The agreement would provide a basis from which the county and city could sufficiently maintain the route through cooperative means without duplication of work. When the matter was discussed by the city manager, the mayor confirmed that the matter had been reviewed by the city attorney before asking the council if it would like to make a motion on the matter. Because the matter had been brought up from a previous meeting, the city attorney had already had a chance to review it and make sure the memorandum of understanding was a viable undertaking. The council moved to execute the memorandum of understanding between the Newton County Trail-Path Foundation, Inc. and the city of Oxford effective immediately (Newton Trails,