HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-059 CERTIFICATION OF MINUTES RELATING TO
$465,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES
OF INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 1985A _
Issuer: City of Lakeville, Minnesota
Governing Body: City Council
Kind, date, time and place of meeting: A ~GpP~;almeeting held
August 12, 1985 at 7:00 o'clock p.m., at. City x ii
Members present: N. Enright, P. Harvey, R. Nelson,. E. Sindt &
Mayor. D. Zaun
Members absent: None
Documents Attached:
Minutes of said meeting (including):
RESOLUTION N0. 85-59
RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE, AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE, PRESCRIBING
THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE. PAYMENT OF
$465,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES OF
INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 1985A
I, the undersigned,. being the duly qualified and
acting recording officer of the public corporation issuing the
bonds referred to in the title of this certificate, certify
that the documents attached hereto, as described above., .have
been carefully compared with the original records of said
corporation in my legal custody., from which they have been
transcribed; that said documents are a correct and .complete
transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the governing .body of
said corporation, and correct and complete copies. of all
resolutions and other actions taken and of all documents
approved by the governing body at said meeting, so far as they
relate to said bonds; and that said meeting was duly held by
the governing body at the time and place and was attended
throughout by the members indicated above, pursuant 'to call and.
notice of such meeting given as required by law.
WITNESS my hand officially as such recording officer
this /Z~ day of August, 1985.
Patrick cGarvey
Its City Clerk-Ad inistrator
The Clerk presented to the Council affidavits showing...
publication in the official newspaper and the Commercial West
of a notice of sale of .$465,000 General Obligation Equipment
Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 1985A, of the City, for
which sealed bids were to be received and considered at this
meeting in accordance with the resolution adopted by the City
Council on July 15, 1985. Said affidavits were examined and
found satisfactory and directed to be placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
The Clerk then announced that 2 sealed bids had
been received pursuant to said notice of call. for bids, which
bids had been- opened, read and tabulated, and the highest and
best bid of each bidder was found to be as follows:.:
.Bid For Interest Total Interest Cost
Name of Bidder Principal Rates - .Net Average Rate
.See Attached
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SPRINGSTED
INCORPORATED
PUBLIC FINANCE
ADVISORS
$465,000
GENERAL QBLIGATION EQUIPMENT'CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 1985A
CITY OF LAKEVItLE, MINNESOTA,
AWARDz NORWEST INVESTMENT SERVICES
THE. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SAINT PAUL..
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL MARKETS
And Associates.
SALE: ` August 12, f 985 Moody's Rating: A
Interes# Netlnterest
Bidder Rates ` Price Cost & Rate
NORWEST INVESTMENT:SERVICES 5.00% 1986 $460,350.00 $77,577.08
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF 5.75% 1987 (7.09270)
SAINT PAUL 6.25% 1988
MERRILt_ LYNCH CAPITAL MARKETS 6.75% 1989
E.F. Hutton & Company, Incorporated 7.25% 1990
Kidder, Peabody & Company, Inc.
.Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand & Yost Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Incorporated
F & M Marquette National' Bank <
Miller & Schroeder Municipals, Inc.
Summit Investment Corporation
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF 6.70% 1986-1988 $460,373.25 $81,138.2 f
MINNEAPOLIS 7.00% 1989 (7.4i 83%)
ALLISON-WILLIAMS'COMPANY' 7.25% [990
DAIN BOSW4RTH INCORPORATED
PIPER, JAFFRAY & NOPWOOD.
INCORPORATED
Duran & Moody,. Incorporated
Robert'W. Baird & Company, Incorporated
Craig-Hallum, Incorporated
Moore, Duran and Compony, Incorporated
.These Certificates are being Reoffered at Par.
\ BBI: 9.02
Average Maturity: 2.35 .Years
800 Osborn Building., Saint Paul, Minnesota 551:02 (612) 222-4241
250 North Sunnyslope Road, Broo~eld, Wisconsin 53005 (414)'.782-8222
introduced the
Councilmember xarvP~
following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-59
RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE, AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE, PRESCRIBING
THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF
$465,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION EQUIPMENT. CERTIFICATES OF
..INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 1985A
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Lakeville,. Minnesota, as follows:
Section 1. Authorization.
(a) This Council has heretofore determined to
..purchase various items. of police, fire and public works
equipment, and finance- said purchase of the issuance of
certificates of indebtedness pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
Section 412.301.
