RES NO 08-04-2016 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. - 4 -2016
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS, OF ITS WATERWORKS AND SEWER
REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2016.
WHEREAS, the Van Buren Municipal Utilities Commission (the "Commission") has
determined that it can achieve significant interest savings by refunding the City's
Series 2007 Waterworks and Sewer Revenue Capital Improvement Bonds (the
"Refunding"); and
WHEREAS, in order to provide moneys to finance the Refunding, including the cost of
municipal bond insurance, reserve fund policy and other costs incident to the
Refunding, the Commission has recommended that the City issue its Waterworks
and Sewer Revenue Refunding, Series 2016 in the approximate principal amount
of $8,000,000 (the "Bonds"), and sell the Bonds to Raymond James & Associates
Inc., as Underwriter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Such preliminary actions as are determined to be necessary by the Mayor of the
City are hereby authorized for the marketing of the Bonds in order to provide a
portion of the funds necessary for the Refunding; provided, however, that at such
time as the Mayor may determine to be in the best interests of the City, the final
terms of the Bonds shall be submitted for approval by the City Council, together
with the proposed form of the documents necessary for the issuance of the Bonds,
including, without limitation, the trust indenture. The issuance of the Bonds may
be considered at a regular or special meeting of the City Council as the Mayor
shall consider appropriate.
SECTION 2: The Mayor and the City Clerk, Acting City Clerk or Deputy Clerk are hereby
authorized to execute certificates and enter into agreements on behalf of the City
with respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds.
SECTION 3: The City Council hereby authorizes the preparation and distribution to various
and actual purchasers of the Bonds of a Preliminary Official
prospective
Statement describing the City, the City's waterworks and sewer system, and the
Bonds, and setting forth such other information as may be determined to be
necessary or desirable in connection with the marketing of the Bonds. The Mayor
is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the Underwriter a certificate to the
effect that the Preliminary Official Statement is deemed final for the purposes of
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12.
SECTION 4: The engagement the Underwriter and Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association
as bond counsel by the Commission and the City is hereby authorized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did pass,
approve, and adopt, by of vote of 5 for and 0 against, the foregoing Resolution at its regular
meeting held on the 22"d day of August 2016.
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RESOLUTION
of the
VAN BUREN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMMISSION
A Resolution Regarding the Issuance by the City of Van Buren, Arkansas of its Waterworks and
Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE VAN BUREN MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES COMMISSION:
1. The Commission has determined that it can achieve significant interest savings by
refunding the City's Series 2007 Waterworks and Sewer Revenue Capital Improvement
Bonds(the"Refunding").
2. In order to provide moneys to finance the Refunding, including the cost of municipal bond
insurance, reserve fund policy and other costs incident to the Refunding, the Commission
hereby recommends that the City issue its Waterworks and Sewer Revenue Refunding,
Series 2016 in the approximate principal amount of$8,000,000 (the "Bonds"), and sell the
Bonds to Raymond James&Associates Inc.,as Underwriter.
3. The Chairman of the Commission is hereby authorized to execute certificates and enter into
agreements on behalf of the Commission with respect to the issuance and sale of the Bonds.
4. The Commission hereby authorizes the preparation and distribution to various prospective
and actual purchasers of the Bonds of a Preliminary Official Statement describing the City,
the City's waterworks and sewer system, and the Bonds, and setting forth such other
information as may be determined to be necessary or desirable in connection with the
marketing of the Bonds. The Chairman of the Commission is hereby authorized to execute
and deliver to the Underwriter a certificate to the effect that the Preliminary Official
Statement is deemed final for the purposes of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule
15c2-12.
5. The engagement of Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association as bond counsel by the
Chairman of the Commission is hereby authorized.
Adopted this August 16,2016.
VAN BUREN MUNI ' •I
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