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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 Ordinance No. 004t •I . -~ • ORDINANCE NO. 4 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1975, OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,550,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AND IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OP THE NET REVENUE OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM TO PAY THE BONDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON, AND OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WllBREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary to extend and improve the municipal sanitary sewer system by constructing a sewage treatment facility to be jointly owned and operated with the City of Littleton; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to issue • revenue bonds in the principal amou.a.of $1,550,000 for the • City's share of the cost of such pr~t ; and WHEREAS, the City has pre~usly authorized and issued Refunding Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1962, dated November 1, 1962, (hereafter referred to as the "1962 Bonds") in the original principal amount of $1,022,000, which bonds have a first and prior lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system of the City; and WHEREAS the ordinance which authorized the issuance of the 1962 Bonds, permits additional revenue bonds to be issued having a first and prior lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system, on a parity with the outstanding 1962 Bonds, provided thit the City has complied with certain requirements concerni1'9t~e issuance of additional parity lien bonds; and WHEREAS, the City Counc~l has determined that such requirements can be met, and that the Sewer Revenue Bonds Series 1975, to be issued in the amount of $1,550,000 shall have a lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system on a parity with the lien of the 1962 Bonds; and WHEREAS, the City Council has, by Resolution, provided for the public sale of said bonds, and following receipt of bids for the purchase of the bonds on January 27, 1975, the City Council will sell the bonds to the highest and best bidder and to the best advantage of the City, in accordance with the City Charter. il. .... v -7 ,4_', ~J~ CJ . ' . . . • • • .. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO: Section 1. Authorization. That for the purpose of extending and improving the municipal sanitary sewer system of the City, there are hereby authorized Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1975, of the City, in the total amount of $1,550,000, (hereafter referred to as the "1975 Bonds", both the principal thereof and the interest thereon to be payable solely .and only out of the net income and revenue to be derived by th-City from and through the operation of its sanitary sewer system, and having a lien on such net income on a parity with the lien of the 1962 Bonds. It is hereby determined that the estimated life of the sanitary sewer facilities to be acquired by the proceeds of this bond issue is not le•• than thirty years. Section 2. Bond Details. The bonds shall be dated March 1, 1975, will be numbered from 1 to 310, inclusive, and will be in the denomination of $5,000 each. The net effective interest rate of this issue of bonds shall not exceed 7. 50%•; the specific interest rates shall be determined following the award of the. bonds to the best bidder, and will be set forth in a Resolution of the City Council to be considered and passed prior to the issuance and delivery of the bonds. The bonds shall bear interest payable on September 1, 1975 and semi-annually thereafter on March l and September 1 each year, and mature serially on September 1, as follows: Amount Maturity $ 65,000 1976 70,000 1977 75,000 1978 75,000 1979 80,000 1980 85,000 1981 95,000 1982 100,000 1983 105,000 1984 115,000 1985 120,000 1986 130,000 1987 135,000 1988 145,000 1989 155,000 1990 Bonds of this issue maturing on or before September 1, 1984 shall not be redeemable prior to their respect i ve maturity dates. Bonds maturing in the years 1985 and thereafter, shall be redeemable at the option of the City on September 1, 1984, and on any interest payment date thereafter, in inverse numerical order, upon payment of -8 - .. . ~ . • par and accrued interest. Notice of prior redemption shall be given by publication at least one time in a newspaper having general circulation in the City, not less than thirty days prior to the date of redemption. Notice shall also be ·given by mailing a copy of the notice by registered, first class mail, to the original purchaser of the bonds and also to Hanifen, Imhoff & Samford, Inc., Denver, Colorado, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of redemption. The principal of and interest on said Bonds ~hall be payable at ~he First. National Bank, in Englewood, Colorado. Section 3. Form and Execution of Bonds. The Bonda shall be siqned with the facsimile siqnature of the Mayor of the City, sealed .with a facsimile of the seal of the City, attested and countersigned by the manual signature of the Director