RESOLUTION NO. 2025-31

A RESOLUTION PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS OF AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2025, OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS, PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1806 OF THE ISSUER; MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT AND SECURITY THEREOF; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS CONNECTED THEREWITH.

            WHEREAS, the Issuer has heretofore passed the Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds; and

            WHEREAS, the Ordinance authorized the Governing Body of the Issuer (the “Governing Body”) to adopt a resolution prescribing certain details and conditions and to make certain covenants with respect to the issuance of the Bonds; and

            WHEREAS, the Governing Body hereby finds and determines that it is necessary for the Issuer to authorize the issuance and delivery of the Bonds in the principal amount of $6,650,000 to pay a portion of the costs of the Improvements.

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS, AS FOLLOWS:

Article I

DEFINITIONS

Section 101.           Definitions of Words and Terms.

  In addition to words and terms defined elsewhere herein, the following words and terms as used in this Bond Resolution shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth.  Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing persons shall include firms, associations and corporations, including public bodies, as well as natural persons.

            “Act” means the Constitution and statutes of the State including K.S.A. 10-101 to 10-125, inclusive, K.S.A. 10-620 et seq., K.S.A. 14-570 et seq., and Charter Ordinance No. 24 of the Issuer, all as amended and supplemented from time to time.

            “AG” means Assured Guaranty Inc., a Maryland domiciled financial guaranty insurance company, or any successor thereto.

            “Authorized Denomination” means $5,000 or any integral multiples thereof.

            “Beneficial Owner” of the Bonds includes any Owner of the Bonds and any other Person who, directly or indirectly has the investment power with respect to such Bonds.

            “Bond and Interest Fund” means the Bond and Interest Fund of the Issuer for its general obligation bonds.

            “Bond Counsel” means the firm of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., or any other attorney or firm of attorneys whose expertise in matters relating to the issuance of obligations by states and their political subdivisions is nationally recognized and acceptable to the Issuer.

            “Bond Insurance Policy” means the municipal bond insurance policy issued by the Bond Insurer concurrently with the delivery of the Bonds guaranteeing the scheduled payment when due of the principal of and interest on the Bonds.

            “Bond Insurer” means AG with respect to the Bonds.

            “Bond Payment Date” means any date on which principal of or interest on any Bond is payable.

            “Bond Register” means the books for the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds kept at the office of the Bond Registrar.

            “Bond Registrar” means the State Treasurer and any successors and assigns.

            “Bond Resolution” means this resolution relating to the Bonds.

            “Bonds” or “Bond” means the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025, authorized and issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Ordinance and this Bond Resolution.

            “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day designated as a holiday by the Congress of the United States or by the Legislature of the State and on which the Paying Agent is scheduled in the normal course of its operations to be open to the public for conduct of its operations.

            “Cede & Co.” means Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC and any successor nominee of DTC.

            “City” means the City of Goodland, Kansas.

            Clerk” means the duly appointed and/or elected Clerk or, in the Clerk’s absence, the duly appointed Deputy Clerk or Acting Clerk of the Issuer.

            “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Department of the Treasury.

            “Consulting Engineer” means an independent engineer or engineering firm, or architect or architectural firm, having a favorable reputation for skill and experience in the construction, financing and operation of public facilities, at the time employed by the Issuer for the purpose of carrying out the duties imposed on the Consulting Engineer by this Bond Resolution.

            “Costs of Issuance” means all costs of issuing the Bonds, including but not limited to all publication, printing, signing and mailing expenses in connection therewith, registration fees, financial advisory fees, all legal fees and expenses of Bond Counsel and other legal counsel, expenses incurred in connection with compliance with the Code, all expenses incurred in connection with receiving ratings on the Bonds, and any premiums or expenses incurred in obtaining municipal bond insurance on the Bonds.

            “Costs of Issuance Account” means the Costs of Issuance Account for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025 created pursuant to Section 501 hereof.

            “Dated Date” means December 11, 2025.

            “Debt Service Account” means the Debt Service Account for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025 created within the Bond and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 501 hereof.

            “Debt Service Requirements” means the aggregate principal payments (whether at maturity or pursuant to scheduled mandatory sinking fund redemption requirements) and interest payments on the Bonds for the period of time for which calculated; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating such amount, principal and interest shall be excluded from the determination of Debt Service Requirements to the extent that such principal or interest is payable from amounts deposited in trust, escrowed or otherwise set aside for the payment thereof with the Paying Agent or other commercial bank or trust company located in the State and having full trust powers.

            “Defaulted Interest” means interest on any Bond which is payable but not paid on any Interest Payment Date.

            “Defeasance Obligations” means any of the following obligations:

            (a)        United States Government Obligations that are not subject to redemption in advance of their maturity dates; or

(b)        evidences of ownership of proportionate interests in future interest and principal payments on United States Government Obligations held by a bank or trust company as custodian, under which the owner of the investment is the real party in interest and has the right to proceed directly and individually against the obligor and the underlying United States Government Obligations are not available to any person claiming through the custodian or to whom the custodian may be obligated; or

(c)        obligations of any state or political subdivision of any state, the interest on which is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and which meet the following conditions:

            (1)        the obligations are (i) not subject to redemption prior to maturity or (ii) the trustee for such obligations has been given irrevocable instructions concerning their calling and redemption and the issuer of such obligations has covenanted not to redeem such obligations other than as set forth in such instructions;

            (2)        the obligations are secured by cash or United States Government Obligations that may be applied only to principal of, premium, if any, and interest payments on such obligations;

            (3)        such cash and the principal of and interest on such United States Government Obligations (plus any cash in the escrow fund) are sufficient to meet the liabilities of the obligations;

            (4)        such cash and United States Government Obligations serving as security for the obligations are held in an escrow fund by an escrow agent or a trustee irrevocably in trust;

            (5)        such cash and United States Government Obligations are not available to satisfy any other claims, including those against the trustee or escrow agent; and

            (6)        such obligations are rated in a rating category by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s that is no lower than the rating category then assigned by that Rating Agency to United States Government Obligations.

            “Derivative” means any investment instrument whose market price is derived from the fluctuating value of an underlying asset, index, currency, futures contract, including futures, options and collateralized mortgage obligations.

            “Disclosure Undertaking means the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking, dated as of the Dated Date, relating to certain obligations contained in the SEC Rule.

            “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, and its successors and assigns, including any successor securities depository duly appointed.

            “DTC Representation Letter” means the Blanket Letter of Representation from the Issuer and the Paying Agent to DTC which provides for a book-entry system, or any agreement between the Issuer and Paying Agent and a successor securities depository duly appointed.

            “Event of Default” means each of the following occurrences or events:

            (a)        Payment of the principal and of the redemption premium, if any, of any of the Bonds shall not be made when the same shall become due and payable, either at Stated Maturity or by proceedings for redemption or otherwise;

            (b)        Payment of any installment of interest on any of the Bonds shall not be made when the same shall become due; or

            (c)        The Issuer shall default in the due and punctual performance of any other of the covenants, conditions, agreements and provisions contained in the Bonds or in this Bond Resolution (other than the covenants relating to continuing disclosure requirements contained herein and in the Disclosure Undertaking) on the part of the Issuer to be performed, and such default shall continue for thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such default and requiring same to be remedied shall have been given to the Issuer by the Owner of any of the Bonds then Outstanding.

            “Federal Tax Certificate” means the Issuer’s Federal Tax Certificate, dated as of the Issue Date, as the same may be amended or supplemented in accordance with the provisions thereof.

            “Financeable Costs” means the amount of expenditure for an Improvement which has been duly authorized by action of the Governing Body to be financed by general obligation bonds, less:  (a) the amount of any temporary notes or general obligation bonds of the Issuer which are currently Outstanding and available to pay such Financeable Costs; and (b) any amount of Financeable Costs which has been previously paid by the Issuer or by any eligible source of funds unless such amounts are entitled to be reimbursed to the Issuer under State or federal law.

            “Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month period ending on December 31.

            “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and its successors and assigns, and, if such corporation shall be dissolved or liquidated or shall no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “Fitch” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency designated by the Issuer with notice to the Bond Insurer.

            “Funds and Accounts” means funds and accounts created pursuant to or referred to inSection 501 hereof.

            “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Issuer.

            “Improvement Fund” means the Improvement Fund for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025 created pursuant to Section 501 hereof.

            “Improvements” means the improvements referred to in the preamble to the Ordinance and any Substitute Improvements.

            “Independent Accountant” means an independent certified public accountant or firm of independent certified public accountants at the time employed by the Issuer for the purpose of carrying out the duties imposed on the Independent Accountant by this Bond Resolution.

