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Ordinance 124343
Introduced as Council Bill 117946
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AN ORDINANCE relating to contracting indebtedness; amending Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286, to conform Ordinance 121651 to reflect changes recently made by the City to update its standard form of general obligation bond ordinances; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. |
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Current Status: | Passed |
Fiscal Note: | Fiscal Note to Council Bill No. 117946 |
Index Terms: | BONDS, ADMINISTRATIVE-PROCEDURES |
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Sponsor: | BURGESS | tr>
Date Introduced: | October 21, 2013 |
Committee Referral: | Budget |
Committee Action Date: | November 18, 2013 |
Committee Recommendation: | Pass |
Committee Vote: | 9-0 |
City Council Action Date: | November 25, 2013 |
City Council Action: | Passed |
City Council Vote: | 9-0 ..USR: SCHIRAL |
Date Delivered to Mayor: | November 26, 2013 |
Date Signed by Mayor: (About the signature date) | December 3, 2013 |
Date Filed with Clerk: | December 4, 2013 |
Signed Copy: | PDF scan of Ordinance No. 124343 |
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CITY OF SEATTLE ORDINANCE __________________ COUNCIL BILL __________________ AN ORDINANCE relating to contracting indebtedness; amending Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286, to conform Ordinance 121651 to reflect changes recently made by the City to update its standard form of general obligation bond ordinances; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. WHEREAS, by Ordinance 121651 the City provided for the issuance and sale of limited tax general obligation bonds and unlimited tax general obligation bonds, in one or more series, for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of refunding certain of the City's outstanding limited tax general obligation bonds and unlimited tax general obligation bonds, and the costs of issuance of those bonds; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance 122286, the City provided for the amendment of the definition of "Refundable Bonds" and the amendment of Section 2 of Ordinance 121651; and WHEREAS, the City has recently updated the standard form of its general obligation bond ordinances and desires to conform Ordinance 121651 to reflect those changes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Amendment to Ordinance 121651 . Each section of Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286 (the "Ordinance"), is amended and restated as set forth in Sections 2 through 30 of this amendatory ordinance. Additions are double underlined and deletions are enclosed in double parentheses and struck through. Section references in the amended text are made with reference to the Ordinance as amended and restated by this ordinance. With respect to any Bonds authorized by the Ordinance, which are outstanding as of the effective date of this amendatory ordinance, the amendments contained herein shall be of no force or effect and the provisions of the Ordinance prior to the effective date of this amendatory ordinance shall continue in effect with respect to those outstanding Bonds. Section 2. Amendment to Section 1 of the Ordinance . Section 1 of Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286, is amended and restated as follows:
Section 1. Definitions . As used in this ordinance, the following ((
"Acquired Obligations" means (( "Authorized Denomination" means $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a maturity of a Series. "Beneficial Owner" means, with regard to a Bond, the owner of any beneficial interest in that Bond. "Bond Counsel" means a lawyer or a firm of lawyers, selected by the City, of nationally recognized standing in matters pertaining to bonds issued by states and their political subdivisions.
"Bond Fund" means the City's General Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, previously created by Ordinance (( "Bond Purchase Contract" means a written offer to purchase a Series of the Bonds, which offer has been accepted by the City in accordance with this ordinance. In the case of a competitive sale, the official notice of sale, the Purchaser's bid and the award by the City shall comprise the offer and the award by the City in accordance with this ordinance shall be deemed the acceptance of that offer for purposes of this ordinance.
"Bond Register" means the books or records maintained by the Bond Registrar for the purpose of ((
"Bond Registrar" or "Registrar" means((
"Bond Resolution" means (( "Bond Sale Terms" means the terms and conditions for the sale of a Series of the Bonds including the amount, date or dates, denominations, interest rate or rates (or mechanism for determining interest rate or rates), payment dates, final maturity, redemption rights, price, and other terms or covenants set forth in Section 4 of this ordinance.
"Bonds" means(( "City" means The City of Seattle, Washington, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington. "City Council" means the City Council of the City, as duly and regularly constituted from time to time.
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"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, ((
"Director of Finance" means the (( "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York. "Fiscal Agent" means the fiscal agent of the State, as the same may be designated by the State from time to time.
"Government Obligations" (( "Issue Date" means, with respect to a Bond, the date, as determined by the Director of Finance, on which that Bond is issued and delivered to the Purchaser in exchange for its purchase price.
"Letter of Representations" means((
"LTGO Refundable Bonds" means ((
"LTGO Refunded Bonds" means ((
"LTGO Refunding Bonds" means (( "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. "Owner" means, without distinction, the Registered Owner and the Beneficial Owner of a Bond. "Purchaser" means the entity or entities who have been selected in accordance with this ordinance to serve as underwriter, purchaser or successful bidder in a sale of any Series of the Bonds. "Rating Agency" means any nationally recognized rating agency then maintaining a rating on a Series of the Bonds at the request of the City.
"Record Date" means, unless otherwise defined in the Bond Resolution, in the case of each interest or principal payment or redemption date, the Bond Registrar's close of business on the 15th day of the month preceding the interest or principal payment
(( "Refundable Bonds" means the LTGO Refundable Bonds and the UTGO Refundable Bonds.
"Refunded Bond Legislation" means the ordinances and resolutions (( "Refunded Bonds" means the LTGO Refunded Bonds and UTGO Refunded Bonds.
"Refunding Plan" means((
"Refunding Trust Agreement" means, with respect to each ((
"Refunding Trustee" means either the Director of Finance, or a financial institution selected by the Director of Finance to serve as refunding trustee ((
"Registered Owner" means, with regard to a Bond, the person (( "Registration Ordinance" means City Ordinance 111724 establishing a system of registration for the City's bonds and other obligations pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 5.10, as that chapter now exists or may hereafter be amended. "Rule 15c2-12" means Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Depository" means (( "Series of the Bonds" or "Series" means a series of the Bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance. "Tax Credit Subsidy Bond" means any Bond that is designated by the City as a tax credit bond pursuant to the Code, and which is further designated as a "qualified bond" under Section 6431 or similar provision of the Code, and with respect to which the City is eligible to receive a tax credit subsidy payment. "Tax Credit Subsidy Payment" means a payment by the federal government with respect to a Tax Credit Subsidy Bond. "Tax-Exempt Bond" means any Bond, the interest on which is intended on the Issue Date to be excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes.
"Term (( "Undertaking" means the undertaking to provide continuing disclosure entered into pursuant to Section 14(c) of this ordinance, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B.
"UTGO Refundable Bonds" means ((
"UTGO Refunded Bonds" means ((
"UTGO Refunding Bonds" means (( Section 3. Amendment to Section 2 of the Ordinance . Section 2 of Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286, is amended and restated as follows:
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Section 3. (( The Director of Finance is authorized to specify a date and time of sale of and a date and time for delivery of each Series of the Bonds; to give notice of that sale; to determine any bid parameters or other bid requirements and criteria for determining the award of the bid; to provide for the use of an electronic bidding mechanism; and to specify other matters in his or her determination necessary, appropriate, or desirable to carry out the sale of each Series of the Bonds. Each Series of the Bonds must be sold on Bond Sale Terms in accordance with Section 4 of this ordinance.
