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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1880 ORDINANCE NO. 1880 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of "CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1993"; specifying the terms and features of said bonds; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for the payment of said bonds; and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, payment and delivery of said bonds, including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement and the approval and distribution of an Official statement pertaining thereto; and providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the City Council further finds and determines that $3,865,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds approved and authorized to be issued at an election held on September 10, 1985 should be issued and sold at this time; a summary of the general obligation bonds authorized at said election, the principal amount authorized, amounts heretofore issued and being issued pursuant to this ordinance and amounts remaining to be issued subsequent hereto being as follows: Total Amounts Amounts Amount Heretofore Being Unissued Purpose Authorized Issued Issued Balance Street $14,475,000 $12,895,000 $1,580,000 $ -0- Drainage 16,870,000 10,585,000 2,285,000 4,000,000 AND WHEREAS, the City Council hereby reserves and retains the right to issue the balance of unissued bonds approved at said election in one or more installments when, in the jUdgment of the Council, funds are needed to accomplish the purposes for which such bonds were voted; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1: Authorization - Desiqnation- Principal Amount- Purpose. General obligation bonds of the City shall be and are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $3,865,000, to be designated and bear the title "CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1993" (hereinafter referred to as the "Bonds"), for permanent public improvements and public purposes, to wit: $1,580,000 for street improvements, including drainage incidental thereto and the acquisition of land and right-of-way therefor, and $2,285,000 for 0088272 flood control/storm sewer improvements, in accordance with authority conferred at the aforesaid election and in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the state of Texas. SECTION 2: Fully Registered Obligations - Bond Date - Authorized Denominations-stated Maturities-Interest Rates. The Bonds shall be issued as fully registered obligations only, shall be dated May 1, 1993 (the "Bond Date"), shall be in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple (within a Stated Maturity) thereof, and shall become due and payable on February 15 in each of the years and in principal amounts (the "Stated Maturities") and bear interest at the rate(s) per annum in accordance with the following schedule: Year of Stated Maturity principal Amount Interest Rate(s) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 $110,000 120,000 125,000 130,000 140,000 145,000 155,000 160,000 170,000 180,000 190,000 200,000 210,000 220,000 235,000 245,000 260,000 275,000 290,000 305,000 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 7.25% 5.80% 5.30% 5.45% 5.55% 5.50% 4.25% 4.25% 4.25% 4.25% The Bonds shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amounts from the Bond Date at the rate(s) per annum shown above in this Section (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months). Interest on the Bonds shall be payable on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 1994. SECTION 3: Terms of Payment-Paying Agent/Registrar. The principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on the Bonds, due and payable by reason of maturity, redemption or otherwise, shall be payable only to the registered owners or holders of the Bonds (hereinafter called the "Holders") appearing on the registration 0088272 -2- and transfer books (the "Security Register") maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar and the payment thereof shall be in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment' of pUblic and private debts, and shall be without exchange or collection charges to the Holders. The selection and appointment of Bank One, Texas, NA, Fort Worth, Texas to serve as paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds is hereby approved and confirmed. Books and records relating to the registration, payment, exchange and transfer of the Bonds (the "Security Register") shall at all times be kept and maintained on behalf of the city by the paying Agent/Registrar, all as provided herein, in accordance with the terms and provisions of a "Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement", substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and such reasonable rules and regulations as the Paying Agent/Registrar and the city may prescribe. The Mayor and City Secretary of the City are hereby authorized to execute and deliver such Agreement in connection with the delivery of the Bonds. The City covenants to maintain and provide a Paying Agent/Registrar at all times until the Bonds are paid and discharged, and any successor Paying Agent/Registrar shall be a bank, trust company, financial institution or other entity qualified and authorized to serve in such capacity and perform the duties and services of paying Agent/Registrar. Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds, the City agrees to promptly cause a written notice thereof to be sent to each Holder by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, which notice shall also give the address of the new Paying Agent/Registrar. Principal of and premium, if any, on the Bonds shall be payable at the Stated Maturities or the redemption thereof, only upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds to the Paying Agent/Registrar at its principal office. Interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the Holders whose name appears in the Security Register at the close of business on the Record Date (the last business day of the month next preceding each interest payment date) and shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar (i) by check sent United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of the Holder recorded in the Security Register or (ii) by such other method, acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar, requested by, and at the risk and expense of, the Holder. If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds shall be a Saturday, sunday, a legal holiday, or a day when banking institutions in the City where the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, sunday, legal holiday, or day when banking institutions are authorized to close; and payment on such date 0088272 -3- shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due. In the event of a nonpayment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for thirty (30) days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the Paying Agent/ Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the City. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due interest (which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five (5) business days prior to the Special Record Date by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder appearing on the Security Register at the close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice. SECTION 4: Redemption. (a) Optional Redemption. The Bonds having Stated Maturities on and after February 15, 2004, shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the City, in whole or in part in principal amounts of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof (and if within a stated Maturity by lot by the Paying Agent/Registrar), on February 15, 2003 or on any date thereafter at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. (b) Exercise of Redemption Option. At least forty-five (45) days prior to a redemption date for the Bonds (unless a shorter notification period shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar), the City shall notify the paying Agent/Registrar of the decision to redeem Bonds, the principal amount of each Stated Maturity to be redeemed, and the date of redemption therefor. The decision of the City to exercise the right to redeem Bonds shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body of the city. (c) Selection of Bonds for Redemption. If less than all Outstanding Bonds of the same Stated Maturity are to be redeemed on a redemption date, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall treat such Bonds as representing the number of Bonds Outstanding which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Bonds by $5,000 and shall select the Bonds, or principal amount thereof, to be redeemed within such Stated Maturity by lot. (d) Notice of Redemption. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to a redemption date for the Bonds, a notice of redemption shall be sent by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, in the name of the City and at the City's expense, to each Holder of a Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address of the Holder appearing on the Security Register at the close of business on the business day next preceding the date of mailing such 0088272 -4- notice, and any notice of redemption so mailed shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given irrespective of whether received by the Holder. All notices of redemption shall (i) specify the date of redemption for the Bonds, (ii) identify the Bonds to be redeemed and, in the case of a portion of the principal amount to be redeemed, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, (iii) state the redemption price, (iv) state that the Bonds, or the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, shall become due and payable on the redemption date specified, and the interest thereon, or on the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date, and (v) specify that payment of the redemption price for the Bonds, or the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, shall be made at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar only upon presentation and surrender thereof by the Holder. If a Bond is subject by its terms to prior redemption, and has been called for redemption, and notice of redemption thereof has been duly given as hereinabove provided, such Bond (or the principal amount thereof to be redeemed) shall become due and payable and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date therefor; provided moneys sufficient for the payment of such Bond (or of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed) at the then applicable redemption price are held for the purpose of such payment by the Paying Agent/Registrar. SECTION 5: Registration - Transfer - Exchange of Bonds- Predecessor Bonds. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall obtain, record, and maintain in the Security Register the name and address of each and every owner of the Bonds issued under and pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance, or if appropriate, the nominee thereof. Any Bond may be transferred or exchanged for Bonds of other authorized denominations by the Holder, in person or by his duly authorized agent, upon surrender of such Bond to the paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer or request for exchange duly executed by the Holder or by his duly authorized agent, in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar. Upon surrender of any Bond for transfer at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall register and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of authorized denominations and having the same Stated Maturity and of a like aggregate principal amount as the Bond or Bonds surrendered for transfer. At the option of the Holder, Bonds may be exchanged for other Bonds of authorized denominations and having the same Stated 0088272 -5- Maturity, bearing the same rate of interest and of like aggregate principal amount as the Bonds surrendered for exchange, upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. Whenever any Bonds are surrendered for exchange, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall register and deliver new Bonds to the Holder requesting the exchange. All Bonds issued in any transfer or exchange of Bonds shall be delivered to the Holders at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar or sent by United states Mail, first class, postage prepaid to the Holders, and, upon the registration and delivery thereof, the same shall be the valid obligations of the City, evidencing the same obligation to pay, and entitled to the same benefits under this Ordinance, as the Bonds surrendered in such transfer or exchange. All transfers or exchanges of Bonds pursuant to this Section shall be made without expense or service charge to the Holder, except as otherwise herein provided, and except that the Paying Agent/Registrar shall require payment by the Holder requesting such transfer or exchange of any tax or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. Bonds cancelled by reason of an exchange or transfer pursuant to the provisions hereof are hereby defined to be "Predecessor Bonds," evidencing all or a portion, as the case may be, of the same obligation to pay evidenced by the new Bond or Bonds registered and delivered in the exchange or transfer therefor. Additionally, the term "Predecessor Bonds" shall include any mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Bond for which a replacement Bond has been issued, registered, and delivered in lieu thereof pursuant to the provisions of section 11 hereof and such new replacement Bond shall be deemed to evidence the same obligation as the mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Bond. Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required to issue or transfer to an assignee of a Holder any Bond called for redemption, in whole or in part, within 45 days of the date fixed for the redemption of such Bond; provided, however, such limitation on transferability shall not be applicable to an exchange by the Holder of the unredeemed balance of a Bond called for redemption in part. SECTION 6: Book-Entry Only Transfers and Transactions. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof relating to. the payment, and transfer/exchange of the Bonds, the city hereby approves and authorizes the use of "Book-Entry Only" securities clearance, settlement and transfer system provided by The Depository Trust Company (DTC), a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New 0088272 -6- York, in accordance with the requirements and identified in the Letter of Representation, by and City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and DTC (the Agreement") relating to the Bonds. procedures between the "Depository Pursuant to the Depository Agreement and the rules of DTC, the Bonds shall be deposited with DTC who shall hold said Bonds for its participants (the "DTC Participants"). While the Bonds are held by DTC under the Depository Agreement, the Holder of the Bonds on the security Register for all purposes, including payment and notices, shall be Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, notwithstanding the ownership of each actual purchaser or owner of each Bond (the "Beneficial Owners") being recorded in the records of DTC and DTC participants. In the event DTC determines to discontinue serving as securities depository for the Bonds or otherwise ceases to provide book-entry clearance and settlement of securities transactions in general or the City determines that DTC is incapable of properly discharging its duties as securities depository for the Bonds, the City covenants and agrees with the Holders of the Bonds to cause Bonds to be printed in definitive form and provide for the Bond certificates to be issued and delivered to DTC Participants and Beneficial Owners, as the case may be. Thereafter, the Bonds in definitive form shall be assigned, transferred and exchanged on the Security Register maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar and payment of such Bonds shall be made in accordance with the provisions of sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof. SECTION 7: Execution - Registration. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the ci ty by the Mayor under its seal reproduced or impressed thereon and countersigned by the City Secretary. The signature of said officers on the Bonds may be manual or facsimile. Bonds bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who are or were the proper officers of the City on the Bond Date shall be deemed to be duly executed on behalf of the city, notwithstanding that such individuals or either of them shall cease to hold such offices at the time of delivery of the Bonds to the initial purchaser(s) and with respect to Bonds delivered in subsequent exchanges and transfers, all as authorized and provided in the Bond Procedures Act of 1981, as amended. No Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Ordinance, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Bond either a certificate of registration substantially in the form provided in Section 9C, manually executed by the comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, or his duly authorized agent, or a certificate of registration substantially in the form provided in section 9D, 0088272 -7- manually executed by an authorized officer, employee or representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and either such certificate duly signed upon any Bond shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Bond has been duly certified, registered, and delivered. SECTION 8: Initial Bond(s). The Bonds herein authorized shall be initially issued either (i) as a single fully registered bond in the total principal amount of $3,865,000 with principal installments to become due and payable as provided in Section 2 hereof and numbered T-1, or (ii) as twenty (20) fully registered bonds, being one bond for each year of maturity in the applicable principal amount and denomination and to be numbered consecutively from T-1 and upward (hereinafter called the "Initial Bond(s)") and, in either case, the Initial Bond(s) shall be registered in the name of the initial purchaser (s) or the designee thereof. The Initial Bond(s) shall be the Bonds submitted to the Office of the Attorney General of the state of Texas for approval, certified and registered by the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas and delivered to the initial purchaser(s). Any time after the delivery of the Initial Bond(s), the Paying Agent/Registrar, pursuant to written instructions from the initial purchaser(s), or the designee thereof, shall cancel the Initial Bond(s) delivered hereunder and exchange therefor definitive Bonds of authorized denominations, stated Maturities, principal amqunts and bearing applicable interest rates for transfer and delivery to the Holders named at the addresses identified therefor; all pursuant to and in accordance with such written instructions from the initial purchaser(s), or the designee thereof, and such other information and documentation as the Paying Agent/Registrar may reasonably require. SECTION 9: Forms. A. Forms Generallv. The Bonds, the Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, the Registration certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar, and the form of Assignment to be printed on each of the Bonds, shall be substantially in the forms set forth in this section with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as are permitted or required by this Ordinance and may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification (including identifying numbers and letters of the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures of the American Bankers Association) and such legends and endorsements (including insurance legends in the event the Bonds, or any maturities thereof, are purchased with insurance and any reproduction of an opinion of counsel) thereon as may, consistently herewith, be