“Insurer’s Fiscal Agent” means the agent designated by the Bond Insurer pursuant to the Bond Insurance Policy.

            “Interest Payment Date(s)” means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on any Bond which shall be March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2026.

            “Issue Date” means the date when the Issuer delivers the Bonds to the Purchaser in exchange for the Purchase Price.

            “Issuer” means the City and any successors or assigns.

            “Maturity” when used with respect to any Bond means the date on which the principal of such Bond becomes due and payable as therein and herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity thereof or call for redemption or otherwise.

            “Mayor” means the duly elected and acting Mayor, or in the Mayor’s absence, the duly appointed and/or elected Vice Mayor or Acting Mayor of the Issuer.

            “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and its successors and assigns, and, if such corporation shall be dissolved or liquidated or shall no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency designated by the Issuer with notice to the Bond Insurer.

            “Notice Address” means with respect to the following entities:

            (a)        To the Issuer at:

                                    204 W. 11th St., P.O. Box 59

Goodland, Kansas 67735

                                    Fax:  (785) 890-4532

            (b)        To the Paying Agent at:

                                    State Treasurer of the State of Kansas

                                    Landon Office Building

                                    900 Southwest Jackson, Suite 201

                                    Topeka, Kansas  66612-1235

                                    Fax:  (785) 296-6976

            (c)        To the Purchaser:

                                    BOK Financial Securities, Inc.

1200 N Mayfair Rd, Suite 303

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226

            (d)        To the Rating Agency(ies):

                                    Moody’s Municipal Rating Desk

                                    7 World Trade Center

                                    250 Greenwich Street, 23rd Floor

                                    New York, New York  10007

                                    S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.

                                    55 Water Street, 38th Floor

                                    New York, New York  10004

                                    Fitch Ratings

                                    One State Street Plaza

                                    New York, New York  10004

            (e)        To the Bond Insurer:

Assured Guaranty Inc.

                                    31 West 52nd Street

                                    New York, New York  10019

                                    Telephone:  (212) 826-0100; Fax:  (212) 339-3529

or such other address as is furnished in writing to the other parties referenced herein.

            “Notice Representative” means:

            (a)        With respect to the Issuer, the Clerk.

            (b)        With respect to the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent, the Director of Fiscal Services.

            (c)        With respect to any Purchaser, the manager of its Municipal Bond Department.

            (d)        With respect to any Rating Agency, any Vice President thereof.

            (e)        With respect to the Bond Insurer, Attn:  Managing Director – Surveillance – Re:  Policy No. 1806.

            “Official Statement” means Issuer’s Official Statement relating to the Bonds.

            “Ordinance” means Ordinance No. 1806 of the Issuer authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as amended from time to time.

            “Outstanding” means, when used with reference to the Bonds, as of a particular date of determination, all Bonds theretofore authenticated and delivered, except the following Bonds:

            (b)        Bonds deemed to be paid in accordance with the provisions of Article VII hereof; and

            (c)        Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been authenticated and delivered hereunder.

            “Owner” when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered on the Bond Register.  Whenever consent of the Owners is required pursuant to the terms of this Bond Resolution, and the Owner of the Bonds, as set forth on the Bond Register, is Cede & Co., the term Owner shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of the Bonds.

            “Participants” means those financial institutions for whom the Securities Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Securities Depository, as such listing of Participants exists at the time of such reference.

            “Paying Agent” means the State Treasurer and any successors and assigns.

            “Permitted Investments” shall mean the investments hereinafter described, provided, however, no moneys or funds shall be invested in a Derivative:  (a) investments authorized by K.S.A. 12-1675 and amendments thereto; (b) the municipal investment pool established pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1677a, and amendments thereto; (c) direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (d) the Issuer’s temporary notes issued pursuant to K.S.A. 10-123 and amendments thereto; © interest-bearing time deposits in commercial banks or trust companies located in the county or counties in which the Issuer is located which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or collateralized by securities described in (c); (f) obligations of the federal national mortgage association, federal home loan banks, federal home loan mortgage corporation or government national mortgage association; (g) repurchase agreements for securities described in (c) or (f); (h) investment agreements or other obligations of a financial institution the obligations of which at the time of investment are rated in either of the three highest rating categories by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s; (i) investments and shares or units of a money market fund or trust, the portfolio of which is comprised entirely of securities described in (c) or (f); (j) receipts evidencing ownership interests in securities or portions thereof described in (c) or (f); (k) municipal bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality of the State as defined in K.S.A. 10-1101 which are general obligations of the municipality issuing the same; (l) bonds of any municipality of the State as defined in K.S.A. 10-1101 which have been refunded in advance of their maturity and are fully secured as to payment of principal and interest thereon by deposit in trust, under escrow agreement with a bank, of securities described in (c) or (f); or (m) other investment obligations authorized by the laws of the State and approved in writing by the Bond Insurer, all as may be further restricted or modified by amendments to applicable State law.

            “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, firm, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or other public body.

            “Purchase Price” means the principal amount of the Bonds plus accrued interest to the date of delivery, plus a premium of $230,829.80, less an underwriting discount of $ 72,306.25, and less bond insurance premium of $18,000.

            “Purchaser” means BOK Financial Securities, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the original purchaser of the Bonds, and any successor and assigns.

            “Rating Agency” means any company, agency or entity that provides, pursuant to request of the Issuer, financial ratings for the Bonds.

            “Record Dates” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day) of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

            “Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Bond to be redeemed, the date fixed for the redemption of such Bond pursuant to the terms of this Bond Resolution.

            “Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Bond to be redeemed, the price at which such Bond is to be redeemed pursuant to the terms of this Bond Resolution, including the applicable redemption premium, if any, but excluding installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or before the Redemption Date.

            “Replacement Bonds” means Bonds issued to the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds in accordance with Section 213 hereof.

            “SEC Rule” means Rule 15c2-12 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

            “Securities Depository” means, initially, DTC, and its successors and assigns.

            “Special Record Date” means the date fixed by the Paying Agent pursuant to Article II hereof for the payment of Defaulted Interest.

            “Standard & Poor’s” or “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and its successors and assigns, and, if such corporation shall be dissolved or liquidated or shall no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, Standard & Poor’s shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency designated by the Issuer with notice to the Bond Insurer.

            “State” means the state of Kansas.

            “State Treasurer” means the duly elected Treasurer or, in the Treasurer’s absence, the duly appointed Deputy Treasurer or acting Treasurer of the State.

            “Stated Maturity” when used with respect to any Bond or any installment of interest thereon means the date specified in such Bond and this Bond Resolution as the fixed date on which the principal of such Bond or such installment of interest is due and payable.

            “Substitute Improvements” means the substitute or additional improvements of the Issuer described in Article V hereof.

            “Treasurer” means the duly appointed and/or elected Treasurer of the Issuer or, in the Treasurer’s absence, the duly appointed Deputy Treasurer or acting Treasurer of the Issuer.

            “United States Government Obligations” means bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills or other securities constituting direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to full and timely payment by, the United States of America, including evidences of a direct ownership interest in future interest or principal payment on obligations issued by the United States of America (including the interest component of obligations of the Resolution Funding Corporation), or securities which represent an undivided interest in such obligations, which obligations are rated in the highest rating category by a nationally recognized rating service and such obligations are held in a custodial account for the benefit of the Issuer.

Article II

AUTHORIZATION AND DETAILS OF THE BONDS

Section 201.           Authorization of the Bonds. 

The Bonds have been heretofore authorized and directed to be issued pursuant to the Ordinance in the principal amount of $6,650,000, for the purpose of providing funds to:  (a) pay costs of the Improvements; and (b) pay Costs of Issuance.

Section 202.           Description of the Bonds. 

The Bonds shall consist of fully registered bonds in an Authorized Denomination, and shall be numbered in such manner as the Bond Registrar shall determine.  All the Bonds shall be dated as of the Dated Date, shall become due in the amounts, on the Stated Maturities, subject to redemption and payment prior to their Stated Maturities as provided in Article III hereof, and shall bear interest at the rates per annum as follows:

SERIAL BONDS

Stated Maturity September 1Principal AmountAnnual Rate of Interest Stated Maturity September 1Principal AmountAnnual Rate of Interest
2026$285,0004.000% 2036$325,0004.000%
2027215,0004.000% 2037340,0004.000%
2028225,0004.000% 2038355,0004.000%
2029235,0004.000% 2039375,0004.000%
2030250,0004.000% 2040390,0004.000%
2031260,0004.000% 2041410,0004.000%
2032270,0004.000% 2042425,0004.000%
2033285,0004.000% 2043445,0004.000%
2034300,0004.000% 2044465,0004.000%
2035310,0004.000% 2045485,0004.000%

The Bonds shall bear interest at the above specified rates (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from the later of the Dated Date or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid on the Interest Payment Dates in the manner set forth in Section 204 hereof.

