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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0925 - Bond issue (Special)'\~I r CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO.·.9 2-S- AN ORDINANCE of the City of Marysville,Washington, providing for the issuance of $250,000.00 par value of "General Obligation Bonds,1977,"of the City to provide a part of the funds to pay the cost of constructing a municipal library on land acquired therefor;specifying the maturities and fixing the form and maximum effective interest rate of such bonds;establishing a "General Obligation Bond Fund, 1977";and providing for the sale of the bonds. WHEREAS,the City is in urgent need of a new munici-pal library to be constructed on land heretofore acquired therefor, and the funds available to the City to pay the cost thereof are inadequate and the City is in need of an additional $250,000.00 to complete such project;and WHEREAS,the value of the taxable property of the City as ascertained by the last preceding assessment for City purposes for the calendar year 1977,as the term "value of the taxable property"is defined in RCW 39.36.015,is $52,751,261.00,and the City has no outstanding general indebtedness at the time of the passage of this ordinance,and the amount of indebtedness for which bonds are herein authorized to be issued is $250,000.00:NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN,as follows: Section:1.The City of Marysville,Washington (hereinafter called the "City"),shall borrow money on the credit of the City and issue negotiable general obligation bonds evidencing such indebtedness in the amount of $250,000.00 to provide a part of the funds to pay the cost of constructing a municipal library on land acquired therefor,and to pay the cost of the issuance of the general obligation bonds herein authorized.Such general indebtedness to , ". be incurred shall be within the limit up to 3/4 of 1%of the value of the taxable property within the City permitted for general municipal purposes without a vote of the qualifieu voters therein. Section 2.The bonds shall be called "General Obligation Bonds,1977,"of the City,shall be dated March 1,1977,shall be in denominations of $5,000.00 each,shall be numbered from 1 to 50,inclusive,and shall bear interest at an effective rate not to exceed 8%per annum,payable on september 1,1977,and semiannually thereafter on each succeeding March 1 and September 1,as evidenced by coupons attached to the bonds representing interest to maturity with full obligation on the part of the City to pay interest at the bond rate,from and after maturity,until the bonds,both principal and interes.t,are paid in full.Both principal and interest are to be paid in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the City Treasurer in Marysville,Washington. The bonus shall be payable serially over a period of from two to ten years from the date of issue and shall mature in order of their nunmers as follows (based on an assumed interest rate of 5.50%): Bond Numbers '(Inclusive)Amounts Maturities 1 to 4 $20,000 March 1,1979 5 to 9 25,000 March 1,1980 10 to 14 25,000 March 1,1981 15 to 19 25,000 March 1,1982 20 to 25 30,000 March 1,1983 26 to 31 30,000 March 1,1984 32 to 37 30,000 March I,1985 38 to 43 30,000 March 1,1986 44 to 50 35,000 March 1,1987 The City reserves the right and option to redeem the bonds prior to their stated maturity d.ates as a whole,or in part in inverse numerical order,on March 1,1985,or on any semiannual interest payment date thereafter,at par plus accrued interest to date of redemption. Notice of such intended redemption shall be published in the official newspaper of the City at least once not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days prior to the call date,and a -2- "" copy of such notice shall be mailed within the same period to the original pu~chaser or the account manager of the underwriter who purchases the bonds.In addition,such redemption notice shall also be sent to Moody's Investors.Service,Inc.,and Standard & poor's Corporation,at their offices in New York,New York,but the mailing of such notice to such corporations shall not be a condition precedent to the redemption of such bonds.Interest on any bonds so called for redemption shall cease on such call date upon payment of the redemption price into the bond redemption fund for the bonds. The City further reserves the right to purchase any or all of the bonds in the open market at any time at a price not in excess of par. section 3.The City hereby irrevocably pledges itself to levy taxes annually,within the constitutional and statutory tax limitations provided by lawwitbout a vote of the electors, upon all property in the City subj.ect to taxation in an amount sufficient,together with other money of the City available therefor and allocated thereto,.to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same shall accrue,.and the full faith,credit and resources of the City are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. Section 4.The bonds shall be substantially in the following form: No. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF WASHINGTON CITY OF MARYSVILLE . GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND,1977 %--- $5,000.00 ~~OW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:That the City of Marysville [the "Ci ty"),S tate of vvashington,for value -3- ".' received,promises to pay to bearer on the FIRST DAY OF MARCH,19_·_,the principal sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS together with interest thereon at the rate of % per annum,until fully paid,payable on September 1, 1977,and semiannually thereafter on each succeeding March I and September I with interest to maturity being evidenced by and payable upon the presentation and surrender of the attached interest coupons as they severally become due,with full obligation on the part of the City to pay interest at the same rate from and after the maturity date,in the absence of coupons, until this bond with interest is paid in full.The bond is payable,both principal and interest,in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the Treasurer of the City in Marysville,Washington. This bond is one of a total issue of $250,000.00 par value of bonds,all of like date,tenor and effect, except for maturities [and interest rates if more than one interest rate is bid],issued by the City for general municipal purposes,namely,for the purpose of providing a part of the funds to pay the cost of constructing a municipal library on land acquired therefor,and is issued in full compliance with the ordinances of the City and the laws and Constitution of the State of Washington. The City reserves the right and option to redeem the bonds prior to their stated maturity dates as a whole,or in part in inverse numerical order,on March 1,1985,or on any semiannual interest payment date thereafter,at par plus accrued interest to date of redemption. Notice of such intended redemption shall be published in the official newspaper of the City at least once not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days prior to the call date,.and a copy of such notice shall be mailed within the same period to {the original purchaser or the account manager of the underwriter who purchases the bonds].In addition,such redemption notice shall also be sent to Moody's Investors Service,Inc.,and Standard &Poor's Corporation,at their offices in Ne\'1 York,New York,but the mailing of such notice to such corporations shall not be a condition precedent to the redemption of such bonds.Interest on any bonds so called for redemption shall cease on such call date upon payment of the redemption price into the bond redemption fund. The City further reserves the right to purchase any or all of the bonds in the open market at any time at a price not in excess of par. The City hereby irrevocably pledges itself to levy taxes annually,within the constitutional and statutory tax limitations provided by law without a vote of the electors,upon all property in the City subject to taxation in an amount sufficient,together w~th other money of the City available therefor and allocated thereto,to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of this issue as the same shall accrue,and the full faith,credit and resources of the City are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payrnent of the principal of and interest on the bonds. -4- It is hereby certified that all acts,conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have been done,have happened and have been performed as required by law,and that the total indebtedness of the City,including this bond issue,does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City has caused this bond to be signed by the facsimile signature of its Mayor and attested by the manual signature of its City Clerk and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and the interest coupons attached to be signed with the facsimile signatures of said officials this first day of March, 1977. CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON By Cfacsimilesignature) Mayor AT'I'EST: city Clerk The form of the interest coupons shall be substantially as follows: Coupon No. $---- (Unless the bond referred to below has been previously redeemed)_ On the FIRST DAY OF (MARCH)(SEPTEMBER),19 ,the CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON,upon presentation and surrender of this coupon will pay to the bearer at the office of tlle Treasurer of the City in Marysville, Washington ,the amount shown hereon in lawful money of the United States of America,said sum being the interest due that date on its "General Obligation Bond,1977,"dated March 1,1977,and nuInbered CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON By Cfacsirnilesignature) Mayor AT'I'EST: (facsimile signature) City Clerk Section 5.The bonds shall be printed or lithographed on good bond paper and shall be signed by the facsimile signature of the Mayor and attested by the manual signature of the City Clerk under the seal of the City,and the coupons shall bear the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk. -5- ".. ". Section 6.There is hereby created and established in the office of the City Treasurer a special fund to be known and designated as the "General Obligation Bond Fund,1977,"of the City. The accrued interest received,if any,and an amount of the principal proceeds received from the sale of the bonds which, together with such accrued interest,will equal the interest payable on the bonds on September 1,1977,shall be paid into the "General Obligation Bond Fund,1977."The balance of the principal proceeds received from the sale of the bonds shall be paid into the "Building and/or Maintenance Cumulative Reserve Fund"of the City heretofore created and established in the office of the City Treasurer.All taxes collected for·and allocated to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds,and any other money lawfully available therefor by action of the City Council,shall hereafter be deposited in the "General Obligation Bond Fund,1977." Sect'ion 7.The bonds shall be sold for cash at public sale for not less than par,plus accrued interest,upon sealed bids to be received at the office of the City Clerk up to the day and hour stated in the Notice of Bond Sale hereinafter directed to be .,given. Notice calling for bids to purchase the bonds shall be published once a·week for four consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City and a short abbreviated form of such notice shall also be published once in the Daily Journal of Commerce of Seattle,Washington,at least ten days before the bid opening date. Such notice shall specify that the bids for the purchase of the bonds shall be received by the City Clerk of the City at her office ~.ft,yd{1 1.1 ''#77 IS:c e in the City Hall on -Feb-r~~==F1,up to ..7~3:0c o'clock p.m.