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Section 4. (( (a) Maximum Principal Amount. The Bonds may be issued in one or more Series and may be combined with other general obligation bonds authorized separately. The aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall not exceed the following: (i) LTGO Refunding Bonds. The aggregate principal amount of the LTGO Refunding Bonds allocated to each Refunding Plan shall not exceed 125% of the stated principal amount of those Refundable Bonds selected for refunding in that Refunding Plan. (ii) UTGO Refunding Bonds. The aggregate principal amount of the UTGO Refunding Bonds allocated to each Refunding Plan shall not exceed the amount permitted by RCW 39.53.090, as it may be amended from time to time. (b) Date or Dates. Each Bond shall be dated its Issue Date, which shall be determined by the Director of Finance. (c) Denominations. The Bonds shall be issued in Authorized Denominations. (d) Interest Rate(s); Payment Dates. Each Bond shall bear interest from the Issue Date or from the most recent date for which interest has been paid or duly provided for, whichever is later, and shall be payable on dates determined by the Director of Finance. One or more rates of interest shall be established for each maturity of each Series of the Bonds, which rate or rates may be fixed or variable. Fixed interest rates shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the net interest cost shall not exceed a weighted average rate of 10% per annum. Principal payments shall commence on a date and shall be payable at maturity or in mandatory redemption installments on dates determined by the Director of Finance. (e) Final Maturity. The final maturity of any Series of Bonds shall be determined by the Director of Finance, consistent with RCW 39.53.090, as it may be amended. (f) Redemption Rights. The Bond Sale Terms may include provisions for the optional and mandatory redemption of Bonds determined by the Director of Finance, subject to the following: (i) Optional Redemption. Any Bond may be designated as being (A) subject to redemption at the option of the City prior to its maturity date on the dates and at the redemption prices set forth in the Bond Purchase Contract; or (B) not subject to redemption prior to its maturity date. If a Bond is subject to optional redemption prior to its maturity, it must be subject to such redemption on one or more dates occurring not more than 10 1/2 years after the Issue Date. (ii) Mandatory Redemption. Any Bond may be designated as a Term Bond, subject to mandatory redemption prior to its maturity, consistent with Section 7(b) of this ordinance. (g) Price. The purchase price for each Series of the Bonds shall be acceptable to the Director of Finance. (h) Other Terms and Conditions. (i) A Series of the Bonds may not be issued unless the Bond Resolution with respect to that Series sets forth a Refunding Plan and includes the findings that: (A) The Refunding Plan (1) will pay or discharge the City's obligations with respect to Refundable Bonds that are in arrears or about to become due, and for which sufficient funds are not available; (2) is necessary or in the best interest of the City to modify debt service requirements, sources of payment covenants or other terms of the Refunded Bonds; or (3) will effect a savings to the City, giving consideration to the fixed maturities of the Series to be issued and of the Refunded Bonds, the costs of issuance of that Series and the known earned income from the investment of the sale proceeds and other money of the City used in the Refunding Plan; and (B) the irrevocable deposit of money and securities with the Refunding Trustee in accordance with the Refunding Plan will discharge and satisfy the obligations of the City as to the Refunded Bonds, including all pledges, charges, trusts, covenants and agreements under the Refunded Bond Legislation, and immediately upon such deposit, the Refunded Bonds will no longer be deemed to be outstanding under the Refunded Bond Legislation. (ii) The Bond Sale Terms for any Series may provide for bond insurance or other credit enhancement, or for interest rate swaps, caps, floors or other similar hedging devices and to that end may accept such additional terms, conditions and covenants as may be necessary or desirable, including but not limited to restrictions on investment of Bond proceeds or pledged funds, and requirements to give notice to or obtain the consent of a bond insurer or a counterparty to a swap, cap, floor or other hedging device. (iii) The Bond Sale Terms for each Series of the Bonds may include such additional terms and covenants relating to federal tax consequences of the designation of that Series as Tax-Exempt Bonds or Tax Credit Subsidy Bonds (or any other similar designation or qualification under the Code) as the Director of Finance deems necessary or appropriate.
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(( Section 6. Amendment to Section 5 of the Ordinance . Section 5 of Ordinance 121651 is amended and restated as follows:
Section 5. Bond Registrar; Registration and Transfer (( (a) Registration of Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued only in registered form as to both principal and interest and shall be recorded on the Bond Register. (b) Bond Registrar; Transfer and Exchange of Bonds. The Bond Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Bonds, which shall be open to inspection by the City at all times. The Bond Register shall contain the name and mailing address of the Registered Owner of each Bond and the principal amount and number of each of the Bonds held by each Registered Owner. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the Bonds and this ordinance, to serve as the City's paying agent for the Bonds and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance and the City's Registration Ordinance. The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the Bond Registrar's certificate of authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become either a Registered or Beneficial Owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond Registrar and, to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as members of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect the rights of Beneficial Owners.
Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for Bonds in any (( (c) Securities Depository; Book-Entry Form. The Bonds initially shall be registered in the name of the Securities Depository. The Bonds so registered shall be held fully immobilized in bookentry form by the Securities Depository in accordance with the provisions of the Letter of Representations. Neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to participants of the Securities Depository or the persons for whom they act as nominees with respect to the Bonds regarding accuracy of any records maintained by the Securities Depository or its participants of any amount in respect of principal of or interest on the Bonds, or any notice which is permitted or required to be given to Registered Owners and/or Beneficial Owners hereunder (except such notice as is required to be given by the Bond Registrar to the Securities Depository). Registered ownership of a Bond initially held in book-entry form, or any portion thereof, may not be transferred except: (i) to any successor Securities Depository; (ii) to any substitute Securities Depository appointed by the City or such substitute Securities Depository's successor; or (iii) to any person if the Bond is no longer held in book-entry form. Upon the resignation of the Securities Depository from its functions as depository, or upon a City determination to discontinue services of the Securities Depository, the City may appoint a substitute Securities Depository. If (i) the Securities Depository resigns from its functions as depository, and no substitute Securities Depository can be obtained, or (ii) the City determines that the Bonds are to be in certificated form, then ownership of Bonds may be transferred to any person as provided herein and the Bonds no longer shall be held in book-entry form.
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(( Section 7. Amendment to Section 6 of the Ordinance . Section 6 of Ordinance 121651 is deleted in its entirety.
(( Section 8. Amendment to Section 7 of the Ordinance . Section 7 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 6 and is amended and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 9. Amendment to Section 8 of the Ordinance . Section 8 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 7 and amended and restated as follows:
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(a) Optional Redemption. All or some of the Bonds may be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates at the option of the City at the times and on the terms ((
(b) Mandatory Redemption. ((
(c) Selection of Bonds for Redemption; Partial Redemption. ((
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(e) Bonds to be Canceled. All Bonds purchased or redeemed under this (( Section 10. Amendment to Section 9 of the Ordinance . Section 9 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 8 and amended and restated as follows:
Section (( In the case of an optional redemption, the notice may state that the City retains the right to rescind the redemption notice and the related optional redemption of bonds by giving a notice of rescission to the affected registered owners at any time prior to the scheduled optional redemption date. Any notice of optional redemption that is rescinded by the Director of Finance shall be of no effect, and the Bonds for which the notice of optional redemption has been rescinded shall remain outstanding. Section 11. Amendment to Section 10 of the Ordinance . Section 10 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 9 and is amended and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 12. Amendment to Section 11 of the Ordinance . Section 11 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 10 and is amended and restated as follows:
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Only Bonds bearing a (( If any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on a Bond ceases to be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds before the Bond bearing his or her manual or facsimile signature is authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issued by the City, that Bond nevertheless may be authenticated, delivered, and issued and, when authenticated, issued, and delivered, shall be as binding on the City as though that person had continued to be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds. Any Bond also may be signed on behalf of the City by any person who, on the actual date of signing of the Bond, is an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds, although he or she did not hold the required office on the date of issuance of the Bonds. Section 13. Amendment to Section 12 of the Ordinance . Section 12 of Ordinance 121651 is deleted in its entirety:
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Section 14. Amendment to Section 13 of the Ordinance . Section 13 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 11, and amended and restated as follows:
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For so long as any of the UTGO Refunding Bonds (( Section 15. Amendment to Section 14 of the Ordinance . Section 14 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 13, and amended and restated as follows:
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(a) Tax-Exempt Bonds. The City covenants that it will take all actions, consistent with the terms of (( (b) Tax-Credit Subsidy Bonds or other Taxable Bonds. The Director of Finance may, without further action by the Council, make provision in the Bonds or other written document for such additional covenants of the City as may be necessary or appropriate in order for the City to receive from the United States Treasury the applicable federal credit payments in respect of any Series of the Bonds issued as Tax Credit Subsidy Bonds or otherwise become and remain eligible for tax benefits under the Code. Section 16. Amendment to Section 15 of the Ordinance . Section 15 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 14 and is amended and restated as follows:
Section (( (a) Preliminary Official Statement. The Director of Finance and other appropriate City officials are directed to cause the preparation of and review the form of a preliminary official statement in connection with each sale of one or more Series of the Bonds to the public. For the sole purpose of the Purchaser's compliance with paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 15c2-12, the Director of Finance is authorized to deem that preliminary official statement final as of its date, except for the omission of information permitted to be omitted by Rule 15c2-12. The City approves the distribution to potential purchasers of the Bonds of a preliminary official statement that has been deemed final in accordance with this subsection. (b) Final Official Statement. The City approves the preparation of a final official statement for each sale of one or more Series of the Bonds to be sold to the public in the form of the preliminary official statement with such modifications and amendments as the Director of Finance deems necessary or desirable, and further authorizes the Director of Finance to execute and deliver such final official statement to the Purchaser. The City authorizes and approves the distribution by the Purchaser of that final official statement to purchasers and potential purchasers of the Bonds.
