25-20 Sewage Works Refunding Bond Ordinance

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Each of the funds and accounts of the Sewage Works shall be deposited, held, secured or invested in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana relating to the depositing, holding, securing or investing of public funds, including, particularly, applicable provisions of Indiana Code 5-13, Indiana Code 4-4-11 and the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. Any interest or income derived from any such investments shall become a part of the moneys in the fund or account so invested. Upon issuance of the Refunding Bonds, moneys held and on deposit in the existing funds and accounts established under the Prior Ordinances shall remain on deposit therein. SECTION 12. Revenue Fund. All revenues derived from the operation of the Sewage Works and from the collection of sewage rates and charges shall be deposited in the Sewage Works Revenue Fund (the "Revenue Fund"), as set forth in the Prior Ordinances and continued hereby, and such revenues shall be segregated and kept separate and apart from all other funds and bank accounts of the City. Out of said revenues the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the Sewage Works shall be paid, the principal and interest of all bonds and fiscal agency charges of bank paying agents shall be paid, and the costs of replacements, extensions, additions and improvements shall be paid as hereinafter provided. SECTION 13. Operation and Maintenance Fund. On the last day of each calendar month there shall be credited from the Revenue Fund to the Sewage Works Operations and Maintenance Fund (the "Operations Fund"), as set forth in the Prior Ordinances and continued hereby, a sufficient amount of the revenues of the Sewage Works so that the balance in said fund shall be sufficient to pay the expenses of operation, repair and maintenance for the then next succeeding two calendar months. The moneys credited to this fund shall be used for the payment of the reasonable and proper operation,repair and maintenance expenses of the Sewage Works on a day-to-day basis, but none of such moneys in such fund shall be used for payments in lieu of taxes, depreciation, replacements, improvements, extensions or additions. Any balance in the Operations Fund in excess of the expected expenses of operation, repair and maintenance for the then next succeeding month may be transferred to the Sinking Fund referred to below if necessary to prevent a default in payment of principal or interest on outstanding bonds. - 13 -