Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the issuance of limited tax bonds in the amount of $2,000,000 for the housing projects. This bond sale will be conducted on a competitive basis and is a cooperative effort of the Department of Finance and Management and the City Auditor's Office.
Title
Authorizing the issuance of limited tax bonds in the amount of not to exceed $2,000,000 for housing projects ($2,000,000)
Section 55(B) of the City Charter.
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WHEREAS, it is now deemed necessary to issue and sell up to $2,000,000 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 facilitating housing preservation within the City of Columbus, including providing funds for (i) making grants for the construction, renovation and improvement of homes owned or to be owned by low and moderate-income households to correct substandard and deteriorating conditions; (ii) making grants for the purchase and rehabilitation of vacant homes to be owned by low and moderate-income households; and (iii) repairing and rehabilitating existing homeless shelters in the City; 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 twenty-five (25) 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 Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (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 be issued in one lot.
Section 2. The...
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