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Section 11. Retention of Legal Services. The legal services of the law firm of Squire Sanders (US) LLP be and are hereby retained. Those legal services shall be in the nature of legal advice and recommendations as to the documents and the proceedings in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the Bonds and rendering at delivery a related legal opinion, all as set forth in the form of engagement letter dated as of October 16, 2012, now on file in the office of the Clerk of CounciL In providing those legal services, as an independent contractor and in an attorney-client relationship, that firm shall not exercise any administrative discretion on behalf of this City in the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws, rules and regulations of the State, any county or municipal corporation or of this City, or the execution of public trusts. For those legal services that firm shall be paid just and reasonable compensation and shall be reimbursed for actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing those legal services. The Mayor is authorized and directed to sign and deliver the engagement letter, and, to the extent they are not paid by the Original Purchaser in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Director of Finance is authorized and directed to make appropriate certification as to the availability of funds for those fees and any reimbursement and to issue an appropriate order for their timely payment as written statements are submitted by that firm. Section 12. Compliance with Open Meetin?Requirements. This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council and of any of its committees concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were taken, and that a11 deliberations of this Council and of any committees that resulted in those formal actions were held, in meetings open to the public in compliance with the law. Section 13. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the earliest time permitted by law. Passed: ?'U? ?'??, ?L IL 2012 ? AtteSt: 4 Clerk of Council r President of Cou ' Approved: kuj N/l?y 9, 2012 Mayor a- Se Uc ? ?.eccJ Fv6 : I L)??3/ ?a- 11-v 14, ft?Ca? ?,n?? ? )1) ? I ? ?- G;??rvu -12-