(PST), and such bids will be publicly opened at such time and will be considered by the City Council at a meeting thereof then to be held in the Council Chambers. -6- ,. ,',\.. •~l •• A copy of the notice shall,at least three weeks prior to the date fixed for the sale,be mailed to the State Finance Conunittee in Olympia,Washington. Bidders are invited to name the rate or rates of interest which the bonds are to bear,not exceeding an effective rate of 8% per annmo.Bidders shall submit a bid specifying: (a)The lowest rate or rates of interest and premiwn,if any,above par at which the bidder will purchase the bonds;or (b)The lowest rate or rates of interest at which the bidder will purchase the bonds at par. No bid will be considered for the bonds for less than par and accrued interest.The purchaser must pay accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds. Coupon rates shall be in multiples of 1/8 or 1/20 of 1%, or both.No more than one rate of interest may be fixed for anyone maturity.Only one coupon will be attached to each bond for each installment of interest thereon,and bids providing for additional or supplemental coupons will be rejected.The maximum differential between the lowest and highest coupon rates named in any bid shall not exceed 2%. For the purpose of comparing the bids only,the coupon rates bid being controlling,each bid shall state the total interest cpst over the life of the bonds and the net effective interest rate of the bid. The bonds shall be sold to the bidder making the best bid, subject to the right of the City Council of the City to reject any and all bids and to readvertise the bonds for sale in the maBner provided by law,and no bid for less than all of the bonds will be considered. All bids shall be sealed and,except the bid of the State of Washington,if one is received,shall be accompanied by a deposit of $12,500.00.~le deposit shall be eith~r cash or certified or cashier's.check made payable to the Treasurer of -7- ,. .",.,::"~ ," the City,which shall be promptly returned if the bid is not accepted.If the bonds are ready for delivery and the successful bidder shall fail and neglect to complete the purchase of the bonds within forty days following the acceptance of its bid,the amount of its deposit shall be forfeited to the City and in that event the City Council may accept·the bid of the one making the next best bid.If there be two or more equal bids for the bonds for not less than par plus accrued interest and such bids are the best bids received,the City Council will determine by lot which bid will be accepted.The bonds will be delivered to the successful bidder at the office of the Treasurer of the City of Marysville or in the City of seattle at the expense of the City,or at such other place as the Treasurer of the City and the successful bidder may mutually agree upon at the purchaser's expense. Any bid presented after the hour specified for the receipt of bids will not be received,and any bid not accompanied by the required bid deposit at the time of opening such bid will not be read or considered. It is understood that if,prior to the delivery of the bonds,the income receivable by the holders thereof shall become taxable,,directly or indirectly,by the terms of any federal income tax law,the successful bidder may at·its option be relieved of its obligation to purchase the bonds,and in such case the deposit accompanying its bid will be returned,~ithout interest. The City will cause the bonds to be printed or lithographed and signed without expense to,the successful bidder. CUSIP numbers will be printed on the bonds,if requested in the bid of the successful bidder,but neither failure to print such numbers on any bond nor error with respect thereto shall constitute cause for a failure or refusal by the purchaser thereof to accept delivery of and pay for the bonds in accordance with the terms of the purchase contract.All expenses in relation to the -8- ·~•••I .~ -..~«»I w~..,. printing of CUSIP numbers on the bonds shall be paid by the issuer; provided,however,that the fee of the CUSIP Service Bureau for the assignment of said numbers shall be the responsibility of and shall be paid for by said purchaser. The City Clerk of the City shall be anu is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice for the purchase of the bonus ln ," the manner required by law in accordance with the provisions of this section.Such notice shall provide that the City-will cause the bonds to be printed or lithographed and signed and will furnish the approving legal opinion of Messrs.Roberts,Shefelman,Lawrence, Gay &Moch.,municipal bond counsel of Seattle ,Washington,covering the bonds without cost to the purchaser,such opinion also being printed on each bond.Such bond opinion shalL state that bond counsel expresses no opinion on the completeness or accuracy of any official statement,offering circular or other sales material relating to the issuance of the bonds prepared by the City or its financial advisor or otherwise used in connection with such bonds. A no-litigation certificate will be included in the closing papers. Such notice shall also ~rovide that further information regarding the details of such bonds may be received upon request made to the, City Clerk or to Terry Thompson.&Co.,Financial Center,Seattle, Washington 98161,the City's financial consultant. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Marysville, Washington,.at a regular open public meeting thereof,and APPROVED by the Mayor this 14,"th day of February,"1977. •Mayor ATTEST: W~,)/~ City Clerk Published: -9-