(c) Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure. (( Section 17. Amendment to Section 16 of the Ordinance . Section 16 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 12, and amended and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 18. Amendment to Section 17 of the Ordinance . Section 17 of Ordinance 121651 is deleted in its entirety:
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(a) Approval of Refunding Plan; Appointment of Refunding Trustee. The Bond Resolution shall approve a Refunding Plan for each Series of the Bonds, which shall provide for the issuance of the Series of Bonds, shall identify the Refundable Bonds to be
refunded, shall allocate the Bonds among the various Refunded Bonds, shall describe the method for carrying out the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, and shall appoint the Refunding Trustee. The Refunding Plan shall be carried out, and proceeds of the
Bonds shall be applied, in accordance with this ordinance, the respective Refunded Bond Legislation, the Bond Resolution and the laws of the State. ((
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(( Section 22. Amendment to Section 21 of the Ordinance . Section 21 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 17, and amended and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 23. Amendment to Section 22 of the Ordinance . Section 22 of Ordinance 121651 is deleted in its entirety:
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(( Section 24. Amendment to Section 23 of the Ordinance . Section 23 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 18, and amended and restated as follows:
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(a) the Director of Finance may, in his or her discretion and without further action by the City Council, (i) issue requests for proposals for underwriting or financing facilities and execute engagement letters with underwriters, bond insurers or other
financial institutions based on responses to such requests, (ii) (( (b) each of the Mayor and the Director of Finance is separately authorized to execute and deliver (i) any and all contracts or other documents as are consistent with this ordinance and for which the City's approval is necessary or to which the City is a party (including but not limited to agreements with escrow agents, refunding trustees, liquidity or credit support providers, bond insurers, remarketing agents, underwriters, lenders, fiscal agents, counterparties to interest rate swap, cap, floor, or similar agreements, custodians, and the Bond Registrar); and (ii) such other contracts or documents incidental to the issuance and sale of a Series of the Bonds; the establishment of the initial interest rate or rates on a Bond; or the tender, purchase, remarketing, or redemption of a Bond, as may in his or her judgment be necessary or appropriate. Section 25. Amendment to Section 24 of the Ordinance . Section 24 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 19 and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 26. Amendment to Section 25 of the Ordinance . Section 25 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 20, and amended and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 27. Amendment to Section 26 of the Ordinance . Section 26 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 21 and restated as follows.
Section (( Section 28. Amendment to Section 27 of the Ordinance . Section 27 of Ordinance 121651 is renumbered as Section 22 and amended and restated as follows:
Section (( Section 29. Exhibits . Exhibit A to the Ordinance is replaced in its entirety, as set forth in Exhibit A to this amendatory ordinance. A new Exhibit B is added to the Ordinance, as set forth in Exhibit B to this amendatory ordinance. Section 30. Restatement of Ordinance . Attached as Exhibit C is a restated Ordinance that incorporates all of the amendments set forth in this amendatory ordinance. The restated Ordinance attached as Exhibit C, and the section numberings used therein, may be cited and used for all purposes as the definitive version of Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286 and this ordinance. Section 31. Severability . The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. If a court of competent jurisdiction, all appeals having been exhausted or all appeal periods having run, finds any provision of this ordinance to be invalid or unenforceable as to any person or circumstance, such offending provision shall, if feasible, be deemed to be modified to be within the limits of enforceability or validity. However, if the offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be null and void with respect to the particular person or circumstance, and all other provisions of this ordinance in all other respects, and the offending provision with respect to all other persons and all other circumstances, shall remain valid and enforceable. Section 32. Ratification of Prior Acts . Any action taken consistent with the authority of this ordinance, after its passage but prior to the effective date, is ratified, approved and confirmed. Section 33. Section Headings . The section headings in this ordinance are used for convenience only and shall not constitute a substantive portion of this ordinance. Section 34. Effective Date . This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020. Passed by the City Council the ____ day of __________, 2013, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of __________, 2013. _________________________________ President __________of the City Council Approved by me this ____ day of __________, 2013. _________________________________ Michael McGinn, Mayor Filed by me this ____ day of __________, 2013. ____________________________________ Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk (Seal) Michael Van Dyck/Hugh Spitzer FAS GO Omnibus Ref ORD September 10, 2013 Version #1 Attachments: Exhibit A Clean: Amended and Restated List of Refundable Bonds
Michael VanDyck/Alice Ostdiek FAS GO Omnibus Ref ORD EXH A Clean September 10, 2013 Version #1 Exhibit A: Amended and Restated List of Refundable Bonds (with strikethroughs and insertions) LTGO REFUNDABLE BONDS
*LTGO -Limited Tax General Obligation UTGO REFUNDABLE BONDS
*UTGO Unlimited Tax General Obligation Michael Van Dyck/Hugh Spitzer FAS GO Omnibus Ref ORD EXH A September 10, 2013 Version #1 EXH A to FAS GO Omnibus REF ORD Exhibit B Clean: Form of Continuing Disclosure Undertaking EXHIBIT B FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE The City of Seattle, Washington (the "City") makes the following written Undertaking for the benefit of the Owners of the City's [Limited/Unlimited] Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, [Year/Series Designation] (the "Bonds"), for the sole purpose of assisting the Purchaser in meeting the requirements of paragraph (b)(5) of Rule 15c2-12, as applicable to a participating underwriter for the Bonds. Capitalized terms used but not defined below shall have the meanings given in [Ordinance ___ and Resolution ___] (together, the "Bond Legislation"). (a) Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial Information and Notice of Listed Events . The City undertakes to provide or cause to be provided, either directly or through a designated agent, to the MSRB, in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB, accompanied by identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB: (i) Annual financial information and operating data of the type included in the final official statement for the Bonds and described in subsection (b) of this section ("annual financial information"); (ii) Timely notice (not in excess of 10 business days after the occurrence of the event) of the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds: (1) principal and interest payment delinquencies; (2) non-payment related defaults, if material; (3) unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; (4) unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; (5) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; (6) adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notice of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701 -TEB) or other material notices or determinations with respect to the tax status of the Bonds; (7) modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds, if material; (8) bond calls (other than scheduled mandatory redemptions of Term Bonds), if material, and tender offers; (9) defeasances; (10) release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds, if material; (11) rating changes; (12) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the City, as such "Bankruptcy Events" are defined in Rule 15c2-12; (13) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the City or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the City other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and (14) appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of a trustee, if material. (iii) Timely notice of a failure by the City to provide required annual financial information on or before the date specified in subsection (b) of this section. (b) Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken to be Provided . The annual financial information that the City undertakes to provide in subsection (a) of this section: (i) Shall consist of (1) annual financial statements of the City prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to governmental units (except as otherwise noted herein), as such principles may be changed from time to time and as permitted by State law, which financial statements will not be audited, except, that if and when audited financial statements are otherwise prepared and available to the City they will be provided; (2) a statement of authorized, issued and outstanding general obligation debt of the City; (3) the assessed value of the property within the City subject to ad valorem taxation; and (4) ad valorem tax levy rates and amounts and percentages of taxes collected; (ii) Shall be provided not later than the last day of the ninth month after the end of each fiscal year of the City (currently, a fiscal year ending December 31), as such fiscal year may be changed as required or permitted by State law, commencing with the City's fiscal year ending [December 31, 20__]; and (iii) May be provided in a single or multiple documents, and may be incorporated by specific reference to documents available to the public on the Internet website of the MSRB or filed with the SEC. (c) Amendment of Undertaking . The Undertaking is subject to amendment after the primary offering of the Bonds without the consent of any holder of any Bond, or of any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, participating underwriter, rating agency or the MSRB, under the circumstances and in the manner permitted by Rule 15c2-12. The City will give notice to the MSRB of the substance (or provide a copy) of any amendment to the Undertaking and a brief statement of the reasons for the amendment. If the amendment changes the type of annual financial information to be provided, the annual financial information containing the