established by the City or determined by the officers executing such Bonds as evidenced by their execution. Any portion of the text of any Bonds may be set forth on the 0088272 -8- reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Bond. The definitive Bonds and the Initial Bond(s) shall be printed, lithographed, or engraved, typewritten, photocopied or otherwise reproduced in any other similar manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Bonds as evidenced by their execution thereof. B. Form of Definitive Bond. REGISTERED NO. REGISTERED $ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1993 Bond Date: May 1, 1993 Interest Rate: Stated Maturity: CUSIP NO: Registered Owner: Principal Amount: DOLLARS The City of North Richland Hills (hereinafter referred to as the "city"), a body corporate and political subdivision in the County of Tarrant, State of Texas, for value received, acknowledges itself indebted to and hereby promises to pay to the order of the Registered Owner named above, or the registered assigns thereof, on the Stated Maturity date specified above the Principal Amount hereinabove stated (or so much thereof as shall not have been paid upon prior redemption) and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from the Bond Date at the per annum rate of interest specified above computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; such interest being payable on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 1994. Principal of this Bond is payable at its Stated Maturity or redemption to the registered owner hereof, upon presentation and surrender, at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar executing the registration certificate appearing hereon, or its successor. Interest is payable to the registered owner of this 0088272 -9- Bond (or one or more Predecessor Bonds, as defined in the Ordinance hereinafter referenced) whose name appears on the "Security Register" maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar at the close of business on the "Record Date", which is the last business day of the month next preceding each interest payment date, and interest shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar by check sent United states Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of the registered owner recorded in the Security Register or by such other method, acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar, requested by, and at the risk and expense of, the registered owner. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond shall be without exchange or collection charges to the owner hereof and in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. This Bond is one of the series specified in its title issued in the aggregate principal amount of $3,865,000 (herein referred to as the "Bonds") for permanent public improvements and public purposes, to wit: $1,580,000 for street improvements, including drainage incidental thereto and the acquisition of land and right-of-way therefor, and $2,285,000 for flood control/storm sewer improvements, under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and pursuant to an Ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City (herein referred to as the "Ordinance"). The Bonds maturing on and after February 15, 2004, may be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturities, at the option of the City, in whole or in part in principal amounts of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof (and if within a stated Maturity by lot by the Paying Agent/Registrar), on February 15, 2003, or on any date thereafter, at the redemption price of par, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption and upon 30 days prior written notice being sent by united States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the registered owners of the Bonds to be redeemed, and subject to the terms and provisions relating thereto contained in the Ordinance. If this Bond (or any portion of the principal sum hereof) shall have been duly called for redemption and notice of such redemption duly given, then upon such redemption date this Bond (or the portion of the principal sum hereof to be redeemed) shall become due and payable, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date therefor, provided moneys for the payment of the redemption price and the interest on the principal amount to be redeemed to the date of redemption are held for the purpose of such payment by the paying Agent/Registrar. In the event of a partial redemption of the principal amount of this Bond, payment of the redemption price of such principal 0088272 -10- amount shall be made to the registered owner only upon presentation and surrender of this Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar at its principal office, and there shall be issued to the registered owner hereof, without charge, a new Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in any authorized denominations provided by the Ordinance for the then unredeemed balance of the principal sum hereof. If this Bond is selected for redemption, in whole or in part, the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to transfer this Bond to an assignee of the registered owner within 45 days of the redemption date therefor; provided, however, such limitation on transferability shall not be applicable to an exchange by the registered owner of the unredeemed balance hereof in the event of its redemption in part. The Bonds are payable from the proceeds of an ad valorem tax levied, within the limitations prescribed by law, upon all taxable property in the city. Reference is hereby made to the ordinance, a copy of which is on file in the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and to all of the provisions of which the owner or holder of this Bond by the acceptance hereof hereby assents, for definitions of terms; the description of and the nature and extent of the tax levied for the payment of the Bonds; the terms and conditions relating to the transfer or exchange of this Bond; the conditions upon which the Ordinance may be amended or supplemented with or without the consent of the Holders; the rights, duties, and obligations of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar; the terms and provisions upon which this Bond may be discharged at or prior to its maturity or redemption, and deemed to be no longer outstanding thereunder; and for other terms and provisions contained therein. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Ordinance. This Bond, subject to certain limitations contained in the Ordinance, may be transferred on the Security Register only upon its presentation and surrender at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, with the Assignment hereon duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar duly executed by, the registered owner hereof, or his duly authorized agent. When a transfer on the Security Register occurs, one or more new fully registered Bonds of the same Stated Maturity, of authorized denominations, bearing the same rate of interest, and of the same aggregate principal' amount will be issued by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the designated transferee or transferees. The City and the Paying Agent/Registrar, and any agent of either, shall treat the registered owner whose name appears on the security Register (i) on the Record Date as the owner entitled to payment of interest hereon, (ii) on the date of surrender of this 0088272 -11- on any other date as the owner for all other purposes, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar, or any agent of either, shall be affected by notice to the contrary. In the event of nonpayment of interest on a scheduled payment date and for thirty (30) days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the City. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due interest (which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five (5) business days prior to the Special Record Date by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder appearing on the Security Register at the close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice. It is hereby certified, recited, represented and declared that the City is a body corporate and political subdivision duly organized and legally existing under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas; that the issuance of the Bonds is duly authorized by 1aw; that all acts, conditions and things required to exist and be done precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds to render the same lawful and valid obligations of the City have been properly done, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the ordinance; that the Bonds do not exceed any Constitutional or statutory limitation; and that due provision has been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds by the levy of a tax as aforestated. In case any provision in this Bond shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The terms and provisions of this Bond and the Ordinance shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the state of Texas. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Council of the City has caused this Bond to be duly executed under the official seal of the City as of the Bond Date. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS COUNTERSIGNED: Mayor city Secretary· ( SEAL) 0088272 -12- C. *Form of Registration Certificate of Comptroller of Public Accounts to appear on Initial Bond(s) only. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS ( ( ( ( REGISTER NO. THE STATE OF TEXAS I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Bond has been examined, certified as to validity and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and duly registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. WITNESS my signature and seal of office this Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas ( SEAL) D. Form of Certificate of Paying Agent/Reqistrar to appear on Definitive Bonds only. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR This Bond has been duly issued and registered under the provisions of the within-mentioned Ordinance; the bond or bonds of the above entítled and designated series originally delivered having been approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts, as shown by the records of the Paying Agent/Registrar. BANK ONE, TEXAS, NA, Fort Worth, Texas, as Paying Agent/Registrar Registration Date: By . Authorized Signature *NOTE TO PRINTER: Do Not Print on Definitive Bonds 0088272 -13- E. Form of Assignment. ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto (Print or typewrite name, address, and zip code of transferee: ) .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ........... ..... ... ................... ...... ............... (Social Security or other identifying number: ............. ................) the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. attorney to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. DATED: ..... ..... ........ ......... ..... ..... ........... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Bond in every particular. Signature guaranteed: F. The Initial BondCs) shall be in the form set forth in paragraph B of this Section. except that the form of the single fully registered Initial Bond shall be modified as follows: (i) immediately under the name of the bond the headings "Interest Rate " and "Stated Maturity " shall both be omitted. (ii) Paragraph one shall read as follows: Registered Owner: principal Amount: Dollars The City of North Richland Hills (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), a body corporate and municipal corporation in the County of Tarrant, State of Texas, for value received, acknowledges itself indebted to and hereby promises to pay to the order of the Registered Owner named above, or the registered assigns thereof, the Principal Amount hereinabove stated on February 15 in each of the years and in principal installments in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR OF PRINCIPAL MATURITY INSTALLMENTS (Information to be inserted from schedule in Section 2 hereof). INTEREST RATE 0088272 -14- (or so much principal thereof as shall not have been prepaid prior to maturity) and to pay interest on the unpaid Principal Amount hereof from the Bond Date at the per annum rates of interest specified above computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; such interest being payable on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 1994. Principal installments of this Bond are payable in the year of maturity to the registered owner hereof, upon its presentation and surrender, at the principal office of Bank One, Texas, NA, Fort Worth, Texas (the "paying Agent/Registrar"). Interest is payable to the registered owner of this Bond whose name appears on the "Security Register" maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar at the close of business on the "Record Date", which is the last business day of the month next preceding each interest payment date, and interest shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar by check sent United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of the registered owner recorded in the Security Register or by such other method, acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar, requested by, and at the risk and expense of, the registered owner. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond shall be without exchange or collection charges to the owner hereof and in any coin or currency of the united States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. SECTION 10: Levv of Taxes. To provide for the payment of the "Debt Service Requirements" of the Bonds, being (i) the interest on the Bonds and (ii) a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity or a sinking fund of 2% (whichever amount is the greater), there is hereby levied, and there shall be annually assessed and collected in due time, form, and manner, a tax on all taxable property in the City, within the limitations prescribed by law, and such tax hereby levied on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in the City for the Debt Service Requirements of the Bonds shall be at a rate from year to year as will be ample and sufficient to provide funds each year to pay the principal of and interest on said Bonds while outstanding; full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection; separate books and records relating to the receipt and disbursement of taxes levied, assessed and collected for and on account of the Bonds shall be kept and maintained by the City at all times while the Bonds are outstanding, and the taxes collected for the payment of the Debt Service Requirements on the Bonds shall be deposited to the credit of a "Special 1993 Bond Account" (the "Interest and Sinkir'lg Fund")' maintained on the records of the City and deposited in a special fund maintained at an official depository of the City's funds; and such tax hereby levied, and to be assessed and collected annually, is hereby pledged to the payment of the Bonds. 0088272 -15- Proper officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to cause to be transferred to the Paying Agent/ Registrar for the Bonds, from funds on deposit in the Interest and Sinking Fund, amounts sufficient to fully pay and discharge promptly each installment of interest and principal of the Bonds as the same accrues or matures or comes due by reason of redemption prior to maturity; such transfers of funds to be made in such manner as will cause collected funds to be deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar on or before each principal and interest payment date for the Bonds. SECTION 11: Mutilated-Destroyed-Lost and Stolen Bonds. In case any Bond shall be mutilated, or destroyed, lost or stolen, the Paying Agent/Registrar may execute and deliver a replacement Bond of like form and tenor, and in the same denomination and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Bond, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Bond, only upon the approval of the City and after (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Paying Agent/Registrar of evidence satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar of the destruction, loss or theft of such Bond, and of the authenticity of the ownership thereof and (ii) the furnishing to the Paying Agent/Registrar of indemnification in an amount satisfactory to hold the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar harmless. All expenses and charges associated with such indemnity and with the preparation, execution and delivery of a replacement Bond shall be borne by the Holder of the Bond mutilated, or destroyed, lost or stolen. Every replacement Bond issued pursuant to this Section shall be a valid and binding obligation, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds; notwithstanding the enforceability of payment by anyone of the destroyed, lost, or stolen Bonds. The provisions of this section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement and payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds. SECTION 12: satisfaction of Obligation of City. If the City shall payor cause to be paid, or there shall otherwise be paid to the Holders, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds; at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Ordinance, then the pledge of taxes levied under this Ordinance and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the City to the Holders shall thereupon cease, terminate, and be discharged and sàtisfied. 0088272 -16- Bonds or any principal amount(s) thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section when (i) money sufficient to pay in full such Bonds or the principal amount(s) thereof at maturity or to the redemption date therefor, together with all interest due thereon, shall have been irrevocably deposited with and held in trust by the Paying Agent/Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, or (ii) Government Securities shall have been irrevocably deposited in trust with the Paying Agent/Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, which Government Securities have been certified by an independent accounting firm to mature as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as will insure the availability, without reinvestment, of sufficient money, together with any moneys deposited therewith, if any, to pay when due the principal of and interest on such Bonds, or the principal amount(s) thereof, on and prior to the Stated Maturity thereof or (if notice of redemption has been duly given or waived or if irrevocable arrangements therefor acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar have been made) the redemption date thereof. The City covenants that no deposit of moneys or Government Securities will be made under this Sectión and no use made of any such deposit which would cause the Bonds to be treated as "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 103 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any moneys so deposited with the Paying Agent/ Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, and all income from Government Securities held in trust by the Paying Agent/Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, pursuant to this Section which is not required for the payment of the Bonds, or any principal amount(s) thereof, or interest thereon with respect to which such moneys have been so deposited shall be remitted to the City or deposited as directed by the City. Furthermore, any money held by the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds and remaining unclaimed for a period of four (4) years after the Stated Maturity, or applicable redemption date, of the Bonds such moneys were deposited and are held in trust to pay shall upon the request of the City be remitted to the City against a written receipt therefor. Notwithstanding the above and foregoing, any remittance of funds from the Paying Agent/Registrar to the City shall be subject to any applicable unclaimed property laws of the State of Texas. The term "Government