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Anticipation Notes, Series 1997"; such notes shall contain a summary statement of purposes encompassing the purpose for which the Notes are issued; shall state that 'they are issued pursuant to this ordinance; shall be issued in such numbers and denominations as may be requested by the original purchaser, and shall be executed by the Mayor and Fiscal Officer, provided that one of such signatures may be a facsimile signature. Section S. The Notes shall be sold at not less than the par value thereof in a manner determined by the Fiscal Officer to the purchaser offering the lowest interest cost to the City at an interest rate not e~xceeding that specified in Section 3 of this ordinance after distribution to prospective purchasers of the Notes of an Invitation for Proposals substantially in the form arrayed hereto as Exhibit 1. The Director of Law shall obtain the services of qualified Bond Counsel, and her selection of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, Bond Attorneys, Cleveland, Ohio, as Bond Counsel for the Notes is hereby confirmed, approved and ratified. The Fiscal Officer shall cause the Notes to be prepared, and have the Notes signed and delivered, together with a true transcript of proceedings with reference to the issuance of the Notes, to the original purchaser therenfupon payment of the purchase price. The proceeds from the sale of said Notes, except the accrued interest thereon, shall be paid into the proper fund and used for the purpose for which the Notes are being issued under the prov/sions o£this ordinance. The proceeds of the Notes also may be used to pay, and are hereby appropriated to pay, those c~ain costs of issuance set forth in Section 133.15(B), Oh/o R~vised Code; any such costs also may be paid out of any other lawfully available moneys of the City, which monies are hereby appropriated to such purpose; any such costs which arc future financing costs may be paid from the same sources from which the principal of and interest on the Notes are paid, which monies are hereby appropriated for such purpose. Any accrued interest shall be paid/nto the Bond Retirement Fund to be applied to the payment of the principal and interest:of 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 arbin-age bends under Section 14g of the Internal Revenue Code of' 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fiscal Officer, 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 mx treaunent of interest on the Notes. The City covenants that it (a) will take or cause to be taken such act/ons which may be required of it for the interest on the Notes to be and remain excluded fi'om gross income for federal__ income, tax purposes, and (b) will not mice or permit to be taken any actions which would adversely affect that exclusion, and that it, or persons act/ng for it, will, arn6ng other acts of compliance, (i) apply the proceeds of the Notes to the governmental purpose of the borrowing, (i0 restrict the yield on investment property acquired with those proceeds, (iii)make timely mb'ate payments to the federal government, (iv)rnainta/n books and records and make calculations and reports, and (v) refmi, n from certain uses of proceeds, all in such manner and to the extent necassa~ to assure such exclusion of that interest under the Code. The Fiscal Officer and other appropriate officers are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions, make calculations and rebate payments, and make or give reports and certifications as may be appropriate to assure such exclusion of that interest. ,~ection 7. The Fiscal Officer is authorized and directed to' execute a continuing disclosure certificate (the "Disclosure Certificate") setting forth the City's under'~ing to provide annual reports and notices of certain events dated the date of delivery of the Notes and delivered to the original purchaser of the Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Notes (the "Notehoiders") and to assist the original purchaser in complying with S.E.C. Rule i$c2-t2(b)(5). The City hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry out all of the* pwvisions of the Disclosure Certificate. Failure of the City to comply with the Disclosure Certificate shall not be considered an event of default; however, any Notehoidcr may take such ac'lions as may be necessary and appropriate to cause thc City to comply with its obligations under this Section.