71-87 Traffic Signal BAN $96,000

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exceeding the maximum interest rate of fifteen per centum (15%) per annum, as may be fixed by the Director of Finance in his certificate awarding the Notes at private sale, such interest to be payable at maturity; shall be dated August 26, 1987; shall mature on August 26, 1988; shall not be subject to redemption by the City at any time prior to maturity, unless the original purchaser of the Notes requests that the Notes provide for such redemption, in which case provision shall be made for calling the Notes for redemption upon ten (10) days written notice to the original purchaser; shall be designated "Traffic Signaliza- tion Bond Anticipation Notes - 1987 Renewal"; shall be issued in such numbers and denominations as may be requested by the original purchaser; and shall be payable as to both principal and interest at banks or trust companies, as determined by the Director of Finance, without deduction for exchange, collection or service charge. Section 4. That the Notes shall be executed by the Mayor and Director of Finance, provided that one of such signatures may be a facsimile signature, and bear the seal of the corporation or a facsimile thereof. The Notes shall express upon their faces the purpose for which they are issued and that they are issued pursuant to this ordinance. Section 5. Subject to the rejection of the Notes by the Director of Finance for investment in the Bond Retirement Fund, the Notes shall be sold at the par value thereof by the Director of Finance at private sale at an interest rate not exceeding that specified in Section 3 of this ordinance and in accordance with the best interests and welfare of the City; and the Director of Finance is hereby author- ized and directed to deliver the Notes, when executed, to the original purchaser or purchasers thereof upon payment of the purchase price. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid into the proper fund and used for the purpose for which the Notes are being issued under the provisions of this ordinance. Any premium and accrued interest shall be transferred to the Bond Retirement Fund to be applied to the payment, of the princi- pal of an interest on the Notes in the manner provided by law. The City covenants that it will restrict the use of the proceeds of the Notes in such manner and to such extent, if any, as may be necessary so that the Notes will not constitute arbitrage bonds under Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Director of Finance, as the fiscal officer, or any other officer of the City having responsibility for the issuance of the Notes shall give an appropriate certificate of the City, for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Notes, setting forth the reasonable expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Notes, the facts, circumstances, and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances relevant to the tax treatment of interest on the Notes. The City covenants that it (al) will take or cause to be taken such actions which may be required of it for the interest on the Notes to be and remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and (b) will not take or permit to be taken any actions which would adversely affect that exclusion, and that it, or persons acting for it, will, among other acts of compliance, (i) apply the proceeds of the Notes to the governmental purpose of the borrowing, (ii) restrict the yield on investment property acquired with those proceeds, (iii) make timely rebate payments to the federal government, -2-