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Regular Council Meeting October 13, 2014 Page 4 some misuse, questionable use and that she certainly wanted to put that back on the City Council. She said it would take some time, but then maybe things that happened in the past would not happen in the future. Council Member Lancaster recommended that they make changes which would include the City Council receiving more detail as to what was going on. She said she did not mind taking the time and it was important. Council Member Pickle said two weeks ago that he, Janice Ellis, Shannon Barrentine, Rebecca Clifford and Don Wilson went to visit the Kilgore and Tyler EDCs and it was very informative. He said he thought the group came back with a lot of information, which he provided to the mayor and city manager. Council Member Pickle informed the City Council that the KEDC enters into an annual contract with the City of Kilgore and the employees of the KEDC are employees of the City. He said the PEDC Board continues to make recommendations and he did not want to diminish the responsibility of the PEDC but thought there needed to be better controls. Council Member Pickle said the financial part of it could go through Finance Director Gene Anderson. He also said the City Council needs to make good decisions as to who they place on the Board. Council Member Pickle said the PEDC had not met yet about this information and asked that any action be deferred. 12. 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 pending or contemplated litigation and /or on matters in which the duty of an attorney to his client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflict with this chapter, as follows: • Claim for reimbursement of health insurance premiums • Paris Warehouse 107, Inc. Tax Abatement Agreement. Mayor Frierson convened City Council into executive session at 5:59 p.m. 13. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Frierson reconvened City Council into open session at 6:22 p.m. and stated that the city attorney had given the Council an update on the two posted items. 14. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004 -081. Mayor Frierson invited everyone to attend the Festival of Pumpkins, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 25 in downtown. Council Member Pickle encouraged everyone to participate in the ongoing United Way Campaign.