(b) Notice of sale. of $465,000 .General. Obligation
Equipment Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 1985A
(hereinafter sometimes called the "Bonds") has been duly
published, and the Council, having examined and considered all
bids received pursuant to the published notice, does hereby
find and determine that the most favorable bid received is that.
Of Nnrwest Tn~restment Services . Of Minneapolis
Minnesnta r and associates, to purchase the Bonds at a price
of $c~~~~~Sp_pp plus accrued interest to the day of delivery
and payment, on the further terms and conditions hereinafter
.set forth..
(c) The sale of the Bonds is hereby awarded to said
bidder, and .the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and
directed'onbehalf of the City to execute a contract: for the
sale of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of said bid.
The good faith check of the successful bidder shall be
deposited by the Finance Director. The good faith checks of
other bidders .shall be returned to them forthwith.
Section 2. Bond Terms; Registration; Execution and
Delivery.
2.01. Maturities; Interest Rates; Denominations.;...
Payment.. The Bonds shall be originally dated as of
September 1, 1985, shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each,
or any integral multiple thereof, shall mature on February 1,
without .option of prior payment,. in the respective years and
amounts stated below, and shall bear interest from date of
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issue until .paid at the respective annual rates set forth
opposite such years and amounts, as follows:
Year Amount Rate -
1986 $115,000 5.000
1987 80,000 5.75
1988 85,000 6.25
1989 90,000 6.750
1990 95,000 7.25
The Bonds shall be issuable only in fully registered
form. The interest thereon and, upon surrender of each Bond,
the principal amount-thereof shall be payable by check or draft
issued by the Registrar described herein.'
2.02. Dates; Interest Payment Dates. Each Bond shall
be dated as of the last interest payment date preceding the
date of authentication to which interest on the Bond has been.
paid or made available for. payment, unless (i) the date of
authentication is an interest payment date to which interest
has been paid or made available for payment, in which case such
Bond shall be dated as of the date of authentication, or (ii)
the date of authentication is prior to February 1, 1986, in
which case such Bond shall be dated as of September 1, 1985.
The interest on the Bonds shall be payable on February l and
August 1 in each year, commencing February 1, 1986, to the.
owner of record thereof as of the close of business on the
fifteenth day of the immediately preceding month, whether or
not such day is a business day.
2.03. Registration. The City shall .appoint, and
shall maintain, a bond registrar, transfer agent and paying
agent (the Registrar). The effect of registration and the
rights and duties of the City and the Registrar with respect
thereto shall be as follows:
(a) Register. The .Registrar shall keep at its
principal corporate trust office a bond register in which
the Registrar shall provide for. the registration of
ownership of Bonds and the registration of transfers and
exchanges of Bonds entitled to be registered, transferred
or exchanged..
(b) Transfer of Bonds. Upon surrender for transfer
of -any Bond duly endorsed by, the registered. owner thereof
or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form
satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the
registered owner thereof or by an attorney duly authorized
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• by the registered owner in writing, the Registrar shall.
authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or .more. new Bonds of alike,
aggregate principal amount and maturity, as requested by -
the transferor. The Registrar may, however, close the
books for registration of any transfer after the fifteenth
day of the month preceding each interest payment date and
until such interest payment .date.
(c) Exchange of Bonds. Whenever any Bonds are
surrendered by the registered owner for. exchange the
Registrar shall authenticate and deliver one or more. new
Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity, as
requested by the registered owner or the owner's attorney
in writing.
(d) Cancellation. All Bonds surrendered .upon any
transfer or exchange shall be promptly cancelled by the
Registrar and thereafter .disposed of as directed by the.
.City.
(e) Improper or Unauthorized Transfer. When any. Bond
is presented to the Registrar for transfer, the Registrar
may ref use to transfer the. same until it is satisfied that
the endorsement on such. Bond or separate instrument of
transfer is valid and genuine and that the requested
transfer is legally authorized. The Registrar shall incur.
no liability for the refusal, in good faith, to make
transfers which it, in its judgment, deems improper or _
unauthorized.
(f) Persons Deemed Owners. The Cityand the,
Registrar may treat the person in .whose name any Bond is at
any time registered in the bond register as the absolute
owner of such Bond, whether such Bond shall be overdue or
not, for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account
of,.the. principal of and interest on such Bond and for all
other. purposes, and all such payments so made to any such
registered owner or upon the owner's order shall be valid
and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon.
such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
(g) Taxes, Fees and Charges. For every transfer or
exchange of Bonds, the Registrar may impose a charge upon
the owner thereof sufficient to .reimburse the Registrar for
any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be
paid with respect. to such transfer or exchange.