amended financial information will include a narrative explanation of the effect of that change on the type of information to be provided. (d) Beneficiaries . The Undertaking evidenced by this section shall inure to the benefit of the City and any Beneficial Owner of Bonds, and shall not inure to the benefit of or create any rights in any other person. (e) Termination of Undertaking . The City's obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate upon the legal defeasance, prior redemption, or payment in full of all of the outstanding Bonds. In addition, the City's obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate if those provisions of Rule 15c2-12 which require the City to comply with this Undertaking become legally inapplicable in respect of the Bonds for any reason, as confirmed by an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel or other counsel familiar with federal securities laws delivered to the City, and the City provides timely notice of such termination to the MSRB. (f) Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertaking . As soon as practicable after the City learns of any failure to comply with the Undertaking, the City will proceed with due diligence to cause such noncompliance to be corrected. No failure by the City or other obligated person to comply with the Undertaking shall constitute a default in respect of the Bonds. The sole remedy of any Owner of a Bond shall be to take such actions as that Owner deems necessary, including seeking an order of specific performance from an appropriate court, to compel the City or other obligated person to comply with the Undertaking. (g) Designation of Official Responsible to Administer Undertaking . The Director of Finance of the City (or such other officer of the City who may in the future perform the duties of that office) or his or her designee is the person designated, in accordance with the Bond Legislation, to carry out the Undertaking of the City in respect of the Bonds set forth in this section and in accordance with Rule 15c2-12, including, without limitation, the following actions: (i) Preparing and filing the annual financial information undertaken to be provided; (ii) Determining whether any event specified in subsection (a) has occurred, assessing its materiality, where necessary, with respect to the Bonds, and preparing and disseminating any required notice of its occurrence; (iii) Determining whether any person other than the City is an "obligated person" within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 with respect to the Bonds, and obtaining from such person an undertaking to provide any annual financial information and notice of listed events for that person in accordance with Rule 15c2-12; (iv) Selecting, engaging and compensating designated agents and consultants, including but not limited to financial advisors and legal counsel, to assist and advise the City in carrying out the Undertaking; and (v) Effecting any necessary amendment of the Undertaking. Michael VanDyck/Alice Ostdiek FAS GO Omnibus Ref ORD EXH B Clean September 10, 2013 Version #1 Exhibit B: Form of Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (with strikethroughs and insertions) EXHIBIT B FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE The City of Seattle, Washington (the "City") makes the following written Undertaking for the benefit of the Owners of the City's [Limited/Unlimited] Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, [Year/Series Designation] (the "Bonds"), for the sole purpose of assisting the Purchaser in meeting the requirements of paragraph (b)(5) of Rule 15c2-12, as applicable to a participating underwriter for the Bonds. Capitalized terms used but not defined below shall have the meanings given in [Ordinance ___ and Resolution ___] (together, the "Bond Legislation"). (a) Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial Information and Notice of Listed Events. The City undertakes to provide or cause to be provided, either directly or through a designated agent, to the MSRB, in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB, accompanied by identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB: (i) Annual financial information and operating data of the type included in the final official statement for the Bonds and described in subsection (b) of this section ("annual financial information"); (ii) Timely notice (not in excess of 10 business days after the occurrence of the event) of the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds: (1) principal and interest payment delinquencies; (2) non-payment related defaults, if material; (3) unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; (4) unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; (5) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; (6) adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notice of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701 -TEB) or other material notices or determinations with respect to the tax status of the Bonds; (7) modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds, if material; (8) bond calls (other than scheduled mandatory redemptions of Term Bonds), if material, and tender offers; (9) defeasances; (10) release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds, if material; (11) rating changes; (12) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the City, as such "Bankruptcy Events" are defined in Rule 15c2-12; (13) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the City or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the City other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and (14) appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of a trustee, if material. (iii) Timely notice of a failure by the City to provide required annual financial information on or before the date specified in subsection (b) of this section. (b) Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken to be Provided. The annual financial information that the City undertakes to provide in subsection (a) of this section: (i) Shall consist of (1) annual financial statements of the City prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to governmental units (except as otherwise noted herein), as such principles may be changed from time to time and as permitted by State law, which financial statements will not be audited, except, that if and when audited financial statements are otherwise prepared and available to the City they will be provided; (2) a statement of authorized, issued and outstanding general obligation debt of the City; (3) the assessed value of the property within the City subject to ad valorem taxation; and (4) ad valorem tax levy rates and amounts and percentages of taxes collected; (ii) Shall be provided not later than the last day of the ninth month after the end of each fiscal year of the City (currently, a fiscal year ending December 31), as such fiscal year may be changed as required or permitted by State law, commencing with the City's fiscal year ending [December 31, 20__]; and (iii) May be provided in a single or multiple documents, and may be incorporated by specific reference to documents available to the public on the Internet website of the MSRB or filed with the SEC. (c) Amendment of Undertaking. The Undertaking is subject to amendment after the primary offering of the Bonds without the consent of any holder of any Bond, or of any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, participating underwriter, rating agency or the MSRB, under the circumstances and in the manner permitted by Rule 15c2-12. The City will give notice to the MSRB of the substance (or provide a copy) of any amendment to the Undertaking and a brief statement of the reasons for the amendment. If the amendment changes the type of annual financial information to be provided, the annual financial information containing the amended financial information will include a narrative explanation of the effect of that change on the type of information to be provided. (d) Beneficiaries. The Undertaking evidenced by this section shall inure to the benefit of the City and any Beneficial Owner of Bonds, and shall not inure to the benefit of or create any rights in any other person. (e) Termination of Undertaking. The City's obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate upon the legal defeasance, prior redemption, or payment in full of all of the outstanding Bonds. In addition, the City's obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate if those provisions of Rule 15c2-12 which require the City to comply with this Undertaking become legally inapplicable in respect of the Bonds for any reason, as confirmed by an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel or other counsel familiar with federal securities laws delivered to the City, and the City provides timely notice of such termination to the MSRB. (f) Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertaking. As soon as practicable after the City learns of any failure to comply with the Undertaking, the City will proceed with due diligence to cause such noncompliance to be corrected. No failure by the City or other obligated person to comply with the Undertaking shall constitute a default in respect of the Bonds. The sole remedy of any Owner of a Bond shall be to take such actions as that Owner deems necessary, including seeking an order of specific performance from an appropriate court, to compel the City or other obligated person to comply with the Undertaking. (g) Designation of Official Responsible to Administer Undertaking. The Director of Finance of the City (or such other officer of the City who may in the future perform the duties of that office) or his or her designee is the person designated, in accordance with the Bond Legislation, to carry out the Undertaking of the City in respect of the Bonds set forth in this section and in accordance with Rule 15c2-12, including, without limitation, the following actions: (i) Preparing and filing the annual financial information undertaken to be provided; (ii) Determining whether any event specified in subsection (a) has occurred, assessing its materiality, where necessary, with respect to the Bonds, and preparing and disseminating any required notice of its occurrence; (iii) Determining whether any person other than the City is an "obligated person" within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 with respect to the Bonds, and obtaining from such person an undertaking to provide any annual financial information and notice of listed events for that person in accordance with Rule 15c2-12; (iv) Selecting, engaging and compensating designated agents and consultants, including but not limited to financial advisors and legal counsel, to assist and advise the City in carrying out the Undertaking; and (v) Effecting any necessary amendment of the Undertaking. Michael Van Dyck/Hugh Spitzer FAS GO Omnibus Ref ORD EXH B September 10, 2013 Version #1 Exhibit C: Amended and Restated Ordinance 121651, as amended by Ordinance 122286 and this ordinance (without strikethroughs and insertions) EXHIBIT C AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDINANCE 121651 (as amended by Ordinance 122286 and Ordinance ______) Section 1. Definitions . As used in this ordinance, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: "Acquired Obligations" means Government Obligations maturing or having guaranteed redemption prices at the option of the holder at such time or times as may be required to provide funds sufficient to carry out the Refunding Plan, and satisfying the requirements of the Refunded Bond Legislation that authorized the Refunded Bonds included in that Refunding Plan. Acquired Obligations may include, but are not limited to, United States Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness, Notes, and Bonds -State and Local Government Series, and other direct, noncallable obligations of the United States of America . "Authorized Denomination" means $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a maturity of a Series. "Beneficial Owner" means, with regard to a Bond, the owner of any beneficial interest in that Bond. "Bond Counsel" means a lawyer or a firm of lawyers, selected by the City, of nationally recognized standing in matters pertaining to bonds issued by states and their political subdivisions. "Bond Fund" means the City's General Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, previously created by Ordinance 112112 and established and to be used for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. "Bond Purchase Contract" means a written offer to purchase a Series of the Bonds, which offer has been accepted by the City in accordance with this ordinance. In the case of a competitive sale, the official notice of sale, the Purchaser's bid and the award by the City shall comprise the offer and the award by the City in accordance with this ordinance shall be deemed the acceptance of that offer for purposes of this ordinance. "Bond Register" means the books or records maintained by the Bond Registrar for the purpose of identifying ownership of each Bond. "Bond Registrar" or "Registrar" means the Fiscal Agent of the State of Washington (unless the Bond Resolution provides for a different Bond Registrar with respect to a particular Series of the Bonds), or any successor bond registrar selected in accordance with the Registration Ordinance. "Bond Resolution" means a resolution of the City Council adopted pursuant to this ordinance approving the Bond Sale Terms and taking other actions consistent with this ordinance. "Bond Sale Terms" means the terms and conditions for the sale of a Series of the Bonds including the amount, date or dates, denominations, interest rate or rates (or mechanism for determining interest rate or rates), payment dates, final maturity, redemption rights, price, and other terms or covenants set forth in Section 4 of this ordinance. "Bonds" means the LTGO Refunding Bonds and the UTGO Refunding Bonds, issued pursuant to this ordinance. "City" means The City of Seattle, Washington, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington. "City Council" means the City Council of the City, as duly and regularly constituted from time to time. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor thereto, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and regulations thereunder. "Director of Finance" means the Director of the Finance Division of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services of the City, or any other officer who succeeds to substantially all of the responsibilities of that office. "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York. "Fiscal Agent" means the fiscal agent of the State, as the same may be designated by the State from time to time. "Government Obligations" has the meaning given in RCW 39.53.010, as now in effect or as may hereafter be amended. "Issue Date" means, with respect to a Bond, the date, as determined by the Director of Finance, on which that Bond is issued and delivered to the Purchaser in exchange for its purchase price. "Letter of Representations" means the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations between the City and DTC dated October 4, 2006, as it may be amended from time to time, or an agreement with a substitute or successor Securities Depository. "LTGO Refundable Bonds" means those outstanding limited tax general obligation bonds of the City listed in Exhibit A hereto, and all other limited tax general obligation bonds of the City that the City has designated as Refundable Bonds. "LTGO Refunded Bonds" means those LTGO Refundable Bonds identified in a Refunding Plan in accordance with this ordinance. "LTGO Refunding Bonds" means all limited tax general obligation refunding bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance. "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. "Owner" means, without distinction, the Registered Owner and the Beneficial Owner of a Bond. "Purchaser" means the entity or entities who have been selected in accordance with this ordinance to serve as underwriter, purchaser or successful bidder in a sale of any Series of the Bonds. "Rating Agency" means any nationally recognized rating agency then maintaining a rating on a Series of the Bonds at the request of the City. "Record Date" means, unless otherwise defined in the Bond Resolution, in the case of each interest or principal payment or redemption date, the Bond Registrar's close of business on the 15th day of the month preceding the interest or principal payment date. With regard to redemption of a Bond prior to its maturity, the Record Date shall mean the Bond Registrar's close of business on the day prior to the date on which the Bond Registrar sends the notice of redemption. "Refundable Bonds" means the LTGO Refundable Bonds and the UTGO Refundable Bonds. "Refunded Bond Legislation" means the ordinances and resolutions (including any amendatory or supplemental ordinances and resolutions, pursuant to which Refunded Bonds were issued. "Refunded Bonds" means the LTGO Refunded Bonds and UTGO Refunded Bonds. "Refunding Plan" means the plan approved in a Bond Resolution to issue a Series of the Bonds, and to apply the proceeds of the sale of such Series and any other available money included in the plan, to redeem, or to defease and redeem, those Refundable Bonds identified in the plan. "Refunding Trust Agreement" means, with respect to each Series of Bonds, a refunding trust or escrow agreement, dated as of the Issue Date of such Series, between the City and a Refunding Trustee and providing for the irrevocable deposit of Bond proceeds and other available money of the City, to be used to carry out a Refunding Plan. "Refunding Trustee" means either the Director of Finance, or a financial institution selected by the Director of Finance to serve as refunding trustee or escrow agent under a Refunding Trust Agreement. "Registered Owner" means, with regard to a Bond, the person in whose name that Bond is registered on the Bond Register. For so long as the City uses a book-entry only system under the Letter of Representations, the Registered Owner shall mean the Securities Depository. "Registration Ordinance" means City Ordinance 111724 establishing a system of registration for the City's bonds and other obligations pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 5.10, as that chapter now exists or may hereafter be amended. "Rule 15c2-12" means Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. "Securities Depository" means DTC, any successor thereto, any substitute securities depository selected by the City, or the nominee of any of the foregoing. Any successor or substitute Securities Depository must be qualified under applicable laws and regulations to provide the services proposed to be provided by it. "Series of the Bonds" or "Series" means a series of the Bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance. "Tax Credit Subsidy Bond" means any Bond that is designated by the City as a tax credit bond pursuant to the Code, and which is further designated as a "qualified bond" under Section 6431 or similar provision of the Code, and with respect to which the City is eligible to receive a tax credit subsidy payment. "Tax Credit Subsidy Payment" means a payment by the federal government with respect to a Tax Credit Subsidy Bond. "Tax-Exempt Bond" means any Bond, the interest on which is intended on the Issue Date to be excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes. "Term Bond" means any Bond that is issued subject to mandatory redemption prior to its maturity in periodic mandatory redemption payments in accordance with Section 7(b) of this ordinance. "Undertaking" means the undertaking to provide continuing disclosure entered into pursuant to Section 14(c) of this ordinance, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B. "UTGO Refundable Bonds" means those outstanding unlimited tax general obligation bonds of the City listed in Exhibit A hereto, and all other unlimited tax general obligation bonds of the City that the City has designated as Refundable Bonds. "UTGO Refunded Bonds" means those UTGO Refundable Bonds identified in a Refunding Plan in accordance with this ordinance. "UTGO Refunding Bonds" means all unlimited tax general obligation refunding bonds issued pursuant to this ordinance. Section 2. Authorization of Bonds . The City is authorized to borrow money on the credit of the City and issue general obligation Bonds evidencing that indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amounts stated in Section 4 of this ordinance to carry out one or more Refunding Plans, including paying the administrative costs of carrying out each such Refunding Plan; to pay the costs of issuance of the Bonds; and for other City purposes approved by ordinance. The Bonds shall be designated limited or unlimited tax general obligation bonds, as appropriate, and shall be numbered separately and shall have any name, year and series or other label as deemed necessary or appropriate by the Director of Finance. Section 3. Manner of Sale of Bonds . At least 10 days before the date selected by the Director of Finance for the sale of a Series of the Bonds pursuant to this ordinance, the Director of Finance shall notify the President of the City Council, in writing, of the Director of Finance's determination that the issuance and sale of the Series to carry out the associated Refunding Plan is consistent with the then-current financial policies of the City. The notice shall set forth the reasons for the Director of Finance's determination. Upon giving such notice, the Director of Finance may provide for the sale of each such Series by public sale or by a negotiated sale, limited offering or private placement with one or more Purchasers chosen through a selection process acceptable to the Director of Finance. The City Council's adoption of the Bond Resolution shall be conclusive evidence that proper notice was provided to the President of the City Council. The Director of Finance is authorized to specify a date and time of sale of and a date and time for delivery of each Series of the Bonds; to give notice of that sale; to determine any bid parameters or other bid requirements and criteria for determining the