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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-OR-23ORDINANCE NO. 2004-OR-23 An Ordinance concerning the refunding by the City of Jeffersonville of its Sewage Works Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995; authorizing the issuance of sewage works refunding revenue bonds for such purpose; providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the revenues of the sewage works and the safeguarding of the interests of the owners of the sewage works refunding revenue bonds authorized herein; other matters connected therewith; and repealing ordinances inconsistent herewith WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana ("City") has heretofore established, constructed and financed a municipal sewage works and now owns and operates the sewage works pursuant to IC 36-~9-23, and other applicable laws; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City finds that certain hereinafter described outstanding bonds of the sewage works should be refunded to obtain a reduction in interest payments and effect a savings to the City; that the refunding of said outstanding bonds, together with accrued interest thereon and including all costs related to the refunding cannot be provided for Out of funds of the sewage works now on hand and the refunding should be accomplished by the issuance of revenue bonds of the sewage works; and WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that there are now outstanding bonds originally issued to refund outstanding bonds of the sewage works or to finance the construction of improvements and additions to the sewage works and payable out of the revenues .therefrom designated as the "Sewage Works Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995," dated November 1, 1995 ("1995 Bonds"), now outstanding in the amount of $4,500,000, and maturing annually over a period ending January 1, 2011, the "Sewage Works Revenue Bonds, Series 1998," dated December 1, 1998 ("1998 Bonds"), now outstanding in the amount of $5,350,000, and maturing annually over a period ending January 1, 2019, the "Sewage Works Revenue Bonds, Series 1999," dated December 30, 1999 ("1999 Bonds"), now outstanding in the amount of $3,013,240, INDY 1349783vl and maturing annually over a period ending January 1, 2020, and the "Sewage Works Revenue Bonds, Series 2003," dated December 17, 2003 ("2003 Bonds"), now outstanding in the amount of $3,200,000 and maturing armually over a period ending January 1, 2024, which 1995 Bonds, 1998 Bonds, 1999 Bonds and 2003 Bonds constitute a first charge upon the Net Revenues (as hereinafter defined) of the sewage works; and WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that the 1995 Bonds ("Refunded Bonds") should l~e refunded pursuant to the provisions of lC 5-1-5 to enable the City to obtain a reduction in interest payments and effect a savings to the City; and WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is advisable to issue its refunding revenue ,, bonds in an amount not to exceed $4,880,000 and to use the proceeds, together with funds on hand, to refund the Refunded Bonds and to pay for all costs related to the refunding; and WHEREAS, the ordinances authorizing the issuance of the 1998 Bonds, 1999 Bonds and the 2903 Bonds (collectively, "Outstanding Bonds") permit the issuance of additional bonds ranking on a pahty with the Outstanding Bonds provided certain conditions can be met, and the City finds that the finances of the sewage works will enable the City to meet the conditions for the issuance of additional parity bonds and that, accordingly, the revenue bonds authorized herein shall be on a parity with the Outstanding Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Common Council has been advised that it may be cost efficient to purchase municipal bond insurance for the bonds authorized herein; and WHEREAS, the Common Council now finds that all conditions precedent to the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds have been complied with in accordance with the provisions of lC 5-1-5 and IC 36-9-23, each as in effect on the date of delivery of the bonds authorized herein (collectively, "Act"); INDY 1349783vl -¸2- NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA, THAT: Sec. 1. ~suance of Refundin~ Bonds: Redemption of Refunded Bonds; Tap Fees. (a) The City, being the owner of and engaged in operating an unencumbered sewage works supplying the City, its inhabitants, and the residents adjacent thereto, with sewage disposal and treatment services, now finds it necessary to provide funds for refunding the Refunded Bonds thereby reducing its interest payments and effecting a savings, as reported by the City's financial advisor, Umbaugh, Certified Public Accountants, LLP. The terms "sewage works," "sewage works system," "works," "system," and words of like import where used in this ordinance shall , be construed to mean and include all structures and property of the City's sewer utility, including items defined at IC 36-9-1-8. The Common Council has determined that all sewer tap fees collected in accordance with lC 36-9-23-29 are to be treated and used as Net Revenues of the sewage works. (b) The City shall issue its "Sewage Works Refunding Revenue Bonds of 2004" ("Refunding Bonds"), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,880,000 for the purpose of procuring funds to be applied to the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, the payment of costs of issuance and all other costs related to the refunding, including a premium for municipal bond insurance. The City shall apply any other moneys currently held for the payment of debt service on the Refunded Bonds to the refunding as provided in Section 8. The Refunding Bonds shall be issued in the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each or integral multiples thereof, numbered consecutively from 1 upward, dated as of the first day of the month in which they are sold or delivered, or the date, of delivery, as determined by the Clerk-Treasurer, with the advice of the City's financial advisor, and interest INDY 1349783vl -3- shall be payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 in each year, beginning on the first January 1 or the fi~st July 1 following delivery of the Refunding Bonds, as determined by the Clerk-Treasurer, with the advice of the City's financial advisor. The Refunding Bonds shall be sold at a price of not less than 99% o£the par value thereof and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, at the principal office of the Paying Agent (as hereinafter defined). Such Refunding Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 5.0% per ~nnum (the exact rate or rates to be determined by negotiation or bidding) and shall mature annually, or shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption if term bonds are issued, on January 1 of each year, over a period ending no later than January 1,2011, and in such amounts , which will achieve as level annual debt service as practicable with $5,000 denominations and taking into account the annual debt service on the Outstanding Bonds. Interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be calculated according to a 360-day calendar year containing twelve 30-day months. All or a portion of the Refunding Bonds may be issued as one or more term bonds, upon election of the purchaser of the Refunding Bonds. Such term bonds shall have a stated maturity or maturities of January 1, in the years as determined by the purchaser of the Refunding Bonds, but in no event later than the final serial maturity date of the Refunding Bonds as determined in accordance with the above paragraph. The term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption and final payment(s) at maturity at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the redemption date, on principal payment dates which are hereinafter determined in accordance with the above paragraph. Sec. 2._Registrar and Pa,/in~ A~ent; Book Entry Provisions. The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized to contract with a qualified financial institution to serve as Registrar and INDY 1349783vl -4- Paying Agent for the Refunding Bonds ("Registrar" or "Pay/ng Agent"). The Registrar is hereby charged with the responsibility of authenticating the Refunding Bonds. The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized to enter into such agreements or understandings with the Registrar as will enable the institution to perform the services required of a registrar and paying agent. The Clerk- Treasurer is further authorized to pay such fees as the Registrar may charge for the services it provides as Registrar and Paying Agent and such fees may be paid from the Sewage Works Sinking Fund established to pay the principal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds as fiscal agency charges. The principal of the Refunding Bonds shall be payable at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent. All payments of interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be paid by check, mailed one business day prior to the interest payment date to the registered owners thereof as the names appear as of the fifteenth day of the month preceding the interest pa3qnent date ("Record Date") and at the addresses as they appear on the registration books kept by the Registrar or at such other address as is provided to the Paying Agent in writing by such registered owner. If payment of principal or interest is made to a depository, payment shall be made by wire transfer on the payment date in same-day funds. If the payment date occurs on a date when financial institutions are not open for business, the wire transfer shall be made on the next succeeding business day. The Paying Agent shall be instructed to wire transfer payments by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) so