            Each of the Bonds, as originally issued or issued upon transfer, exchange or substitution, shall be printed in accordance with the format required by the Attorney General of the State and shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A or as may be required by the Attorney General pursuant to the Notice of Systems of Registration for Kansas Municipal Bonds, 2 Kan. Reg. 921 (1983), in accordance with the Kansas Bond Registration Law, K.S.A. 10-620 et seq.

Section 203.           Designation of Paying Agent and Bond Registrar. 

The State Treasurer is hereby designated as the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds and Bond Registrar with respect to the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds.  The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized and empowered to execute on behalf of the Issuer an agreement with the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent for the Bonds.

            The Issuer will at all times maintain a Paying Agent and Bond Registrar meeting the qualifications herein described for the performance of the duties hereunder.  The Issuer reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent or Bond Registrar, and shall appoint a successor Paying Agent at the request of the Bond Insurer, by (a) filing with the Paying Agent or Bond Registrar then performing such function a certified copy of the proceedings giving notice of the termination of such Paying Agent or Bond Registrar and appointing a successor, and (b) causing notice of appointment of the successor Paying Agent and Bond Registrar to be given by first class mail to each Owner.  No resignation or removal of the Paying Agent or Bond Registrar shall become effective until a successor acceptable to the Bond Insurer has been appointed and has accepted the duties of Paying Agent or Bond Registrar.  Each successor Paying Agent shall be approved in writing by the Bond Insurer before the appointment of such successor Paying Agent shall become effective.

            Every Paying Agent or Bond Registrar appointed hereunder shall at all times meet the requirements of K.S.A. 10-501 et seq. and K.S.A. 10-620 et seq., respectively.

Section 204.           Method and Place of Payment of the Bonds. 

The principal of, or Redemption Price, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency which, on the respective dates of payment thereof, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

            The principal or Redemption Price of each Bond shall be paid at Maturity to the Person in whose name such Bond is registered on the Bond Register at the Maturity thereof, upon presentation and surrender of such Bond at the principal office of the Paying Agent. 

            The interest payable on each Bond on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Owner of such Bond as shown on the Bond Register at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest (a) by check or draft mailed by the Paying Agent to the address of such Owner shown on the Bond Register or at such other address as is furnished to the Paying Agent in writing by such Owner; or (b) in the case of an interest payment to Cede & Co. or any Owner of $500,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of Bonds, by electronic transfer to such Owner upon written notice given to the Bond Registrar by such Owner, not less than 15 days prior to the Record Date for such interest, containing the electronic transfer instructions including the bank ABA routing number and account number to which such Owner wishes to have such transfer directed.

            Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any Defaulted Interest with respect to any Bond shall cease to be payable to the Owner of such Bond on the relevant Record Date and shall be payable to the Owner in whose name such Bond is registered at the close of business on the Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which Special Record Date shall be fixed as hereinafter specified in this paragraph.  The Issuer shall notify the Paying Agent in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Bond and the date of the proposed payment (which date shall be at least 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Paying Agent) and shall deposit with the Paying Agent at the time of such notice an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Paying Agent for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment.  Following receipt of such funds the Paying Agent shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment.  The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefore to be mailed, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Owner of a Bond entitled to such notice at the address of such Owner as it appears on the Bond Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date.

            The Paying Agent shall keep a record of payment of principal and Redemption Price of and interest on all Bonds and at least annually shall forward a copy or summary of such records to the Issuer.

Section 205.           Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. 

In any case where a Bond Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of principal, Redemption Price or interest need not be made on such Bond Payment Date but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Bond Payment Date, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such Bond Payment Date.

Section 206.           Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Bonds. 

The Issuer covenants that, as long as any of the Bonds remain Outstanding, it will cause the Bond Register to be kept at the office of the Bond Registrar as herein provided.  Each Bond when issued shall be registered in the name of the Owner thereof on the Bond Register.

            Bonds may be transferred and exchanged only on the Bond Register as provided in this Section.  Upon surrender of any Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the Bond Registrar shall transfer or exchange such Bond for a new Bond or Bonds in any Authorized Denomination of the same Stated Maturity and in the same aggregate principal amount as the Bond that was presented for transfer or exchange.

            Bonds presented for transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or authorization for exchange, in a form and with guarantee of signature satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the Owner thereof or by the Owner’s duly authorized agent.

            In all cases in which the privilege of transferring or exchanging Bonds is exercised, the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Bond Resolution.  The Issuer shall pay the fees and expenses of the Bond Registrar for the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds provided for by this Bond Resolution and the cost of printing a reasonable supply of registered bond blanks.  Any additional costs or fees that might be incurred in the secondary market, other than fees of the Bond Registrar, are the responsibility of the Owners of the Bonds.  In the event any Owner fails to provide a correct taxpayer identification number to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent may make a charge against such Owner sufficient to pay any governmental charge required to be paid as a result of such failure.  In compliance with Code § 3406, such amount may be deducted by the Paying Agent from amounts otherwise payable to such Owner hereunder or under the Bonds.

            The Issuer and the Bond Registrar shall not be required (a) to register the transfer or exchange of any Bond that has been called for redemption after notice of such redemption has been mailed by the Paying Agent pursuant to Article III hereof and during the period of 15 days next preceding the date of mailing of such notice of redemption; or (b) to register the transfer or exchange of any Bond during a period beginning at the opening of business on the day after receiving written notice from the Issuer of its intent to pay Defaulted Interest and ending at the close of business on the date fixed for the payment of Defaulted Interest pursuant to this Article II.

            The Issuer and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Bond is registered on the Bond Register as the absolute Owner of such Bond, whether such Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal or Redemption Price of and interest on said Bond and for all other purposes.  All payments so made to any such Owner or upon the Owner’s order shall be valid and effective to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, and neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

            At reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established by the Bond Registrar, the Bond Register may be inspected and copied by the Bond Insurer or the Owners (or a designated representative thereof) of 10% or more in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding or any designated representative of such Owners whose authority is evidenced to the satisfaction of the Bond Registrar.

Section 207.           Execution, Registration, Authentication and Delivery of Bonds. 

Each of the Bonds, including any Bonds issued in exchange or as substitutions for the Bonds initially delivered, shall be executed for and on behalf of the Issuer by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of the Mayor, attested by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of the Clerk, and the seal of the Issuer shall be affixed thereto or imprinted thereon.  The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and execute the Bonds in the manner herein specified, and to cause the Bonds to be registered in the office of the Clerk, which registration shall be evidenced by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of the Clerk with the seal of the Issuer affixed thereto or imprinted thereon.  The Bonds shall also be registered in the office of the State Treasurer, which registration shall be evidenced by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of the State Treasurer with the seal of the State Treasurer affixed thereto or imprinted thereon.  In case any officer whose signature appears on any Bonds ceases to be such officer before the delivery of such Bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, as if such person had remained in office until delivery.  Any Bond may be signed by such persons who at the actual time of the execution of such Bond are the proper officers to sign such Bond although at the date of such Bond such persons may not have been such officers.

            The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and execute the Bonds as herein specified, and when duly executed, to deliver the Bonds to the Bond Registrar for authentication.

            The Bonds shall have endorsed thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A hereof, which shall be manually executed by an authorized officer or employee of the Bond Registrar, but it shall not be necessary that the same officer or employee sign the certificate of authentication on all of the Bonds that may be issued hereunder at any one time.  No Bond shall be entitled to any security or benefit under this Bond Resolution or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless and until such certificate of authentication has been duly executed by the Bond Registrar.  Such executed certificate of authentication upon any Bond shall be conclusive evidence that such Bond has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Bond Resolution.  Upon authentication, the Bond Registrar shall deliver the Bonds to the Purchaser upon instructions of the Issuer or its representative.

Section 208.           Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. 

If (a) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Bond Registrar or the Bond Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (b) there is delivered to the Issuer and the Bond Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by each of them, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Bond Registrar that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and, upon the Issuer’s request, the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same Stated Maturity and of like tenor and principal amount.

            If any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer, in its discretion, may pay such Bond instead of issuing a new Bond.

            Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the Issuer and the Paying Agent may require the payment by the Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith.

            Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the Issuer, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Bond Resolution equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds.

Section 209.           Cancellation and Destruction of Bonds Upon Payment. 

