Drafter
Clerk 03/01/2004
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A MOTION of the county council accepting bids for the county's Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, in the aggregate principal amount of $185,000,000 and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2004B, in the aggregate principal amount of $61,760,000, and establishing certain terms of such bonds and a plan of refunding; all in accordance with Ordinance 14753.
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WHEREAS, the county council by Ordinance 14753 passed on September 18, 2003 (the "Bond Ordinance"), authorized the issuance and sale of not to exceed $65,000,000 principal amount of sewer revenue bonds of the county to refund certain outstanding sewer revenue bonds (the "Refunding Bonds") and not to exceed $185,000,000 principal amount of sewer revenue bonds of the county to finance the construction of improvements to the county's sewer system (the "Project Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the Bond Ordinance provided that such bonds be sold in one or more series and by negotiated sale or competitive bid as determined by the county's manager of finance and business operations (the "Finance Manager") in consultation with the county's financial advisor; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Manager has determined that a series of Refunding Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $61,760,000 (as hereinafter identified, the "Series 2004A Bonds") and a series of Project Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $185,000,000 (hereinafter identified, the "Series 2004B Bonds") be sold by competitive bid as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Bond Ordinance, a preliminary official statement dated February 23, 2004, has been prepared for the sale of the Bonds, the Official Notice of Bond Sale (the "Notice") has been published, and bids have been received in accordance with the Notice; and
WHEREAS, the attached bid of Merrill Lynch & Co. to purchase the Series 2004A Bonds (the "Series 2004A Bonds Purchaser") is the best bid received for the Series 2004A Bonds and the attached bid o...
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