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ORDINANCE NO. 2876
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of "CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2006";
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; and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds and determines that general obligation bonds
in the principal amount of $2,280,000 approved and authorized to be issued at an election held
February 1, 2003, should be issued and sold at this time; a summary of the general obligation
bonds authorized at said election and at an election held September 27, 1994, 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:
Date of Amount Previously Amount Unissued
Election Purpose Authorized Issued Being Balance
Issued
9-27-1994 Street Improvements $20,000,000 $19,395,000 $-0- $605,000
2-1-2003 Street Improvements 30,010,000 3,865,000 1,490,000 24,655,000
2-1-2003 Drainage Improvements 4,000,000 1,300,000 40,000 2,660,000
2-1-2003 Public Safety Facilities 1,900,000 900,000 750,000 250,000
2-1-2003 Animal Shelter 1,300,000 -0- -0- 1,300,000
AND WHEREAS, the Council hereby reserves and retains the right to issue the balance
of unissued bonds approved at said elections 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 $2,280,000, to be designated and bear the title "CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2006" (hereinafter
referred to as the "Bonds"), for permanent public improvements and public purposes, to wit:
$1,490,000 for street improvements, including traffic signalization, drainage incidental thereto
and the acquisition of land and right-of-way therefor, $40,000 for drainage improvements, and
$750,000 for constructing and equipping public safety facilities (fire and police), including the
acquisition of land therefor, in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas,
including V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 1331.
SECTION 2: Fully Reqistered Obliqations - Bond Date -Authorized
Denominations-Stated Maturities-Interest Rates. The Bonds shall be issued as fully registered
obligations only, shall be dated April 15, 2006 (the "Bond Date"), shall be in denominations of
$5,000 or any integral multiple (within a Stated Maturity) thereof, and shall become due and
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payable on February 15 in each of the years and in principal amounts (the "Stated Maturities") in
accordance with the following schedule:
Year of Principal Interest
Stated Maturity Amount Rate(s)
2007 $115,000 4.45%
2008 115,000 4.75%
2009 115,000 4.75%
2010 115,000 4.75%
2011 115,000 4.75%
2012 115,000 4.75%
2013 115,000 4.75%
2014 115,000 4.75%
2015 115,000 4.75%
2016 115,000 4.60%
2017 115,000 4.40%
2018 115,000 4.45%
2019 115,000 4.50%
2020 115,000 4.55%
2021 115,000 4.60%
2022 115,000 4.65%
2026 440,000 4.65%
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, 2007.
SECTION 3: Terms of Pavment-Pavinq Aqent/Reqistrar. 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 and transfer books 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 priyate
debts, and shall be without exchange or collection charges to the Holders.
The selection and appointment of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Dallas,
Texas, to serve as Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds is hereby approved and confirmed.
Books and records relating to the registration, payment, transfer and exchange of the Bonds
(the "Security Register") shall at all times be kept and maintained on behalf of the City by the
Paying Agent/Registrar, as provided herein and 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 are 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
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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 designated offices in Dallas, Texas (the "Designated Payment/Transfer
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 Designated Payment/Transfer Office of 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
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, 2017, 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, 2016 or on any date
thereafter at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.
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.
(b) Mandatory Redemption. The Bonds having Stated Maturities of February 15,
2026 (the Term Bonds") shall be subject to mandatory redemption in part prior to maturity at the
redemption price of par and accrued interest to the date of redemption on the respective dates
and in principal amounts as follows:
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Redemption Date
Principal Amount
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2024
February 15, 2025
$110,000
$110,000
$110,000
Approximately forty-fiye (45) days prior to each mandatory redemption date for the Term
Bonds, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall select by lot the numbers of the Term Bonds to be
redeemed on the next following February 15 from moneys set aside for that purpose in the
Interest and Sinking Fund (as hereinafter defined). Any Term Bond not selected for prior
redemption shall be paid on the date of their Stated Maturity.
The principal amount of the Term Bonds required to be redeemed on a mandatory
redemption date may be reduced, at the option of the City, by the principal amount of Term
Bonds which, at least 50 days prior to the mandatory redemption date, (1) shall have been
acquired by the City at a price not exceeding the principal amount of such Term Bonds plus
accrued interest to the date of purchase thereof, and delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for
cancellation or (2) shall have been redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption provisions set
forth in paragraph(a) of this Section and not theretofore credited against a mandatory
redemption requirement.
(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 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 Designated Payment/Transfer
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
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redeemed) at the then applicable redemption price are held for the purpose of such payment by
the Paying Agent/Registrar.