such payments are received at the depository by 2:30 p.m. (New York City time). All payments on the Refunding Bonds shall be made in any coin or currency of the United States of America, which on the date of such payment, shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. INDY 1349783vl -5- Each Refunding Bond shall be transferable or exchangeable only upon the books of the City kept for that purpose at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar by the registered owner in person, or by its attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender of such Refunding Bond together with a written instrument of transfer or exchange satisfactory to the Registrar duly ex~cuted by the registered owner, or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon a new fully registered Refunding Bond or Refunding Bonds in an authorized aggregate principal amount and of the same maturity, shall be executed and delivered in the name of the transferee or transferees or the registered owner, as the case may be, in exchange therefor. The costs of such transfer or exchange shall be borne by the City. The City, the Registrar and Paying Agent for the ~ Refunding Bonds may Ireat and consider the person in whose name such Refunding Bonds are registered as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes including for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal thereof and interest due thereon. ~ The Registrar and Paying Agent may at any time resign as Registrar and Paying Agent upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to the City and by first class mail to each registered owner of the Refunding Bonds then outstanding, and such resignation will take effect at the end of such 30 day period or upon the earlier appointment of a successor registrar and paying agent by the City. Any such notice to the City may be served personally or sent by registered mail. The Registrar and Paying Agent may be removed at any time as Registrar and Paying Agent by the City, in which event the City may appoint a successor registrar and paying agent. The City shall notify each regislered owner of the Refunding Bonds then outstanding by first class mail of the removal of the Registrar and Paying Agent. Notices to the registered owners of the Refunding Bonds shall be deemed to be given when mailed by first class mail to the addresses of such registered owners as they appear on the registration books kept by the Registrar. INDY1349783vl -6- Upon the appointment of any successor regis(rat and paying agent by the City, the Clerk- Treasurer is authorized and directed to enter into such agreements and understandings with such successor registrar and paying agent as will enable the institution to perform the services required of a registrar and paying agent for the Refunding Bonds. The Clerk-Treasurer is further authorized to pay such fees as the successor registrar and paying agent may charge for the services it provides as registrar and paying agent and such fees may be paid from the Sewage Works Sinking Fund continued in Section 14 hereof. Any predecessor registrar and paying agent shall deliver all of the Refunding Bonds and any cash or investments in its possession with respect thereto, together with the registration ~ books, to the successor registrar and paying agent. The City has determined that it may be beneficial to the City to have the Refunding Bonds held by a central depository system pursuant to an agreement between the City and The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York ("Depository Trust Company") and have transfers of the Refunding Bonds effected by book-entry on the books of the central depository system ("Book Entry System"). The Refunding Bonds may be initially issued in the form of a separate single authenticated fully registered Refunding Bo~d for the aggregate principal amount of each separate maturity of the Refunding Bonds. In such case, upon initial issuance, the ownership of such Refunding Bonds shall be registered in the register kept by the Registrar in the name of CEDE & CO., as nominee of the Depository Trust Company. With respect to the Refunding Bonds registered in the register kept by the Registrar in the name of CEDE & CO., as nominee of the Depository Trust Company, the City and the Paying Agent shall have no responsibility or obligation to any other holders or owners (including any beneficial owner ("Beneficial Owner")) of the Refunding Bonds with respect to (i) the accuracy IND¥ 1349783vl -7- of the records of the Depository Trust Company, CEDE & CO., or any Beneficial Owner with respect to ownership questions, (ii) the delivery to any bondholder (including any Beneficial Owner) or any other person, other than the Depository Trust Company, of any notice with respect to the Refunding Bonds including any notice of redemption, or (iii) the payment to any bondholder (including any Beneficial Owner) or any other person, other than the Depository Trust Company, of any amount with respect to the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Refunding Bonds except as otherwise provided herein. / No person other'than the Depository Trust Company shall receive an authenticated Refunding Bond evidencing an obligation of the City to make payments of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Refunding Bonds pursuant to this ordinance. The City and the Registrar and Paying Agent may treat as and deem the Depository Trust Company or CEDE & CO. to be the absolute bondholder of each of the Refunding Bonds for the purpose of (i) payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and inlerest on such Refunding Bonds; (ii) giving notices of redemption and other notices permitted to be given to bondholders with respect to such Refunding Bonds; (iii) registering transfers w/th respect to such Refunding Bonds; (iv) obtaining any consent or other action required or permitted to be taken of or by bondholders; (v) voting; and (vi) for all other purposes whatsoever. The Paying Agent shall pay all principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Refunding Bonds only to or upon the order of the Depository Trust Company, and all such payments shall be Yalid arid effective fully to satisfy and discharge the City's and the Paying Agent's obligations with respect to principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Refunding Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. Upon delivery by the Depository Trust Company to the City of written notice to the effect that the Depository Trust Company has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of CEDE & INDYI349783vl -8- CO., and subject to the provisions herein with respect 'to consents, the words *'CEDE & CO." in this ordinance shall refer to such new nominee of the Depository Trust Company. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, SO long as any Refunding Bond is registered in the name of CEDE & CO., as nominee of'the Depository Trust Company, all payments with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Refunding Bonds and all notices with respect to such Refunding Bonds shall be made and given, respectively, to the Depository Trust Company as provided in a representation letter from the City to the Depository Trust Company. Upon receipt by the City of written notice fi-om the Depository Trust Company to the effect that the Depository Trust Company is unable or unwilling to discharge its responsibilities and no substitute depository willing to undertake the functions of the Depository Trust Company hereunder can be found which is willing and able to undertake such functions upon reasonable and qUstomary terms, then the Refunding Bonds shall no longer be restricted to being registered in the register of the City kept by the Registrar in the name of CEDE & CO., as nominee of the Depository Trust Company, but may be registered in whatever name or names the bondholders transferring or exchanging the Refunding Bonds shall designate, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. If the City determines that it is in the best interest of the bondholders that they be able to obtain certificates for the fully registered Refunding Bonds, the City may notify the Depository Trust Company and the Registrar, whereupon the Depository Trust Company will notify the Beneficial Owners of the availability through the Depository Trust Company of certificates for the Refunding Bonds. In such event, the Registrar shall prepare, authenticate, transfer and exchange certificates for the Refunding Bonds as requested by the Depository Trust Company INDY 1349783vl and any Beneficial Owners in appropriate amounts, and whenever the Depository Trust Company requests the City and the Registrar to do so, the Registrar and the City will cooperate with the Depository Trust Company by taking appropriate action after reasonable notice (i) to make available one or more separate certificates evidencing lhe fully registered Refunding Bonds of any Beneficial Owner's Depository Trust Company account or (ii) to arrange for another securities depository to maintain custody of certificates for and evidencing the Refunding Bonds. If the Refunding Bonds shall no longer be restricted to being registered in the name of the Depository Trust Company, the Registrar shall cause said Refunding Bonds to be printed in blank in such number as the Registrar shall determine to be necessary or customary; provided, however, that the Registrar shall not be required to have such Refunding Bonds printed until it shall have received from the City indemnification for all costs and expenses associated with such printing. In connection with any notice or other communication to be provided to bondholders by the City or the Registrar with respect to any consent or other action to be taken by bondholders, the City or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall establish a record date for such consent or other action and give the Depository Trust Company notice of such record date not less than fifteen (15) calendar days in advance of such record date to the extent possible. So long as said Refunding Bonds are registered in the name of the Depository Trust Company or CEDE & CO. or any substitute nominee, the City and the Registrar and Paying Agent shall be entitled to request and to rely upon a certificate or other written representation from the Beneficial Owners of the Refunding Bonds or from the Depository Trust Company on behalf of such Beneficial Owners stating the amount of their respective beneficial ownership interests in the Refunding Bonds and setting forth the consent, advice, direction, demand or vote INDY1349783vl -10- of the Beneficial Owners as of a record date selected by the Registrar and the Depository Trust Company, to the same extent as if such consent, advice, direction, demand or vote were made by the bondholders for purposes of this ordinance and the City and the Registrar and Paying Agent shall for such purposes treat the Beneficial Owners as the bondholders. Along with any such certificate or representation, the Registrar may request the Depository Trust Company to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Registrar a list of all Beneficial Owners of the Refunding Bonds, together with the dollar amount of each Beneficial Owner's interest in the Refunding Bonds and the current addresses of such Beneficial Owners. Interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be payable from the interest payment date to which interest has been paid next preceding the authentication date of the Refunding Bonds unless the Refunding Bonds are authenticated after the Record Date and on or before such interest payment date in which case they shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or unless the Refunding Bonds are authenticated on or before the Record Date preceding the first interest payment date, in which case they shall bear interest from the original date of the Refunding Bonds until the principal shall be fully paid. Sec. 3. Redemption of Refund/hr Bonds. The Refunding Bonds are not subject to optional redemption prior to maturity. If any Refunding Bond is issued as a term bond, the Paying Agent shall credit against the mandatory sinking fund requirement for the Refunding Bonds maturing as term bonds, and corresponding mandatory redemption obligation, in the order determined by the City, any Refunding Bonds maturing as term bonds which have previously been redeemed (otherwise than as a result of a previous mandatory redemption requirement) or delivered to the Registrar for cancellation or purchased for cancellation by the Paying Agent and not theretofore applied as a INDY 1349783vl -11- credit against any redemption obligation. Each Refunding Bond maturing as a term bond so delivered or canceled shall be credited by the Paying Agent at 100% of the principal amount thereof against the mandatory sinking fund obligation on such mandatory sinking fund date, and any excess of such amount shall be credited on future redemption obligations, and the principal amount of the Refunding Bonds to be redeemed by operation of the mandatory sinking fund requirement shall be accordingly reduced; provided, however, the Paying Agent shall credit only s¢ch Refunding Bonds maturing as term bonds to the extent received on or before forty-five (45) days preceding the applidable mandatory redemption date. Each Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) principal amount shall be considered a separate , bond for purposes of mandatory redemption~ If less than an entire maturity is called for redemption, the Refunding Bonds to be called shall be selected by lot by the Registrar. Notice of such redemption shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption by mail unless the notice is waived by the registered owner of a Refunding Bond. Such notice shall be mailed to the address of the registered owners as shown on the registration records of the City as of the date which is forty-five (45) days prior to such redemption date. The notice shall specify the date and place of redemption and sufficient identification of the Refunding Bonds called for redemption. The place of redemption shall be determined by the City. Interest on the Refunding Bonds so called for redemption shall cease on the redemption date fixed in such notice if sufficient funds are available at the principal office of the Paying Agent to pay the redemption price on the date so named. Coincidentally with the payment of the redemption price, the Refunding Bonds so called for redemption shall be surrendered for cancellation. INDY 1349783vl -129 Sec. 4. E__xecution and Ne2otiabilitx. Each of the Refunding Bonds shall be executed in the name of the City by the manual or facsimile signature of its Mayor, attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Clerk-Treasurer and the seal of the City shall be affixed, imprinted or impressed to or on each of the Refunding Bonds manually, by facsimile or any other means; and these officials, by the execution of a Signature and No Litigation Certificate, shall adopt as and for their own proper signatures the facsimile signatures appearing on the Refunding Bonds. In case any officer whose signature or facsimile signature appears on the Refunding Bonds shall cease to be such officer Before the delivery of the Refunding Bonds, the signature of such officer shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery. The Refunding Bonds shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Indiana, subject to the provisions for registration herein. The Refunding Bonds shall also be authenticated by the manual signature of the Registrar and no Refunding Bond shall be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication thereon has been so executed. Sec. 5. Form of Bonds. The form and tenor of the Refunding Bonds shall be substantially as follows, all blanks to be filled in properly prior to delivery: [Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the City of Jeffersonville or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.] INDY 1349783¥1 -13- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF CLARK CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE SEWAGE WORKS REFUNDING REVENUE BOND OF 2004 Interest Maturity Orio, inal Authentication Rate Date Date Date CUSIP REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL SUM: The City of Jeffersonville, in Clark County, State of Indiana, for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner named above or registered assigns, solely out of the special revenue fund hereinafter referred to, the Principal Sum set forth above on the Maturity Date set forth above [(unless this bond be subject to and be called for redemption prior to maturity as hereinafter provided)], and to pay interest hereon at the Interest Rate per annum stated above from the interest payment date to which interest has been paid next preceding the Authentication Date of this bond unless this bond is authenticated after the fifteenth day of the month preceding an interest payment date and on or before such interest payment date in which case it shall bear interest from such interest payment date or unless this bond is authenticated on or before 15, 200__, in which case it shall bear interest from the Original Date, until the principal is paid, which interest is payable semiannually on the first days of January and July in each year, beginning on 1,200__. Interest shall be calculated according to a 360-day calendar year containing twelve 30-day months. The principal of this bond is payable at the principal office of (the "Registrar" or "Paying Agent"), in the of , Indiana. All payments of interest on this bond shall be paid by check, mailed one business day prior to the interest payment date to the registered owner hereof as oft he fifteenth day of the month preceding such interest payment date at the address as it appears on the registration books kept by the Registrar or at such other address as is provided to the Paying Agent in writing by the registered owner, tf payment of principal or interest is made to a depository, payment shall be made by wire transfer on the payment date in same-day funds. If the payment date occurs on a date when financial institutions are not open for business, the wire transfer shall be made on the next succeeding business day. The Paying -14- INDY 1349783vi Agent shall wire transfer payments by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) so such payments are received at the depository by 2:30 p.m. (New York City time). All payments on the bond shall be made in any coin or currency of the United States of America, which on the dates of such payment, shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. [The bonds shall be initially issued in a Book Entry System (as defined in the Ordinance). The provisions of this bond and of the Ordinance are subject in all respects to the provisions of the Letter of Representations between the City and DTC, or any substitute agreement, effecting such Book Entry System.] THE CITY SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY THIS BOND OR THE INTEREST HEREON EXCEPT FROM THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED SPECIAL FUND, AND NEITHER THIS BOND NOR THE ISSUE OF WHICH IT IS A PART SHALL IN ANY RESPECT CONSTITUTE A CORPORATE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY WITHIN THE PRO¥ISIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. The terms and provisions of this bond are continued on the reverse side hereof and such terms and provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the execution, issuance and delivery of ' this bond have been done and performed in regular and due form as provided by law. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized representative of the Registrar. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Jeffersonville, in Clark County, Indiana, has caused this bond to be executed in its corporate name by the manual or facsimile signature of its Mayor, its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, imprinted or impressed by any means and attested manually or by facsimile by its Clerk-Treasurer. CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA [SEAL] Attest: By Mayor INDY 1349783vl -15- Clerk-Treasurer REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This bond is one of the bonds described in the within-mentioned Ordinance. as Registrar By Authorized Representative (To be printed on Reverse Side) This bond is one of the authorized issue of bonds of the City of Jeffersonville of like date, tenor and effect, except as to rates of interest and dates of maturity; aggregating Dollars ($ ); numbered consecutively from 1 up; issued for purpose o~' refunding certain Refunded Bonds (as defined in the hereinafter defined Ordinance) and to pay incidental expenses{, including a municipal bond insurance premium]. This bond is issued pursuant to an Ordinance adopted by the Common Council of said City on the day of _, 2004, entitled "An Ordinance concerning the refunding by the City of Jeffersonville of its Sewage Works Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995; authorizing the issuance of sewage works refunding revenue bonds for such purpose; providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the revenues of the sewage works and the safeguarding of the interests of the owners of the sewage works refunding revenue bonds authorized herein; other matters connected therewith; and repealing ordinances inconsistent herewith" (the "Ordinance"), and in accordance with the provisions of Indiana law, including without limitation Indiana Code 5-1-5 and h~diana Code 36-9-23, each as in effect on the date of deliYery of the bonds (hereinafter collectively, the "Act"), the proceeds of which bonds are to be applied solely to said refunding of the Refunded Bonds, including the incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith|, and a premium for municipal bond insurance]. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Ordinance, the principal of and interest on this bond and all other bonds of said issue, and any bonds hereafter issued on a parity therewith are payable solely from the Sewage Works Sinking Fund continued by the OrdinanCe (the "Sinking Fund") to be provided from the Net Revenues (defined as the gross revenues of the sewage works of the City remaining after the payment of the reasonable expenses of operation, repair and maintenance) of the sewage works of the City, including all additions and improvements thereto and replacements thereof subsequently constructed or -16- INDY 1349783vl acquired. This bond shall rank on a parity with the Outstanding Bonds (as defined in the Ordinance). Pursuant to the Ordinance and the Escrow Agreement defined therein, the City of Jeffersonville has set aside securities (purchased from the proceeds of the bonds of this issue and funds on hand of the City) and certain cash in a Trust Account to provide payment of principal of and interest on the Refunded Bonds by the purchase of obligations of the United States of America. The City of Jeffersonville irrevocably pledges the entire Net Revenues of the sewage works to the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized by the Ordinance, of which this is one, and any bonds ranking on a parity therewith, including the Outstanding Bonds, to the extent necessary for that purpose, and covenants that it will cause to be fixed, maintained and collected such rates and charges for services rendered by the utility as are sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the sewage works and for the payment of the sums required to be paid into the Sinking Fund under the provisions of the Act and the Ordinance. If the City or the proper officers thereof shall fail or refuse to so fix, maintain and collect such rates or charges, or if there be a default in the payment of the interest on or principal of this bond, the owner of this bond shall have all of the rights and remedies provided for in the Act, including the right to have a receiver appointed to administer the works and to charge and collect rates sufficient to provide for the payment of this bond and the interest hereon. The City of Jeffersonville further covenants that it will set aside and pay into its Sinking Fund monthly, as available, or more often if necessary, a sufficient amount of the Net Revenues of the sewage works for payment of (a) the interest on all bonds which by their terms are payable from the revenues of the sewage works, as such interest shall fall due, (b) the necessary fiscal agency charges for paying bonds and interest, (c) the principal of all bonds which by their terms are payable from the revenues of the sewage works, as such principal shall fall due, and (d) an additional amount as a margin of safety to [create and] maintain the debt service reserve required by the Ordinance. Such required payments shall constitute a first charge upon all the Net Revenues of the sewage works, on a parity ~vith the aforementioned Outstanding Bonds. The bonds of this issue are not subject to optional redemption prior to maturity. [The bonds maturing on January 1, 20 are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to maturity, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, on January 1 in the years and amounts set forth below: Year AmoUnt IND¥ 1349783vl -17- *Final Maturity Each Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) principal amount shall be considered a separate bond for purposes of mandatory redemption. If less than an entire maturity is called for redemption, the bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by lot by the Registrar. Notice of such redemption shall be mailed to the address of the registered owner as shown on the registration records of the City as of the date which is forty-five (45) days prior to such redemption date not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption unless the notice is waived by the registered owner of this bond. The notice'shall specify the date and place of redemption and sufficient identification of the bonds called for redemption. The place of redemption may be determined by the City. Interest on the bonds so called for redemption shall cease on the redemption date fixed in such notice if sufficient funds are available at the place of redemption to pay the redemption price on the date so named.] If this bond shall not be presented for payment [or redemption] on the date fixed therefor, the City may deposit in trust with its depository bank, an amount sufficient to pay such bond [or the redemption price, as the case may be,] and thereafter the registered owner shall look only to the funds so deposited in trust with said bank for payment and the City shall have no further obligation or ~ liability in respect thereto. This bond is transferable or exchangeable only upon the books of the City kept for that purpose at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar by the registered owner hereof in person, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender of this bond together with a written instrument of transfer or exchange satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the registered owner, or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon a new fully registered bond or bonds in an authorized aggregate principal amount and of the same maturity, shall be executed and delivered in the name of the transferee or transferees or to the registered owner, as the case may be, in exchange therefor. The City, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and any other registrar or paying agent for this bond may treat and consider the person in whose name this bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes including for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and interest due hereon. This bond is subject to defeasance prior to [redemption or] payment as provided in the Ordinance referred to herein. THE OWNER OF THIS BOND, BY THE ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, HEREBY AGREES TO ALL THE TERMS ANrD PROVISIONS CONTAINED 1N THE ORDINANCE. The Ordinance may be amended without the consent of the owners of the bonds as provided in the -18- INDY1349783vl Ordinance if the Common Council determines, in its sole discretion, that the amendment shall not adversely affect the rights of any of the owners of the bonds. The bonds maturing in any one year are issuable only in fully registered form in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. [STATEMENT OF INSURANCE] ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto this bond and all fights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints , Attumey, to transfer the within bond in the books kept for the registration thereof with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: ,. NOTICE: Signature(s) must be NOTICE: The signature to this guaranteed by an eligible guarantor assigrzment must correspond with the institution participating in a Securities name as it appears on the face of the Transfer Association recognized w~thin bond in every particular, signature guarantee program, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. ' Sec. 6. Authorization for Preparation and Sale of the Refunding Bonds; Bond Insurance. (a) The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to have the Refunding Bonds prepared, and the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer are hereby author/zed and directed to execute and attest the Refunding Bonds in the form and manner provided herein. The