10189-12 Authorizing Issuance & sale of additional revenue bonds to provide funds 2012 Sewage Works Construction Fund

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All revenues derived from the operation of the Sewage Works and from the collection of sewage rates and charges and from the investment of moneys in the funds herein created shall be segregated and kept separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the City. No moneys derived from the revenues of the Sewage Works (including investment income) shall be transferred to the general fund of the City or be used for any purpose not connected with the Sewage Works if such transfer or use would interfere with the flow of funds set forth herein. Investment income from such funds and accounts shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be treated as revenues of the Sewage Works, and shall be used as provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 15. Books and Records. The City shall keep proper books of records and accounts, separate from all of its other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries shall be made showing all revenues collected from the Works and deposited in said funds, all disbursements made therefrom on account of the operation of the Works and to meet the requirements of the Sinking Fund, and all other transactions relating to the Works, including the cash balances in each of the funds and accounts described herein as of the close of the preceding fiscal year. Upon written request, there shall be prepared and furnished to the original purchasers of the 2012 Bonds and to any subsequent owner of the bonds at the time then outstanding, not more than four (4) months after the close of each fiscal year, operating income and expense and balance sheet statements of the Works, covering the preceding fiscal year, which annual statements shall be certified by the Controller, or the person charged with the duty of auditing the books and records relating to the Works, or such statements may be prepared by an independent certified public accountant retained by the City for the purpose of preparing such statements. Copies of all such statements and reports shall be kept on file in the office of the Controller. Any owner or owners of the 2012 Bonds then outstanding shall have the right at all reasonable times to inspect the Works and all records, accounts and data of the City relating thereto. Such inspections may be made by representatives duly authorized by written instrument. SECTION 16. Rate Covenant. The City shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, establish, maintain and collect just and equitable rates and charges for the use of and the services rendered by said Sewage Works, to be paid by the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses said Sewage Works by or through any part of the sewage system of the City, or that in any way uses or is served by such Works. Such rates or charges shall be sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the Works, for depreciation and improvement, and for the payment of the sums required to be paid into the Sinking Fund. Such rates or charges shall, if necessary, be changed and readjusted from time to time so that the revenues therefrom shall always be sufficient to meet the expenses of operation, repair and maintenance, depreciation and improvement, and the requirements of the Sinking Fund; and such rates or charges shall be in an amount sufficient in each year to produce Net Revenues at least equal to 1.1 times the greater of the average annual debt service on the Prior Bonds, the 2012 Bonds and all bonds on a parity therewith or the debt service payable during the next succeeding twelve calendar months on the Prior Bonds, the 2012 Bonds and all bonds on a parity therewith. For these purposes, the interest rate on variable rate debt shall be assumed to be the average interest rate thereon in the preceding calendar year. - 15 -