SECTION 5: Reqistration - Transfer - Exchanqe 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 (other than the Initial Bond(s) referenced in Section 8
hereof) for transfer at the Designated Payment/Transfer 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 (other than the Initial Bond(s) referenced in Section 8
hereof) may be exchanged for other Bonds of authorized denominations and having the same
Stated 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
Designated Payment/Transfer 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 Designated Payment/Transfer 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 proYisions 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
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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 York, in accordance with the operational arrangements referenced in the
Blanket Issuer Letter of Representation, by and between the City and DTC (the "Depository
Agreemenf').
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 - Reqistration. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the
City 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 V.T.C.A., Government
Code, Chapter 1201.
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 90, 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 aggregate principal amount of the Bonds with
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principal installments to become due and payable as provided in Section 2 hereof and
numbered T-1, or (ii) as multiple fully registered bonds, being one bond for each year of maturity
in the applicable principal amount and denomination and to be numbered consecutiyely 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 designeè 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 deliyery 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
amounts 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 Generally. 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 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 RICH LAND HILLS, TEXAS
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 2006
Bond Date:
April 15, 2006
Interest Rate:
Stated Maturity:
CUSIP NO:
Registered Owner:
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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 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 interest payment
date next preceding the "Registration Date" of this Bond appearing below (unless this Bond
bears a "Registration Date" as of an interest payment date, in which case it shall bear interest
from such date, or unless the "Registration Date" of this Bond is prior to the initial interest
payment date in which case it shall bear interest 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, 2007. Principal of this Bond is payable at its Stated Maturity or redemption to the
registered owner hereof, upon presentation and surrender, at the Designated Payment/Transfer
Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar executing the registration certificate appearing hereon, or
its successor. Interest is payable to the registered owner of this 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. 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 Designated Payment/Transfer Office of 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
shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due. 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 $2,280,000 (herein referred to as the "Bonds") for permanent public improvements
and public purposes, to wit: $1,490,000 for street improvements, including traffic signalization,
drainage incidental thereto and the acquisition of land and right-of-way therefor, $40,000 for
drainage improvements, and $750,000 for constructing and equipping public safety facilities (fire
and police), including the acquisition of land therefor, 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 February 15, 2026 (the "Term Bonds") are subject to mandatory
redemption prior to maturity with funds on deposit in the Interest and Sinking Fund established
and maintained for the payment thereof in the Ordinance, and shall be redeemed in part prior to
maturity at the price of par and accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption, and without
premium, on the dates and in the principal amounts as follows:
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Redemption Date
Principal Amount
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2024
February 15, 2025
$110,000
$110,000
$110,000
The particular Term Bonds to be redeemed on each redemption date shall be chosen by
lot by the Paying Agent/Registrar; provided, however, that the principal amount of Term Bonds
required to be redeemed on a mandatory redemption date may be reduced, at the option of the
City, by the principal amount of Term Bonds which, at least 50 days prior to the mandatory
redemption date, (1) shall have been acquired by the City at a price not exceeding the principal
amount of such Term Bonds plus accrued interest to the date of purchase thereof, and delivered
to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation or (2) shall haye been redeemed pursuant to the
optional redemption provisions appearing below and not theretofore credited against a
mandatory redemption requirement.
The Bonds maturing on and after February 15, 2017, 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, 2016, or on any date thereafter, at the redemption price of
par, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption.
At least thirty days prior to the date fixed for any redemption of Bonds, the City shall
cause a written notice of such redemption to be sent by United States Mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the registered owners of each Bond to be redeemed at the address shown on the
Security Register and subject to the terms and provisions relating thereto contained in the
Ordinance. If a Bond (or any portion of its principal sum) shall have been duly called for
redemption and notice of such redemption duly given, then upon such redemption date such
Bond (or the portion of its principal sum 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 a portion of the principal amount of a Bond is to be redeemed and the
registered owner is someone other than Cede & Co., payment of the redemption price of such
principal amount shall be made to the registered owner only upon presentation and surrender of
such Bond to the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and 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 thereof will be issued to
the registered owner, without charge. If a Bond is selected for redemption, in whole or in part,
the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to transfer such 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 of a Bond redeemed in part.
