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• <br />registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ( "DTC "), <br />New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual <br />purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof <br />of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its <br />participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as <br />registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of <br />DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial <br />owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of <br />beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to <br />deposit the Bonds with DTC. <br />REGISTRAR <br />The City will name the registrar that shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City <br />will pay for the services of the registrar. <br />OPTIONAL REDEMPTION <br />The City may elect on February 1, 2010, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or <br />after February 1, 2011. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of <br />the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity <br />are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to <br />be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity <br />to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in <br />such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. <br />SECURITY AND PURPOSE <br />The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and <br />credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition the City will pledge <br />special assessments against benefited property and net revenues of the City's water utility. <br />The proceeds will be used to finance various improvement projects within the City. <br />TYPE OF PROPOSALS <br />Proposals shall be for not less than $1,315,370 and accrued interest on the total principal <br />amount of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit ( "Deposit ") in <br />the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of $13,300, <br />payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany the proposal. If a <br />Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a <br />bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to <br />Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond <br />must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. if <br />the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is <br />required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's <br />check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., <br />Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by <br />that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit <br />requirement. The Deposit received from the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted <br />at settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser, will be deposited by the City. In the <br />event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by <br />the City. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals <br />unless the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned, recessed, or <br />continued to another date without award of the Bonds having been made. Rates shall be in <br />integral multiples of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1 %. Rates must be in level or ascending order. Bonds of <br />the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. <br />No conditional proposals will be accepted. <br />Page 12 <br />