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File #: 0037-2014    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/23/2013 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 1/6/2014 Final action: 1/7/2014
Title: To amend Ordinance No. 2936-2013 to authorize the use of proceeds from the sale of limited tax bonds (federally taxable) to provide funds to refund certain outstanding unlimited tax general obligation bonds of the City. Section 55(b) of the City Charter.
Explanation
This ordinance amends Ordinance No. 2936-2013 to authorize the use of proceeds from the sale of limited tax bonds (federally taxable) to provide funds to refund certain outstanding unlimited tax general obligation bonds of the City.

Title

To amend Ordinance No. 2936-2013 to authorize the use of proceeds from the sale of limited tax bonds (federally taxable) to provide funds to refund certain outstanding unlimited tax general obligation bonds of the City. Section 55(b) of the City Charter.

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WHEREAS, the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Columbus, Ohio (the “Municipality” or the “City”) adopted Ordinance No. 2936-2013 (the “Bond Ordinance”) on December 16, 2013, authorizing the issuance of limited tax bonds (federally taxable) in an amount not to exceed $15,510,000 for the purpose of providing funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the City (the “Bonds”); and

WHEREAS, the Bond Ordinance defined the Refunded Bonds, which bonds are to be refunded with the proceeds of the Bonds, to include the Callable Amount of certain limited tax general obligation bonds of the Municipality, to wit:
Title Dated Outstanding Amount Callable Amount
Various Purpose Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, 02/23/2005 $22,330,000 $10,255,000
Series 2005B

Various Purpose Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, 08/30/2005 8,370,000 5,255,000
Series 2005C

WHEREAS, this Council desires to amend the definition of Refunded Bonds to include the Callable Amount of certain unlimited tax general obligation bonds of the Municipality, to wit:
Title Dated Outstanding Amount Callable Amount
Various Purpose Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, 02/23/2005 $86,675,000 $40,660,000
Series 2005A

(the above-referenced bonds are ref...

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