The Bonds are payable from the proceeds of an ad valorem tax leYied, 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 Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the
Paying Agent/Registrar, and to all of the provisions of which the owner or holder of this Bond by
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the acceptance hereof hereby assents, for definitions of terms; the description of and the nature
and extent of the tax leYied 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 proYisions 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 proYisions 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 Designated
Payment/Transfer 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 Bond as the
owner entitled to payment of principal hereof at its Stated Maturity or its redemption, in whole or
in part, and (iii) 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
haye 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
law; 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 haye 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 proYision 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
Yalidity, 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.
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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
Mayor
COUNTERSIGNED:
City Secretary
(SEAL)
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 )
)
THE STATE OF TEXAS )
REGISTER NO.
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)
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D. Form of Certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar 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 entitled 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.
The designated offices of the Paying Agent/Registrar in Dallas, Texas is the "Designated
Payment/Transfer Office" for this Bond.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, Dallas, Texas
Registration date:
By
Authorized Signature
E. Form of Assiqnment.
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:
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F.
The Initial Bond(s) 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:
REGISTERED
NO. T-1
REGISTERED
$2,280,000
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF TEXAS
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 2006
Bond Date: April 15, 2006
Registered Owner:
Principal Amount: TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND 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 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
PRINCIPAL
INSTALLMENTS
INTEREST
RATE
(Information to be inserted from schedule in Section 2 hereof).
(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 interest payment date next preceding
the "Registration Date" of this Bond appearing below (unless this Bond bears a "Registration
Date" as of an interest payment date, in which case it shall bear interest from such date, or
unless the "Registration Date" of this Bond is prior to the initial interest payment date in which
case it shall bear interest 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, 2007.
Principal installments of this Bond are payable in the year of maturity or on a prepayment date
to the registered owner hereof by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Dallas, Texas
(the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), upon its presentation and surrender, at its designated offices in
Dallas, Texas (the "Designated Payment/Transfer Office"). 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.
If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds shall be a Saturday,
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Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day when banking institutions in the city where the Designated
Payment/Transfer Office of 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 shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original
date payment was due. 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: Levy 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
payment at maturity or redemption 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 2006 Bond
Account" (the "Interest and Sinking 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.
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
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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 Obliqation 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 satisfied.
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 Section and no use
made of any such deposit which would cause the Bonds to be treated as "arbitrage bonds"
within the meaning of Section 148 of the Internal Reyenue Code of 1986, 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 three (3) 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" shall mean (i) direct noncallable obligations of the
United States of America, including obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, (ii) noncallable obligations of an
agency or instrumentality of the United States, including obligations unconditionally guaranteed
or insured by the agency or instrumentality and on the date of their acquisition or purchase by
the City are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not
less than AAA or its equivalent and (iii) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a
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county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and on the
date of their acquisition or purchase by the City, are rated as to investment quality by a
nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent.
SECTION 13: Ordinance a Contract - Amendments - Outstandinq 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 and in Section 28 hereof. 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 aggregaté principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding,
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
amendment, 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 Paying Agent/Registrar or delivered
to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation;
(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)
meanings:
Definitions. When used in this Section 14, the following terms have the following
"Closing Date" means the date on which the Bonds are first authenticated
and delivered to the initial purchasers against payment therefor.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by all
legislation, if any, effectiye on or before the Closing Date.
"Computation Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-1 (b) of the
Regulations.
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"Gross Proceeds" means any proceeds as defined in Section 1.148-1 (b)
of the Regulations, and any replacement proceeds as defined in Section
1.148-1(c) of the Regulations, of the Bonds.
"Investment" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-1 (b) of the
Regulations.
"Nonpurpose Investment" means any investment property, as defined in
section 148(b) of the Code, in which Gross Proceeds of the Bonds are invested
and which is not acquired to carry out the governmental purposes of the Bonds.
"Rebate Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-1 (b) of the
Regulations.
"Regulations" means any proposed, temporary, or final Income Tax
Regulations issued pursuant to Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code,
and 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which are applicable to the
Bonds. Any reference to any specific Regulation shall also mean, as
appropriate, any proposed, temporary or final Income Tax Regulation designed
to supplement, amend or replace the specific Regulation referenced.
"Yield" of (1) any Investment has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-
5 of the Regulations and (2) the Bonds has the meaning set forth in Section
1.148-4 of the Regulations.
(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, respectively, 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 receives 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 exemption from federal income tax of the interest on any Bond, the City shall comply
with each of the specific covenants in this Section.
