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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6689 ORDINANCE NO. �aa� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6678 TO PROVIDE A COVENANT AGAINST ARBITRAGE; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE. DATE OF ITS PASSAGE. WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 6678 has heretofore been passed by this Council; and WHEREAS, said Ordinance should be amended to provide a covenant against Arbitrage; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 6678. is hereby amended to provide a new Section 10-A, to be and read as follows: "SECTION 10-A. That the City Council covenants that the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used as soon as practicable for the purpose for which the Bonds are issued and will not be used to acquire, or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire, securities (within the meaning of Section 165(g) (2) (A) or (B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, (the 'Code')) , or obligations (other than obligations described in sub-section (a) (1) of Section 103 of the Code) , which produce a yield which is 'materially higher' (within the meaning of subsection (d) (2)(A) of Section 103 of the Code) than the yield on the Bonds except for a temporary period pending such use, to the extent per- mitted by Section 103(d) (4)(A) of the Code. The City Council further covenants that such proceeds will not be used directly or indirectly so as to cause all or any part of the Bonds to be or become 'arbitrage bonds' within the meaning of Section 103(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended." SECTION 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. SECTION 3. That it is officially found and determined that a case of emergency and urgent public necessity exists which requires the holding of the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency. or urgent public necessity being that the Bonds authorized by Ordinance No. 6678 must be delivered immediately; and that said meeting was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose i of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon's Civil Statutes, Article 6252-17. Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, Texas ATTEST: 4 s City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas fi APPROVED S TO FORM AND LEGALIT 5 City A torney of the City of .Fort Worth, Texas f i } { I