The Tangipahoa Parish Council, on a split vote following sometimes contentions discussion, agreed Monday to hire an attorney in the matter involving the use of shredded tire material at the parish landfill. Parish President Gordon Burgess was notified by state Department of Environmental Quality on June 12 that the parish could be found liable for the misapplication of the recycled tire material at a firing range under construction at the landfill and on berms and levees at the site.