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1983B3- EXTENSIONS TO THE CITY'S COMBINED WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS ORDINANCE NO. ?3-/3-3 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,250,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF CERTIFICATES OF OB- LIGATION OF SAID CITY TO BE KNOWN AS "CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND JUNIOR LIEN WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 1983" "'FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS TO THE CITY'S COMBINED WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS; PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES OF SAID CERTIFICATES AND THE INTEREST RATES; PROVIDING THAT SAID CERTIFICATES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE PROCEEDS OF AD VALOREM TAXES AND CERTAIN NET REVENUES OF THE CITY'S COMB INED WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS; PROVIDING THE FORM OF SAID CERTIFICATES; CONFIRMING THE SALE OF SAID CERTIFICATES; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City"), heretofore determined that it was necessary to construct needed improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having found that the City did not have available unencumbered funds for the purpose of making such improvements, determined that it would be in the best interest of the City and its residents to issue and sell certificates of obligation for such purposes; and 'WHEREAS, the City Council caused notice of intention to issue certificates of obligation to be published in a news- paper of general circulation in the City once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, the date of the first publication of said notice being at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date set forth in said notice that the City Council tenta- tively proposed to authorize the issuance of said certifi- cates of obligation; and WHEREAS, no petition of any kind has been filed with the City Secretary, any member of this Councilor any other officer of the City protesting the issuance of said Certifi- cates of Obligation; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City now desires to issue combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation of the City in the principal amount of $1,250,000 for the purpose of securing funds to pay contractual obligations incurred in making the aforesaid improvements; now, there- fore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS: Section 1: That there shall be and there is hereby ordered to be issued under and by virtue of the provisions of Article 823, Article 1175, Articles 1111 to 1118, inclusive, and Article 2368a.1, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, a series of certificates of obligation of the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City"), to be known as "CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND JUNIOR LIEN WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 1983" in the principal amount of $1,250,000 for the purpose of constructing improvements and extensions to the City's combined Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems. Section 2: That said certificates of obligation shall be numbered from One (1) to Two Hundred Fifty (250), both inclusive, in the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each. Section 3: That said certificates shall be dated May 1, 1983, shall bear interest rates and shall become due and payable serially on May 1 of each of the years as shown on the following schedule, to-wit: CERTS. NOS. DATE OF INTEREST (Both Incl.) MATURITY AMOUNT RATES 1 - 5 1984 $ 25,000 % 6 - 10 1985 25,000 % 11 - 16 1986 30,000 % 17 - 23 1987 35,000 % 24 - 30 1988 35,000 % 31 - 37 1989 35,000 % 38 - 45 1990 40,000 % 46 - 54 1991 45,000 % 55 - 65 1992 55,000 % 66 - 76 1993 55,000 % 77 - 88 1994 60,000 % 89 - 101 1995 65,000 % 10'2 - 116 1996 75,000 % 117 - 133 1997 85,000 % 134 - 153 1998 100,000 % 154 - 174 1999 105,000 % 175 - 206 2000 160,000 % 207 - 250 2001 220,000 % PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the City of Schertz reserves the right to redeem certificates of this series maturing on and after May 1, 1998 in whole or any part thereof (but in inverse numerical order if less than all), on May 1, 1997, or on any any interest payment date thereafter, at a price of par and accrued interest of the date fixed for redemption. PROVIDED FURTHER, that at least thirty (30) days prior to the date any such certificates are to be redeemed, a notice of redemption specifying the serial numbers and amount of certificates to be redeemed, and shall be filed with the Schertz Bank & Trust, Schertz, Texas (the Paying Agent named in each of said certificates). If by the date -2- so fixed for redemption the City shall have made available funds in amounts sufficient to pay the redemption price of the certificates called for redemption pursuant to such notice and the provisions hereof, interest on and after the date so fixed for redemption and said certificates shall not be regarded as being outstanding for any purpose except to receive the funds so provided for their payment. Section 4: That said certificates shall bear interest from date to maturity at the per annum rates shown above; such interest to be evidenced by proper coupons attached to each of said certificates and said interest shall be payable on May 1, 1984, and semi-annually thereafter on November 1 and May 1 in each year. Section 5: That both principal of interest on this issue of certificates shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, at Schertz Bank & Trust, Schertz, Texas, upon presentation and surrender of cer- tificates or proper coupons. Section 6: That the seal of said City may be impressed on each of said certificates, or in the alternative, a facsimile of such seal may be printed on said certificates. The certificates and interest coupons appurtenant thereto may be executed by the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City and execution in such manner shall have the same effect as if such certificates or coupons had been signed manually by the Mayor and City Secretary. Inasmuch as such certificates are required to be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, only his signature (or that of a deputy designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall be required to be manually subscribed to such certificates in