Explanation
To authorize the issuance of unlimited tax bonds in the amount of $26,730,000 for recreation and parks. This bond sale will be conducted on a competitive basis and is a cooperative effort of the Department of Finance and the City Auditor's Office.
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Authorizing the issuance of unlimited tax bonds in the amount of $26,730,000 for recreation and parks ($26,730,000)
Section 55(B) of the City Charter.
Body
WHEREAS, at the election held on November 2, 1999 on the proposition of issuing bonds for the purpose herein stated in the sum of Fifty Nine Million Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($59,375,000) and levying taxes outside the ten mill limitation to pay the principal and interest on such bonds, the majority of those voting on the proposition voted in favor thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is now deemed necessary to issue and sell $26,730,000 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, renovating and improving municipal parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities including the acquisition of real estate and interest in real estate, the construction, reconstruction, relocation, remodeling, enlargement and improvement of buildings and other structures, 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 seventeen (17) 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 the principal sum of Twenty-Six Million Seven Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($26,730,000) (the "Bonds") for ...
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