Clerk- Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deliver said Refunding Bonds to the purchaser thereof after sale made in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, provided that at the time of said delivery the Clerk-Treasurer shall collect the full amount which the purchaser has agreed to pay therefor, ~vhich shall not be less than 99% of the par value of said Refunding Bonds, plus accrued interest to the date of delivery, if any. (b) The Refunding Bonds may, as determined by the Common Council, be sold at a competitive sale as provided in Section 7 or negotiated to a purchaser pursuant to the provisions ]NDY 1349783vl hereof. If negotiated, the Clerk-Treasurer is authorized to deliver the Refunding Bonds to a purchaser to Be selected by either the Mayor, the Clerk-Treasurer, or both, with the advice of the City's financial advisor in accordance with the Purchase Contract ( Purchase Contract ), between the City and the purchaser. The substantially final form of Purchase Contract between the City and the purchaser is attached hereto and is hereby approved by the Common Council. The Mayor and the Clerk-Treasurer are authorized to execute the Purchase Contract and deliver the Refunding Bonds to the purchaser so long as their terms are consistent with this ordinance. (c) The Clerk:Treasurer is hereby authorized to appoint a financial institution to serve as escrow trustee ("Escrow Trustee") for the Refunded Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement between the City and the Escrow Trustee ("Escrow Agreement"). The substantially final form of Escrow Agreement attached hereto is hereby approved by the Common Council, and the Mayor and the Clerk-Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to complete, execute and attest the same on behalf of the City so long as its provisions are consistent with this ordinance and the Purchase Contract. (d) The Refunding Bonds when fully paid for and delivered to the purchaser thereof, shall be the binding special revenue obligations of the City, payable out of the Net Revenues (herein defined as gross revenues of the sewage works of the City remaining after the payment of the reasonable expenses o£operation, repair and maintenance) of the sewage works, including all additions and improvements thereto and replacements thereof subsequently constructed or acquired to be set aside into the Sewage Works Sinking Fund continued in Section 14. The proper officers of the City are hereby directed to sell the Refunding Bonds to the purchaser, to draw all proper and necessary warrants, and to do whatever acts and things which may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this ordinance. INDY 1349753vl -20- (e) The execution, by either the Mayor, the Clerk-Treasurer, the purchaser, or the City's financial advisor, of a subscription for United States Treasury Obligations -- State and Local Goverrm*ent Series for investments of proceeds of the Refunding Bonds to be held under the Escrow Agreement in a manner consistent with this ordinance is hereby approved, (f) Distribution of an Official Statement (preliminary and final) prepared by Umhaugh, Certified Public Accountants, LLP, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized and ~ipproved and the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer are authorized and directed to execute the Official Statement on behalf of 'the City in a form consistent with this ordinance and the Purchase Contract. The Mayor or the Clerk-Treasurer is authorized to desi~ate the preliminary Official , Statement as "nearly final" for purposes of Rule 15c2-12 as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (g) In the event the financial advisor to the City certifies to the City that it would be econqmically advantageous for the City to obtain a municipal bond insurance policy for any of the Refunding Bonds issued hereunder, the City hereby authorizes the purchase of such an insurance policy. The acquisition of a municipal bond insurance policy is hereby deemed economically advantageous in the event the difference between the present value cost of (a) the total debt service on the Refunding Bonds if issued without municipal bond insurance and (b) the total debt service on the Refunding Bonds if issued with municipal bond insurance, is greater than the cost of the premium on the municipal bond insurance policy. If such an insurance policy is purchased, the Mayor and the Clerk-Treasurer are hereby authorized to execute and deliver all agreements with the provider of the policy to the extent necessary to comply with the terms of such insurance policy and the commitment to issue such policy. INDY 1349783vl -21- Sec. 7. BondSale_. If the Refunding Bonds will be sold at a competitive sale, prior to the sale of said Refunding Bonds, the Clerk-Treasurer may cause to be published a notice of such sale in The Evening News, the only newspaper published in the City, two times, at least one week apart, the first publication made at least fifteen t15~ days before the date of the sale and the second publication being made at least three (3) days before the date of the sale, all in accordance with lC 5-1-11 and lC 5-3-1. A notice or summary notice of sale may also be published in the Court & Commercial .Record or in The Bond Buyer in New York, New York. The notice shall state the character and amount of the Refunding Bonds, the maximum rates of interest thereon, the terms and conditions upon which bids will be received and the sale made, and such other information as the Clerk-Treasure~ and the attorneys employed by the City shall deem advisable, and any summary notice may contain any information deemed so advisable. The notice may provide that the City reserves the right to adjust principal amounts and maturities (an increase or a decrease) based upon interest rates and the cost of funding the escrow. Said notice shall provide, among other things, that bidders for said Refunding Bonds will be required to name the rate or rates of interest which the Refunding Bonds are to bear, not exceeding the maximum rate hereinbefore fixed, and that such interest rate or rates shall be in multiples of one- eighth (1/8) or one-twentieth (1/20) of one percent (1%). The rate bid on a maturity shall be equal to or greater than the rate bid on the immediately preceding maturity. The notice may provide, among other things, that each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or a financial surety bond to guarantee performance on the part of the bidder. If a financial surety bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such bond in the State of Indiana, and such bond must be submitted to the City prior to the opening of the bids. The financial surety bond must identify each bidder whose good faith deposit is guaranteed by INDYI349783vl -22- such financial surety bond. If the Refunding Bonds are awarded to a bidder utilizing a financial surety bond, then that purchaser is required to submit to the City a certified or cashier's check (Or wire transfer such amount as instructed bY the City) not later than 3:30 p.m. (Jefferson¥ille Time) on the next business day following the award. In the event the successful bidder shall fail or refuse to accept delivery of the Refunding Bonds and pay for the same as soon as the Refunding Bonds are ready for delivery, or at the time fixed in the notice of sale, then said check /~nd the proceeds thereof shall be the property of the City and shall be considered as its liquidated damages on account of such default. No conditional bids or bids for less than 99% of the par value of the Refunding Bonds will be considered. The opinion of Ice Miller, bond counsel of ~ Indianapolis, Indiana, approving the legality of said Refunding Bonds will be furnished to 'the purchaser at the expense of the City. The Refunding Bonds shall be awarded by the Clerk-Treasurer to the best bidder who has submitted its bid in accordance with the terms of this ordinance and the notice. The best bidder will be the one who offers the lowest net interest cost to the City to be determined by computing the total interest on all of the Refunding Bonds to their maturities, adding thereto the discount bid, if any, and deducting therefrom the premium bid, if any. The right to reject any and all bids is hereby reserved. If an acceptable bid is not received on the date of sale, the sale may be continued from day to day thereafter without further advertisement. Sec. 8. Refundin~ of the Refunded Bonds and Costs of Issuance. Concurrently with the delivery of the Refunding Bonds, the Clerk,Treasurer shall acquire, with the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds and cash on hand, direct obligations of or obligations the principal and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America ("Government Obligations") to be used, together with certain cash from the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds INDY 1349783vi -23- and cash on hand as set forth in the Escrow Agreement, to refund and legally defease the Refunded Bonds all as set forth in the Escrow Agreement. In order to refund the Refunded Bonds, the Clerk-Treasurer shall deposit Government Obligations and certain cash with the Escrow Trustee under the Escrow Agreement in an amount sufficient to provide money for payment of the principal of and interest on the Refunded Bonds until the earliest date upon which the Refunded Bonds may be called for redemption. Costs of issuance of the Refunding Bonds not otherwise paid shall be paid from the remaining proceeds by the Clerk-Treasurer. When all the costs of issuance of the Refunding Bonds have been paid, the Clerk-Treasurer shall then transfer any amount then remaining from , the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds to the Sewage Works Sinking Fund as herein provided. The Clerk-Treasurer shall obtain a verification of an accountant as to the sufficiency of the funds deposited in the Trust Account under the Escrow Agreement to accomplish said refunding and legal defeasance of the Refunded Bonds. Sec. 9. Accrued Interest. The accrued interest received at the time of delivery of the Refunding Bonds, if any, shall be deposited in the Sewage Works Sinking Fund continued in Section 14 and used to pay interest on the Refunding Bonds on the first interest payment date for the Refunding Bonds. Sec. 10. Financial Records and Accounts; Continuing Disclosure. The City shall keep proper records and books of account, separate from all of its other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries shall be made showing all revenues received on account of the operation of the sewage works and all disbursements made therefrom and all transactions relating to the utility. Copies of all such statements and reports shall be kept on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer. The substantially final form of Continuing Disclosure Undertaking INDY 1349753vl -24- Agreement ("Agreement") attached hereto is hereby approved by the Common Council, and the Mayor and the Clerk-Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to complete, execute and attest the same on behalf of the City. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance. failure of the City to comply with the Agreemen! shall not be considered an event of default under the Refunding Bonds or this ordinance. Sec. 11. Pledte of Net Revenues. The interest on and the principal of the Refunding Bonds issued pursuant to the prowsions of this ordinance, and any bonds hereafter issued on a parity therewith, shall constitute a first charge on all the Net Revenues, on a parity with the Outstanding Bonds, and such Net Revenues are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the interest on and principal of such Refunding Bonds, to the extent necessary for that purpose. Sec. 12. Revenue Fund. All revenues derived from the operation of the sewage works and from the collection of sewer and storm water rates and charges shall be deposited in the Revenue Fund hereby continued. Of the revenues in the Revenue Fund, the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the works shall be paid, the principal and interest of all bonds and fiscal agency charges of registrars or paying agents shall be paid, the reserve shall be funded, and the costs of replacements, extensmns, additions and improvements shall be paid. So long as the 1998 Bonds and 1999 Bonds are outstanding, no moneys derived from the revenues of the sewage works shall be transferred to any other fund of the City or be used for any purposes not connected with the sewage works. Sec. 13. Operation and Mainlenance Fund. The Operation and Maintenance Fund is hereby continued. On the last day of each calendar month, revenues of the sewage works shall be transferred from the Revenue Fund to the Operation and Maintenance Fund. The balance maintained in this Fund shall be sufficient to pay the expenses of operation, repair and INDY1349783vl -25- maintenance for the then next succeeding two (2) calendar months. The moneys credited to this Fund shall be used for the payment of the reasonable and proper operation, repair and maintenance expenses of the sewage works on a day-to-day basis, but none of the moneys in the Fund shall be used for depreciation, replacements, improvements, extensions or additions. Any mbnies in said Fund may be transferred to the Sewage Works Sinking Fund if necessary to prevent a default in the payment of principal of or interest on the outstanding bonds of the i~wage works. Sec. 14. Sewage Works Sinkin~ Fun.d_. (a) The Sewage Works Sinking Fund (herein, "Sewage Works Sinking Fund" or "Sinking Fund") is hereby continued for the payment of the ,~ principal of and interest on revenue bonds which by their terms are payable from the Net Revenues of the sewage works and the payment of any fiscal agency charges in connection with the payment of bonds. There shall be set aside and deposited in said Sinking Fund, as available, and a~ hereinafter provided, a sufficient amount of the Net Revenues of said sewage works to meet the requirements of the Bond and Interest Account and the Debt Service Reserve Account hereby continued in said Sinking Fund. Such payments shall continue until the balances in the Bond and Interest Account and the Debt Service Reserve Account equal the principal of and interest on all of the then outstanding bonds of the sewage works to their final maturity. (b) _Bond and Interest Account: Any moneys heretofore accumulated to pay principal and interest for the Refunded Bonds shall be credited to and become a part of the Trust Account under the Escrow Agreement and shall be applied on the first payments made from the Trust Account. There shall be credited on the last day of each calendar month from the Revenue Fund to the Bond and Interest Account of the Sinking Fund an amount of the Net Revenues equal to (i) at least one-sixth (1/6) of the interest of all then outstanding bonds payable on the next INDY 1349783vl -26- succeeding interest payment date and (ii) at least one-twelfth (1/12') of the principal on all then outstanding bonds payable on the then next succeeding principal payment date, until the amount of interest and principal payable on the then next succeeding respective interest and prinmpal payment dates shall have been so credited. There shall similarly be credited to the account any amounts necessary to pay the bank fiscal agency charges for paying principal and interest on the bonds as the same become payable. The City shall, from the sums deposited in the Sinking Fund a~nd credited to the Bond and Interest Account, remit promptly to the registered owner or to the bank fiscal agency suffic~em moneys to pay the interes~ and pnncipal on the due dates thereof together with the amount of bank fiscal agency charges. (c) Debt Service Reserve Account. There is hereby continued, within the Sinking Fund, the Debt Service Reserve Account ("Reserve Account"). On the date of delivery of the Refunding Bonds, funds on hand of the sewage works, Refunding Bond proceeds or a combination thereof may be deposited into the Reserve Account. The balance to be maintained in the Reserve Account shall equal but not exceed the least of (i) maximum annual debt service on the Refunding Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds, (ii) 125% of average annual debt service on the Refunding Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds or (iii) 10% of the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds ("Reserve Requirement"). If the initial deposit into the Reserve Account does not cause the balance therein to equal the Reserve Requirement or if no deposit is made, an amount of Net Revenues shall be credited to the Reserve Account on the last day of each calendar month until the balance therein equals the Reserve Requirement. The monthly deposits shall be equal in amount and sufficient to accumulate the Reserve Requirement within five years of the date of delivery of the Refunding Bonds. INDY1349783vl -27- Once the 1998 Bonds and 1999 Bonds have been paid. the City may fund all or part of the Reserve Account with a debt service reserve surety bond. The surety bond must be issued by an insurance company rated in the hi,nest rating category by Standard & Poor's Corporation and Moody's Investors Service. The Reserve Account shall constitute the margin for safety and protection against default in the payment of principal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds, and the moneys in the Reserve Accoum shall be used to pay curren! l~rincipal and interest on the Refunding Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds to the extent that moneys in the Bond and 'Interest Account are insufficient for that purpose. Any deficiency in the balance maintained in the Reserve Accoun~ shall be promptly made up fi.om the next available Net Revenues remaining after credits into the Bond and Interest Account. Any moneys in the Reserve Account in excess of the Reserve Reqmrement shall either be transferred to the Sewage Works Improvement Fund or be used for the purchase of outstanding bonds or installments of principal of fully registered bonds. Sec. 15. Sewage Works Improvemen~ Fund. The Sewage Works Improvement Fund ("Improvement Fund") is hereby continued. Any excess revenues over and above the requirements of the Operation and Maintenance Fund and Sinking Fund may be transferred or credited from the Revenue Fund to the Improvement Fund, and said Fund shall be used for improvements, replacements, additions and extensions of the sewage works. Moneys in the Improvement Fund shall be transferred to the Sinking Fund if necessary to prevent a default in the payment of principal and i~terest on the then outstanding bonds or, if necessary, to eliminate any deficiencies in credits to or minimum balance in the Reserve Account of the Sinking Fund or may be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance Fund to meet unforeseen contingencies in the operation, repair and maintenance of the sewage works. INDY 1349783vi -28- Sec. 16. Investments. The Sinking Fund shall be deposited in and maintained as a separate account or accounts from all other accounts of the City. The Operation and Maintenance Fund and the Improvement Fund may be maintained in a single account or accounts but such account, or accounts, shall likewise be maintained separate and apart from all other accounts of the City and apart from the sinking Fund account or accounts. All moneys deposited in said accounts shall be deposited, held and secured as public funds in accordance with the 15ublic depository laws of the State of Indiana; provided that moneys therein may be invested in accordance with the applicable laws, including particularly Indiana Code, Title 5, Article 13, as amended or