ORDINANCE NO. 98- 30
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<br />in such manner and to the extent necessary to assure such exclusion of that interest under the
<br />Code.
<br />The Village hereby represents that the note dated September 29, 1997 aild maturing
<br />September 29, 1998 (the Refunded Obligations) was designated as a "qualified tax-exempt
<br />obligation" pursuant to Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. The Village hereby covenants that it will
<br />redeem the Refunded Obligations from proceeds of, and within 90 days after issuance of, the
<br />Notes, and represents that all other conditions are met for treating the Notes as "qualified tax-
<br />exempt obligations" and as not to be taken into account under subparagraph (D) of Section
<br />265(b)(3) of the Code, without necessity for further designation, by reason of subpragraph (D)(ii)
<br />of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. Further the Village represents and covenants that, during any
<br />time or in any manner as might affect the status of the Notes as "qualified tax-exempt obligations",
<br />it has not formed or participated in the formation of, or benefitted from or availed itself of, any
<br />entity in order to avoid the purposes of subparagraph (C) or (D) of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code,
<br />and will not form, participate in the formation of, or benefit from or avail itself of, any such entity.
<br />The Village further represents that the Notes are not being issued as part of a direct or indirect
<br />composite issue that combines issues or lots oftax-exempt obligations of different issuers.
<br />Each covenant made in this section with respect to the Notes is also made with respect
<br />to all issues any portion of the debt service on which is paid from proceeds of the Notes (and, if
<br />different, the original issue and any refunding issues in a series of refundings), to the extent such
<br />compliance is necessary to assure exclusion of interest on the Notes from gross income for federal
<br />income tax purposes, and the officers identified above are authorized to take actions with respect
<br />to those issues as they are authorized in this section to take with respect to the Notes.
<br />The Director of Finance, as the fiscal officer, or any other officer of the Village having
<br />responsibility for issuance of the Notes is hereby authorized (a) to make or effect any election,
<br />selection, designation, choice, consent, approval, or waiver on behalf of flee Village with respect to
<br />the Notes as the Village is permitted or required to make or give under the federal income tax
<br />laws, including, without limitation thereto, any of the elections provided for in Section
<br />148(f)(4)(C) of the Code or available under Section 148 of the Code, for the purpose of assuring,
<br />enhancing or protecting favorable tax treatment or status of the Notes or interest thereon or
<br />assisting compliance with requirements for that purpose, reducing the burden or expense of such
<br />compliance, reducing the rebate amount or payments of penalties, or making payments of special
<br />amounts in lieu of making computations to determine, or paying, excess earnings as rebate, or
<br />obviating those amounts or payments, as determined by that officer, which action shall be in
<br />writing and signed by the officer, (b) to take any and all other actions, make or obtain calculations,
<br />make payments, and make or give reports, covenants and certifications of and on behalf of the
<br />Village, as may be appropriate to assure the exclusion of interest from gross income and the
<br />intended tax status of the Notes, and (c) to give one or more appropriate certificates of the Village,
<br />for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Notes, setting forth the reasonable
<br />expectations of the Village regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Notes, the
<br />facts, circumstances and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances
<br />relevant to the tax treatment of the interest on and the tax status of the Notes.
<br />Section 11. The Clerk of Council is directed to forward a certified copy of this
<br />ordinance to the County Auditor.
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