of Finance, ex-officio City Clerk-Treasurer, and the interest coupons attached thereto shall bear the facsimile signature of the Director of Finance. When issued as aforesaid as part of said bonds, such interest coupons shall be the binding obligations of the City according to their import. Should any officer whose manual or facsimile siqnature appears on said bonds, or the interest coupons attached thereto, cease to be such officer before delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, such manual or facsimile signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes. The bonds and interest coupons shall be in substantially the following form: -9 - • • • . . . . I J I (Form of Bond) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD . SEWER REVENUE BOND, SERIES 1975 Ho. $5,000 The City of Englewood, in the County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof, out of the special fund or funds hereinafter designated, but not otherwise, the principal sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS on the lat day of September, 19~, with interest thereon at the rate · per cent um ( ') per annum, payable on September 1, 1975 and semi-annually there- after on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September each year, as evidenced by interest coupons attached hereto: both principal and interest being payable in lawful money of the United States of America, at the First National Bank, in Englewood, Colorado, upon presentation and surrender of the annexed coupons and this Bond as they severally become due. Bonda of this issue maturing on or before September, 1, 1984, shall not be redeemable prior to their respective .. turity dates. Bonds maturing in the years 1985 and thereafter, are redeemable at the option of the City, in inverse numerical order, on September 1, 1984, and on interest payment dates thereafter, upon payment of par and accrued interest. Notice of such prior redemption •hall be given in the time and manner as more particularly aet forth in the Ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Bond . This Bond is issued by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, for the purpose of extending and improving the municipal sanitary sewer system of the City, under the authority of and in full conformity with the City Charter, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Colorado, particularly the provisions of Title 31, Article 35, Part 4, Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, and all other laws thereunto enabling, and pursuant to Ordinance No. of said City, finally adopted and approved by the City Council on February 3, 1975. Pursuant to Section 31-35-413 of said Part 4, such recital shall conclusively impart -10 - . •. . • full compliance with all of the provisions of said Part 4, and this bond issued containing such recital is incontestable for any cause whatsoever after its delivery for value. Both the principal of and the interest on this ·Bond are payable solely out of a special fund created in full conformity with law and desiqnated as the "1975 Sewer Revenue Bond and Interest Fund", of the City, into which Fund the City covenants and agrees to deposit, from the • net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system, atnounts sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on this Bond, when the same become due and payable. If necessary payment of principal and interest shall be made from the reserve fund created for such purpose, all as is more particularly set forth in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Bond. The boncla of this issue are equitably and ratably secured by a lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system, and censtitute an irrevocable and first • lien· (but not necessarily an exclusive first lien) on the net income and revenue, on a parity with the lien of the outstanding Refunding Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1962, of the City, dated November 1, 1962. It i• hereby recited, certified and warranted that • for the payment of this Bond, the City of Enqlewood has created and will maintain said Fund and will deposit therein the amounts and revenue specified in said ordinance, and out of said Fund, as an irrevocable charqe thereon, will pay this Bond and the interest thereon, in the manner provided by said ordinance. For a description of said Fund and the nature and extent of the security afforded thereby for the payment of this Bond, reference is made to that ordinance. This Bond does not constitute a debt or indebtedness of the City of Enqlewood within the meaninq of any charter, ·• constitutional or statutory limitation, and shall not be considered or held to be a general obligation of the City. It is hereby certified and recited that all the requirements of law have been fully complied with by the proper officers of the City in the issuance of this Bond. For the payment of this Bond and the interest thereon, the City of Englewood pledges the exercise of all its lawful powers. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, has caused this Bond to be signed with the facsimile signature of the Mayor, sealed with a fucsimile of the seal of the City, attested and counter- aigned by the manual signature of the Director of Finance, -11 - . -. • • • ex-officio City Clerk-Treasurer, and the attached coupons to be signed with the facsimile signature of the Director of Finance, as of the 1st day of March, 1975. · (FACSIMILE S E A L ) ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGNED: Director o Finance By -12 - CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO (Facsimile Signatute) Mayor • •• I (Form of Interest Coupon> No. March, On the 1st day of September, 19 ~' unless the Bond to which this coupon is attached, if redeemable, has been called for prior redemption, the City of Englewood, in the County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, will pa~ to bearer the amount shown hereon in lawful! money of the United States of America, at the First National Bank, in Enqlewood, Colorado, out of the Special Fund or Funds referred to in said Bond, but not otherwise, being interest then due on its Sewer Revenue Bond, Series 1975, Dated March 1, 1975, bearinq No. (Facsimile Si~nature) Director of Finance • -13 - • Section 4. Disposition of Bond Proceeds. The • • Bonds shall be sold and delivered to the purchaser, solely to provide the City with money for the purpose hereinbefore stated. All or any portion of the bond proceeds may be . temporarily invested, or reinvested, pending such use, in securities or obligations which are lawful investments for such municipalities in the State of Colorado. It is hereby covenanted and agreed by the City that the temporary investment or reinvestment of the bond proceeds, or any portion thereof, ahall be of such nature and extent, and for such period, that the bonds of the City shall not ·be or become "arbitrage bonds• within the meaning of Section 103(d) of the Internal .. venue Code, and pertine~t regulations, and such proceeds, if ao invested or reinvested, shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions of said Section 103(d), as the aame now exists or may later be amended, and shall further be subject to any applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service. • Neither the purchaser of said bonds, nor the sub- aequent holders of any of them shall be responsible for the application or disposal by the City or any of its officers of the funds derived from the sale thereof. The issue of said bonds by the City shall constitute a warranty by and on behalf of the City for the benefit of each and every holder of any of said bonds, that the bonds have been issued for a valuable consideration in full con- formity with law. Section 5. Incontestable Recital in Bonds. Each Bond shall recite that it is issued under the authority of Title 31, Article 35, Part 4, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, and such recital shall conclusively impart full com- pliance with all of the provisions of said article, and all bonds issued containing such recital shall be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery for value. Section 6. Payment of Interest During Construction. If necessary, the interest due on said bonds during the con- struction of the extensions and improvements shall be advanced from any fund of the City available therefor, said amount to be later reimbursed from the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system. The principal of and interest on said bonds shall be payable solely out of the net income and revenue to be derived by the City from the opera- tion of the sanitary sewer system as specified in this Or- dinance . The term "sanitary sewer system", as herein uaed, shall include not only the property comprising the sanitary sewer system at the present time, but all additions and betterments thereto and improvements and ex- tensions hereafter constructed or acquired by the City. -14 - . . . Section 7. Rates and Charges For Service by the Sanitary Sewer System. The City Council of the City covenants that it will establish, maintain and enforce rates and charges for services rendered by the sanitary sewer .ayat to create income and revenue each year sufficient to pay the following: (a) The coats and expenses of the operation and .. intenance of the sanitary sewer system. (b) The amount necessary to pay the principal and intereat of the 1962 Bonda and the 1975 Bonds · each year. (c) For the required payments to the reserve fund and other funds established by .the ordinance authorizing' the 1962 Bonda and by this ord~nance. It shall be the duty of the City to establish, .. intain and enforce such rates continuously until all of aaid bond• and the interest thereon have been fully paid and diacharged. In the event that such sewer rates and charges at any time should not be sufficient to meet such payments, • the City will increase its sewer rates and charges to such an extent •• to insure the payments and accumulations required by the provisions of this ordinance. Section 8. Payment of Principal and Interest. The City Council has, by Ordinance No. 28, Series 1962, finally adopted and approved on October 15, 1962, authorized the iasuance of the 1962 Bonda in the principal amount of $1,022,000, dated November 1, 1962. For the payment of principal of and intereat on said bonds, the City has created a special fund designated as the "Refunding Sewer Revenue Bond Fund of . 