All Bonds that have been paid or redeemed or that otherwise have been surrendered to the Paying Agent, either at or before Maturity, shall be cancelled by the Paying Agent immediately upon the payment, redemption and surrender thereof to the Paying Agent and subsequently destroyed in accordance with the customary practices of the Paying Agent.  The Paying Agent shall execute a certificate in duplicate describing the Bonds so cancelled and destroyed and shall file an executed counterpart of such certificate with the Issuer.

Section 210.           Book-Entry Bonds; Securities Depository. 

The Issuer and Paying Agent have entered into a DTC Representation Letter with DTC.  The Bonds shall initially be registered to Cede & Co., the nominee for the Securities Depository, and no Beneficial Owner will receive certificates representing their respective interests in the Bonds, except in the event the Bond Registrar issues Replacement Bonds as provided in this Section.  It is anticipated that during the term of the Bonds, the Securities Depository will make book-entry transfers among its Participants and receive and transmit payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Bonds to the Participants until and unless the Bond Registrar authenticates and delivers Replacement Bonds to the Beneficial Owners as described in the following paragraph.

            The Issuer may decide, subject to the requirements of the Operational Arrangements of DTC (or a successor Securities Depository), and the following provisions of this section to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor Securities Depository):

            (a)        If the Issuer determines (1) that the Securities Depository is unable to properly discharge its responsibilities, or (2) that the Securities Depository is no longer qualified to act as a securities depository and registered clearing agency under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (3) that the continuation of a book-entry system to the exclusion of any Bonds being issued to any Owner other than Cede & Co. is no longer in the best interests of the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds; or

            (b)        if the Bond Registrar receives written notice from Participants having interests in not less than 50% of the Bonds Outstanding, as shown on the records of the Securities Depository (and certified to such effect by the Securities Depository), that the continuation of a book-entry system to the exclusion of any Bonds being issued to any Owner other than Cede & Co. is no longer in the best interests of the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds, then the Bond Registrar shall notify the Owners of such determination or such notice and of the availability of certificates to Owners requesting the same, and the Bond Registrar shall register in the name of and authenticate and deliver Replacement Bonds to the Beneficial Owners or their nominees in principal amounts representing the interest of each, making such adjustments as it may find necessary or appropriate as to accrued interest and previous calls for redemption; provided, that in the case of a determination under (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this paragraph, the Issuer, with the consent of the Bond Registrar, may select a successor securities depository in accordance with the following paragraph to effect book-entry transfers.

            In such event, all references to the Securities Depository herein shall relate to the period of time when the Securities Depository has possession of at least one Bond.  Upon the issuance of Replacement Bonds, all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Securities Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Bond Registrar, to the extent applicable with respect to such Replacement Bonds.  If the Securities Depository resigns and the Issuer, the Bond Registrar or Owners are unable to locate a qualified successor of the Securities Depository in accordance with the following paragraph, then the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and cause delivery of Replacement Bonds to Owners, as provided herein.  The Bond Registrar may rely on information from the Securities Depository and its Participants as to the names of the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds.  The cost of printing, registration, authentication, and delivery of Replacement Bonds shall be paid for by the Issuer.

            In the event the Securities Depository resigns, is unable to properly discharge its responsibilities, or is no longer qualified to act as a securities depository and registered clearing agency under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Issuer may appoint a successor Securities Depository provided the Bond Registrar receives written evidence satisfactory to the Bond Registrar with respect to the ability of the successor Securities Depository to discharge its responsibilities.  Any such successor Securities Depository shall be a securities depository which is a registered clearing agency under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation that operates a securities depository upon reasonable and customary terms.  The Bond Registrar upon its receipt of a Bond or Bonds for cancellation shall cause the delivery of Bonds to the successor Securities Depository in an Authorized Denominations and form as provided herein.

Section 211.           Nonpresentment of Bonds. 

If any Bond is not presented for payment when the principal thereof becomes due at Maturity, if funds sufficient to pay such Bond have been made available to the Paying Agent all liability of the Issuer to the Owner thereof for the payment of such Bond shall forthwith cease, determine and be completely discharged, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the Paying Agent to hold such funds, without liability for interest thereon, for the benefit of the Owner of such Bond, who shall thereafter be restricted exclusively to such funds for any claim of whatever nature on his part under this Bond Resolution or on, or with respect to, said Bond.  If any Bond is not presented for payment within four (4) years following the date when such Bond becomes due at Maturity, the Paying Agent shall repay, without liability for interest thereon, to the Issuer the funds theretofore held by it for payment of such Bond, and such Bond shall, subject to the defense of any applicable statute of limitation, thereafter be an unsecured obligation of the Issuer, and the Owner thereof shall be entitled to look only to the Issuer for payment, and then only to the extent of the amount so repaid to it by the Paying Agent, and the Issuer shall not be liable for any interest thereon and shall not be regarded as a trustee of such money.

Section 212.           Preliminary and Final Official Statement. 

The Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds is hereby ratified and approved. 

            The Official Statement is hereby authorized to be prepared by supplementing, amending and completing the Preliminary Official Statement, with such changes and additions thereto as are necessary to conform to and describe the transaction.  The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the Official Statement as so supplemented, amended and completed, and the use and public distribution of the Official Statement by the Purchaser in connection with the reoffering of the Bonds is hereby authorized.  The proper officials of the Issuer are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a certificate pertaining to such Official Statement as prescribed therein, dated as of the Issue Date.

            The Issuer agrees to provide to the Purchaser within seven business days of the date of the sale of Bonds sufficient copies of the Official Statement to enable the Purchaser to comply with the requirements of the SEC Rule and Rule G-32 of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

Section 213.           Sale of the Bonds. 

The sale of the Bonds to the Purchaser is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed.  The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the official bid form submitted by the Purchaser. Delivery of the Bonds shall be made to the Purchaser on the Issue Date (which shall be as soon as practicable after the adoption of this Bond Resolution), upon payment of the Purchase Price.

Article III

REDEMPTION OF BONDS

Section 301.           Redemption by Issuer. 

            Optional Redemption.  At the option of the Issuer, Bonds maturing on September 1 in the years 2033, and thereafter, will be subject to redemption and payment prior to their Stated Maturity on September 1, 2032, and thereafter, as a whole or in part (selection of maturities and the amount of Bonds of each maturity to be redeemed to be determined by the Issuer in such equitable manner as it may determine) at any time, at the Redemption Price of 100% (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date.

Section 302.           Selection of Bonds to be Redeemed. 

Bonds shall be redeemed only in an Authorized Denomination.  When less than all of the Bonds are to be redeemed and paid prior to their Stated Maturity, such Bonds shall be redeemed in such manner as the Issuer shall determine.  Bonds of less than a full Stated Maturity shall be selected by the Bond Registrar in a minimum Authorized Denomination of principal amount in such equitable manner as the Bond Registrar may determine.

            In the case of a partial redemption of Bonds by lot when Bonds of denominations greater than a minimum Authorized Denomination are then Outstanding, then for all purposes in connection with such redemption a minimum Authorized Denomination of face value shall be treated as though it were a separate Bond of the denomination of a minimum Authorized Denomination.  If it is determined that one or more, but not all, of a minimum Authorized Denomination of face value represented by any Bond is selected for redemption, then upon notice of intention to redeem a minimum Authorized Denomination, the Owner or the Owner’s duly authorized agent shall forthwith present and surrender such Bond to the Bond Registrar:  (1) for payment of the Redemption Price and interest to the Redemption Date of a minimum Authorized Denomination of face value called for redemption, and (2) for exchange, without charge to the Owner thereof, for a new Bond or Bonds of the aggregate principal amount of the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of such Bond.  If the Owner of any such Bond fails to present such Bond to the Paying Agent for payment and exchange as aforesaid, such Bond shall, nevertheless, become due and payable on the redemption date to the extent of a minimum Authorized Denomination of face value called for redemption (and to that extent only).

Section 303.           Notice and Effect of Call for Redemption. 

In the event the Issuer desires to call the Bonds for redemption prior to maturity, written notice of such intent shall be provided to the Bond Registrar in accordance with K.S.A. 10-129, as amended, not less than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date.  The Bond Registrar shall call Bonds for redemption and payment and shall give notice of such redemption as herein provided upon receipt by the Bond Registrar at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date of written instructions of the Issuer specifying the principal amount, Stated Maturities, Redemption Date and Redemption Prices of the Bonds to be called for redemption. 

Unless waived by any Owner of Bonds to be redeemed, if the Issuer shall call any Bonds for redemption and payment prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, the Issuer shall give written notice of its intention to call and pay said Bonds to the Bond Registrar, the Bond Insurer and the Purchaser.  In addition, the Issuer shall cause the Bond Registrar to give written notice of redemption to the Owners of said Bonds.  Each of said written notices shall be deposited in the United States first class mail not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date.

