05-26-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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from the Revenue Fund and credited to the special utility fund hereby continued which was created and designated in the Prior Ordinances as the "Waterworks Improvement Fund" (the "Improvement Fund") (also shown on the books of the utility as the Depreciation Fund), and said Fund shall be used for improvements, replacements, additions and extensions of the works. Moneys in the Improvement Fund shall be transferred to the Sinking Fund if necessary to prevent a default in the payment of principal of and interest on the then outstanding bonds or, if necessary, to eliminate any deficiencies in credits to or minimum balance in the Debt Service Reserve Account of the Sinking Fund, or may be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance Fund to meet unforeseen contingencies in the operation and maintenance of the works. SECTION 16. Investment of Funds. The Revenue Fund and the Sinking Fund each shall be deposited in and maintained as a separate bank account or accounts from all other bank accounts of the City. The Operation and Maintenance Fund and the Improvement Fund maybe maintained in a single bank account or accounts, but such bank account or accounts shall likewise be maintained separate and apart from the Revenue Fund and all other bank accounts of the City and apart from the Revenue Fund and the Sinking Fund bank accounts. All moneys deposited in the bank accounts shall be deposited, held and secured as public funds in accordance with the public depository laws of the State of Indiana; provided, that moneys therein may be invested in obligations in accordance with the applicable laws, including particularly Indiana Code, Title 5, Article 13, Chapter 9 as amended or supplemented, and in the event of such investment the income therefrom shall become a part of the funds invested and shall be used only as provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 17. Financial Records and Accounts. The City shall keep proper records and books of account, separate from all of its other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries shall be made showing all revenues received on account of the operation of the utility and all disbursements made therefrom and all transactions relating to the utility. The City shall maintain on file the audited financial statements of the utility prepared by the State Board of Accounts. There shall be furnished, upon written request, to any owner of the 2009 Bonds, the most recent copy of the audited financial statements of the utility prepared by the State Board of Accounts. Copies of all such statements and reports shall be kept on file in the office of the Fiscal Officer. If any of the 2009 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority through the SRF Program or the Indiana Bond Bank, the City shall establish and maintain the books and other financial records of the Project (including the establishment of a separate account or subaccount for the Project) and the waterworks in accordance with (i) generally accepted governmental accounting standards for utilities, on an accrual basis, as promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board and (ii) the rules, regulations and guidance of the State Board of Accounts. SECTION 18. Rate Covenant. The City, by and through the Board and to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall establish, fix, maintain and collect reasonable and just rates and charges for the use of and the services rendered by the works so that such rates and charges shall produce revenues at least sufficient in each year to (a) pay all the legal and other necessary expenses incident to the operation of the works (including any such expenses required by the Financial Assistance Agreement), including maintenance costs, operating charges, - 23 -