(c) No Private Use or Private Payments. Except as permitted by section 141 of the
Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall at all times prior to the last
Stated Maturity of Bonds:
(1) exclusively own, operate and possess all property the acquisition,
construction or improvement of which is to be financed or refinanced directly or
indirectly with Gross Proceeds of the Bonds, and not use or permit the use of
such Gross Proceeds (including all contractual arrangements with terms different
than those applicable to the general public) or any property acquired, constructed
or improved with such Gross Proceeds in any activity carried on by any person or
entity (including the United States or any agency, department and instrumentality
thereof) other than a state or local government, unless such use is solely as a
member of the general public; and
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(2) not directly or indirectly impose or accept any charge or other
payment by any person or entity who is treated as using Gross Proceeds of the
Bonds or any property the acquisition, construction or improvement of which is to
be financed or refinanced directly or indirectly with such Gross Proceeds, other
than taxes of general application within 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 Hiqher 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 the Bonds directly or indirectly invest Gross Proceeds in any Investment
(or use Gross Proceeds to replace money so invested), if as a result of such investment the
Yield from the Closing Date of all Investments acquired with Gross Proceeds (or with money
replaced thereby), whether then held or previously disposed of, exceeds the Yield of the Bonds.
(f) Not Federallv 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 the information required by section
149(e) of the Code with the Secretary of the Treasury on Form 8038-G or such other form and
in such place as the Secretary may prescribe.
(h) Rebate of Arbitraqe Profits. 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 (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 retain all records of accounting for at least six
years after the day on which the last Outstanding Bond is discharged. However,
to the extent permitted by law, the City may commingle Gross Proceeds of the
Bonds with other money of the City, provided that the City separately accounts
for each receipt and expenditure of Gross Proceeds and the obligations acquired
therewith.
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(2) Not less frequently than each Computation Date, the City shall
calculate the Rebate Amount in accordance with rules set forth in section 148(f)
of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder. The City shall maintain
such calculations with its official transcript of proceedings relating to the issuance
of the Bonds until six years after the final Computation Date.
(3) As additional consideration for the purchase of the Bonds by the
Purchasers and the loan of the money represented thereby and in order to
induce such purchase by measures designed to insure the excludability of the
interest thereon from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income
tax purposes, the City shall pay to the United States from the construction fund,
other appropriate fund, or, if permitted by applicable Texas statute, regulation or
opinion of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, the Interest and Sinking
Fund, the amount that when added to the future value of previous rebate
payments made for the Bonds equals (i) in the case of a Final Computation Date
as defined in Section 1.148-3(e)(2) of the Regulations, one hundred percent
(100%) of the Rebate Amount on such date; and (ii) in the case of any other
Computation Date, ninety percent (90%) of the Rebate Amount on such date. In
all cases, the rebate payments shall be made at the times, in the installments, to
the place and in the manner as is or may be required by section 148(f) of the
Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, and shall be accompanied by
Form 8038-T or such other forms and information as is or may be required by
Section 148(f) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder.
(4) The City shall exercise reasonable diligence to assure that no
errors are made in the calculations and payments required by paragraphs (2) and
(3), and if an error is made, to discover and promptly correct such error within a
reasonable amount of time thereafter (and in all eyents within one hundred eighty
(180) days after discovery of the error), including payment to the United States of
any additional Rebate Amount owed to it, interest thereon, and any penalty
imposed under Section 1.148-3(h) of the Regulations.
(i) Not to Divert Arbitraoe Profits. 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
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 Subsection h of this
Section 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.
0) Elections. The City hereby directs and authorizes the Mayor, City Manager,
Director of Finance and City Secretary, individually or jointly, to make elections permitted or
required pursuant to the provisions of the Code or the Regulations, as they deem necessary or
appropriate in connection with the Bonds, in the Certificate as to Tax Exemption or similar or
other appropriate certificate, form or document.
SECTION 15: Sale of Bonds. Pursuant to a public sale for the Bonds, the bid submitted
by Bernardi Securities Inc. (herein referred to as the "Purchasers") is declared to be the best bid
received producing the lowest true interest cost rate 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 $12.25, is hereby approved and confirmed. Deliyery of the Bonds to the Purchasers shall
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occur as soon as possible upon payment being made therefor in accordance with the terms of
sale.
SECTION 16: Official Statement Approval. The use of the Official Statement by the
Purchasers in connection with the public offering and sale of the Bonds is hereby ratified,
confirmed and approved in all respects. The final Official Statement, which reflects the terms of
sale (together with such changes approved by the Mayor, City Secretary, City Manager, and
Director of Finance, one or more of said officials), shall be and is hereby in all respects
approyed and the Purchasers are hereby authorized to use and distribute said final Official
Statement, dated April 24, 2006, in the reoffering, sale and delivery of the Bonds to the public.