            All official notices of redemption shall be dated and shall contain the following information:

            (a)        the Redemption Date;

            (b)        the Redemption Price;

            (c)        if less than all Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any Bonds, the respective principal amounts) of the Bonds to be redeemed;

            (d)        a statement that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Bond or portion thereof called for redemption and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the Redemption Date; and

            (e)        the place where such Bonds are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, which shall be the principal office of the Paying Agent.

            The failure of any Owner to receive notice given as heretofore provided or an immaterial defect therein shall not invalidate any redemption.

            Prior to any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all the Bonds or portions of Bonds that are to be redeemed on such Redemption Date.

            For so long as the Securities Depository is effecting book-entry transfers of the Bonds, the Bond Registrar shall provide the notices specified in this Section to the Securities Depository.  It is expected that the Securities Depository shall, in turn, notify its Participants and that the Participants, in turn, will notify or cause to be notified the Beneficial Owners.  Any failure on the part of the Securities Depository or a Participant, or failure on the part of a nominee of a Beneficial Owner of a Bond (having been mailed notice from the Bond Registrar, the Securities Depository, a Participant or otherwise) to notify the Beneficial Owner of the Bond so affected, shall not affect the validity of the redemption of such Bond.

            Official notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Bonds or portions of Bonds to be redeemed shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date, at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Bonds or portion of Bonds shall cease to bear interest.  Upon surrender of such Bonds for redemption in accordance with such notice, the Redemption Price of such Bonds shall be paid by the Paying Agent.  Installments of interest due on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable as herein provided for payment of interest.  Upon surrender for any partial redemption of any Bond, there shall be prepared for the Owner a new Bond or Bonds of the same Stated Maturity in the amount of the unpaid principal as provided herein.  All Bonds that have been surrendered for redemption shall be cancelled and destroyed by the Paying Agent as provided herein and shall not be reissued.

            In addition to the foregoing notice, the Issuer shall provide such notices of redemption as are required by the Disclosure Undertaking.  Further notice may be given by the Issuer or the Bond Registrar on behalf of the Issuer as set out below, but no defect in said further notice nor any failure to give all or any portion of such further notice shall in any manner defeat the effectiveness of a call for redemption if official notice thereof is given as above prescribed:

            (a)        Each further notice of redemption given hereunder shall contain the information required above for an official notice of redemption plus (1) the CUSIP numbers of all Bonds being redeemed; (2) the date of issue of the Bonds as originally issued; (3) the rate of interest borne by each Bond being redeemed; (4) the maturity date of each Bond being redeemed; and (5) any other descriptive information needed to identify accurately the Bonds being redeemed.

            (b)        Each further notice of redemption shall be sent at least one day before the mailing of notice to Owners by first class, registered or certified mail or overnight delivery, as determined by the Bond Registrar, to all registered securities depositories then in the business of holding substantial amounts of obligations of types comprising the Bonds and to one or more national information services that disseminate notices of redemption of obligations such as the Bonds.

            (c)        Each check or other transfer of funds issued for the payment of the Redemption Price of Bonds being redeemed shall bear or have enclosed the CUSIP number of the Bonds being redeemed with the proceeds of such check or other transfer.

            The Paying Agent is also directed to comply with any mandatory standards then in effect for processing redemptions of municipal securities established by the State or the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Failure to comply with such standards shall not affect or invalidate the redemption of any Bond.

Article IV

SECURITY FOR BONDS

Section 401.           Security for the Bonds. 

The Bonds shall be general obligations of the Issuer payable as to both principal and interest from ad valorem taxes which may be levied without limitation as to rate or amount upon all the taxable tangible property within the territorial limits of the Issuer.  The full faith, credit and resources of the Issuer are hereby irrevocably pledged for the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same become due.

Section 402.           Levy and Collection of Annual Tax; Transfer to Debt Service Account. 

The Governing Body shall annually make provision for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as the same become due by, to the extent necessary, levying and collecting the necessary taxes upon all of the taxable tangible property within the Issuer in the manner provided by law.

            The taxes referred to above shall be extended upon the tax rolls in each of the several years, respectively, and shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as the other ad valorem taxes of the Issuer are levied and collected.  The proceeds derived from said taxes shall be deposited in the Bond and Interest Fund, shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds of the Issuer shall thereafter be transferred to the Debt Service Account and shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds as and when the same become due, taking into account any scheduled mandatory redemptions, and the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent.

            If at any time said taxes are not collected in time to pay the principal of or interest on the Bonds when due, the Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay said principal or interest out of the general funds of the Issuer and to reimburse said general funds for money so expended when said taxes are collected.

Article V

ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS

DEPOSIT AND APPLICATION OF BOND PROCEEDS

Section 501.           Creation of Funds and Accounts. 

Simultaneously with the issuance of the Bonds, there shall be created within the Treasury of the Issuer the following Funds and Accounts:

            The Funds and Accounts established herein shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this Bond Resolution so long as the Bonds are Outstanding.

Section 502.           Deposit of Bond Proceeds. 

The net proceeds received from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited simultaneously with the delivery of the Bonds as follows:

            (a)        All accrued interest received from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Debt Service Account.

            (b)        An amount necessary to pay the Costs of Issuance shall be deposited in the Costs of Issuance Account.

            (c)        The remaining balance of the proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Improvement Fund.

Section 503.           Application of Moneys in the Improvement Fund. 

Moneys in the Improvement Fund shall be used for the sole purpose of paying the costs of the Improvements, in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor prepared by the Consulting Engineer heretofore approved by the Governing Body and on file in the office of the Clerk, including any alterations in or amendments to said plans and specifications deemed advisable by the Consulting Engineer and approved by the Governing Body.

            Withdrawals from the Improvement Fund shall be made only when authorized by the Governing Body.  Each authorization for costs of the Improvements shall be supported by a certificate executed by the Mayor (or designate) stating that such payment is being made for a purpose within the scope of this Bond Resolution and that the amount of such payment represents only the contract price of the property, equipment, labor, materials or service being paid for or, if such payment is not being made pursuant to an express contract, that such payment is not in excess of the reasonable value thereof.  Authorizations for withdrawals for other authorized purposes shall be supported by a certificate executed by the Mayor (or designate) stating that such payment is being made for a purpose within the scope of this Bond Resolution.  Upon completion of the Improvements, any surplus remaining in the Improvement Fund shall be deposited in the Debt Service Account.

Section 504.           Substitution of Improvements; Reallocation of Proceeds. 

            (a)        The Issuer may elect for any reason to substitute or add other public improvements to be financed with proceeds of the Bonds provided the following conditions are met:  (1) the Substitute Improvement and the issuance of general obligation bonds to pay the cost of the Substitute Improvement has been duly authorized by the Governing Body in accordance with the laws of the State; (2) a resolution or ordinance authorizing the use of the proceeds of the Bonds to pay the Financeable Costs of the Substitute Improvement has been duly adopted by the Governing Body pursuant to this Section; and (3) the use of the proceeds of the Bonds to pay the Financeable Cost of the Substitute Improvement will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds under State or federal law.

            (b)        The Issuer may reallocate expenditure of Bond proceeds among all Improvements financed by the Bonds; provided the following conditions are met:  (1) the reallocation is approved by the Governing Body; (2) the reallocation shall not cause the proceeds of the Bonds allocated to any Improvement to exceed the Financeable Costs of the Improvement; and (3) the reallocation will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds under State or federal law.

Section 505.           Application of Moneys in Debt Service Account. 

All amounts paid and credited to the Debt Service Account shall be expended and used by the Issuer for the sole purpose of paying the principal or Redemption Price of and interest on the Bonds as and when the same become due and the usual and customary fees and expenses of the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent.  The Treasurer is authorized and directed to withdraw from the Debt Service Account sums sufficient to pay both principal or Redemption Price of and interest on the Bonds and the fees and expenses of the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent as and when the same become due, and to forward such sums to the Paying Agent in a manner which ensures that the Paying Agent will receive immediately available funds in such amounts on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the dates when such principal, interest and fees of the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent will become due.  If, through the lapse of time or otherwise, the Owners of Bonds are no longer entitled to enforce payment of the Bonds or the interest thereon, the Paying Agent shall return said funds to the Issuer.  All moneys deposited with the Paying Agent shall be deemed to be deposited in accordance with and subject to all of the provisions contained in this Bond Resolution and shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds entitled to payment from such moneys.

            Any moneys or investments remaining in the Debt Service Account after the retirement of the Bonds shall be transferred and paid into the Bond and Interest Fund.