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(h) Mutilated, Lost,. Stolen or Destroyed Bonds.. In
case any Bon s a ecome mute a e or a estroyed,
stolen or lost, the Registrar shall deliver a new Bond of
like amount, number, maturity date and. tenor in exchange
and substitution for and upon cancellation of any such
mutilated Bond or in lieu of and in substitution for any
such Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, upon the payment of
the reasonable. expenses and charges of the Registrar in
connection therewith; and, in the case of a Bond destroyed,.
stolen or lost, upon filing with the Registrar of evidence
satisfactory to it that such Bond was destroyed, stolen or
lost, and of the ownership thereof, and upon furnishing to
the .Registrar of an appropriate .bond or indemnity in form,
substance and amount satisfactory to it, in which both the
City and the Registrar shall. benamed as obligees. A11
Bonds so surrendered to the Registrar shall be cancelled by
it and evidence of such cancellation shall be given to the
City. If the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Bond has
already matured or been called for redemption in accordance
.with its terms it shall not be .necessary to issue a new
Bond prior to payment.
2.04. Appointment of Initial Registrar. The City
hereby appoints Norwest Ban Minneapolis, N.A. ,
Minneapolis , innesota , as the initial Registrar. The
Mayor andthe City Clerk are authorized to execute and deliver,.
on behalf of the City, a contract with said Registrar. Upon
merger or consolidation of the Registrar with another
corporation, if the resulting corporation is a bank or trust
company authorized by law to conduct such business, such
corporation shall be authorized to act as successor Registrar.
The City agrees to pay the reasonable and customary charges of
the Registrar, for the services performed. The City reserves
the right to remove the Registrar upon thirty (30~ days notice
and upon the appointment of a successor Registrar, in which
event the predecessor Registrar shall deliver all cash and
Bonds in its possession to the successor Registrar and shall
..deliver the bond register to the successor Registrar.
2.05. Execution, Authentication and Delivery. The
Bonds ..shall be prepared under the direction of the City Clerk
and shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures
of the Mayor and the City Clerk-Administrator, provided that
all signatures may be printed, engraved or lithographed
facsimiles of the originals. In caseany officer. whose
signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear onthe
Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of any
Bond, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid
and sufficient for all-purposes, the same as if he had remained
in office-until delivery. Notwithstanding..such execution, no
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Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled
to any security or benefit under this Resolution unless and
until a certificate of authentication on such Bond has been.
duly executed by the manual signature of an authorized -
representative of the Registrar. Certificates of authentica-
tion on different Bonds .need not be signed by the same
representative. The executed certificate of authentication on
each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been
authenticated and delivered under this Resolution. When the
Bonds have been so prepared, executed and authenticated, the
Finance Director shall deliver the same to the purchaser
thereof upon payment of the purchase price in accordance with
the contract of sale heretofore made and executed, and said
purchaser shall not be obligated to see to the application of
the. purchase price.
2.06. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be printed in
substantially-the following form:
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[Face of the Bonds]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
GENERAL OBLIGATION EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS,
SERIES 1985A
Date of
Rate Maturity Original Issue CUSIP
September 1, 1985
Registered Owner:
Principal Amount: Dollars
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the Ci y of
Lakeville, a duly organized .and existing municipal corporation
of Dakota. County, Minnesota (the City), acknowledges itself to
be indebted and for value received hereby promises to pay to
the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns,
without option of prior payment, the. principal sum specified
above on the maturity date specified above, with interest
thereon from the date hereof at the annual rate specified
above, payable on February 1 and August 1 in each year,
commencing February 1,.1986, to the person in whose name this
Certificate is .registered at the close of business on the 15th
day (whether or not a business day) of the immediately
preceding month. The interest hereon and, upon presentation
andsurrender hereof, the principal hereof are payable in
lawful money of .the United States of America by check or draft
by , in ,
as Registrar and Paying Agent, or"its designated
successor under the Resolution described herein. For the
prompt and full payment of such principal and interest as the-
same respectively become due, the full faith and credit and
taxing powers of the City have been and are hereby irrevocably
pledged.
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Additional provisions of this Certificate are
contained on the. reverse hereof and such provisions shall for
.all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth in
this place.
This Certificate shall not be valid or become
obligatory for. any purpose or be entitled to any security or
benefit under the Resolution until the Certificate. of
'Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Registrar
by manual signature of one of its authorized representatives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Lakeville, Dakota
County, Minnesota, by .its City Council, .has caused this
Certificate to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile
signatures of the Mayor. and City Clerk-Administrator and has
caused this Certificate to be dated as of the date set forth
below.
