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DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated June 1, 2010, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 2011. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months. The Bonds will mature February 1 in the years and amounts* as follows: 2011 $105,000 2012 $ 95,000 2013 $ 95,000 * 2014 $ 95,000 2015 $100,000 2016 $100,000 2017 $100,000 2019 $110,000 2018 $105,000 2020 $110,000 The City reserves the right, after proposals are opened and prior to award, to increase or reduce the principal amount of the Bonds or the maturity amounts offered for sale. Any such increase or reduction will be made in multiples of $5, 000 in any of the maturities. In the event the principal amount of the Bonds is increased or reduced, any premium offered or any discount taken by the successful bidder will be increased or reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the principal amount of the Bonds is increased or reduced. Proposals for the Bonds may contain a maturity schedule providing for a combination of serial bonds and term bonds. All term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption and must conform to the maturity schedule set forth above. In order to designate term bonds, the proposal must specify "Years of Term Maturities" in the spaces provided on the Proposal Form. BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ( "DTC "), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The Bonds will not be subject to payment in advance of their respective stated maturity dates. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition, the City will pledge special assessments against benefited properties to repay the Improvement Portion of the Bonds and net revenues of the City's water utility to repay the Revenue Portion of the Bonds. The proceeds will be used to refund the February 1, 2011 through February 1, 2020 maturities of the City's General Obligation Improvement and Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, dated November 15, 2004.