Securities", as used herein, means direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the united States of America, which are non-callable prior to the respective Stated Maturities of the Bonds and may be united States Treasury 0088272 -17- Obligations such as the state and Local Government Series and may be in book-entry form. SECTION 13: Ordinance a Contract - Amendments - outstanding Bonds. This Ordinance shall constitute a contract with the Holders from time to time, be binding on the City, and shall not be amended or repealed by the City so long as any Bond remains outstanding except as permitted in this Section. The City may, without the consent of or notice to any Holders, from time to time and at any time, amend this Ordinance in any manner not detrimental to the interests of the Holders, including the curing of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or formal defect or omission herein. In addition, the City may, with the consent of Holders holding a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding affected thereby, amend, add to, or rescind any of the provisions of this Ordinance; provided that, without the consent of all Holders of Outstanding Bonds, no such amendment, addition, or rescission shall (1) extend the time or times of payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, reduce the principal amount thereof, the redemption price therefor, or the rate of interest thereon, or in any other way modify the terms of payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds, (2) give any preference to any Bond over any other Bond, or (3) reduce the aggregate principal amount of Bonds required to be held by Holders for consent to any such amend~ent, addition, or rescission. The term "Outstanding" when used in this Ordinance with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Ordinance, except: (1) those Bonds cancelled by the Agent/Registrar or delivered to the Agent/Registrar for cancellation; Paying Paying (2) those Bonds deemed to be duly paid by the City in accordance with the provisions of section 12 hereof; and (3) those mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bonds which have been replaced with Bonds registered and delivered in lieu thereof as provided in section 11 hereof. SECTION 14: Covenants to Maintain Tax-Exempt Status. (a) Definitions. When used in this section 14, the following terms have the following meanings: 0088272 -18- "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by all legislation, if any, enacted on or before the Issue Date. "Computation Date" has the meaning stated in Treas. Reg. § 1.148-8(b) (1). "Gross Proceeds" has the meaning stated in Treas. Reg. § 1.148-8(d). "Investment" has the meaning stated in Treas. Reg. § 1.148-8(e). "Issue Date" means the date on which the Bonds are first authenticated and delivered to the initial purchasers against payment therefor. "Nonpurpose Investment" means any Investment in which Gross Proceeds of the Bonds are invested and which is not acquired to carry out the governmental purpose of the Bonds. "Rebatable Arbitrage" has the meaning stated in Treas. Reg. § 1.148-2. "Yield of" (1) any Investment shall be computed in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.148-2, and (2) the Bonds has the meaning stated in Treas. Reg. § 1.148-3. (b) Not to Cause Interest to Become Taxable. The City shall not use, permit the use of, or omit to use Gross Proceeds or any other amounts (or any property the acquisition, construction, or improvement of which is to be financed directly or indirectly with Gross Proceeds) in a manner which, if made or omitted, respecti vely , would cause the interest on any Bond to become includable in the gross income, as defined in section 61 of the Code, of the owner thereof for federal income tax purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the City shall have received a written opinion of counsel nationally recognized in the field of municipal bond law to the effect that failure to comply with such covenant will not adversely affect the exclusion of interest on any Bond from gross income for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 103 of the Code, the City shall comply with each of the specific covenants in this Section. 0088272 -19- (c) No Private Use or Private Payments. Except as permitted by section 141 of the Code and the regulations and rulings thereunder, the City, at all times prior to the last Stated Maturity of Bonds, (1) shall exclusively own, operate, and possess all property acquired, constructed or improved directly or indirectly with Gross Proceeds of the Bonds and shall not use or permit the use of such Gross Proceeds or any property acquired, constructed, or improved with such Gross Proceeds in any activity carried on by any person or entity other than a state or local government, unless such use is solely as a member of the general public, or (2) shall not directly or indirectly impose or accept any charge or other payment for use of Gross Proceeds of the Bonds or for any property acquired, constructed or improved indirectly with such Gross Proceeds, other than taxes of general application wi thin the City or interest earned on investments acquired with such Gross Proceeds pending application for their intended purposes. (d) No Private Loan. Except to the extent permitted by section 141 of the Code and the regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not use Gross Proceeds of the Bonds to make or finance loans to any person or entity other than a state or local government. For purposes of the foregoing covenant, such Gross Proceeds are considered to be "loaned" to a person or entity if (1) property acquired, constructed, or improved with such Gross Proceeds is sold or leased to such person or entity in a transaction which creates a debt for federal income tax purposes, (2) capacity in or service from such property is committed to such person or entity under a take-or-pay, output, or similar contract or arrangement, or (3) indirect benefits, or burdens and benefits of ownership, of such Gross Proceeds or any property acquired, constructed, or improved with such Gross Proceeds are otherwise transferred in a transaction which is the economic equivalent of a loan. (e) Not to Invest at Higher Yield. Except to the extent permitted by section 148 of the Code and the regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not, at any time prior to the final Stated Maturity of ~he Bonds, directly or indirectly invest Gross Proceeds of the Bonds in any Investment (or use such Gross Proceeds to replace money so invested), if as a result of such investment the Yield of all Investments allocated to such Gross Proceeds whether then held or previously disposed of, exceeds the Yield of the Bonds. 0088272 -20- (f) Not Federally Guaranteed. Except to the extent permitted by section 149(b} of the Code and the regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not take or omit to take any action which would cause the Bonds to be federally guaranteed within the meaning of Section 149(b} of the Code and the regulations and rulings thereunder. (g) Information Report. The City shall timely file with the Secretary of the Treasury the information required by section 149(e} of the Code with respect to the Bonds on such form and in such place as such Secretary may prescribe. (h) Payment of Rebatable Arbitrage. Except to the extent otherwise provided in section 148(f) of the Code and the regulations and rulings thereunder, (1) The City shall account for all Gross Proceeds of the Bonds (including all receipts, expenditures, and investments thereof) on its books of account separately and apart from all other funds (and receipts, expenditures, and investments thereof) and shall maintain all records of such accounting with the official transcript of the proceedings relating to the issuance of the Bonds until six years after the final Computation Date. The City may, however, to the extent permitted by section 148(f) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, commingle Gross Proceeds of the Bonds with other money of the City, provided that the ci ty separately accounts for each receipt and expenditure of such Gross Proceeds and the obligations acquired therewith. (2) Not less frequently than each Computation Date, the City shall either (i) cause to be calculated by a nationally recognized accounting or financial advisory firm or (ii) calculate and cause its calculations to be verified by a nationally recognized accounting or financial advisory firm, in either case in accordance with rules set forth in section 148(f) of the Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.148-2 and rulings thereunder, the Rebatable Arbitrage with respect to the Bonds. The City shall maintain such calculations relating to the issuance of the ßonds until six years after the final Computation Date. (3) As additional consideration for the purchase of the Bonds by the initial purchasers thereof and the loan of the money represented thereby, and in order to induce such purchase by measures designed to result in the excludability of the interest thereon from the gross 0088272 -21- income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes, the City shall pay to the United states the amount described in paragraph (2) above and the amount described in paragraph (4) below, at the times, in the installments, to the place, in the manner, and accompanied by such forms or other information as is or may be required by section 148 (f) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §§ 1.148-1 through 1.148-9 and rulings thereunder. (4) The City shall exercise reasonable diligence to assure that no errors are made in the calculations required by paragraph (2) and, if such error is made, to discover and promptly to correct such error within a reasonable amount of time thereafter, including payment to the united states of any Correction Amount as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.148-1(c) (2) and any penalty under Treas. Reg. § 1.148-1(c) (3) (ii) (B). (5) The City shall not, at any time prior to the earlier of the Stated Maturity or final payment of the Bonds, enter into any transaction that reduces the amount required to be paid to the united states pursuant to this subsection (h) because such transaction results in a smaller profit or a larger loss than would have resulted if the transaction had been at arm's length and had the Yield of the Bonds not been relevant to either party. SECTION 15: Sale of the Bonds. Pursuant to a public sale for the Bonds, the bid submitted by Clayton Brown & Associates (herein referred to as the "Purchasers") is declared to be the best bid received producing the lowest net effective interest cost to the City, and the sale of the Bonds to said Purchasers at the price of par and accrued interest to the date of delivery, plus a premium of $-0-, is hereby approved and confirmed. Delivery of the Bonds to the Purchasers shall occur as soon as possible upon payment being made therefor in accordance with the terms of sale. SECTION 16: Qualified Tax Exempt Obligations. That in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 265 of the Code, the City hereby designates the Bonds to be "qualified tax exempt obligations" in that the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as defined in the Code and the reasonably anticipated amount of "qualified tax exempt obligations" to be issued by the City (including all subordinate entities of the City) for the calendar year 1993 will not exceed $10,000,000. 