Dated: CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA
(facsimile)
Mayor
(facsimile)
City Clerk-Administrator
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates delivered pursuant to
the Resolution mentioned within.
By
Authorized Representative
.[Reverse of the Certificates]
This Certificate is one of an issue in the aggregate
principal amount of $465,000, all of like date. and tenor,
except as to maturity date., interest rate and denomination,.
issued, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council on
August 12, 1985 (the, Resolution), to finance the acquisition of
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police, fire and public works equipment, and is issued pursuant
to and in full conformity with the Constitution and .laws of the
State of Minnesota thereunto. enabling, including Minnesota
Statutes, Section 412.301 and. Chapter 475. -The Certificates of
this series are issuable only•in fully registered form, in
denominations of $5,000 or any .multiple thereof, of single
maturities.
A s provided in the Resolution .and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, this Certificate is transferable
upon the books of the .City at the principal office of the
Registrar, by the registered owner hereof in person or bX the
owner's attorney duly authorized in writing upon surrender
.hereof together with a written instrument of transfer
satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the registered
owner or the owner's attorney; and may also be surrendered in
exchange-for Certificates of other authorized denominations.
Upon such transfer or exchange the City will cause a new
Certificate. or Certificates to be issued in the name of the
transferee or registered owner, of the same aggregate principal
amount, bearing interest at the same rate. and maturing on-the
-same date, subject to reimbursement for any tax, fee or
governmental charge required to be paid with respect to .such
transfer or exchange
The City and the Registrar. may deem and treat the
person in whose name this Certificate isregistered as the
absolute owner hereof, whether this Certificate is overdue or
not, for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other
purposes, and neither the City nor the Registrar shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED; RECITED, .COVENANTED .AND AGREED
that all acts, conditions and things required by the
Constitution and laws of the State of Mihnesota to be done, to
.exist, to happen and to be performed preliminary to and in the
issuance of this Certificate in order to make it a valid and
binding general obligation of the City in accordance with its
terms, have been done,. do exist, have happened and have been
performed as so required; that, prior to the issuance hereof
the City has levied ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in
the City, which taxes will. be collectible for. the years and in
amounts sufficient to produce sums not less thah 5~ in excess
of the principal of and interest on the Certificates of this
issue when due, and has appropriated such taxes to the paymeht
of such principal and interest; that if necessary for payment
of such principal and interest, additional ad valorem taxes are
required to be levied upon all taxable property in the City,
without limitation as to rate or amount; and that the issuance
of this Certificate does not cause the indebtedness of .the City
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• to exceed any constitutional_or statutory .limitation of
indebtedness.
(Form of certificate to be printed on the reverse side of
each Certificate, following a full copy of the legal
opinion)
We certify that the above is a full, true and correct
copy of the legal opinion rendered by bond counsel on the issue
of Certificates of .Indebtedness of the City of Lakeville,
Minnesota, which includes the within Certificate, dated as of
the date of delivery of and .payment for the Certificates.
_ (Facsimile Signature) (Facsimile Signature)
City Clerk-Administrator Mayor
The following. abbreviations, when used. in the
inscription on the face of-this Certificate, shall be construed
as though they were written out in full according to applicable
. laws or regulations:
TEN COM as tenants UNIF GIFT MIN ACT Custodian
in common (Gust) (Minor)
TEN ENT as tenants
by entireties. under Uniform Gifts to
.Minors
JT TEN as joint tenants
with right of Act. .
survivorship and (State)-
not as tenants in
common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not
in the above list.
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ASSIGNMENT
For value received, the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto
the within Certificate and all
rights thereunder, and. does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint attorney to transfer the said
Certificate on the books kept for registration of the within
Certificate, with full power of substitution in the premises.-
Dated:
Notice:. .The assignor's .signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it appears
upon. the face of the within Certificate in
every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever.
Signature Guaranteed:
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust
company or by a brokerage firm having a membership. in one of
the major stock exchanges.
The Registrar will not effect transfer of this
Certificate unless .the information concerning the assignee
requested below is provided.