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 initial purchasers.
Furthermore, the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, 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.
SECTION18: Proceeds of Sale. The proceeds of sale of the Bonds, excluding the
accrued interest and premium in the amount of $12.25 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, subject to the provisions of Section 14(h) hereof, any investment earnings
realized shall be expended for such authorized projects and purposes or deposited in the
Interest and Sinking Fund as shall be determined by the City Council. Accrued interest and
premium in the above amount received from the Purchasers as well as all surplus proceeds of
sale of the Bonds, including investment earnings, remaining after completion of all authorized
projects or purposes and paying or making provision for the payment of the amounts owed
pursuant to Section 14(h) hereof shall be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking
Fund.
SECTION 19: 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
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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 20: 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 21: Leqal Opinion. The obligation of the Purchasers to accept delivery of the
Bonds is subject to being furnished a final opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Attorneys,
Dallas, Texas, approving such Bonds as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered
as of the date of delivery and payment for such Bonds. A true and correct reproduction of said
opinion is hereby authorized to be printed on the definitive Bonds or an executed counterpart
thereof shall accompany the global Bonds deposited with the Depository Trust Company.
SECTION 22: 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 the Bonds as to legality are to be held
responsible for CUSIP numbers incorrectly printed or typed on the definitive Bonds.
SECTION 23: 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 24: 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 25: Governinq 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 26: Effect of Headinqs. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 27: 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.
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SECTION 28: Continuinq Disclosure Undertakinq.
(a) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms have the meanings
ascribed to such terms below:
"MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
"NRMSIR" means each person whom the SEC or its staff has determined to be a
nationally recognized municipal securities information repository within the meaning of the Rule
from time to time.
"Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SID" means any person designated by the State of Texas or an authorized department,
officer, or agency thereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information
depository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time.
(b) Annual Reports. The City shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and any SID,
within six months after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2006) financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the
general type included in the final Official Statement approved by Section 16 of this Ordinance,
being the information described in Exhibit B hereto. Financial statements to be provided shall
be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Exhibit B hereto and
(2) audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed
within the period during which they must be provided. If audited financial statements are not
available at the time the financial information and operating data must be provided, then the City
shall provide unaudited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and
any SID with the financial information and operating data and will file the annual audit report
when and if the same becomes available.
If the City changes its fiscal year, it will notify each NRMSIR and any SID of the change
(and of the date of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise
would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section.
The financial information and operating data to be proYided pursuant to this Section may
be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any
document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the
MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRMSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC.
(c) Material Event Notices. The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or
the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if such
event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws:
(1) Principal and interest payment delinquencies;
(2) Non-payment related defaults;
(3) Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties;
(4) Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties;
(5) Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;
(6) Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds;
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(7) Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds;
(8) Bond calls;
(9) Defeasances;
(10) Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds; and
(11) Rating changes.
The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner,
of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with
subsection (b) of this Section by the time required by such Section.
(d) Limitations. Disclaimers. and Amendments. The City shall be obligated to
observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section while, but only while, the City
remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule, except
that the City in any event will give the notice required by subsection (c) hereof of any Bond calls
and defeasance that cause the City to be no longer such an "obligated person."
The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the Holders and beneficial
owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or
any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The City
undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and
notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby
ùndertake to provide any other information that may be releyant or material to a complete
presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update
any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly
provided herein. The City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such
information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Bonds at any future date.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE HOLDER OR
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BOND OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT,
FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE CITY,
WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT
SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON,
IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE
LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.
No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Section shall
constitute a breach of or default under this Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this
Ordinance.
Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the
duties of the City under federal and state securities laws.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Ordinance, the provisions of this Section
may be amended by the City from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances resulting
from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status,
or type of operations of the City, but only if (1) the provisions of this Section, as so amended,
would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the primary offering of the
Bonds in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of
the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (2) either
(a) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by
any other provision of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the Outstanding
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Bonds consent to such amendment or (b) a Person that is unaffiliated with the City (such as
nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially impair
the interests of the Holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds. The provisions of this Section
may also be amended from time to time or repealed by the City if the SEC amends or repeals
the applicable provisions of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction determines that such
provisions are invalid, but only if and to the extent that reservation of the City's right to do so
would not prevent underwriters of the initial public offering of the Bonds from lawfully purchasing
or selling Bonds in such offering. If the City so amends the provisions of this Section, it shall
include with any amended financial information or operating data filed with each NRMSIR and
SID pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section an explanation, in narrative form, of the reasons
for the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or
operating data so provided.