1962", which shall contain all of the income and revenue derived by the City from the operation of the sanitary sewer ayatem. The Ordinance provides tha_t such income and revenue shall f irat be used for the payment of the necessa·ry and proper coats and expenses of the efficient and economical operation and maintenance of the system, for the payment of the principal and interest on the 1962 Bonds, for payments to a reserve fund, and finally for payments to a Repair and Replacement Sewer System Fund. The 1975 Bonds shall have a first and prior lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system of the City, on a parity with the outstanding 1962 Bonds. Accordingly, there shall be deposited to a special fund hereby created and designated as the "1975 Sewer Revenue Bond and Interest Fund", on or before the 15th day of February and Auqust each year, an amount not less than the next in- stallment of interest due on the outstanding 1975 Bonds, and in addition on or before the 15th day of August each year -15 - . . . • Section 7. Rates and Charges For Service by the Sanitary Sewer System. The City Council of the City covenants that it will establish, maintain and enforce rates and charges for services rendered by the sanitary sewer .system to create income and revenue each year sufficient to pay the following: (a) The coats and expenses of the operation and .. intenance of the sanitary sewer system. (b) The amount necessary to pay the principel and interest of the 1962 Bonds and the 1975 Bonds each year. (c) For the required payments to the reserve fund and other funds established by .the ordinance authorizing the 1962 Bonch and by this ord.inance. It shall be the duty of the City to establish, .. intain and enforce such rates continuously until all of said bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid and discharged. In the event that such sewer rates and charges at any time should not be sufficient to meet such payments, • the City will increase its sewer rates and charges to such an extent as to insure the payments and accumulations required by the provisions of this ordinance. Section 8. Payment of Principal and Interest. The City council has, by Ordinance No. 28, Series 1962, finally adopted and approved on October 15, 1962, authorized the issuance of the 1962 Bonda in the principal amount of $1,022,000, dated Rovember 1, 1962. For the payment of principal of and interest on said bonds, the City has created a special fund designated as the •Refunding Sewer Revenue Bond Fund of . 1962•, which shall contain all of the income and revenue derived by the City from the operation of the sanitary sewer system. The Ordinance provides tha.t such income and revenue shall f irat be used for the payment of the necessary and proper costs and expenses of the efficient and economical operation and maintenance of the system, for the payment of the principal and interest on the 1962 Bonds, for payments to a reserve fund, and finally for payments to a Repair and Replacement Sewer System Fund. The 1975 Bonds shall have a first and prior lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system of the City, on a parity with the outstanding 1962 Bonds. Accordingly, there shall be deposited to a special fund hereby created and designated as the "1975 Sewer Revenue Bond and Interest Fund", on or before the 15th day of February and August each year, an amount not less than the next in- stallment of interest due on the outstanding 1975 Bonds, and in addition on or before the 15th day of August each year -15 - • • • • • an amount not less than the next installment of principal of •aid Bonds. Such deposits shall be made concurrently with the required payments of principal and interest for the 1962 Bonds. The amounts credited to the Bond and Interest Fund ahall be uaed to pay the principal of and interest on all of the 1975 Bonda as the •ame hereafter become due and payable. Any additional Parity Lien Bonds hereafter issued shall be payable from the same Bond and Interest Fund, and provision shall be made in the ordinance or ordinances authorizi"g the iaauance of said additional Parity Lien Bonds for further payments into said Bond Fund, ·beyond those required above, at leaat sufficient in time and amount to pay the additional UIOunta of principal and interest. Any subordinate lien bonds hereafter isaued, •hall be payable from a separate fund or fund• into which deposits shall be made and subject to the depoaits and payments required ·or permitted to be .. de for the payment of the 1962 Bonds, the 1975 Bonds, and any other out•tandin9. parity lien bonds • • After the payment of the costs and expenses of the operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer system, and tbe required payments of principal of and interest on the . 