supplemented, and in the event of such investment the income therefrom shall , become a part of the funds invested and shall be used only as provided in this ordinance. Nothing in this section or elsewhere in this ordinance shall be construed to require that separate bank accounts be established and maintained for the Funds and Accounts continued by this ordinance. Sec. 17. Defeasance of the Refandin~ Bonds. If, when the Refunding Bonds or a portion thereof shall have become due and payable in accordance with their terms or shall have been duly called for redemption or irrevocable instructions to call the Refunding Bonds or a portion thereof for redemption shall have been given, and the whole amount of the principal and the interest and the premium, if any, so due and payable upon alt of the Refunding Bonds or a portion thereof then outstanding shall be paid; or (i) sufficient moneys or (ii) direct obligations of (including obligations issued or held in book entry form on the books of) the Department of the Treasury, the principal of and the interest on which when due will provide sufficient moneys for such purpose, shall be held in trust for such purpose, and provision shall also be made for paying all fees and expenses for the redemption, then and in that case the Refunding Bonds or any -29- INDY 1349783vl designated portion thereof issued hereunder shall no longer be deemed outstanding or entiiled to the pledge of the Net Revenues of the City's sewage works. Sec. 18. Rate Covenant. The City covenants and agrees that, by ordinance of the Common Council, it will establish just and equitable rates or charges for the use of and the service rendered by said works, to be paid by the owner of each and every lot, parceI of real estate or building that is cormected with and uses said sewage works by or through any part of the sewage system of the City, or that in any way uses or is served by such works; that such rates or charges shall be sufficient in each year to provide for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the works, and for the payment of ~ the sums required to be paid into the Sinking Fund by said Act and this ordinance. Such rates and charges shall, if necessary, be changed and readjusted from time to time so that the revenues therefrom shall always be sufficient to meet the expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the s~ewage works, and the requirements of the Sinking Fund. The rates and charges so established shall apply to any and all use Of such works by and service rendered to the City and all departments thereof, and shall be paid by the City or the various departments thereof as the charges accrue. Sec. 19. Additional Bond Provisions. The City reserves the right to authorize and issue additional bonds payable out of the Net Revenues of its sewage works ranking on a parity with the Refunding Bonds for the purpose of financing the cost of future additions, extensions and improvements to the sewage works, or to refund obligations, subject to the following conditions: (a) The interest on and principal of all bonds payable from the Net Revenues of the sewage works shall have been paid in accordance with their terms. -30- INDY1349783vl (b) The net operating revenues of the sewage works in the fiscal year immediately preceding the issuance of any such bonds ranking on a parity with the Refunding Bonds shall be not less than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the maximum annual interest and principal requirements 'of the then outstanding bonds and the additional parity bonds proposed to be issued; or, prior to the issuance of the parity bonds, the sewage rates and charges shall be increased sufficiently so that said increased rates and charges applied to the previous fiscal year's dperations would have produced net operating revenues for said year equal to not less than one hundred twenty-f~ve percent (125%) of the maximum annual interest and principal requirements of all bonds payable from the revenues of the sewage works, including the additional parity bonds proposed to be issued. For purposes of this subsection, the records of the sewage works shall be analyzed and all showings prepared and certified by a certified public accountant employed by the City for that purpo~se, who shall certify that he has no pecuniary interest in said additions, extensions, and improvements or the financing thereof in any way whatsoever other than to analyze the records of said sewage works and to prepare said showings. (c) The interest on the additional parity bonds shall be payable semiannually on the first days of January and July and the principal of, or mandatory sinking fund redemption dates for, the additional parity bonds shall be payable annually on January 1. Parity bonds may also be issued to refund less than all of the then outstanding Refunding Bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance or ranking on a parity therewith but any such refunding bonds shall be subject to the conditions in this section unless the bonds being refunded mature within three (3) months of the date of such refunding and no other funds are available to pay such maturing bonds. INDY 1349783¥1 -31- (d) A debt service reserve for the additional parity bonds commensurate with and proportional to the reserve established for the Refunding Bonds shall be created and maintained. Such reserve may be funded from bond proceeds or by Net Revenues over time. Sec. 20. Further Covenants of the Cit ' Maintenance Insurance Pled e Not To Encumber,~Subordinate Indebtedness and Contract with Bondholders. For the purpose of further safeguarding the interests of the owners of the Refunding Bonds, it is hereby specifically provided as follows: (a) So long as' any of the Refunding Bonds are outstanding, the City shall at all times maintain the sewage works system in good condition, and operate the same i~a an efficient manner and at a reasonable cost. (b) So long as any of the Refunding Bonds are outstanding, the City shall maintain insurance on the insurable parts of said works, of a kind and in an amount, including fidelity bonds, such as would normally be carried by private corporations engaged in a similar type of business. All insurance shall be placed with responsible insurance companies qualified to do business under the laws of the State of Indiana. As an alternative to maintaining such insurance, the City may maintain a self-insurance program with catastrophic or similar coverage so long as such program meets the requirements of any applicable laws or regulations and is maintained in a manner consistent with programs maintained by similarly situated municipalities. Insurance proceeds or self-insurance proceeds shall be used in replacing or repairing the property destroyed or damaged, or if not used for that purpose, shall be treated and applied as Net Revenues of the works. (c) So long as any of the Refunding Bonds are outstanding, the City shall not mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the property and plant of its sewage works system, or INDY 1349783vi -32- any part thereof, nor shall it sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any part of the same, excepting only such machinery, equipment or other property as may be replaced, or shall no longer be necessary for use in connection with said utility. (d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 19 of this ordinance, so long as any of the Refunding Bonds are outstanding, no additional bonds or other obligations pledging any portion of the revenues of said sewage works shall be authorized, issued or executed by the Cit~ except such as shall be made junior and subordinate in all respects to the Refunding Bonds, unless all of the Refunding Bonds are redeemed or released coincidentally with the delivery of such additional bonds or other obligations. (e) The City shall take all action or proceedings necessary and proper, to the extent permitted by law, to require connection of all property where liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil or industrial waste is produced with available sanitary sewers. The City shall, insofar as possible, and to the extent permitted by law, cause all such sanitary sewers to be connected with said sewage works, (f) The provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a contract by and between the City and the owners of the Refunding Bonds herein authorized, and after the issuance of the Refunding Bonds, this ordinance shall not be repealed or amended in any respect which will adversely affect the rights or interests of the owners of the Refunding Bonds, nor shall the Common Council adopt any law, ordinance or resolution which in any way adversely affects the rights of the bondholders so long as any of the Refunding Bonds, or the interest thereon, remain unpaid. Except in the case of changes described in Section 21(a)-(f), this ordinance may be amended, however, without the consent of bondowners, if the Common Council determines, in iND¥1349753vl -33- its sole discretion, that such amendment would not adversely affect the owners of the Refunding Bonds. (g) The provisions of this ordinance shall be construed to create a trust in the proceeds of the sale of the Refunding Bonds herein authorized for the uses and purposes herein set forth, and the owners of the Refunding Bonds shall retain a lien on such proceeds until the same are applied in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and of said governing Act. The provisions of this ordinance shall also be construed to create a trust m the Net Revenues herein directed to be set apart and paid into the Sinking Fund for the uses and purposes of that Fund as in this ordinance set forth. The owners of the Refunding Bonds shall have all the rights, remedies and privileges set forth in the provisions of the governing Act hereinbefore referred to, including