Sponsor
Alderman Shakoor
Title
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $9,720,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS
WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby finds and determines that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City of Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin (the "City") to raise funds for the public purpose of refunding obligations of the City, including interest on them, specifically, the Note Anticipation Notes, dated September 11, 2018 (the "Refunded Obligations") (hereinafter the refinancing of the Refunded Obligations shall be referred to as the "Refunding");
WHEREAS, the Common Council deems it to be necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City to refund the Refunded Obligations for the purpose of providing permanent financing for the projects financed by the Refunded Obligations;
WHEREAS, the City is authorized by the provisions of Section 67.04, Wisconsin Statutes, to borrow money and issue general obligation bonds to refinance its outstanding obligations; and
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Common Council that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City to authorize the issuance of and to sell its general obligation refunding bonds (the "Bonds") to Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to the terms and conditions of its bond purchase proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Proposal").
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City that:
Section 1. Authorization and Sale of the Bonds. For the purpose of paying the cost of the Refunding, there shall be borrowed pursuant to Section 67.04, Wisconsin Statutes, the principal sum of NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($9,720,000) from the Purchaser in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Proposal. The Proposal is hereby accepted and the Mayor and City Clerk or other appropriate officers of the City are authorized and dire...
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