award of the bid; to provide for the use of an electronic bidding mechanism; and to specify other matters in his or her determination necessary, appropriate, or desirable to carry out the sale of each Series of the Bonds. Each Series of the Bonds must be sold on Bond Sale Terms in accordance with Section 4 of this ordinance. Section 4. Bond Sale Terms; Bond Resolution. The Director of Finance is appointed to serve as the City's designated representative in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds in accordance with RCW 39.46.040(2) and this ordinance. The Director of Finance is authorized to accept, on behalf of the City, an offer to purchase the Bonds on Bond Sale Terms consistent with the parameters set forth in this section. No such acceptance shall be effective until adoption of a Bond Resolution approving the Bond Sale Terms. Once adopted the Bond Resolution shall be deemed a part of this ordinance as if set forth herein. (a) Maximum Principal Amount. The Bonds may be issued in one or more Series and may be combined with other general obligation bonds authorized separately. The aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall not exceed the following: (i) LTGO Refunding Bonds. The aggregate principal amount of the LTGO Refunding Bonds allocated to each Refunding Plan shall not exceed 125% of the stated principal amount of those Refundable Bonds selected for refunding in that Refunding Plan. (ii) UTGO Refunding Bonds. The aggregate principal amount of the UTGO Refunding Bonds allocated to each Refunding Plan shall not exceed the amount permitted by RCW 39.53.090, as it may be amended from time to time. (b) Date or Dates. Each Bond shall be dated its Issue Date, which shall be determined by the Director of Finance. (c) Denominations. The Bonds shall be issued in Authorized Denominations. (d) Interest Rate(s); Payment Dates. Each Bond shall bear interest from the Issue Date or from the most recent date for which interest has been paid or duly provided for, whichever is later, and shall be payable on dates determined by the Director of Finance. One or more rates of interest shall be established for each maturity of each Series of the Bonds, which rate or rates may be fixed or variable. Fixed interest rates shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the net interest cost shall not exceed a weighted average rate of 10% per annum. Principal payments shall commence on a date and shall be payable at maturity or in mandatory redemption installments on dates determined by the Director of Finance. (e) Final Maturity. The final maturity of any Series of Bonds shall be determined by the Director of Finance, consistent with RCW 39.53.090, as it may be amended. (f) Redemption Rights. The Bond Sale Terms may include provisions for the optional and mandatory redemption of Bonds determined by the Director of Finance, subject to the following: (i) Optional Redemption. Any Bond may be designated as being (A) subject to redemption at the option of the City prior to its maturity date on the dates and at the redemption prices set forth in the Bond Purchase Contract; or (B) not subject to redemption prior to its maturity date. If a Bond is subject to optional redemption prior to its maturity, it must be subject to such redemption on one or more dates occurring not more than 10 1/2 years after the Issue Date. (ii) Mandatory Redemption. Any Bond may be designated as a Term Bond, subject to mandatory redemption prior to its maturity, consistent with Section 7(b) of this ordinance. (g) Price. The purchase price for each Series of the Bonds shall be acceptable to the Director of Finance. (h) Other Terms and Conditions. (i) A Series of the Bonds may not be issued unless the Bond Resolution with respect to that Series sets forth a Refunding Plan and includes the findings that: (A) The Refunding Plan (1) will pay or discharge the City's obligations with respect to Refundable Bonds that are in arrears or about to become due, and for which sufficient funds are not available; (2) is necessary or in the best interest of the City to modify debt service requirements, sources of payment covenants or other terms of the Refunded Bonds; or (3) will effect a savings to the City, giving consideration to the fixed maturities of the Series to be issued and of the Refunded Bonds, the costs of issuance of that Series and the known earned income from the investment of the sale proceeds and other money of the City used in the Refunding Plan; and (B) the irrevocable deposit of money and securities with the Refunding Trustee in accordance with the Refunding Plan will discharge and satisfy the obligations of the City as to the Refunded Bonds, including all pledges, charges, trusts, covenants and agreements under the Refunded Bond Legislation, and immediately upon such deposit, the Refunded Bonds will no longer be deemed to be outstanding under the Refunded Bond Legislation. (ii) The Bond Sale Terms for any Series may provide for bond insurance or other credit enhancement, or for interest rate swaps, caps, floors or other similar hedging devices and to that end may accept such additional terms, conditions and covenants as may be necessary or desirable, including but not limited to restrictions on investment of Bond proceeds or pledged funds, and requirements to give notice to or obtain the consent of a bond insurer or a counterparty to a swap, cap, floor or other hedging device. (iii) The Bond Sale Terms for each Series of the Bonds may include such additional terms and covenants relating to federal tax consequences of the designation of that Series as Tax-Exempt Bonds or Tax Credit Subsidy Bonds (or any other similar designation or qualification under the Code) as the Director of Finance deems necessary or appropriate. Section 5. Bond Registrar; Registration and Transfer of Bonds . (a) Registration of Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued only in registered form as to both principal and interest and shall be recorded on the Bond Register. (b) Bond Registrar; Transfer and Exchange of Bonds. The Bond Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Bonds, which shall be open to inspection by the City at all times. The Bond Register shall contain the name and mailing address of the Registered Owner of each Bond and the principal amount and number of each of the Bonds held by each Registered Owner. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the Bonds and this ordinance, to serve as the City's paying agent for the Bonds and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance and the City's Registration Ordinance. The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the Bond Registrar's certificate of authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become either a Registered or Beneficial Owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond Registrar and, to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as members of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect the rights of Beneficial Owners. Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for Bonds in any Authorized Denomination of an equal aggregate principal amount and of the same Series, interest rate and maturity. Bonds may be transferred only if endorsed in the manner provided thereon and surrendered to the Bond Registrar. Any exchange or transfer shall be without cost to the Owner or transferee. The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated to exchange or transfer any Bond during the period between the Record Date and the corresponding interest payment or redemption date. (c) Securities Depository; Book-Entry Form. The Bonds initially shall be registered in the name of the Securities Depository. The Bonds so registered shall be held fully immobilized in bookentry form by the Securities Depository in accordance with the provisions of the Letter of Representations. Neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to participants of the Securities Depository or the persons for whom they act as nominees with respect to the Bonds regarding accuracy of any records maintained by the Securities Depository or its participants of any amount in respect of principal of or interest on the Bonds, or any notice which is permitted or required to be given to Registered Owners and/or Beneficial Owners hereunder (except such notice as is required to be given by the Bond Registrar to the Securities Depository). Registered ownership of a Bond initially held in book-entry form, or any portion thereof, may not be transferred except: (i) to any successor Securities Depository; (ii) to any substitute Securities Depository appointed by the City or such substitute Securities Depository's successor; or (iii) to any person if the Bond is no longer held in book-entry form. Upon the resignation of the Securities Depository from its functions as depository, or upon a City determination to discontinue services of the Securities Depository, the City may appoint a substitute Securities Depository. If (i) the Securities Depository resigns from its functions as depository, and no substitute Securities Depository can be obtained, or (ii) the City determines that the Bonds are to be in certificated form, then ownership of Bonds may be transferred to any person as provided herein and the Bonds no longer shall be held in book-entry form. Section 6. Payment of Bonds . Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Principal of and interest on each Bond registered in the name of the Securities Depository is payable in the manner set forth in the Letter of Representations. Interest on each Bond not registered in the name of the Securities Depository is payable by electronic transfer on the interest payment date, or by check or draft of the Bond Registrar mailed on the interest payment date to the Registered Owner at the address appearing on the Bond Register on the Record Date. However, the City is not required to make electronic transfers except pursuant to a request by a Registered Owner in writing received at least ten days prior to the Record Date and at the sole expense of the Registered Owner. Principal of each Bond not registered in the name of the Securities Depository is payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bond by the Registered Owner to the Bond Registrar. The Bonds are not subject to acceleration under any circumstances. Section 7. Redemption and Purchase of Bonds . (a) Optional Redemption. All or some of the Bonds may be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates at the option of the City at the times and on the terms approved in accordance with Section 4 of this ordinance. (b) Mandatory Redemption. If not redeemed or purchased at the City's option prior to maturity, Term Bonds (if any) shall be redeemed, at a price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed plus accrued interest on the dates and in the years and principal amounts as set forth in the Bond Resolution. If the City redeems or purchases Term Bonds at the City's option prior to maturity, the Term Bonds so redeemed or purchased (irrespective of their redemption or purchase prices) shall be credited at the par amount