the fight to have a receiver appointed to administer said sewage works, in the event of default in the payment of the principal of or imerest on any of the Refunding Bonds herein authorized or in the event of default in respect to any of the provismns of this ordinance or the governing Act. Sec. 21. Amendments with Consent of Bondholders. Subject to the terms and prowsions contained in this section, and not otherwise, the owners of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the Refunding Bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance and then outstanding shall have the right from time to time, anything contained in this ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, to consent to and approve the adoption by the Common Council of the City of such ordinance or ordinances supplemental hereto or amendatory hereof, as shall be deemed necessary or desirable by the City for the purpose of modify/ng, altering, amending, adding to or rescinding in any particular manner any of the terms INDY 1349783v1 -34- or provisions comained in this ordinance, or in any supplemental ordinance; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall permit or be construed as permitting: (a) An extension of the maturity of the principal of or interest on, or any mandatory sinking fund redemption date for, any Refunding Bond issued pursuant ro this ordinance; or (b) A reduction in the principal amount of any Refunding Bond or the rate of interest thereon: or (c) The creation of a lien upon or a pledge of the revenues or Net Revenues of the sewage works ranking prior to the pledge thereof created by this ordinance; or (d) A preference or priority of any Refunding Bond or Refunding Bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance over any other Refunding Bond or Refunding Bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance; or (e) A reduction in the aggregate principal amount of the Refunding Bonds required for consent to such supplemental ordinance: or (f) A reduction ~n the Reserve Requirement. If the owners of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the Refunding Bonds outstanding at the time of adoption of such supplemental ordinance shall have consented to and approved the adoption thereof by written instrument to be maintained on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City, no owner of any Refunding Bond issued pursuant to this ordinance shall have any right to object to the adoption of such supplemental ordinance or to object to any of the terms and provisions contained therein or the operation thereof, or i,n any manner to question the propriety of the adoption thereof, or to enjoin or restrain the Common Council of the City from adopting the same, or from taking any action pursuant to the provisions thereof. Upon the adoption of any INDY 1349783vl -35- supplemental ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this section, this ordinance shall be, and shall be deemed, modified and amended in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, duties and obligations under this ordinance of the City and all owners of Refunding Bonds then outstanding, shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced in accordance with this ordinance, subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this ordinance, the rights and obligations of the City and of the owners of the Refunding Bonds authorized by this ordinance, and the terms and prowsions of the Refunding Bonds and this ordinance, or any supplemental or amendatory ordinance, may be modified or altered in any respect with the consem of the City and the consent of the owners of all the Refunding Bonds then outstanding. Sec. 22. Tax Covenants. In order to preserve the exclusion of interest on the Refunding Bonds from gross income for federal tax purposes under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as existing on the date of issuance of the Refunding Bonds ("Code") and as an inducement to purchasers of the Refunding Bonds, the City represents, covenants and agrees that: (a) The sewage works will be available for use by members of the general public. Use by a member of the general public means use by natural persons not engaged in a trade or business. No person or entity other than the City or another state or local governmental unit will use more than 10% of the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds or property financed by the Refunding Bond proceeds other than as a member of the general public. No person or entity other than the City or another state or local governmental unit will own property financed by Refunding Bond proceeds or will have any actual or beneficial use of such property pursuant to a lease, management, service or incentive payment contract, an arrangement including take-or-pay iNDY1349753vl -36~ or other type of output contracts or any other Type of arrangemem that conveys other special legal entitlements and differentiates that person's or entity's use of such property from use by the general public, unless such uses in the aggregate relate to no more than 10% of the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds. If the City enters into a management contract for all or a portion of the sewage works, the terms of the comract will comply with the Regulations and IRS Revenue Procedure 97-13, as amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time, so that the contract will not give rise to private business use under the Code and the Regulations unless such use in the aggregate will hot relate to more than 10% of the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds. (b) No more than 10% of the principal of or interest on the Refunding Bonds is (under the terms of the Refunding Bonds, this ordinance or any underlying arrangement), directly or indirectly, secured by an interest in property used or to be used for private business use or payments in respect of such property, or to be derived from payments (whethex or not to the City) in respect of such properly or borrowed money used or to be used for a private bus~ness USe. (c) No more than 5% of the Refunding Bond proceeds will be loaned to any person or entity other than another state or local governmental unit. No more than 5% of the Refunding Bond proceeds will be transferred, directly or indirectly, or deemed transferred to a nongovernmental person in any manner that would in substance constitute a loan of the Refunding Bond proceeds. (d) The City reasonably expects, as of the date hereof, that the Refunding Bonds will not meet either the private business use test described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above or the private loan test described in paragraph (c) above during the entire term of the Refunding Bonds. INDY 1349783vl ~37- (e) No more than 5% of the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds will be attributable to private business use as described in (a) and private security or payments described in (b) attributable to unrelated or disproportionate private business use. For this purpose, the Private business use test is applied by taking into account only use that is not related to any g6vernment use of proceeds of the issue (Unrelated Use) and use that is related but disproportionate to any governmental use of those proceeds (Disproportionate Use). (f) The City will not take any action nor fail to take any action with respect to the Refunding Bonds that would result in the loss of the exclusion from gross income for federal tax purposes of interest on the Refunding Bonds pursuant to Section 103 of the Code, nor will the ~ City act in any other manner which would adversely affect such exclusion, and it will not make any investment or do any other act or thing during the period that the Refunding Bonds are outstanding which would cause the Refunding Bonds to be private activity bonds under the meani~ng of Section 141 of the Code. (g) It shall not be an event of default under this ordinance if the interest on any Refunding Bonds is not excludable from gross income for federal tax purposes or otherwise pursuant to any provision of the Code which is not currently in effect and in existence on the date of issuance of the Refunding Bonds. (h) The City represents that it will rebate all arbitrage profits to the United States of America in accordance with the Code. (i) These covenants are based solely on current law in effect and in existence on the date of delivery of the Refunding Bonds. Sec. 23. Noncompliance with Tax Covenant~. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance, the covenants and authorizations contained in this ordinance ("Tax Sections") lNDYI349783vl -38- which are designed to preserve the exclusion of interest on the Refunding Bonds from gross income under federal law ("Tax Exemption") need not be complied with if the City receives an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel that any Tax Section is unnecessary to preserve the Tax Exemption. Sec. 24. Conflicting Ordinances. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed; provided, however, that this ordinance shall not be deemed as (i) a~mending or repealing the ordinances authorizing the Outstanding Bonds or (ii) adversely affecting the rights of the owners of the Refunded Bonds o; the Outstanding Bonds. Sec. 25. Headings. The headings or titles of the several sections shall be solely for , convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of this ordinance. Sec. 26. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and execution by the Mayor. 1NDYI349783vl -39- Adopted this Iq day of ,2004. CITY OF JEFFE~ ~__~L/~ Presiding Officer / Attest; PRESENTED by me to the Mayor of the City of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, upon this , 'PO day of_'~c~ ,2004. Clerk-Treasurer SIGNED AND APPROVED by me upon this c~ d~ Mayor City of Jeffersonvi~fe ,2004: INDY ]349783v! -40-