Section 506.           Deposits and Investment of Moneys. 

Moneys in each of the Funds and Accounts shall be deposited in accordance with laws of the State, in a bank, savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the State, any other state or the United States:  (a) which has a main or branch office located in the Issuer; or (b) if no such entity has a main or branch office located in the Issuer, with such an entity that has a main or branch office located in the county or counties in which the Issuer is located.  All such depositaries shall be members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or otherwise as permitted by State law.  All such deposits shall be invested in Permitted Investments as set forth in this Article or shall be adequately secured as provided by the laws of the State.  All moneys held in the Funds and Accounts shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds of the Issuer so that there shall be no commingling with any other funds of the Issuer.

            Moneys held in any Fund or Account may be invested in accordance with this Bond Resolution and the Federal Tax Certificate in Permitted Investments; provided, however, that no such investment shall be made for a period extending longer than to the date when the moneys invested may be needed for the purpose for which such fund was created.  All earnings on any investments held in any Fund or Account shall accrue to and become a part of such Fund or Account; provided that, during the period of construction of the Improvements, earnings on the investment of such funds shall be credited to the Debt Service Account.

Section 507.           Application of Moneys in the Costs of Issuance Account. 

Moneys in the Costs of Issuance Account shall be used by the Issuer to pay the Costs of Issuance.  Any funds remaining in the Costs of Issuance Account, after payment of all Costs of Issuance, but not later than the later of 30 days prior to the first Stated Maturity of principal or one year after the date of issuance of the Bonds, shall be transferred to the Improvement Fund until completion of the Improvements and thereafter to the Debt Service Account.

Article VI

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 601.           Remedies. 

The provisions of the Bond Resolution, including the covenants and agreements herein contained, shall constitute a contract between the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds.  If an Event of Default occurs and shall be continuing, the Owner or Owners of not less than 10% in principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding shall have the right for the equal benefit and protection of all Owners of Bonds similarly situated:

            (a)        by mandamus or other suit, action or proceedings at law or in equity to enforce the rights of such Owner or Owners against the Issuer and its officers, agents and employees, and to require and compel duties and obligations required by the provisions of the Bond Resolution or by the Constitution and laws of the State;

            (b)        by suit, action or other proceedings in equity or at law to require the Issuer, its officers, agents and employees to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust; and

            (c)        by suit, action or other proceedings in equity or at law to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the Owners of the Bonds.

Section 602.           Limitation on Rights of Owners. 

The covenants and agreements of the Issuer contained herein and in the Bonds shall be for the equal benefit, protection, and security of the Owners of any or all of the Bonds, all of which Bonds shall be of equal rank and without preference or priority of one Bond over any other Bond in the application of the funds herein pledged to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, or otherwise, except as to rate of interest, date of maturity and right of prior redemption as provided in this Bond Resolution.  No one or more Owners secured hereby shall have any right in any manner whatever by his or their action to affect, disturb or prejudice the security granted and provided for herein, or to enforce any right hereunder, except in the manner herein provided, and all proceedings at law or in equity shall be instituted, had and maintained for the equal benefit of all Outstanding Bonds.

Section 603.           Remedies Cumulative. 

No remedy conferred herein upon the Owners is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each such remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred herein.  No waiver of any default or breach of duty or contract by the Owner of any Bond shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or breach of duty or contract or shall impair any rights or remedies thereon.  No delay or omission of any Owner to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or acquiescence therein.  Every substantive right and every remedy conferred upon the Owners of the Bonds by this Bond Resolution may be enforced and exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient.  If action or proceedings taken by any Owner on account of any default or to enforce any right or exercise any remedy has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to such Owner, then, and in every such case, the Issuer and the Owners of the Bonds shall, subject to any determination in such action or proceeding or applicable law of the State, be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively, and all rights, remedies, powers and duties of the Owners shall continue as if no such suit, action or other proceedings had been brought or taken.

Section 604.           Control of Remedies Upon an Event of Default and Event of Insolvency. 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Bond Insurer, provided the Bond Insurance Policy is in full force and effect and the Bond Insurer shall not be in default thereunder, shall be entitled to control and direct the enforcement of all rights and remedies granted to the Owners under this Bond Resolution.  Any reorganization or liquidation plan with respect to the Issuer must be acceptable to the Bond Insurer.  In the event of any reorganization or liquidation, the Bond Insurer shall have the right to vote on behalf of all Owners who hold the Bonds insured by the Bond Insurer absent a default by the Bond Insurer under the applicable Bond Insurance Policy insuring such Bonds.

Article VII

DEFEASANCE

Section 701.           Defeasance. 

When any or all of the Bonds, redemption premium, if any, or scheduled interest payments thereon have been paid and discharged, then the requirements contained in this Bond Resolution and the pledge of the Issuer’s faith and credit hereunder and all other rights granted hereby shall terminate with respect to the Bonds or scheduled interest payments thereon so paid and discharged.  Bonds, redemption premium, if any, or scheduled interest payments thereon shall be deemed to have been paid and discharged within the meaning of this Bond Resolution if there has been deposited with the Paying Agent, or other commercial bank or trust company located in the State and having full trust powers, at or prior to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date of said Bonds or the interest payments thereon, in trust for and irrevocably appropriated thereto, moneys and/or Defeasance Obligations which, together with the interest to be earned on any such Defeasance Obligations, will be sufficient for the payment of the principal of or Redemption Price of said Bonds and/or interest accrued to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, or if default in such payment has occurred on such date, then to the date of the tender of such payments.  If the amount to be so deposited is based on the Redemption Price of any Bonds, no such satisfaction shall occur until (a) the Issuer has elected to redeem such Bonds, and (b) either notice of such redemption has been given, or the Issuer has given irrevocable instructions, or shall have provided for an escrow agent to give irrevocable instructions, to the Bond Registrar to give such notice of redemption in compliance with Article III hereof.  Any money and Defeasance Obligations that at any time shall be deposited with the Paying Agent or other commercial bank or trust company by or on behalf of the Issuer, for the purpose of paying and discharging any of the Bonds, shall be and are hereby assigned, transferred and set over to the Paying Agent or other bank or trust company in trust for the respective Owners of the Bonds, and such moneys shall be and are hereby irrevocably appropriated to the payment and discharge thereof.  All money and Defeasance Obligations deposited with the Paying Agent or such bank or trust company shall be deemed to be deposited in accordance with and subject to all of the provisions of this Bond Resolution. The Issuer shall notify the Bond Insurer of any defeasance under this Section.

            Notwithstanding anything in this Bond Resolution to the contrary, in the event that the principal and/or interest due on the Bonds shall be paid by the Bond Insurer pursuant to the Bond Insurance Policy, the Bonds shall remain Outstanding for all purposes, not be defeased or otherwise satisfied and not be considered paid by the Issuer and the covenants, agreements and other obligations of the Issuer to the Owners shall continue to exist and shall run to the benefit of the Bond Insurer, and the Bond Insurer shall be subrogated to the rights of such Owners.

Article VIII

TAX COVENANTS

Section 801.           General Covenants. 

The Issuer covenants and agrees that it will comply with:  (a) all applicable provisions of the Code necessary to maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest on the Bonds; and (b) all provisions and requirements of the Federal Tax Certificate.  The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Federal Tax Certificate in a form approved by Bond Counsel, for and on behalf of and as the act and deed of the Issuer.  The Issuer will, in addition, adopt such other ordinances or resolutions and take such other actions as may be necessary to comply with the Code and with all other applicable future laws, regulations, published rulings and judicial decisions, in order to ensure that the interest on the Bonds will remain excluded from federal gross income, to the extent any such actions can be taken by the Issuer.

Section 802.           Survival of Covenants. 

The covenants contained in this Article and in the Federal Tax Certificate shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the defeasance of the Bonds pursuant to Article VII hereof or any other provision of this Bond Resolution until such time as is set forth in the Federal Tax Certificate.

Article IX

PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE BOND INSURANCE POLICY

Section 901.           Payment Procedure Pursuant to Bond Insurance Policy. 

As long as the Bond Insurance Policy shall be in full force and effect, the Issuer and the Paying Agent agree to comply with the following provisions:

            (a)        If, on the Business Day prior to the related Stated Maturity there is not on deposit with the Paying Agent, after making all transfers and deposits required under the Bond Resolution, moneys sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds due on such Stated Maturity, the Paying Agent shall give notice to the Bond Insurer and to the Insurer’s Fiscal Agent by telephone or telecopy of the amount of such deficiency by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day.  If, on the related Stated Maturity, there continues to be a deficiency in the amount available to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds due on such Stated Maturity, the Paying Agent shall make a claim under the Bond Insurance Policy and give notice to the Bond Insurer and the Insurer’s Fiscal Agent (if any) by telephone of the amount of such deficiency, and the allocation of such deficiency between the amount required to pay interest on the Bonds and the amount required to pay principal on the Bonds, confirmed in writing to the Bond Insurer and the Insurer’s Fiscal Agent by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Stated Maturity by filling in the form of Notice of Claim and Certificate delivered with the Bond Insurance Policy.