1962 Bond• and the 1975 Bonds, but concurrently with the deposits required, if any, to the reserve fund created as additional aecurity for the 1962 Bonds, payments shall be .. de to the Re•erve Pund for the 1975 Bonds, as more particularly set forth in the followinq section. After the payments required as indicated above, tbe income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system may be uaed for the payment of t~e principal of and interest on bonds havinq a lien which is subordinate to the lien of the 1962 Bonda and the 1975 Bonds, or any additional parity lien bonds. Any remaining income and revenue may be used for the deposits to the Repair and Replacement Sewer System Pund, as required by said Ordinance No. 28, Series 1962, for any additi onal extensions, improvements and betterments to the system, for callinq, redeeminq or purchasinq any of the outstanding 1962 Bonds or the 1975 Bonds, or for any other lawful purpose of the City. Section 9. Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund, 1975. There is hereby created a special fund desiqnated as the •sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund, 1975" for the purpose, if necessary, of paying the principal of or interest on the bonds authorized by this ordinance. The Reserve Fund shall be accumulated in the total amount of $170,000, by the -16 - . . . . • I J I deposit annually to such Fund of an amount not less than $35,000. The annual deposits shall be made on or before December 31 each year, beginning in the year 1975. The Reserv~ i ' Fund shall be maintained until such time as the amount therein ! will be •uff icient to pay all of the outstanding 1975 Bonds and the interest thereon. The money in the Reserve Fund may be uaed to prevent defaults in the payment of the bond• herein authorized and interest thereon, but if used for such purpose, it shall be restored to the fund as sooo as possible. Moneys in the Reserve Fund may be invested in direct obligations of the United States Government or in obligations or .. curitiea of any agency or instrumentality thereof, and the interest from any such investments shall be considered as revenues of the sanitary sewer system. Section 10. Covenants of the City. The City hereby further irrevocably covenants and agrees with each and every holder of the 1975 Bonds issued under the provisions of this Ordinance, that so long as any of said Bonds remain• outstanding: (a) It will continue to operate and manage the sanitary sewer system in an efficient and economical manner and keep and maintain separate accounts of the receipts and disbursements of the system in such manner that the income and revenue thereof, payable into the Refunding Sewer Revenue Bond Fund of 1962, may at all times be readily and accurately determined. (b) It will, through appropriate action of the City Council, establish, maintain and enforce a schedule of rate• and charges for sanitary sewer services furnished by said system sufficient to insure the payments and accumulations required by the provisions of this Ordinance. (c) It will not sell or alienate any of the property constituting any part or all of the sanitary sewer system in any manner or to any extent as might reduce the security provided for the payment of the bonds authorized herein, but the City may sell any portion of such property which shall have been replaced by other similar property of at least equal value, or which shall cease to be necessary for the efficient operation of said system; provided, however, that in the event of any sale or sales, as aforesaid, where the aggregate consideration exceeds the sum of $1,000, such consideration shall be paid into the Refunding Sewer Revenue Bond Fund of 1962, or into the Repair and Replacement Sewer System Fund, at the discretion of the City, and shall be uaed for the purposes of the Fund into which it is deposited. (d) At regular periods each year, it will render bill• for sanitary sewer services furnished. If the City is providing water service, such sewer bills shall appear on -17 - ~ ... • • and be a part of water bills rendered. Until paid, all sanitary sewer rates and charges shall constitute a lien on the property served and the City shall take whatever action is legally permissible promptly to enforce and collect .delinquent sanitary sewer charges, and if water service is provided, it shall shut off such water service from property delinquent in the payment of the sanitary sewer rates and charges. (e) At least once each year it will furnisq the original purchasers of the 1975 Bonds a complete statement of the receipts and disbursements of and for its sanitary aewer aystem for the fiscal year immediately preceding such atatement. (f) It will carry workmen's compensation, public liability and other forms of insurance on insurable sanitary aewer aystem property as would ordinarily be carried by utilities having aimilar properties of equal value, such insurance being in auch amounts as will protect the system and its operatiOh. (g) It will furnish no free sanitary sewer service and, if it elects to uae sewer services for municipal purposes, it will make provision to pay therefor at the same rate as is charged others for like or similar service. (h) For the protection of the health of the in- habitants of the City, it will, by appropriate action, compel