wished to consider the applications during a regular City Council meeting. Following a short discussion about procedures and requirements, it was a consensus of City Council to schedule a special meeting to limit the presentations to three minutes each and that each organization would be required to have a representative at the meeting or that organization would not be eligible for funds. 25. Convene into executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee as follows: municipal judge. Mayor Hughes convened City Council into executive session at 6:24 p.m. 26. Reconvene into open session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in executive session. Mayor Hughes reconvened City Council into open session at 6:47 p.m. Council Member Savage left the meeting at 6:47 p.m. Mayor Hughes said it was a consensus of City Council to instruct the City Manager to include a pay increase for the Municipal Judge in this budget. 27. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081.