thereof against the remaining mandatory redemption requirements as determined by the Director of Finance. In the absence of a determination by the Director of Finance or other direction in the Bond Resolution, credit shall be allocated on a pro-rata basis. (c) Selection of Bonds for Redemption; Partial Redemption. If fewer than all of the outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed at the option of the City, the Director of Finance shall select the Series and maturity or maturities to be redeemed. If fewer than all of the outstanding Bonds of a maturity of a Series are to be redeemed, the Securities Depository shall select Bonds registered in the name of the Securities Depository to be redeemed in accordance with the Letter of Representations, and the Bond Registrar shall select all other Bonds to be redeemed randomly in such manner as the Bond Registrar shall determine. All or a portion of the principal amount of any Bond that is to be redeemed may be redeemed in any Authorized Denomination. If less than all of the outstanding principal amount of any Bond is redeemed, upon surrender of that Bond (( ))to the Bond Registrar, there shall be issued to the Registered Owner, without charge, a new Bond (or Bonds, at the option of the Registered Owner) of the same Series, maturity and interest rate in any Authorized Denomination in the aggregate principal amount to remain outstanding. (d) Purchase. The City reserves the right and option to purchase any or all of the Bonds at any time at any price acceptable to the City plus accrued interest to the date of purchase. (e) Bonds to be Canceled. All Bonds purchased or redeemed under this section shall be canceled. Section 8. Notice of Redemption . The City shall cause notice of any intended redemption of Bonds to be given not less than 20 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Registered Owner of any Bond to be redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond Register on the Record Date, and the requirements of this sentence shall be deemed to have been fulfilled when notice has been mailed as so provided, whether or not it is actually received by the Registered Owner of any Bond. Interest on Bonds called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption unless the Bond or Bonds called are not redeemed when presented pursuant to the call. In the case of an optional redemption, the notice may state that the City retains the right to rescind the redemption notice and the related optional redemption of bonds by giving a notice of rescission to the affected registered owners at any time prior to the scheduled optional redemption date. Any notice of optional redemption that is rescinded by the Director of Finance shall be of no effect, and the Bonds for which the notice of optional redemption has been rescinded shall remain outstanding. Section 9. Failure to Pay Bonds . If any Bond is not paid when properly presented at its maturity or call date, the City shall be obligated to pay interest on that Bond at the same rate provided in that Bond from and after its maturity or call date until that Bond, principal, premium, if any, and interest, is paid in full or until sufficient money for its payment in full is on deposit in the Bond Fund and that Bond has been called for payment by giving notice of that call to the Registered Owner of that Bond. Section 10. Form and Execution of Bonds . The Bonds shall be typed, printed, or reproduced in a form consistent with the provisions of this ordinance, the Bond Resolution, and State law; shall be signed by the Mayor and Director of Finance, either or both of whose signatures may be manual or in facsimile; and the seal of the City or a facsimile reproduction thereof shall be impressed or printed thereon. Only Bonds bearing a certificate of authentication in substantially the following form (with the designation, year, and Series of the Bonds adjusted consistent with this ordinance), manually signed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this ordinance: "This Bond is one of the fully registered The City of Seattle, Washington, [Limited/Unlimited] Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, [Year] [Series], described in Ordinance 121651, as amended." The authorized signing of a certificate of authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the Bond so authenticated has been duly executed, authenticated, and delivered and is entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. If any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on a Bond ceases to be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds before the Bond bearing his or her manual or facsimile signature is authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issued by the City, that Bond nevertheless may be authenticated, delivered, and issued and, when authenticated, issued, and delivered, shall be as binding on the City as though that person had continued to be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds. Any Bond also may be signed on behalf of the City by any person who, on the actual date of signing of the Bond, is an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds, although he or she did not hold the required office on the date of issuance of the Bonds. Section 11. Pledge of Taxes . For so long as any of the LTGO Refunding Bonds are outstanding, the City irrevocably pledges to include in its budget and levy taxes annually within the constitutional and statutory tax limitations provided by law without a vote of the electors of the City on all of the taxable property within the City in an amount sufficient, together with other money legally available and to be used therefor, to pay when due the principal of and interest on the LTGO Refunding Bonds, and the full faith, credit, and resources of the City are pledged irrevocably for the annual levy and collection of those taxes and the prompt payment of that principal and interest. For so long as any of the UTGO Refunding Bonds are outstanding, the City irrevocably pledges to include in its budget and levy taxes annually without limitation as to rate or amount on all of the taxable property within the City in an amount sufficient, together with other money legally available and to be used therefor, to pay when due the principal of and interest on the UTGO Refunding Bonds, and the full faith, credit, and resources of the City are pledged irrevocably for the annual levy and collection of those taxes and the prompt payment of that principal and interest. Section 12. Refunding or Defeasance of the Bonds . The Bonds are hereby designated "Refundable Bonds" for purposes of this ordinance, as it may be amended from time to time. The City may issue refunding bonds pursuant to the laws of the State or use money available from any other lawful source to pay when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Bond, or portion thereof, included in a refunding or defeasance plan, and to redeem and retire, release, refund, or defease those Bonds (the "defeased Bonds") and to pay the costs of such refunding or defeasance. If money and/or Government Obligations maturing at a time or times and in an amount sufficient, together with known earned income from the investment thereof, to redeem and retire, release, refund, or defease the defeased Bonds in accordance with their terms, are set aside in a special trust fund or escrow account irrevocably pledged to such redemption, retirement, or defeasance (the "trust account"), then all right and interest of the owners of the defeased Bonds in the covenants of this ordinance and in the funds and accounts pledged to the payment of such defeased Bonds, other than the right to receive the funds so set aside and pledged, thereafter shall cease and become void. Such owners thereafter shall have the right to receive payment of the principal of and interest or redemption price on the defeased Bonds from the trust account. After establishing and fully funding such a trust account, the defeased Bonds shall be deemed as no longer outstanding, and the Director of Finance then may apply any money in any other fund or account established for the payment or redemption of the defeased Bonds to any lawful purposes. Notice of refunding or defeasance shall be given, and selection of Bonds for any partial refunding or defeasance shall be conducted, in the manner set forth in this ordinance for the redemption of Bonds. Section 13. Provisions Relating to Certain Federal Tax Consequences of the Bonds . (a) Tax-Exempt Bonds. The City covenants that it will take all actions, consistent with the terms of any Series of Tax-Exempt Bonds, this ordinance, and the Bond Resolution, reasonably within its power and necessary to prevent interest on those TaxExempt Bonds from being included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, and the City will neither take any action nor make or permit any use of proceeds of such Tax-Exempt Bonds or other funds of the City treated as gross proceeds of the TaxExempt Bonds at any time during the term of the TaxExempt Bonds which will cause interest on the TaxExempt Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. The City also covenants that it will, to the extent the arbitrage rebate requirement of Section 148 of the Code is applicable to any Tax-Exempt Bonds, take all actions necessary to comply (or to be treated as having complied) with that requirement in connection with the Tax-Exempt Bonds, including the calculation and payment of any penalties that the City has elected to pay as an alternative to calculating rebatable arbitrage, and the payment of any other penalties if required under Section 148 of the Code to prevent interest on such Tax-Exempt Bonds from being included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. (b) Tax-Credit Subsidy Bonds or other Taxable Bonds. The Director of Finance may, without further action by the Council, make provision in the Bonds or other written document for such additional covenants of the City as may be necessary or appropriate in order for the City to receive from the United States Treasury the applicable federal credit payments in respect of any Series of the Bonds issued as Tax Credit Subsidy Bonds or otherwise become and remain eligible for tax benefits under the Code. Section 14. Official Statement; Continuing Disclosure . (a) Preliminary Official Statement. The Director of Finance and other appropriate City officials are directed to cause the preparation of and review the form of a preliminary official statement in connection with each sale of one or more Series of the Bonds to the public. For the sole purpose of the Purchaser's compliance with paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 15c2-12, the Director of Finance is authorized to deem that preliminary official statement final as of its date, except for the omission of information permitted to be omitted by Rule 15c2-12. The City approves the distribution to potential purchasers of the Bonds of a preliminary official statement that has been deemed final in accordance with this subsection. (b) Final Official Statement. The City approves the preparation of a final