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 inyalid provision.
SECTION 30: Public Meetinq. 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 V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 551, as
amended.
SECTION 31: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after
its passage on the date shown below and it is so ordained.
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EXHIBIT A
PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT
PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT entered into as of April 24, 2006 (this "Agreement"), by and
between the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (the "Issuer"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America (the "Bank"),
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized and provided for the execution and delivery
of its "City of North Richland Hills, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006" (the
"Securities"), April 15, 2006, such Securities scheduled to be delivered to the initial purchasers
thereof on or about May 31,2006; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer has selected the Bank to serve as Paying Agent/Registrar in
connection with the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on said Securities
and with respect to the registration, transfer and exchange thereof by the registered owners
thereof; and
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 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.
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).
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DEFINITIONS
Section 2.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise
expressly proYided 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 designated office of the Bank in Dallas, Texas at
the address shown in Section 3.01 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.
"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,
Assistant 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
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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.
"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 Pavino Aoent. 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 following address: P. O. Box 2320, Dallas, Texas 75221-2320 or 2001 Bryan
Street, 9th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Operations.
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 paying agent 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
Section 4.01 Security Reqister - Transfers and Exchanqes. 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
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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 deliyered 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. The Issuer shall provide an adequate inventory of printed
Securities to facilitate transfers or exchanges thereof. The Bank covenants that the inyentory 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 Reqister. 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 proYide 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.
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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. Destroved. Lost or Stolen Securities. The Issuer hereby
instructs the Bank, subject to the provisions 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 may
execute and deliver a 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 deliyered 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 belieYing
that repayment of such funds or 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
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and to haye 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 adyice 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 either 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 Mav Hold Securities. The Bank, in its indiYidual 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 Monevs Held bv Bank - Pavinq Aqent Account/Collateralization. Money
deposited by the Issuer with the Bank of the principal (or Redemption Price, if applicable) of or
interest on any Securities shall be segregated from other funds of the Bank and the Issuer and
shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities.
All money deposited with the Bank hereunder shall be secured in the manner and to the
fullest extent required by law for the security of funds of the Issuer.
Amounts held by the Bank which represent principal of and interest on the Securities
remaining unclaimed by the owner after the expiration of three years from the date such
amounts have become due and payable shall be reported and disposed of by the Bank in
accordance with the provisions of Texas law including, to the extent applicable, Title 6 of the
Texas Property Code, as amended. The Bank shall haye no liability by virtue of actions taken in
compliance with this provision.
The Bank is not obligated to pay interest on any money received by it hereunder.
This Agreement relates solely to money deposited for the purposes described herein,
and the parties agree that the Bank may serve as depository for other funds of the Issuer, act as
trustee under indentures authorizing other bond transactions of the Issuer, or act in any other
capacity not in conflict with its duties hereunder.
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
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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 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 jurisdiction in the State
of Texas 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, the Bank has the capability and, to
the extent within its control, will comply with the "Operational Arrangements", 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 Assiqnment. 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,
waiyer, 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 9.
Section 6.04 Effect of Headinqs. The Article and Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 6.05 Successors and Assiqns. All covenants and agreements herein by the
Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 6.06 Severabilitv. 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 Aqreement. 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.
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Section 6.08 Entire Aqreement. This Agreement and the Bond Resolution constitute
the entire agreement between the parties hereto relatiye 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.
The proYisions of Section 1.02 and of Article Five shall survive and remain in full force
and effect following the termination of this Agreement.
Section 6.11 Governinq Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of Texas.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
BY:
Title:
Address: 2001 Bryan Street, 8th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attest:
Title:
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
BY:
Mayor
Address: P. O. Box 820609
North Richland Hills, TX 76182-0609
Attest:
City Secretary
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Exhibit B
to
Ordinance
DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following information is referred to in Section 28 of this Ordinance.
Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data
The financial information and operating data with respect to the City to be provided
annually in accordance with such Section are as specified (and included in the Appendix or
under the headings of the Official Statement referred to) below:
1. The financial statements of the City appended to the Official Statement as
Appendix 8, but for the most recently concluded fiscal year.
2. The information in the Official Statement under Tables 1 through 6 and 8 through 15.
Accounting Principles
The accounting principles referred to in such Section are the accounting principles
described in the notes to the financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 above
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PASSED AND ADOPTED, this April 24, 2006.
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