            (b)        In the event the claim to be made is for a mandatory sinking fund redemption installment, upon receipt of the moneys due, the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver to affected Owners who surrender their Bonds a new Bond or Bonds in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond surrendered.  The Paying Agent shall designate any portion of payment of principal on Bonds paid by the Bond Insurer, whether by virtue of mandatory sinking fund redemption, maturity or other advancement of maturity, on its books as a reduction in the principal amount of Bonds registered to the then current Owner, whether DTC or its nominee or otherwise, and shall issue a replacement Bond to the Bond Insurer, registered in the name of the Bond Insurer, in a principal amount equal to the amount of principal so paid (without regard to authorized denominations); provided that the Paying Agent’s failure to so designate any payment or issue any replacement Bond shall have no effect on the amount of principal or interest payable by the Issuer on any Bond or the subrogation rights of the Bond Insurer.

            The Paying Agent shall keep a complete and accurate record of all funds deposited by the Bond Insurer into the Policy Payments Account (as hereinafter defined) and the allocation of such funds to payment of interest on and principal paid in respect of any Bond.  The Bond Insurer shall have the right to inspect such records at reasonable times upon reasonable notice to the Paying Agent.

            Upon payment of a claim under the Bond Insurance Policy the Paying Agent shall establish a separate special purpose trust account for the benefit of Owners referred to herein as the “Policy Payments Account” and over which the Paying Agent shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal.  The Paying Agent shall receive any amount paid under the Bond Insurance Policy in trust on behalf of Owners and shall deposit any such amount in the Policy Payments Account and distribute such amount only for purposes of making the payments for which a claim was made.  Such amounts shall be disbursed by the Paying Agent to Owners in the same manner as principal and interest payments are to be made with respect to the Bonds under the sections hereof regarding payment of Bonds.  It shall not be necessary for such payments to be made by checks or wire transfers separate from the check or wire transfer used to pay debt service with other funds available to make such payments.

            Funds held in the Policy Payments Account shall not be invested by the Paying Agent and may not be applied to satisfy any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Paying Agent.

            Any funds remaining in the Policy Payments Account following a Stated Maturity date shall promptly be remitted to the Bond Insurer.

            (c)        The Bond Insurer shall, to the extent it makes any payment of principal of or interest on the Bonds, become subrogated to the rights of the recipients of such payments in accordance with the terms of the Bond Insurance Policy.

            (d)        The Issuer agrees to pay or reimburse the Bond Insurer any and all charges, fees, costs and expenses which the Bond Insurer may reasonably pay or incur in connection with (1) the administration, enforcement, defense or preservation of any rights or security in respect of the Bond Resolution, (2) the pursuit of any remedies under the Bond Resolution or otherwise afforded by law or equity, (3) any amendment, waiver or other action with respect to, or related to, the Bond Resolution whether or not executed or completed, (4) the violation by the Issuer of any law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree applicable to it or (5) any litigation or other dispute in connection with the Bond Resolution or the transactions contemplated thereby, other than amounts resulting from the failure of the Bond Insurer to honor its obligations under the Bond Insurance Policy.  The Bond Insurer reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee as a condition to executing any amendment, waiver or consent proposed in respect of the Bond Resolution.

            (e)        Payments required to be made to the Bond Insurer shall be payable solely from the taxes levied pursuant to Article IV hereof and shall be paid (1) prior to an Event of Default, to the extent not paid from the Debt Service Account, and (2) after an Event of Default, with respect to amounts other than principal and interest on the Bonds, on the same priority as payments to the Paying Agent for expenses.  The obligations to the Bond Insurer shall survive discharge or termination of the Bond Resolution.

            (f)        The Bond Insurer shall be entitled to pay principal or interest on the Bonds that shall become Due for Payment but shall be unpaid by reason of Nonpayment by the Issuer (as such terms are defined in the Bond Insurance Policy) and any amounts due on the Bonds as a result of acceleration of the maturity thereof in accordance with this Bond Resolution, whether or not the Bond Insurer has received a Notice (as defined in the Bond Insurance Policy) of Nonpayment or a claim upon the Bond Insurance Policy.

Section 902.           Consent of the Bond Insurer. 

Any provision of this Bond Resolution expressly recognizing or granting rights in or to the Bond Insurer may not be amended in any manner which affects the rights of the Bond Insurer hereunder without the prior written consent of the Bond Insurer.

            The Bond Insurer’s consent shall be required in addition to Owner consent, when required, for the execution and delivery of any supplemental resolution, or any amendment, supplement or change to or modification of other documents relating to the security for the Bonds; removal or substitution of the Paying Agent; or approval of any action or document requiring approval of the Owners.

            The Bond Insurer shall be deemed to be the sole Owner of the Bonds insured by it for the purpose of exercising any voting right or privilege or giving any consent or direction or taking any other action that the Owners of the Bonds insured by it are entitled to take pursuant to this Bond Resolution.

Section 903.           Notices to the Bond Insurer.

            (a)        While the Bond Insurance Policy is in effect, the Issuer shall, in addition to the other notice requirements contained in this Bond Resolution, furnish to the Bond Insurer:

(1)        As soon as practicable after the filing thereof, a copy of any financial statement, audit and/or annual report of the Issuer;

(2)        A copy of any notice to be given to the Owners, including, without limitation, notice of any redemption of or defeasance of Bonds, and any certificate rendered pursuant to this Bond Resolution relating to the security for the Bonds;

(3)        Notice of an Event of Default within five business days after the occurrence of such event; and

(4)        such additional information as the Bond Insurer may reasonably request.

            (b)        The Issuer shall notify the Bond Insurer of any failure of the Issuer to provide relevant notices, certificates, etc.

            (c)        The Issuer will permit the Bond Insurer to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Issuer or any information the Bond Insurer may reasonably request regarding the security for the Bonds with appropriate officers of the Issuer.  The Issuer will permit the Bond Insurer to have access to and to make copies of all books and records relating to the Bonds at any reasonable time.

            (d)        The Bond Insurer shall have the right to direct an accounting at the Issuer’s expense, and the Issuer’s failure to comply with such direction within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of the direction from the Bond Insurer shall be deemed an Event of Default hereunder; provided, however, that if compliance cannot occur within such period, then such period will be extended so long as compliance is begun within such period and diligently pursued, but only if such extension would not materially adversely affect the interests of any Owner.

            (e)        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bond Resolution, the Issuer shall immediately notify the Bond Insurer if at any time there are insufficient moneys to make any payments of principal and/or interest as required and immediately upon the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder.

            (f)        In each case in which notice or other communication to the Bond Insurer refers to an Event of Default or with respect to which failure on the part of the Bond Insurer to respond shall be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice or other communication shall also be sent to the attention of General Counsel and shall be marked to indicate “URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED.”

Section 904.           Third Party Beneficiary. 

To the extent that this Bond Resolution confers upon or gives or grants to the Bond Insurer any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Bond Resolution, the Bond Insurer is hereby explicitly recognized as being a third-party beneficiary hereunder and may enforce any such right, remedy or claim conferred, given or granted hereunder.

Section 905.           Parties Interested Herein

Nothing in this Bond Resolution, expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or to give to, any person or entity, other than the Issuer, the Bond Insurer, the Paying Agent and the Owners, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Bond Resolution, or any covenant, condition or stipulation hereof, and all covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Bond Resolution contained by and on behalf of the Issuer shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Issuer, the Paying Agent, the Bond Insurer and the Owners of the Bonds.

Section 906.           Suspension of Bond Insurer’s Rights. 

Rights of the Bond Insurer to direct or consent to actions granted under this Bond Resolution shall be suspended during any period in which the Bond Insurer is in default in its payment obligations under the Bond Insurance Policy (except to the extent of amounts previously paid by the Bond Insurer and due and owing to the Bond Insurer) and shall be of no force or effect in the event the Bond Insurance Policy is no longer in effect or the Bond Insurer asserts that the Bond Insurance Policy is not in effect or the Bond Insurer shall have provided written notice that it waives such rights.

Article X

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

Section 1001.       Disclosure Requirements. 