connection with his registration certificate to appear thereon, as hereinafter provided, all in accordance with the provisions of Article 717j-1, V.A.T.C.S. Section 7: That the form of said certificates shall be substantially as follows: NO. $5,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF GUADALUPE, BEXAR AND COMAL CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND JUNIOR LIEN WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 1983 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the City of Schertz, Texas, a municipal corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Texas, FOR VALUE -3- RECEIVED, acknowledges itself indebted to and hereby promises to pay to bearer FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the 1st day of May, , with interest thereon from date hereof at the rate of PERCENT ( %) per annum, said interest being payable on May 1, 1984, and semi-annually thereafter on November 1 and May 1 of each year, upon presentation and surrender of cer- tificate or properly annexed interest coupon as they severally mature. BOTH PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON this certificate are hereby made payable without exchange or collection charges to the holder, at Schertz Bank & Trust, Schertz, Texas, and for the prompt payment of the interest on this certificate and the principal thereof at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Schertz, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS CERTIFICATE is one of a series of certificates, numbered consecutively from One (1) to Two Hundred Fifty (250), both inclusive, in the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating the principal sum of One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000), issued for the purpose of obtaining funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred in constructing certain improvements and extensions to the City's combined Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems, in and under strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, particularly Articles 823, 1175, Articles 1111 to 1118, inclusive, and Article 2368a.l, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, and in accordance with an ordinance duly passed by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, which ordinance is of record in the minutes of said City Council (the "Certificate Ordinance"). THE DATE of this certificate, in conformity with the ordinance above referred to is May 1, 1983. AS SPECIFIED in the ordinance hereinabove mentioned, the City reserves the right to redeem the certificates of this series maturing May 1, 1998 and subsequent, in whole or in part (but in inverse numerical order if less than all), on May 1, 1997, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at the price of par and accrued interest to the date of redemption; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at least thirty (30) days notice of redemption, signed by the City Secretary (specifying the serial numbers and amounts of certificates to be redeemed), shall have been filed with Schertz Bank & Trust, Schertz, Texas; and if the City shall have made available by the date of redemption funds in amounts sufficient to pay the certificates to be redeemed and accrued interest thereon, any certificate or certificates not presented for redemption pursuant to such notice shall cease to bear interest from and after the date so fixed for redemption. -4- THIS CERTIFICATE and the series of which it is a part are payable from a levy of ad valorem taxes upon all taxable property in said City, and are further payable from and se- cured by a lien on and pledge of certain net revenues derived from the operation of the City's combined Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems (after first making all payments required by the ordinances authorizing the issuance of the outstanding First Lien Bonds, all as more particularly de- scribed in the Certificate Ordinance and in the Ordinances authorizing the issuance of the First Lien Bonds). THE CITY, however, expressly reserves the right to issue additional obligations on a parity with and payable wholly or in part from the same revenues as the aforesaid First Lien Bonds and further reserves the right to issue additional obligations on a parity with certificates of this series and payable from the same source or sources of net revenues and/or taxes securing the payment of this certifi- cate and the series of which it is a part; provided, howev- er, that any and all such additional obligations may be issued only in accordance with and subject to the covenants, conditions, liens and restrictions relative thereto, which are set out in the ordinances authorizing the issuance of said First Lien Bonds and/or the Certificate Ordinance; to which ordinances reference is hereby made for more complete and full particulars. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that the issuance of this certificate, and the series of which it is a part, is duly authorized by law; that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of certificates of obligation, and of this certifi- cate, have been properly done and performed, and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made, which taxes, when collected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this series of certificates and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed as the same shall become due; that further provision for the payment of the interest on this certificate and the series of which it is a part has been made by irrevocably pledging the above men- tioned net revenues; and that the total indebtedness of said series of which it is a part, does not exceed any Constitu- tional or statutory limitation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Schertz, by its City Council, has caused a facsimile of the seal of the City to be imprinted hereon, and this certificate to be executed by imprinting hereon the facsimile signature of the Mayor and countersigned by imprinting hereon the facsimile signature of the City Secretary and the interest coupons hereto attached to be executed by the imprinted facsimile signa- tures of said Mayor and City Secretary {all in accordance -5- with the provisions of Article 7l7j-1, Revised Civil Stat- utes of Texas, as amended), as of the date of this certifi- cate, the 1ST DAY OF MAY, 1983. Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary, City of Schertz, Texas (SEAL OF CITY) Section 8: That the form of the interest coupons shall be substantially as follows: NO. $ ON THE FIRST DAY OF " unless the certificate to which this coupon appertains has been re- deemed in accordance with its terms, the City of Schertz, Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, out of funds specified in the certificate to which this coupon is at- tached, the amount shown hereon in lawful money of the United States of America, upon presentation and surrender of this coupon, at Schertz Bank & Trust, Schertz, Texas, without exchange or collection charges, such amount being interest due on such date on CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND JUNIOR LIEN WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 1983, dated May 1, 1983, Certificate No. City Secretary Mayor Section 9: That substantially the following shall be printed on the back of each certificate: OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER ~ ~ STATE OF TEXAS ~ REGISTER NO. I HEREBY CERTIFY that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this certificate has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and -6- binding obligation of the City of Schertz, Texas, payable from ad valorem taxes and the revenues pledged to its payment by and in the ordinance authorizing same, an said certificate has this day been registered by me. this WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE at Austin, Texas, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Section 10: That, for the purposes of this ordinance, the following words and terms shall mean and include, and are hereby defined as follows: (a) City - shall mean and refer to the City of Schertz, Texas, and where appropriate, the City Council of said City. (b) System - shall mean and refer to the combined Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems of the City, including all present and future extensions, additions, replacements and improvements thereto, whether situated within or without the limits of the City. (c) Net Revenues - as such term is used in this ordinance shall mean and include the gross revenues derived from the operation of the System less the reasonable expense of maintenance and operation of the System, including all salaries, labor, materials, interest, repairs and extensions necessary to render efficient service, and every proper item of expense, as required by Article 1113, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, and after making all payments required by the 'ordinance authorizing the issuance of the First Lien Bonds. (d) First Lien Bonds - shall mean the presently outstanding City of Schertz, Texas, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds of the following series, to-wit: (1) Series 1968, dated March 1, 1968; in the original principal amount of $579,000; (2) Series 1973, dated April 1, 1973, in the original principal amount of $165,000; (3) Series 1975, dated March 1, 1975, in the original principal amount of $325,000; -7- (4) Series 1981, dated February 1, 1981, in the original principal amount of $475,000; and additional bonds hereinafter issued by the City secured by lien on the revenues of the System on a parity with the presently outstanding First Lien Bonds. (e) Certificate Ordinance - shall mean this Ordinance. (f) Series 1983 Certificates or these Certificates - shall mean the City of Schertz, Texas, Combination Tax and Junior Lien Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Certificates of Ob- ligation, Series 1983, dated May 1, 1983, authorized by the Certificate Ordinance. (g) System Fund - shall mean the special fund heretofore created in the ordinances authorizing the issuance of the First Lien Bonds into which all revenues derived from the operation of the System are paid. (h) Interest and Sinking Fund (or Certificate Fund) - shall mean the special fund or account created in Section 11 of this ordinance to provide for payment of principal and interest on the certificates. (i) Additional Parity Obligations - shall mean and include any additional bonds or certificates of obligation which the City expressly reserves the right to issue in Section 21 of this ordinance. Section 11: That, for the purpose of paying the interest on and to provide a sinking fund for the payment, redemption and retirement of the Series 1983 Certificates, there is hereby created and established a special Fund designated "Special City of Schertz, Texas, Combination Tax and Junior Lien Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Certificate of Obligation Fund", (hereafter called "Certificate Fund"), and all monies deposited therein shall be used for no other pur- pose. This Fund shall be kept and maintained with the Schertz Bank & Trust, Schertz, Texas, and the custodian of the Fund is hereby authorized and directed to make withdraw- als from said Fund in such amounts required to pay the principal of and interest on the certificates as the same become due and mature. Section 12: That, to provide for the payment of the debt service requirements on the certificates herein au- thorized to be issued, being (i) the interest on said certificates and (ii) a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity or a sinking fund of 2% (whichever amount shall be the greater), there shall be and there is hereby levied for the current year and each succeeding year thereafter while said certificates or any interest thereon shall remain -8- outstanding and unpaid, a sufficient tax on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in said City, ade- quate to pay such debt service requirements, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection; said tax shall be assessed and collected each year and applied to the payment of the debt service requirements, and the same shall not be diverted to any other purpose. The taxes so levied and collected shall be paid into the Certificate Fund. The governing body of the City hereby declares its purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax legally and fully sufficient to pay the said debt service requirements, it having been determined that the existing and available taxing authority of the City for such purpose is adequate to permit a legally sufficient tax in consideration of all other outstanding obligations. The amount of taxes to be provided annually for the payment of principal of and interest