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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1983-0881 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 31 $61,329.51 ORDINANCE NO. 83 -88 AN ORDINANCE of the County Council of Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the issuance of bonds for Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31, in the aggregate principal amount of $61,329.51; creating a bond fund; providing for the disposition of the proceeds of said bonds; and confirming the sale of said bonds. Prepared By: INTRODUCED: October 6 , 1983 PASSED: October 20 1983 PRESTON, THORGRIMSON, ELLIS & HOLMAN 2000 IBM Building Seattle, Washington 98101 CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DATE: October 6, 1983 INTRODUCED BY: PREPARED BY: Hansey DID No. 31 ORDINANCE NO. 83 -88 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 31, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $61,329.51; CREATING A BOND FUND: PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS OF SAID BONDS; AND CONFIRMING THE SALE OF SAID BONDS. WHEREAS, the County Council of Whatcom County, Washington (the "County ") by Order entered on August 9, 1981, Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 of Whatcom County ( "DID No. 31 ") was duly created, and the undertaking of the Johnson Creek drainage improvement project was ratified and approved by Resolution 81 -13, adopted on April 16 , 1981 (the "Project "); and WHEREAS; said Johnson Creek improvement project has been completed; and WHEREAS, the assessment roll for DID No. 31 has been con- firmed by Resolution No. 83 -21 adopted on May 5, 1983, in the total amount of $112,922.22; and WHEREAS, the County Treasurer's office has determined that as a result of a clerical error, the assessment roll was understated and that the total dollar amount of assessments was $112,974.40; and WHEREAS, following publication and mailing of notice as required by law, $51,644.89 was received during the thirty (30) day period permitted by law for the payment of assessments without penalty or interest; and 1 WHEREAS, it is now necessary for the County to issue and sell 2 bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of $61,329.51 (the 3 "Bonds ") in order to pay for the cost and expense of said improve - 4 ments within DID No. 31; 5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE -IT ORDAINED by the County Council of 6 Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: y Section 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, unless g otherwise required by context: g "Bond Fund" means the special fund of the County designated 10 as the "Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bond 11 Fund," and created by Section 2 of this ordinance. 72 "Bond Register" means the books or records maintained by the 13 Bond Registrar containing the name and mailing address of the 14 owner of each Bond or nominee of such owner and the principal 15 amount and number of Bonds held by each owner or nominee. 16 "Bond Registrar" means the fiscal agents of the State of 17 Washington, currently Rainier National Bank, Seattle, Washington, 18 and Chemical Bank, New York, New York, or any fiscal agent(s) of 1g the State that may hereafter, be designated as successor to such 20 banks. 21 "Bonds" mean the $61,329.51 principal amount of improvement 22 bonds of the County to be issued pursuant to and for the purposes 23 provided herein. 24 "Council" means the County Council as the same shall be duly 25 and regularly constituted from time to time. 26 "County" means Whatcom County, Washington. 27 "DID No. 31" means Consolidated Drainage Improvement District 28 No. 31, a consolidated drainage improvement district duly created 29 by Order of the County Council on August 9, 1981. 30 "DID No. 31 Fund" means the Consolidated Improvement District 31 No. 31 Fund, created by Resolution 81 -13 of the Council for the 32 -2- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 purpose of paying the costs of -the Johnson Creek improvement project. "Project" means the Johnson Creek Drainage Improvement Project consisting of systematic drainage improvements to the John Creek Drainage Basin undertaken with the area of DID No. 31, and authorized by Resolution No. 81 -13 of the County Council. "Treasurer" means the Treasurer of Whatcom County. Section 2. Creation of Bond Fund. The Treasurer of the County is hereby authorized and directed to, create a special fund to be known as the Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bond Fund (the "Bond Fund "). All money received by the County in payment of principal of and interest and penalties on the assessments levied in DID No. 31 and, after full payment of the principal of and interest on all outstanding warrants prev- iously issued to provide interim funds for the improvements in DID No. 31, all money, if any, on hand in the DID No. 31 Fund, shall be paid into said Bond Fund and used to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same become due. Assessments levied in DID No. 31 pursuant to Resolution No. 83 -16 and received following the expiration of the time for prepayment of assessments without interest and penalties shall be paid into the Bond Fund and shall be payable in installments as provided in RCW 85.08.0A11 outstanding and unpaid installments of assessments, shall bear interest from the date of expiration of time for prepayments at the rate of 11.5 % per annum until paid. The principal of and interest on the Bonds are payable solely out of the Bond Fund, and the registered owners of the Bonds shall have no claim for the payment therefor against the County except to the extent of such fund and the assessments, including interest and penalties, deposited therein. -3- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Section 3. Authorization and Issuance of Bonds. In order to provide the permanent financing for and repayment of interim financing warrants issued to pay the cost and expense of the Project, the County shall now issue its Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $61,329.51. The Bonds shall be designated the Whatcom County, Washington, Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bonds, 1983, shall be dated as of November 1, 1983, shall be in the denomina- tion of $100 each or any integral multiple thereof up to $500, except for Bond No. 1, which shall be in the denomination of $314.56, shall be registered as to both principal and interest, shall be numbered separately in the manner and with any additional designation as the Bond Registrar for purposes of identification and shall bear interest from their date until the Bonds have been paid or their payment duly provided for, payable semiannually on each January 1, and July 1, commencing on July 1, 1984. Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be paid by check or draft mailed to the registered owners or nominees of such owners at the addresses appearing on the Bond Register on the 15th day of the month preceding each interest payment date. The principal of the Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds by the registered owners or the nominees of such owners at the principal offices of either of the fiscal agencies of the State of Wash- ington in Seattle, Washington, or New York, New York, at the option of such owners. The Bonds shall be obligations only of the Bond Fund hereinafter created. The County hereby specifies and adopts the system of regis- tration for the Bonds approved by the State Finance Committee, and -4- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 the fiscal agencies of the State shall act as authenticating trustee, transfer agent, registrar and paying agent with respect to the Bonds. Section 4. Redemption of Bonds. The County shall redeem a proportionate amount of the entire issue of Bonds on any interest payment date whenever there is a sufficient amount of assessments on hand in the Bond Fund to pay the same plus interest to accrue thereon and to pay interest accruing on the next semiannual interest payment date as follows: Maximum Principal Year Amount Redeemable 1984 $6,132.95 1985 $3,679.77 1986 $3,679.77 1987 $3,679.77 1988 $3,679.77 1989 $3,679.77 1990 $3,066.48 1991 $3,066.48 1992 $6,132.95 1993 $6,132.95 1994 $6,132.95 1995 $6,132.95 1996 $6,132.95 Bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by the Bond Registrar in order of number of issue. The decision of the Bond Registrar in selecting the Bonds for redemption shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud. If less than all of the principal amount of any Bond is redeemed, upon surrender of such Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, there shall be issued to the registered owner, without charge therefor, a new Bond or Bonds, at the option of the registered owner, of like maturity and interest rate in any of the denominations authorized by this ordinance. Section 5. Notice of Redemption. Notice of any such intended redemption shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption by -5- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 first class mail, postage prepaid, to the registered owner of any Bond to be redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond Register. The requirements of this section shall be deemed to be complied with when notice is mailed as herein provided, regardless of whether or not it is actually received by the holder or owner of any Bond. In addition, the Treasurer shall give notice of such call by publication in the County's official newspaper once each week for two consecutive weeks, the first publication of which notice shall be at least fifteen days prior to the next interest payment date, stating that Bonds numbered (giving their number or numbers) will be paid on the date the next interest shall become due, and interest upon such Bond(s) shall thereupon cease upon such date. The notice shall state that the interest on the Bonds so called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption unless such Bond or Bonds so called are not redeemed upon presentation made pursuant to such call. The County further reserves the right to purchase any of the Bonds on the open market at any time at a price not in excess of par. Section 6. Disposition of Bond Proceeds. Upon the issuance and sale of the Bonds, the proceeds thereof shall be deposited in the DID No. 31 Fund and used to pay all interim financing expenses and unpaid warrants drawn on such Fund. Upon payment of all costs and expenses of the Project, any moneys remaining in the DID No. 31 Fund shall be transferred to the Bond Fund and used to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same become due and payable. -6- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Section 7. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be in substan- tially the following form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. $ STATE OF WASHINGTON WHATCOM, COUNTY, WASHINGTON CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 31 BOND, 1983 MATURITY DATE: Rate of Interest: Principal Amount: The holder of this bond shall have no claim there- for against Whatcom County, as issuer hereof, except to the extent of the funds created and received by assess- ments against the property within Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31. The registered owner of this bond shall be entitled to enforcement of all assessments for the payment of this bond. Whatcom County, a political subdivision organized and exist- ing under and by virtue of the laws and Constitution of the State of Washington, hereby acknowledges itself to owe and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner: or registered assigns as hereinafter provided, on the first day of the month shown above as specified above, and to pay interest on such principal amount from the date of this bond (but solely from the sources hereinafter specified) or from the most recent inter- est payment date to which interest has been paid, at the rate per annum specified above, on July 1, 1984, and semiannually there- after on each succeeding January 1 and July 1, until such princi- pal is paid, except as the provisions hereinafter set forth with respect to redemption prior to maturity may become applicable hereto. The principal amount of this bond is payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the registered owner hereof, at the principal offices of either of the fiscal agencies of the State of Washington in Seattle, Washington, or New York, New York, at the option of such owners, as provided in Ordinance No. of the County passed on 1983 (the "Bond Ordinance "), solely out of the special fund of the County known as the "Consol- idated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bond Fund" (herein- after the "Bond Fund ") created by the Bond Ordinance. Payment of each installment of interest shall be made to the registered owner hereof as shown on the registration books of the Bond Registrar on -7- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 the 