Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the issuance of limited tax bonds in the amount of not to exceed $2,040,000.00 for fleet management projects. The bond sale will be conducted on a negotiated basis with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., as senior manager, and J.P. Morgan Securities, co-senior manager.
Title
To authorize the issuance of limited tax bonds in the amount of not to exceed $2,040,000.00 for fleet management projects ($2,040,000.00). Section 55(B) of the City Charter.
Body
WHEREAS, it is now deemed necessary to issue and sell up to $2,040,000 of bonds under authority of the general laws of the State of Ohio, and in particular Section 133.23 of the Ohio Revised Code, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and improving municipal facilities for the Division of Fleet Management, including the acquisition of real estate, easements and other interests in real estate, the construction, reconstruction, relocation, remodeling, enlargement and improvement of buildings and other structures and related appurtenances thereto, the acquisition of furnishings, apparatus, communications equipment and other equipment, landscaping and site improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Auditor has certified to this Council that the estimated life of the improvement stated above which is to be financed from the proceeds of said bonds exceeds five (5) years and the maximum maturity of said bonds is seven (7) years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. Bonds of the City of Columbus, Ohio (the "Municipality") shall be issued in one or more series, in the principal sum of Two Million Forty Thousand Dollars ($2,040,000) (the "Bonds"), or such lesser amount as shall be determined by the Director of Finance and Management and certified to this Council, for the purpose set forth above and for paying the cost of advertising, printing and legal services and other costs incidental thereto. The Bonds shall ...
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