0088272 -22- SECTION 17: Control and Custody of Bonds. The Mayor of the City shall be and is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending investigation by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, including the printing and supply of definitive Bonds, and shall take and have charge and control of the Initial Bond(s) pending the approval thereof by the Attorney General, the registration thereof by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the delivery thereof to the Purchasers. Furthermore, the Mayor, City Secretary, City Manager, and Director of Finance, anyone or more of said officials, are hereby authorized and directed to furnish and execute such documents and certifications relating to the City and the issuance of the Bonds, including certifications as to facts, estimates, circumstances and reasonable expectations pertaining to the use, expenditure, and investment of the proceeds of the Bonds, as may be necessary for the approval of the Attorney General, the registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the delivery of the Bonds to the Purchasers, and, together with the City's financial advisor, bond counsel and the Paying Agent/Registrar, make the necessary arrangements for the delivery of the Initial Bond(s) to the Purchasers and the initial exchange thereof for definitive Bonds. SECTION 18: Official Statement. The Official Statement prepared in the initial offering and sale of the Bonds by' the ci ty, together with all addendas, supplements, and amendments thereto issued on behalf of the City, is hereby approved as to form and content, and the City Council hereby finds that the information and data contained in said Official Statement pertaining to the city and its financial affairs is true and correct in all material respects and no material facts have been omi tted therefrom which are necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The use of such Official Statement in the reoffering of the Bonds by the Purchasers is hereby approved and authorized. SECTION 19: Proceeds of Sale. The proceeds of sale of the Bonds, excluding the accrued interest and premium, if any, received from the Purchasers, shall be deposited in a construction fund maintained at the City's depository bank. Pending expenditure for authorized projects and purposes, such proceeds of sale may be invested in authorized investments and any investment earnings realized shall be expended for such authorized projects and purposes or deposited i~ the Interest and Sinking Fund as shall be determined by the City Council. All surplus proceeds of sale of the Bonds, including investment earnings, remaining after completion of all authorized projects or purposes shall be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund. 0088272 -23- SECTION 20: Notices to Holders-Waiver. Wherever this Ordinance provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and sent by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder appearing in the security Register at the close of business on the business day next preceding the mailing of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice to any particular Holders, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to all other Bonds. Where this Ordinance provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Holder entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event with respect to which such notice is given, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Paying Agent/Registrar, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. SECTION 21: Cancellation. All Bonds surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, exchange, or replacement, if surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar, shall be promptly cancelled by it and, if surrendered to the City, shall be delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar and, if not already cancelled, shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent/Registrar. The City may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation any Bonds previously certified or registered and delivered which the City may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent/Registrar. All cancelled Bonds held by the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be returned to the City. SECTION 22: Market Opinion. The Purchasers' obligation to accept delivery of the Bonds is subject to being furnished a final opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas, approving the Bonds as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment for the Bonds. An executed counterpart of said opinion shall accompany the global certificates deposited with The Depository Trust Company or a reproduction thereof shall be printed on the definitive Bonds in the event the book entry only system shall be discontinued. SECTION 23: CUSIP Numbers. CUSIP numbers may be printed or typed on the definitive Bonds. It is expressly provided, however, that the presence or absence of CUSIP numbers on the definitive Bonds shall be of no significance or effect as regards the legality thereof and neither the City nor attorneys approving 0088272 -24- the Bonds as to legality are to be held responsible for CUSIP numbers incorrectly printed or typed on the definitive Bonds. SECTION 24: Benefits of Ordinance. Nothing in this Ordinance, expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Holders, any right, remedy, or claim, legal or equitable, under or by reason of this Ordinance or any provision hereof, this Ordinance and all its provisions being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Holders. SECTION 25: Inconsistent Provisions. All ordinances, orders or resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters contained herein. SECTION 26: Governing Law. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. SECTION 27: Effect of Headings. herein are for convenience only and construction hereof. The shall Section headings not affect the SECTION 28: Construction of Terms. If appropriate in the context of this Ordinance, words of the singular number shall be considered to include the plural, words of the plural number shall be considered to include the singular, and words of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall be considered to include the other genders. SECTION 29: Severabilitv. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application thereof to other circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision. SECTION 30: Public Meeting. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the "public business to be considered at such meeting, including this ordinance, was given, all as required by Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas civil Statutes, as amended. 0088272 -25- SECTION 31: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage on the date shown below and it is so ordained. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this May 10, 1993. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS ATTEST: '~)~~ )?1tY secretãry ,;/ "'- J~7~·~~~ Mayor (City Seal) 0088272 -26- EXHIBIT A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT entered into as of May 10, 1993 (this "Agreement"), by and between the City of North Richland Hi lIs, Texas (the "Issuer"), and Bank One, Texas NA, Fort Worth, Texas, a state banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Team Bank, Fort Worth, Texas (the "Bank"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized and provided for the issuance of its "City of North Richland Hills, Texas, General obligation Bonds, Series 1993" (the "Securities") in the aggregate principal amount of $3,865,000, such Securities to be issued in fully registered form only as to the payment of principal and interest thereon; and WHEREAS, the Securities are scheduled to be delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or about June 15, 1993; and WHEREAS, the Issuer has selected Agent/Registrar in connection with the premium, if any, and interest on said to the registration, transfer and registered owners thereof; and the Bank to serve as Paying payment of the principal of, Securities and with respect exchange thereof by the WHEREAS, the Bank has agreed to serve in such capacities for and on behalf of the Issuer and has full power and authority to perform and serve as Paying Agent/Registrar for the Securities; NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows: ARTICLE ONE APPOINTMENT OF BANK AS PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR Section 1.01. Appointment. The Issuer hereby appoints the Bank to serve as Paying Agent with respect to the securities, and, as