The Issuer hereby covenants with the Purchaser and the Beneficial Owners to provide and disseminate such information as is required by the SEC Rule and as further set forth in the Disclosure Undertaking, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.  Such covenant shall be for the benefit of and enforceable by the Purchaser and the Beneficial Owners.

Section 1002.       Failure to Comply with Continuing Disclosure Requirements. 

In the event the Issuer fails to comply in a timely manner with its covenants contained in the preceding section, the Purchaser and/or any Beneficial Owner may make demand for such compliance by written notice to the Issuer.  In the event the Issuer does not remedy such noncompliance within 10 days of receipt of such written notice, the Purchaser or any Beneficial Owner may in its discretion, without notice or demand, proceed to enforce compliance by a suit or suits in equity for the specific performance of such covenant or agreement contained in the preceding section or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy, as the Purchaser and/or any Beneficial Owner shall deem effectual to protect and enforce any of the duties of the Issuer under such preceding section.  The Purchaser or Beneficial Owner shall provide a copy of any such demand or notice to the Bond Insurer.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bond Resolution, failure of the Issuer to comply with its covenants contained in the preceding section shall not be considered an Event of Default under this Bond Resolution.

Article XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1101.       Annual Audit. 

Annually, promptly after the end of the Fiscal Year, the Issuer will cause an audit to be made of the financial statements of the Issuer for the preceding Fiscal Year by an Independent Accountant.  Within 30 days after the completion of each such audit, a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the Clerk, and a duplicate copy of the audit shall be mailed to the Bond Insurer.  Such audit shall at all times during the usual business hours be open to the examination and inspection by any taxpayer, any Owner of any of the Bonds, or by anyone acting for or on behalf of such taxpayer or Owner.  Upon payment of the reasonable cost of preparing and mailing the same, a copy of any annual audit will, upon request, be sent to any Owner or prospective Owner.  As soon as possible after the completion of the annual audit, the Governing Body shall review such audit, and if the audit discloses that proper provision has not been made for all of the requirements of this Bond Resolution, the Issuer shall promptly cure such deficiency.

Section 1102.       Amendments. 

The rights and duties of the Issuer and the Owners, and the terms and provisions of the Bonds or of this Bond Resolution, may be amended or modified at any time in any respect by ordinance or resolution of the Issuer with the written consent of the Bond Insurer and the Owners of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, such consent to be evidenced by an instrument or instruments executed by the Bond Insurer and such Owners and duly acknowledged or proved in the manner of a deed to be recorded, and such instrument or instruments shall be filed with the Clerk, but no such modification or alteration shall:

            (a)        extend the maturity of any payment of principal or interest due upon any Bond;

            (b)        effect a reduction in the amount which the Issuer is required to pay as principal of or interest on any Bond;

            (c)        permit preference or priority of any Bond over any other Bond; or

            (d)        reduce the percentage in principal amount of Bonds required for the written consent to any modification or alteration of the provisions of this Bond Resolution.

Any provision of the Bonds or of this Bond Resolution may, however, be amended or modified by ordinance or resolution duly adopted by the Governing Body at any time in any legal respect with the written consent of the Bond Insurer and the Owners of all of the Bonds at the time Outstanding.

            Without notice to or the consent of any Owners, the Issuer may amend or supplement this Bond Resolution for the purpose of curing any formal defect, omission, inconsistency or ambiguity herein, to grant to or confer upon the Owners any additional rights, remedies, powers or authority that may lawfully be granted to or conferred upon the Owners, to more precisely identify the Improvements, to reallocate proceeds of the Bonds among Improvements, to provide for Substitute Improvements, to conform this Bond Resolution to the Code or future applicable federal law concerning tax-exempt obligations, or in connection with any other change therein which is not materially adverse to the interests of the Owners.  Copies of any amendments shall be provided to each Rating Agency at least 10 days prior to the effective date thereof.

Every amendment or modification of the provisions of the Bonds or of this Bond Resolution, to which the written consent of the Bond Insurer and the Owners is given, as above provided, shall be expressed in a resolution or ordinance adopted by the Governing Body amending or supplementing the provisions of this Bond Resolution and shall be deemed to be a part of this Bond Resolution.  A certified copy of every such amendatory or supplemental ordinance or resolution, if any, and a certified copy of this Bond Resolution shall always be kept on file in the office of the Clerk, shall be delivered to the Bond Insurer and shall be made available for inspection by the Owner of any Bond or a prospective purchaser or owner of any Bond authorized by this Bond Resolution, and upon payment of the reasonable cost of preparing the same, a certified copy of any such amendatory or supplemental ordinance or resolution or of this Bond Resolution will be sent by the Clerk to any such Owner or prospective Owner.

            Any and all modifications made in the manner hereinabove provided shall not become effective until there has been filed with the Clerk a copy of the ordinance or resolution of the Issuer hereinabove provided for, duly certified, as well as proof of any required consent to such modification by the Bond Insurer and the Owners of the Bonds then Outstanding.  It shall not be necessary to note on any of the Outstanding Bonds any reference to such amendment or modification.

            The Issuer shall furnish to the Paying Agent a copy of any amendment to the Bonds or this Bond Resolution which affects the duties or obligations of the Paying Agent under this Bond Resolution.

Section 1103.       Notices, Consents and Other Instruments by Owners. 

Any notice, consent, request, direction, approval or other instrument to be signed and executed by the Owners may be in any number of concurrent writings of similar tenor and may be signed or executed by such Owners in person or by agent appointed in writing.  Proof of the execution of any such instrument or of the writing appointing any such agent and of the ownership of Bonds, if made in the following manner, shall be sufficient for any of the purposes of this Bond Resolution, and shall be conclusive in favor of the Issuer and the Paying Agent with regard to any action taken, suffered or omitted under any such instrument, namely:

            (a)        The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument may be proved by a certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction who by law has power to take acknowledgments within such jurisdiction that the person signing such instrument acknowledged before such officer the execution thereof, or by affidavit of any witness to such execution.

            (b)        The fact of ownership of Bonds, the amount or amounts, numbers and other identification of Bonds, and the date of holding the same shall be proved by the Bond Register.

            In determining whether the Owners of the requisite principal amount of Bonds Outstanding have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Bond Resolution, Bonds owned by the Issuer shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding under this Bond Resolution, except that, in determining whether the Owners shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Bonds which the Owners know to be so owned shall be so disregarded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bonds so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded as aforesaid if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Owners the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Bonds and that the pledgee is not the Issuer.

Section 1104.       Notices. 

Any notice, request, complaint, demand or other communication required or desired to be given or filed under this Bond Resolution shall be in writing, given to the Notice Representative at the Notice Address and shall be deemed duly given or filed if the same shall be:  (a) duly mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid; or (b) communicated via fax, with electronic or telephonic confirmation of receipt.  Copies of such notices shall also be given to the Paying Agent and the Bond Insurer.  The Issuer, the Paying Agent, the Bond Insurer and the Purchaser may from time to time designate, by notice given hereunder to the others of such parties, such other address to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent.

            All notices given by:  (a) certified or registered mail as aforesaid shall be deemed duly given as of the date they are so mailed; (b) fax as aforesaid shall be deemed duly given as of the date of confirmation of receipt.  If, because of the temporary or permanent suspension of regular mail service or for any other reason, it is impossible or impractical to mail any notice in the manner herein provided, then such other form of notice as shall be made with the approval of the Paying Agent shall constitute a sufficient notice.

Section 1105.       Electronic Transactions. 

The transactions described in this Bond Resolution may be conducted, and documents related to the Bonds may be sent, received, executed, and stored, by electronic means or transmissions.  Copies, telecopies, electronic files and other reproductions of original executed documents (or documents executed by electronic means or transmissions) shall be deemed to be authentic and valid counterparts of such documents for all purposes, including the filing of any claim, action or suit in the appropriate court of law.

Section 1106.       Further Authority. 

The officers and officials of the Issuer, including the Mayor and Clerk, are hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents and take such actions as they may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out and perform the purposes of this Bond Resolution and to make ministerial alterations, changes or additions in the foregoing agreements, statements, instruments and other documents herein approved, authorized and confirmed which they may approve, and the execution or taking of such action shall be conclusive evidence of such necessity or advisability.

Section 1107.       Severability. 

If any section or other part of this Bond Resolution, whether large or small, is for any reason held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Bond Resolution.

Section 1108.       Governing Law. 

This Bond Resolution shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the State.

Section 1109.       Effective Date. 

This Bond Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption by the Governing Body.

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            ADOPTED by the Governing Body on November 17, 2025.

(SEAL)                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                            Mayor

ATTEST:

            Clerk

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