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1984-104ORDINANCE NO 84 -/Q~ ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CITY OF DENTON UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1984-A, IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $20,000,000, AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SALE OF SAID BONDS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON CITY OF DENTON WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, deems it necessary and advisable that the bonds hereinafter described be authorized, issued, sold, and delivered THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON ORDAINS Section 1 That the City Secretary is directed to cause the following notice to be published in the "Denton Record- Chronicle", which is a newspaper published in, and having general circulation in, the City of Denton, on the same day of each of two consecutive weeks, with the date of the first publication to be at least two weeks prior to the date upon which the City Council intends to pass the ordinance described in the following notice "NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CITY OF DENTON UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1984-A, IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $20,000,000 Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Article 2368a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, that the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, intends to pass, at a Regular Meeting to be held at 7 00 PM, on September 25, 1984, at the Municipal Building (City Hall), an ordinance authorizing the issuance, sale, and delivery of an issue of bonds, to be evidenced initially by a single fully registered bond payable in installments, but convertible into definitive bonds in multiples of $5,000, to be designated as "City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1984-A, in the maximum principal amount of $20,000,000, to be secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the "Pledged Revenues", which "Pledged Revenues" include initially the "Net Revenues" of the "System", with said "System" initially consisting of the City's entire existing combined waterworks, sanitary sewer, and electric light and power system, all as will be defined and provided in the aforesaid Ordinance Said bonds will bear interest from their date at maximum rates not to exceed fifteen percentum per annum, will be scheduled to mature serially in installments within a maximum of not to exceed thirty years from their date, and will be subject to redemption prior to maturity, and will have such other and further characteristics, as will be provided in the aforesaid ordinance Said bonds will be authorized, issued, sold and delivered pursuant to Articles 1111b, 1112, 1113, and 1114, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil Statutes, and other applicable laws, for the purpose of providing money for improvements and extensions of the afore- said "System" CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS" Section 2 That the City Secretary is directed to issue a Notice of Sale of Bonds in substantially the following form OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS $20,000,000 UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1984-A The City Council of the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, will receive sealed bids at the municipal Building (City Hall), 215 E McKinney Street, in the City of Denton until 7 00 p m , Tuesday, September 25, 1984 for the purchase of $20,000,000 Uti lit S stem Revenue Bonds, Series 11M-A, to be ate Octo er , 1 84, an to mature serially December 1 each year 1985 through 2009 Sealed bids, plainly marked "Bid for Bonds", should be addressed to "Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Denton, Texas", and must be submitted on the "Official Bid Form" to be made available by the City Council prior the date of sale All sealed bids will be publicly opened and tabu- lated before the Council Copies of the "Official Statement", "Notice of Sale", and "Official Bid Form" are being prepared and will be mailed to prospective bidders on or about September 15, 1984, and will be furnished to any prospective bidder upon request, by First Southwest Company, 800 Mercantile Dallas Building, Dallas, Texas 75201, Financial Advisors to the City The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all irregularities By order of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas CHARLOTTE ALLEN City Secretary City of Denton, Texas Said Notice shall be published once in The Bond Buyer, New York, New York, which is a national publication regularly and primarily carrying financial news and municipal bond sale notices, and said Notice also shall be published once in the "Denton Record-Chronicle", which has been designated as the official newspaper of the City of Denton Said publications shall be made at least thirty days prior to the day set for receiving bids