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EXHIBIT
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<br />INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS
<br />$6,700,000 CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO
<br />VARIOUS PURPOSE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
<br />ANTICIPATION NOTES, SERIES 1993A
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<br />DATED: May 25, 1993
<br />DUE: May 25, 1994.
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<br />The City of Lakewood, Ohio (the "City") contemplates the issuance of $6,700,000
<br />Various Purpose General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 1993A (the
<br />"Notes"), as more fully described in the enclosed Preliminary Official Statement.
<br />The City is inviting written proposals, or oral proposals, communicated by
<br />telephone, for the purchase, at not less than par and accrued interest, of the
<br />Notes. Proposals will be received by the Fiscal Officer of the City until
<br />11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 11, 1993, at the office of the
<br />Fiscal Officer of the City at the address stated below. Split rate proposals or
<br />proposals for less than all of the Notes will not be considered. The proposal
<br />shall specify the rate of interest which the Notes are to bear and may specify
<br />a rate of interest after maturity different than the rate prior to maturity, but
<br />no rate specified shall exceed the maximum interest rate per annum of 10%
<br />determined by Council. Oral proposals should be promptly confirmed in writing
<br />to the undersigned by the bidders. THE NOTES ARE NOT "QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT
<br />OBLIGATIONS" FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 265(b)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
<br />1986.
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<br />The Notes will be dated May 25, 1993 and will mature on May 25, 1994, with no
<br />option in the City to redeem the Notes prior to mmturity. The Notes will bear
<br />interest (computed on a 360-dayper year basis) from their date payable at matur-
<br />ity; will be issued in such denominations as requested by the original purchaser;
<br />and will be payable at banks or trust companies,, as determined by the Fiscal
<br />Officer, without deduction for exchange, collection or service charges. On May
<br />11, 1993, the Fiscal Officer will consider the proposals submitted and will award
<br />the Notes on the basis of the proposal resulting in the sale of the Notes at the
<br />lowest net interest cost to the stated maturity. The lowest net interest cost
<br />will be determined by taking the amount of interest from the date of the Notes
<br />to the stated maturity date and deducting therefrom the amount of any premium.
<br />In the event of tie proposals based on the lowest net interest cost to the stated
<br />maturity, the Fiscal Officer will award the Notes to the bidder submitting the
<br />tie proposal who bids the lowest interest rate after maturity, and if such an
<br />award would result in tie proposals, the successful proposal will be selected by
<br />lot in a manner determined by the Fiscal Officer. Any informality or failure to
<br />conform to the instructions herein contained may be waived by the Fiscal Officer,
<br />and the Fiscal Officer may reject any or all of the proposals presented.
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<br />Legal matters incident to the issuance of the Notes and with. regard to the tax-
<br />exempt status of the interest thereon are subject to the approving legal opinion
<br />of Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Bond Counsel, which will be furnished without cost
<br />to the original purchaser at the time the Notes are delivered to it. That
<br />opinion will include an opinion, based upon and assuming compliance with
<br />covenants and the accuracy of representations and certifications of the City,
<br />that under the existing law (a) the interest on the Notes (i) is excluded from
<br />gross income for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of
<br />1986, as amended (the "Code"), (ii) is not treated as an item of tax preference
<br />for purposes of the alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals and
<br />corporations by the Code, and (iii) is exempt from the Ohio personal income tax
<br />and excluded from the net income .base of the Ohio corporate franchise tax, and
<br />(b) the Notes are not "private activity bonds" as defined in the Code. Under the
<br />Code, the interest may be subject to alternative minimum, environmental, and
<br />branch profits taxes imposed on certain corporations, and to a tax imposed on
<br />excess net passive income of certain S corporations. For a more complete
<br />discussion of tax aspects, see the enclosed Preliminary Official statement.
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<br />TheNotes are to be issued in anticipation of bonds for the purpose of acquiring
<br />motorized equipment and paying the property owners' portion, in anticipation of
<br />the levy and collection of special assessments, and the City's portion of the
<br />cost of reconstructing and repairing sidewalks, improving streets by removal,
<br />where necessary, of the existing surface course, by grading and replacement,
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