on the certificates herein authorized to be issued shall be determined and accomplished in the following manner: (a) The City's annual budget shall reflect (i) the amount of debt service requirements to become due on the certificates herein authorized to be issued in the next succeeding fiscal year of the City, (ii) the amount on deposit in the Certificate Fund, as of the date such budget is prepared (after giving effect to any payments required to be made during the remainder of the then current fiscal year) for the payment of the certificates herein authorized to be issued and (iii) the amount of net revenues of the System estimated and budgeted to be available for the payment of such debt service requirements on the certificates herein authorized to be issued during the next succeeding fiscal year of the City (based upon the amount of net revenues of the System available from the preceding fiscal year of the System). (b) The amount required to be provided in the succeeding fiscal year of the City from ad valorem taxes shall be the amount, if any, the debt service requirements to be paid on the certificates herein authorized to be issued in the next succeeding fiscal year of the City exceed the sum of (i) the amount shown to be on deposit in the Certificate Fund at the time the annual budget is prepared, and (ii) the net revenues of the System budgeted and shown to be available for the payment of said debt service requirements. (c) Following the final approval of the annual budget of the City, the governing body of the City shall, by ordinance, levy an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to produce taxes in the amount determined in paragraph (b) above, to be utilized for purposes of paying the principal of and interest on the certificates herein authorized to be issued in the next succeeding fiscal year of the City. -9- Section 13: That the City hereby covenants and agrees that all of the net revenues of the System, with the excep- tion of those in excess of the amounts required to be deposited to the Certificate Fund as hereafter provided, are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the certificates as the same becomes due. Section 14: That the City hereby covenants and agrees that as received all revenues and income of every nature derived from the operation and ownership of the System shall be first deposited in the "System Fund", and all moneys deposited therein shall be pledged and appropriated as follows: FIRST: To the payment of all necessary and reasonable maintenance and operation expenses of the System. SECOND: To the payments and requirements required to be made in the ordinance as authorizing the First Lien Bonds and additional First Lien Bonds hereinafter issued. THIRD: To the Certificate Fund, to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 13 hereof; and FOURTH: To any other proper City purposes now or hereafter permitted by law. Section 15: That the City hereby agrees and covenants to cause to be deposited in the Certificate Fund the follow- ing amounts from the pledged net revenues in the System Fund for the payment of the certificates herein authorized to be issued as follows: Beginning on or before the 15th day of October, 1983, and on or before each April 15 and October 15 thereafter (during the period of time the certificates herein authorized remain outstanding), an amount equal to not less than the sum of (i) the full amount of interest due on the certificates on the interest payment date next succeeding the date of such deposit (provided, however, that the first installment of interest being due on May 1, 1984, the full amount of such interest shall be deposited to the Certificate Fund on or before April 15, 1984), and (ii) one-half (~) of the total principal payment to become due on the certificates on the next succeeding May 1. The deposits to be made to the Certificate Fund, as hereinabove provided, shall be made until such time as such Fund contains an amount equal to pay the principal of and interest on the certificates to maturity. Accrued interest received from the purchaser of the certificates shall be deposited to the Certificate Fund and ad valorem taxes levied, collected and deposited in the Certificate Fund for and on behalf of this series of certificates may be taken -10- into consideration and reduce the amount of the deposits hereinabove provided, which would otherwise be required to be deposited in the Certificate Fund from the net revenues of the System. In addition, any certificate proceeds in excess of the amount required to pay the contractual obliga- tions to be incurred shall be deposited in the Certificate Fund, which amount shall reduce the sums otherwise required to be deposited in said Fund from ad valorem taxes and the net revenues of the System. Section 16: That all moneys on deposit in the special Funds for which this ordinance makes provision (except any portion thereof as may be at any time properly invested) shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent required by the laws of Texas for the security of public funds, and moneys on deposit in such Funds shall be used only for the purposes permitted by this ordinance. Section 17: That the City covenants and agrees with the holder or holders of the certificates that it will maintain and operate the System with all possible efficiency while any certificates remain outstanding and unpaid; that it will faithfully and punctually perform all duties with reference to the System required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including the making and col- lecting of reasonable and sufficient rates for services furnished by the System as required by the provisions of this ordinance; and that no free service shall be provided to any customers or persons utilizing the System. Section 18: That the City further covenants and agrees to keep proper books of records and accounts in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all trans- actions relating to the System. The City shall furnish to any holder of any of the certificates at the written request of such holder, as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year, a complete operating statement of the System in reasonable detail covering such fiscal year, certified by independent auditors. Such annual operating statement may be a part of the annual audit of the City. Section 19: That the owner or holder of the certifi- cates herein authorized shall have the right at all reason- able times to inspect the System and all records, accounts and data of the City relating thereto. Section 20: That, in addition to all the rights and remedies provided by the laws of the State of Texas, the City covenants and agrees particularly that in the event the City (a) defaults in the payments to be made to the Certifi- cate Fund, or (b) defaults in the observance or performance of any other of the covenants, conditions or obligations set forth in this ordinance, the holder or holders of any of the certificates shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of proper jurisdiction compelling and requiring the governing body of the City and other officers of the City to observe and perform any covenant, condition or obligation prescribed in this ordinance. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or -11- ~ power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such de- fault or acquiescence therein, and every such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. The specific remedies herein provided shall be cumulative of all other existing remedies and the specification of such remedies shall not be deemed to be exclusive. Section 21: That the City reserves the right to issue additional obligations on a parity with the First Lien Bonds when issued in compliance with law and the terms and con- ditions set forth in the ordinance authorizing said Bonds. The City further reserves the right to issue additional ob- ligations on a parity with these certificates when issued in compliance with law and the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing; such additional parity obligations, when so issued, shall occupy a position of parity and equal dignity with these certificates and shall be equally secured by the same lien on and pledge of the net revenues of the System as is enjoyed by these certificates. The City hereby covenants and agrees that no additional First Lien Bonds and no additional parity obligations payable in whole or in part from the net revenues of the System shall be issued unless and until the following conditions have been met, to-wit: (a) The City is not then in default as to any covenant, condition or obligation contained in this ordinance. (b) That the laws of the State of Texas in force at such time provide for the issuance of such additional parity obligations. Such additional obligations, when issued in accordance with the above, may be secured in whole or in party by a pledge of the net revenues of the System prior to or on a parity with the pledge securing these certificates. Section 22: That the City hereby further covenants as follows: (a) That it has the lawful power to pledge the revenues supporting this issue of certificates and has lawfully exercised said power under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including said power existing under Article 2368a.l, V.A.T.C.S., that the certificates shall be ratably secured under said pledge of income in such manner that one certificate shall have no preference over any other certificate of the issue. (b) That, other than for the First Lien Bonds and certificates herein authorized to be issued, the net revenues of the System have not in any manner been pledged to the payment of any debt or obligation of the City or of the System. (c) That, as long as any certificates or any interest thereon remain outstanding, the City will -12- not sell, lease, or encumber the System, or any substantial part thereof, provided that this shall not be construed to prohibit the sale of such ma- chinery, or other properties or equipment which has become obsolete or otherwise unsuited to the efficient operation of the System. Section 23: That each of the certificates herein au- thorized shall be deemed and construed to be a "security", and as such a negotiable instrument, within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Section 24: That the sale of the certificates herein authorized to be issued to at the price of par and accrued interest to the date of delivery, plus a premium of $ is hereby confirmed. Delivery of such certificates shall be made to said purchaser as soon as may be after the adoption of this ordinance, upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale. Section 25: That the purchasers' obligation to accept delivery of the certificates herein authorized is subject to their being furnished a final opinion of Messrs. Dumas, Huguenin, Boothman and Morrow, Attorneys at Law, approving such certificates as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment of such certificates. Printing of a true and correct copy of said opinion on the reverse side of each of such certifi- cates with appropriate certificates pertaining thereto executed by facsimile signature of the City Secretary is hereby approved and authorized. Section 26: That the Mayor of the City shall be and he is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all neces- sary orders and records pending investigation by the Attor- ney General of the State of Texas, and shall take and have charge and control of the certificates herein authorized pending their approval by the Attorney General, registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and delivery to the purchaser thereof. Section 27: That the City hereby covenants that the proceeds from the sale of said certificates will be used as soon as practicable for the purpose for which said certifi- cates are issued; that such proceeds will not be invested in any securities or obligations except for the temporary period pending such use; and that such proceeds will not be used directly or indirectly so as to cause all or any part of said certificates to be or become "arbitrage" obligations within the meaning of Section l03(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any regulations or rulings prescribed or made pursuant thereto. Section 28: By reason of the urgent necessity to issue certificates as soon as possible to enable the City to proceed with needed improvements and extensions to the City's combined waterworks and sanitary sewer systems, an -13- emergency is hereby declared to exist making it necessary to the preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety that this ordinance become effective immediately upon its passage, and it is so enacted. PASSED AND APPROVED, 1983. ATTEST: (CITY SEAL) -14-