Paying Agent for the Securities, the Bank shall be responsible for paying on behalf of the Issuer the principal, premium (if any), and interest on the Securities as the same become due and payable to the registered owners thereof; all in accordance with this Agreement and the "Bond Resolution" (hereinafter defined) . The Issuer hereby appoints the Bank as Registrar with respect to the Securities and, as Registrar for the Securities, the Bank shall keep and maintain for and on 0088277 behalf of the Issuer books and records as to the ownership of said Securities and with respect to the transfer and exchange thereof as provided herein and in the "Bond Resolution". The Bank hereby accepts its appointment, and agrees to serve as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities. section 1.02. Compensation. As compensation for the Bank's services as Paying Agent/Registrar, the Issuer hereby agrees to pay the Bank the fees and amounts set forth in Annex A attached hereto for the first year of this Agreement and thereafter the fees and amounts set forth in the Bank's current fee schedule then in effect for services as Paying Agent/Registrar for municipalities, which shall be supplied to the Issuer on or before 90 days prior to the close of the Fiscal Year of the Issuer, and shall be effective upon the first day of the following Fiscal Year. In addition, the Issuer agrees to reimburse the Bank upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Bank in accordance with any of the provisions hereof (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel). ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS section 2.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: "Acceleration Date" on any security means the date on and after which the principal or any or all installments of interest, or both, are due and payable on any Security which has become accelerated pursuant to the terms of the security. "Bank Office" means the principal office of the Bank as indicated on page 12 hereof. The Bank will notify the Issuer in writing of any change in location of the Bank Office. "Bond Resolution" means the resolution, order, or ordinance of the governing body of the Issuer pursuant to which the Securities are issued, certified by the Secretary or any other officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Bank. 0088277 -2- "Fiscal Year" means the fiscal year of the Issuer, ending September 30th. "Holder" and "Security Holder" each means the Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register. "Issuer Request" and "Issuer Order" means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by the Mayor, City Secretary, City Manager, or Director of Finance, anyone or more of said officials, and delivered to the Bank. "Legal Holiday" means a day on which the Bank is required or authorized to be closed. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock .company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision of a government. "Predecessor Securities" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same obligation as that evidenced by such particular Security (and, for the purposes of this definition, any mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Security for which a replacement Security has been registered and delivered in lieu thereof pursuant to section 4.06 hereof and the Resolution). "Redemption Date" when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Bond Resolution. "Responsible Officer" when used with respect to the Bank means the Chairman or vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman or vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Cashier, any Assistant Cashier, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer, or any other officer of the Bank customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Security Register" means a register maintained by the Bank on behalf of the Issuer providing for the registration and transfers of Securities. 0088277 -3- "stated Maturity" means the date specified in the Bond Resolution the principal of a Security is scheduled to be due and payable. Section 2.02. other Definitions. The terms "Bank," "Issuer," and "Securities (Security)" have the meanings assigned to them in the recital paragraphs of this Agreement. The term "Paying Agent/Registrar" refers to the Bank in the performance of the duties and functions of this Agreement. ARTICLE THREE PAYING AGENT section 3.01. Duties of Paying Agent. As Paying Agent, the Bank shall, provided adequate collected funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the Issuer, pay on behalf of the Issuer the principal of each Security at its Stated Maturity, Redemption Date, or Acceleration Date, to the Holder upon surrender of the Security to the Bank at the Bank Office. As Paying Agent, the Bank shall, provided adequate collected funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the Issuer, pay on behalf of the Issuer the interest on each security when due, by computing the amount of interest to be paid each Holder and making payment thereof to the Holders of the Securities (or their Predecessor Securities) on the Record Date. All payments of principal and/or interest on the Securities to the registered owners shall be accomplished (1) by the issuance of checks, payable to the registered owners, drawn on the fiduciary account provided in section 5.05 hereof, sent by united States mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the address appearing on the security Register or (2) by such other method, acceptable to the Bank, requested in writing by the Holder at the Holder's risk and expense. section 3.02. Payment Dates. The Issuer hereby instructs the Bank to pay the principal of and interest on the Securities at the dates specified in the Bond Resolution. ARTICLE FOUR REGISTRAR 0088277 -4- Section 4.01. Security Register - Transfers and Exchanges. The Bank agrees to keep and maintain for and on behalf of the Issuer at the Bank Office books and records (herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") for recording the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities, the transfer, exchange and replacement of the Securities and the payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities to the Holders and containing such other information as may be reasonably required by the Issuer and subject to such reasonable regulations as the Issuer and Bank may prescribe. All transfers, exchanges and replacement of Securities shall be noted in the Security Register. Every Security surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, the signature on which has been guaranteed by an officer of a federal or state bank or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, in form satisfactory to. the Bank, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his agent duly authorized in writing. The Bank may request any supporting documentation it feels necessary to effect a re-registration, transfer or exchange of the Securities. To the extent possible and under reasonable circumstances, the Bank agrees that, in relation to an exchange or transfer of Securities, the exchange or transfer by the Holders thereof will be completed and new Securities delivered to the Holder or the assignee of the Holder in not more than three (3) business days after the receipt of the Securities to be cancelled in an exchange or transfer and the written instrument of transfer or request for exchange duly executed by the Holder, or his duly authorized agent, in form and manner satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar. section 4.02. certificates. In the event the book-entry only system for settlement and transfer and payment of the Securities should be discontinued, the Issuer shall provide an adequate inventory of printed Securities to facilitate transfers or exchanges thereof. The Bank covenants that the inventory of printed Securities will be kept in safekeeping pending their use and reasonable care will be exercised by the Bank in maintaining such Securities in safekeeping, which shall be not less than the care maintained by the Bank for debt securities of other governments or corporations for which it serves as registrar, or that is maintained for its own securities. section 4.03. Form of Security Register. 0088277 -5- The Bank, as Registrar, will maintain the Security Register relating to the registration, payment, transfer and exchange of the Securities in accordance with the Bank's general practices and procedures in effect from time to time. The Bank shall not be obligated to maintain such security Register in any form other than those which the Bank has currently available and currently utilizes at the time. The Security Register may be maintained in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Section 4.04. List of Security Holders. The Bank will provide the Issuer at any time requested by the Issuer, upon payment of the required fee, a copy of the information contained in the Security Register. The Issuer may also inspect the information contained in the Security Register at any time the Bank is customarily open for business, provided that reasonable time is allowed the Bank to provide an up-to-date listing or to convert the information into written form. The Bank will not release or disclose the contents of the Security Register to any person other than to, or at the written request of, an authorized officer or employee of the Issuer, except upon receipt of a court order or as otherwise required by law. Upon receipt of a court order and prior to the release or disclosure of the contents of the Security Register, the Bank will notify the Issuer so that the Issuer may contest the court order or such release or disclosure of the contents of the Security Register. Section 4.05. Return of Cancelled certificates. The Bank will, at such reasonable intervals as it determines, surrender to the Issuer, Securities in lieu of which or in exchange for which other Securities have been issued, or which have been paid. Section 4.