Name and Addressz
(Lnclude information for all joint
owners. if this Certificate. is held
by joint account)
Please insert social security
or other identifying number of
assignee
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Section 3. 1985A E ui ment Certificate Account.. The
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-Bonds to be issued shall be payable from a separate 1985A
.Equipment Certificate Account of the City, which Account the
City agrees to maintain until said Bonds have been paid in
full. If the money in said Account should at any time be
insufficient to pay principal and interest due on the Bonds,
such amounts shall be paid from other moneys on hand in other
funds of the City, which other funds shall be reimbursed
therefor when sufficient money becomes available in said
Account. .Into said Account shall be paid all Bond proceeds
received from the purchaser in excess of $460,350, all taxes
collected pursuant to .Section 4 hereof, and any excess Bond
proceeds remaining after acquisition of the equipment is
completed.
Section 4. Pledge of Taxing Powers. For the prompt
and full payment of the principal of and interest on said Bond s
as suchpayments respectively become due, the full faith,
credit and unlimited taxing powers of the City shall be and are
hereby irrevocably pledged. In order to produce aggregate
amounts not less than 5~ in excess of the amounts needed to
meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds,
in addition to the taxes in the amount of $145,330 previously
levied for collection in 1985, ad valorem taxes are hereby
levied on all .taxable property in the City, said taxes to be
levied and collected in the following years and amounts:-
Levy Collection
Year Year Amount
1985 1.986 $ 95,963
1986 1987 108,439
1987 1988 108,111
1988 1989 106,982
Said taxes shall be irrepealable a5 long as any of the Bonds
are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City .reserves the
right and power to reduce said levies in accordance-with the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61.
Section 5. Defeasance. When all of the Bonds have
been discharged as provided in this section, all pledges,
covenants and other rights granted by this resolution to the
holders of the Bonds shall cease. The City may discharge its.
obligations with respect to any Bonds which. are due on any date.
by depositing with the Registrar,on or before that date a sum
sufficient for the payment thereof in full; or, if any Bond
should not be paid when due, it may nevertheless be discharged
by depositing with the.Registrar a sum sufficient for the
• payment thereof in full with interest accrued from the due date
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• to the date of such deposit. The City may also discharge its
obligations with respect to any prepayable Bonds called for
redemption on any date when they are prepayable according to
their terms, by depositing .with the Registrar on or before that
date an amount equal to the principal, interest and redemption
premium, if any, which are then due, provided that notice of
such redemption has been duly given as provided herein.. Thee.
City may also at any time discharge its obligations with
respect to any Bonds, subject to the. provisions of law now or
hereafter authorizing and regulating such action, by depositing
irrevocably in escrow, with a bank qualified by law as an
.escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities which are
authorized by law to be so deposited, bearing interest payable .
at such time and at such rates and maturing or callable at the
holder's option on such. dates as ,shall be required to pay all
principal, interest and redemption premiums to become due
thereon to maturity or said redemption date.
Section.6. Registration of Bonds. The Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the County Auditor of Dakota County, together
with such additional inf ormation as he shall require, and. to
obtain from said County Auditor a certificate that the Bonds
have been-duly entered upon his bond register, and, if
applicable, the tax required by law has been levied.
• Section 7. Authentication of Transcript. The
officers of the City and said County Auditor of Dakota County
are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to
the purchasers of the Bonds, and to the attorneys rendering an
opinion as to the legality thereof, certified copies of all
proceedings and records relating to the Bonds and such other
affidavits, certificates and information as may be required to
show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of
the Bonds, as the same appear from the books and records in
their custody and control or>as otherwise known. to them, and
all-such certified copies, affidavits and certificates, includ-
ing any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations
of the City as to the correctness of all statements contained
therein.
Section 8. Arbitrage. (a) The City covenants and
agrees with the holders from time to time of the Bonds herein.
authorized, that it will not take, or permit to be taken by any
of its officers, employees or agents, any action which would
cause the interest payable on the Bonds to become subject to
taxation under the United States Internal. Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended (the Code) and regulations issued thereunder,. and
that it will take, or it will cause its officers, employees or
agents to take, all affirmative actions within its powers which
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• may be necessary to insure that such interest will not become
subject to taxation under the Code.
(b) The Mayor and the City Clerk being the officers
of the City charged with the responsibility for issuing the
Bonds pursuant to this resolution, are authorized and directed
_ to execute and deliver to the purchaser a certification in
order to satisfy the provisions of Section 103(c) of the Code.
and the regulations promulgated the under.
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Attest:
ity Clerk-A i i trator .
The motion for the adoption of the .foregoing
resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Sindt
and upon .vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
• thereof:
All-members
and .the following voted against the same: None
whereupon. said resolution was declared duly passed and. adopted..
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