all the owners of occupied properties capable of being served by the sanitary sewer system, to connect their premises with such system. Section 11. Additional Bonds, Requirements and Limitations. No additional bonds shall be issued payable from the income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system and having a lien upon such income and revenue which is superior to the lien of the 1962 Bonds or the 1975 Bonds. However, nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed in such manner as to prevent the issuance by the City of additional bonds payable from the net income and revenue derived from the operation of the sanitary sewer system and constituting a lien upon said revenues equal to or on a parity with the lien of the 1962 Bonds or the 1975 Bonda, as long as the following requireme~ts are met: (a) The City is current in the payment of all principal and interest of the 1962 Bonds, and the 1975 Bonds, and the deposit and accumulation to the Refunding Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund of 1962, the Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund, 1975, and the Repair and Replacement Sewer System Fund, authorized by Ordinance No. 28, Series 1962. -18 - • . . .. (b) The net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system received in the preceding fiscal year shall have been equal to 1.5 times the maximum annual requirements for .principal and interest on all outstanding 1962 Bonds, ~lus 1.5 times the maximum annual requirements for principal and inte~est of the 1975 Bonds, plus 1.5 times the maximum annual requirements for principal and interest on the proposed bond• to be issued. However, if all of the 1962 Bonds have been eaid and cancelled and are no longer outstanding, then additional bonds payable from the net income and revenue of the sanitary •ewer •y•tem and having a lien on such net income and revenue on a parity with the 1975 Bonds and any other outstanding parity lien bonds, may be issued provided - (i) that the City is current in the · payment of all principal and interest of the 1975 Bonds and all other parity lien bonds which are outstanding and is current in the deposit and accumulation of all funds and payments • required by the 1975 Bond Ordinance and any other ordinance which authorized the issuance of any outstanding parity lien bond•: (ii) that the net income and revenue of the •anitary sewer system received in the preceding fiscal year shall have been equal to 1.25 times the average annual principal and interest requirements of the 1975 Bonds, any additional outstanding parity lien bonds, and the proposed parity lien bonds to be issued. If rates and charges for sanitary sewer •ervice have been increased during the preceding fiscal year, then the net income and revenue can be determined by applying the new rates and charges to the quantities of service actually furnished during such year. Nothing herein shall prevent the City from issuing additional bonds h a ving a junior or subordinate lien on the net income and revenue of the sanitary sewer system, provided that all payments and accumulations required to be made by th i s ordinance are current. Section 12. Payment of costs of Issuing Bonds. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and payment of the 1975 Bonds authorized herein, shall be paid exclusively from the proceeds of said bonds or from the net i ncome and revenue of the sanitary sewer system, and in no event shall any of such costs or expenses or the princi- pal of or i nterest on said bonds be paid out of or charged to the General funds or tax levies of the City. -19 - f/ • I Section 13. Severability. That if any one or more sections or parts of this Ordinance shall be adjudged unenforceable or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisio.ns of this Ordinance, it being the intention that the various pro- visions hereof are severable. Section 14. Repealer. All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 15. Ordinance Irrepealable. After ~aid bonds are issued, this Ordinance shall be and remain irre- pealable until said bonds and the interest thereon shall have been fully paid, satisfied and discharged. Section 16. Hearing. In accordance with Section 40 of the City Charter, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on this ordinance, before final passage at 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 3, 1975. Section 17. Publication and Effective Date. This Ordinance, after it• .. final passage, shall be numbered and • . . recorded, and the adoption and publication shall be authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and the Director of Finance, ex-officio City Clerk, and by the Certificate of Publication. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication following final passage. INTRODUCED AND READ This 20th day of January, 1975. (SEAL) ATTEST: Director of Finance *FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED This 3rd day of February, 1975. (SEAL) ATTEST: Director of Finance *(The following to be omitted from publication following first reading and to be inserted in the publication following final passage.) -20 -