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securi- ties. The Issuer hereby instructs the Bank, subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the Bond Resolution, to deliver and issue Securities in exchange for or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities as long as the same does not result in an overissuance. In case any Security shall be mutilated, or destroyed, lost or stolen, the Bank, in its discretion, may execute and deliver a 0088277 -6- replacement Security of like form and tenor, and in the same denomination and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed lost or stolen Security, only upon the approval of the Issuer and after (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Bank of evidence satisfactory to the Bank of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security, and of the authenticity of the ownership thereof and (ii) the furnishing to the Bank of indemnification in an amount satisfactory to hold the Issuer and the Bank harmless. All expenses and charges associated with such indemnity and with the preparation, execution and delivery of a replacement Security shall be borne by the Holder of the Security mutilated, or destroyed, lost or stolen. section 4.07. Transaction Information to Issuer. The Bank will, within a reasonable time after receipt of written request from the Issuer, furnish the Issuer information as to the Securities it has paid pursuant to section 3.01, Securities it has delivered upon the transfer or exchange of any Securities pursuant to Section 4.01, and Securities it has delivered in exchange for or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities pursuant to section 4.06. ARTICLE FIVE THE BANK section 5.01. Duties of Bank. The Bank undertakes to perform the duties set forth herein and agrees to use reasonable care in the performance thereof. section 5.02. Reliance on Documents, Etc. (a) The Bank may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and correctness of the opinions expressed therein, on certificates or opinions furnished to the Bank. (b) The Bank shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Bank was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. (c) No provisions of this Agreement shall require the Bank to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability for performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or 0088277 -7- adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risks or liability is not assured to it. (d) The Bank may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note, security, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. without limiting the generality of the foregoing statement, the Bank need not examine the ownership of any Securities, but is protected in acting upon receipt of Securities containing an endorsement or instruction of transfer or power of transfer which appears on its face to be signed by the Holder or an agent of the Holder. The Bank shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in a resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note, security, or other paper or document supplied by Issuer. (e) The Bank may consult with counsel, and the written advice of such counselor any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. (f) The Bank may exercise any of the powers hereunder and perform any duties hereunder ei ther directly or by or through agents or attorneys of the Bank. section 5.03. Recitals of Issuer. The recitals contained herein with respect to the Issuer and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Bank assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Bank shall in no event be liable to the Issuer, any Holder or Holders of any Security, or any other Person for any amount due on any Security from its own funds. section 5.04. May Hold Securities. The Bank, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not the Paying Agent/Registrar, or any other agent. section 5.05. Moneys Collateralization. Held bv Bank - Fiduciarv Account{ 0088277 -8- A fiduciary account shall at all times be kept and maintained by the Bank for the receipt, safekeeping and disbursement of moneys received from the Issuer hereunder for the payment of the Securities, and money deposited to the credit of such account until paid to the Holders of the Securities shall be continuously collateralized by securities or obligations which qualify and are eligible under both the laws of the State of Texas and the laws of the United States of America to secure and be pledged as collateral for fiduciary accounts to the extent such money is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Payments made from such fiduciary account shall be made by check drawn on such fiduciary account unless the owner of such Securities shall, at its own expense and risk, request such other medium of payment. The Bank shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder. Subject to the applicable unclaimed property laws of the State of Texas, any money deposited with the Bank for the payment of the principal, premium (if any), or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for four years after final maturity of the Security has become due and payable will be paid by the Bank to the Issuer, and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Bank with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease. section 5.06. Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, the Issuer agrees to indemnify the Bank for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with its acceptance or administration of its duties hereunder, including the cost and expense against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Agreement. section 5.07. Interpleader. The Issuer and the Bank agree that the Bank may seek adjudication of any adverse claim, demand, or controversy over its person as well as funds on deposit, in either a Federal or State District Court located in the State and County where either the Bank Office or the administrative offices of the Issuer is located, and agree that service of process by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address referred to in section 6.03 of this Agreement shall constitute adequate service. The Issuer and the Bank further agree that the Bank has the right to file a Bill of Interpleader in any court of competent 0088277 -9- jurisdiction to determine the rights of any Person claiming any interest herein. Section 5.08. DT Services. It is hereby represented and warranted that, in the event the Securities are otherwise qualified and accepted for "Depository Trust Company" services or equivalent depository trust services by other organizations, Bank has the capability and, to the extent within its control, will comply with the "Operational Arrangements", effective August 1, 1987, which establishes requirements for securities to be eligible for such type depository trust services, including, but not limited to, requirements for the timeliness of payments and funds availability, transfer turnaround time, and notification of redemptions and calls. ARTICLE SIX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS section 6.01. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing signed by both of the parties hereto. section 6.02. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other. section 6.03. Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other document provided or permitted hereby to be given or furnished to the Issuer or the Bank shall be mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Bank, respectively, at the addresses shown on page 12. section 6.04. Effect of Headings. The Article and section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. section 6.05. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements herein by the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. section 6.06. Severability. 0088277 -10- In case any provision herein shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 6.07. Benefits of Agreement. Nothing herein, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder. Section 6.08. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Bond Resolution constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto relative to the Bank acting as Paying Agent/Registrar and if any conflict exists between this Agreement and the Bond Resolution, the Bond Resolution shall govern. section 6.09. counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. section 6.10. Termination. This Agreement will terminate (i) on the date of final payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities to the Holders thereof or (ii) may be earlier terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days written notice; provided, however, an early termination of this Agreement by either party shall not be effective until (a) a successor Paying Agent/Registrar has been appointed by the Issuer and such appointment accepted and (b) notice given to the Holders of the Securities of the appointment of a successor paying Agent/Registrar. Furthermore, the Bank and Issuer mutually agree that the effective date of an early termination of this Agreement shall not occur at any time which would disrupt, delay or otherwise adversely affect the payment of the Securities. Upon an early termination of this Agreement, the Bank agrees to promptly transfer and deliver the Security Register (or a copy thereof), together with other pertinent books and records relating to the Securities, to the successor Paying Agent/Registrar designated and appointed by the Issuer. 0088277 -11- The provisions of section 1. 02 survive and remain in full force termination of this Agreement. and of Article Five shall and effect following the section 6.11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the state of Texas. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. BANK ONE, TEXAS, NA, Fort Worth, Texas BY Title: [SEAL] Attest: Address: P. O. Box 2604 Fort Worth, Texas 76113 Title: CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS BY c.. Mayor (CITY SEAL) Attest: Address: P. O. Box 820609 North Richland Hills, Texas 76182 ç;~~ 0088277 -12-