official statement for each sale of one or more Series of the Bonds to be sold to the public in the form of the preliminary official statement with such modifications and amendments as the Director of Finance deems necessary or desirable, and further authorizes the Director of Finance to execute and deliver such final official statement to the Purchaser. The City authorizes and approves the distribution by the Purchaser of that final official statement to purchasers and potential purchasers of the Bonds. (c) Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure. To meet the requirements of paragraph (b)(5) of Rule 15c2-12, as applicable to a participating underwriter for a Series of the Bonds, the Director of Finance is authorized to execute a written undertaking to provide continuing disclosure for the benefit of holders of those Bonds in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B. Section 15. Deposit and Use of Proceeds . Unless provided otherwise in the Bond Resolution, the principal proceeds and premium, if any received from the sale of each Series of the Bonds, in the amount necessary to carry out the Refunding Plan (including payment of costs of issuance and administrative costs of carrying out the refunding) approved in connection with such Series, shall be deposited with the Refunding Trustee and used in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of this ordinance to discharge the obligations of the City relating to the Refunded Bonds. The Director of Finance may incur, account for and use the principal proceeds, accrued interest (if any) and any premium to pay for, non-cash costs of issuance that are not included as part of the bond proceeds and premium, including but not limited to any underwriters' discount. To the extent not necessary to carry out the Refunding Plan, any accrued interest and net premium received from the sale of a Series of the Bonds shall be paid into the Bond Fund prior to the first debt service payment date with respect to that Series. Unless otherwise directed in the Bond Resolution, the Director of Finance shall determine the amount, if any, from such proceeds, accrued interest or premium to be deposited into specified funds, subfunds, accounts and subaccounts. Any such proceeds, accrued interest or premium remaining after the costs of issuance and the administrative costs of the Refunding Plan have been paid (or after the City Council has determined that the expenditure of such amounts for those purposes is no longer necessary or appropriate), the Director of Finance use any remaining proceeds of a Series of the Bonds, including interest earnings thereon, to pay principal of and interest on that Series of the Bonds or for any other purposes approved by ordinance. Section 16. The Refunding Plan . (a) Approval of Refunding Plan; Appointment of Refunding Trustee. The Bond Resolution shall approve a Refunding Plan for each Series of the Bonds, which shall provide for the issuance of the Series of Bonds, shall identify the Refundable Bonds to be refunded, shall allocate the Bonds among the various Refunded Bonds, shall describe the method for carrying out the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, and shall appoint the Refunding Trustee. The Refunding Plan shall be carried out, and proceeds of the Bonds shall be applied, in accordance with this ordinance, the respective Refunded Bond Legislation, the Bond Resolution and the laws of the State. (b) Acquisition of Acquired Obligations. To the extent practicable, the Refunding Plan shall provide for the Refunding Trustee's purchase of the Acquired Obligations, bearing such interest and maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times so as to provide, together with a beginning cash balance, if necessary, for the payment of the amounts required to be paid by the Refunding Plan. The Acquired Obligations shall be listed and more particularly described in a schedule attached to the Refunding Trust Agreement, but are subject to substitution as set forth in subsection (c) below. (c) Substitution of Acquired Obligations. The City reserves the right at any time to substitute cash or Government Obligations for the Acquired Obligations if the City obtains a verification by a nationally recognized independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Refunding Trustee confirming that the payments of principal of and interest on the substitute Government Obligations, if paid when due, together with the cash to be held by the Refunding Trustee, will be sufficient to carry out the Refunding Plan. If the applicable Series of the Bonds (or the Refunded Bonds) were issued as Tax-Exempt Bonds, then prior to such substitution, the City must also obtain an opinion from Bond Counsel to the effect that the disposition and substitution or purchase of such securities will not cause the interest on the applicable Series of the Bonds (or of the Refunded Bonds) issued as Tax-Exempt Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes and that such disposition and substitution or purchase is in compliance with the statutes and regulations applicable to the Series of the Bonds. Any surplus money resulting from the sale, transfer, other disposition or redemption of the Acquired Obligations and the substitutions therefor shall be released from the trust estate and may be used for any lawful City purpose. (d) Refunding Trust Agreement. In connection with each Series of the Bonds, the Director of Finance is authorized to execute a Refunding Trust Agreement with a Refunding Trustee, setting forth the duties, obligations and responsibilities of the Refunding Trustee in connection with carrying out the Refunding Plan. Each Refunding Trust Agreement shall, among other things, authorize and direct the Refunding Trustee to use the money deposited with it to purchase the Acquired Obligations (or substitute obligations) and to apply such money along with the maturing principal of and interest on such obligations to make the payments required to be made by the Refunding Plan . The money deposited with the Refunding Trustee, including the Acquired Obligations and any investment earnings, shall be held irrevocably, invested and applied in accordance with the provisions of the respective Refunded Bond Legislation, this ordinance, the Bond Resolution, chapter 39.53 RCW and other applicable State law. All administrative costs (including without limitation, all necessary and proper fees, compensation and expenses of the Refunding Trustee and all other costs incidental to the setting up of the escrow to accomplish the Refunding Plan) and costs of issuance may, in the discretion of the Director of Finance, be paid out of the amounts deposited with the Refunding Trustee or other available money of the City. Section 17. Redemption of the Refunded Bonds . The City may in the Bond Resolution call, or authorize the Director of Finance to call, the Refunded Bonds for redemption. Such call for redemption of the Refunded Bonds shall identify the Refunded Bonds, call dates and redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the stated principal amount, plus accrued interest), and shall be irrevocable after the Issue Date of the applicable Series of the Bonds. The dates on which the Refunded Bonds are to be called for redemption shall be, in the judgment of the Director of Finance, the earliest practical dates on which those bonds may be called for redemption. The proper City officials are authorized and directed to give or cause to be given such notices as required, at the times and in the manner required pursuant to the Refunded Bond Legislation, in order to carry out the Refunding Plan. Section 18. General Authorization . In addition to the specific authorizations in this ordinance, the Mayor and the Director of Finance and each of the other appropriate officers of the City are each authorized and directed to do everything as in his or her judgment may be necessary, appropriate, or desirable in order to carry out the terms and provisions of, and complete the transactions contemplated by, this ordinance. In particular, and without limitation the foregoing: (a) the Director of Finance may, in his or her discretion and without further action by the City Council, (i) issue requests for proposals for underwriting or financing facilities and execute engagement letters with underwriters, bond insurers or other financial institutions based on responses to such requests, (ii) change the Bond Registrar or Securities Depository for the Bonds; and (iii) take such actions on behalf of the City as are necessary or appropriate for the City to designate, qualify or maintain the tax-exempt treatment with respect to any Series issued as Tax-Exempt Bonds, to receive from the United States Treasury the applicable federal credit payments in respect of any Series issued as Tax-Credit Subsidy Bonds and to otherwise receive any other federal tax benefits relating to the Bonds that are available to the City; and (b) each of the Mayor and the Director of Finance is separately authorized to execute and deliver (i) any and all contracts or other documents as are consistent with this ordinance and for which the City's approval is necessary or to which the City is a party (including but not limited to agreements with escrow agents, refunding trustees, liquidity or credit support providers, bond insurers, remarketing agents, underwriters, lenders, fiscal agents, counterparties to interest rate swap, cap, floor, or similar agreements, custodians, and the Bond Registrar); and (ii) such other contracts or documents incidental to the issuance and sale of a Series of the Bonds; the establishment of the initial interest rate or rates on a Bond; or the tender, purchase, remarketing, or redemption of a Bond, as may in his or her judgment be necessary or appropriate. Section 19. Severability . The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. If a court of competent jurisdiction, all appeals having been exhausted or all appeal periods having run, finds any provision of this ordinance to be invalid or unenforceable as to any person or circumstance, such offending provision shall, if feasible, be deemed to be modified to be within the limits of enforceability or validity. However, if the offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be null and void with respect to the particular person or circumstance, and all other provisions of this ordinance in all other respects, and the offending provision with respect to all other persons and all other circumstances, shall remain valid and enforceable. Section 20. Ratification of Prior Acts . Any action taken consistent with the authority of this ordinance, after its passage but prior to the effective date, is ratified, approved, and confirmed. Section 21. Headings . The section headings in this ordinance are used for convenience only and shall not constitute a substantive portion of this ordinance. Section 22. Effective Date . This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020. Michael Van Dyck/Hugh Spitzer FAS GO Omnibus Ref ORD EXH C September 10, 2013 Version #1 |
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