15th day of the calendar month preceding the interest payment date. Such interest shall be paid by check or draft of the Bond Registrar mailed to such registered owner at his or her address as it appears on such registration books or at such other address as may be furnished in writing by such registered owner to the Bond Registrar. This bond is one of an issue of $65,314.51 principal amount improvement bonds of the County of like interest rate, maturity date and tenor except as to amount and number and is issued pursuant to duly adopted, passed and approved resolutions and ordinances of the County Council for the purpose of constructing drainage improvements within DID No. 31, all in conformity, with the laws of the State of Washington. Reference is made to the further provisions of this bond set forth on the reverse side hereof, and such provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth on the face hereof. Reference also is made to the Bond Ordinance as more fully describing the covenants with and rights of registered owners of the bonds or registered assigns, and the meanings of capitalized terms appearing in the bonds which are defined in the Bond Ordinance. It is hereby certified, recited and declared that the bonds of this issue are issued pursuant to and in strict compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington and the ordinances and resolutions of the County, and that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have happened, been done and performed. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Bond Registrar. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County has caused this bond to be signed in facsimile by the County Executive, attested by the signature in facsimile of the Clerk of the Council, and a facsimile of the County seal reproduced or impressed hereon, all as of the 1st day of November, 1983. 21 22 23 24 ATTEST: 25 Ks 27 F� 7 29 30 31 32 /s/ facsimile Clerk of the Council WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON By /s/ facsimile County Executive CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This Bond is one of the Bonds described in the within men- tioned Ordinance No. of the County Council of Whatcom County, Washington, and is one of the Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bonds, 1983, of the County. -8- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENCY as Bond Registrar By Authorized Officer ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered owner do(es) sell, assign and transfer unto: (name, address and social security or other identifying number of assignee) the within mentioned bond and irrevocably constitute(s) and appoint(s) to transfer the same on the registry books of the Bond Registrar with full power of substitu- tion. Dated: E.I.N.: Registered Owner (NOTE: The signature above must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner as it appears on the front of this bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.) Signature Guarantee: The additional provisions to be printed on the reverse side of the Bonds shall be in substantially the following form: ADDITIONAL BOND PROVISIONS This bond is one of an issue aggregating the principal sum of $61,329.51 authorized to be issued by Ordinance of the County (the "Bond Ordinance ") to pay part of the cost of improve- ments to the Johnson Creek watershed as constructed within Con- solidated Drainage Improvement District.No. 31 pursuant to Resolu- tion No. 81 -13 of the County. Both principal of and interest on this bond and the bonds of this issue are payable solely from the principal of and interest on assessments levied in Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 for the costs and expenses of the drainage improvements therein. The principal of and interest on this bond shall be payable from a separate fund of the County known as the "Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31 Bond Fund" into which the County has covenanted to deposit installment payments of assess- ments and interest thereon levied in Consolidated Drainage Improvement District No. 31. The Consolidated Drainage Improve- ment District No. 31 Bond Fund is pledged solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds of this issue. -9- CMW684 83/10/05 FA 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31. 32 This bond is transferable by the registered holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing at the offices of the bond registrar upon surrender of this bond, accompanied by a duly executed instrument of transfer in the form attached hereto and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, and upon payment of any tax, fee or other governmental charge incident to such transfer. Upon any such transfer, there shall be issued in the name of the transferee a new fully regis- tered bond or bonds of authorized denominations of the same aggregate principal amount as this bond. The person in whose name this bond is registered shall be deemed the owner hereof for all purposes, and the Bond Registrar shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. The County has reserved the right to redeem the bonds of this issue on any interest payment date at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. The County shall redeem the bonds of this issue on any interest payment date plus accrued interest to the date of redemption whenever there is a sufficient amount of assessments on hand in the Bond Fund to pay the same plus interest to accrue thereon and. to pay interest accruing on the next semiannual interest payment date as follows: Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Bonds to be redeemed order of their number and County Treasurer be conclusive in the Maximum Principal Amount Redeemable $6,132.95 $3,679.77 $3,679.77 $3,679.77 $3,679.77 $3,679.77 $3,066.48 $3,066.48 $6,132.95 $6,132.95 $6,132.95 $6,132.95 $6,132.95 shall be selected by the Bond Registrar in of issue. The decision of the Bond Registrar in selecting the bonds for redemption shall absence of fraud. Notice of any intended redemption shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the redemp- tion date by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the registered owner of any bond to be redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond Register. The requirements of the Bond Ordinance shall be deemed to be complied with when notice is mailed as herein pro- vided, regardless of whether or not it is actually received by the holder or owner of any bond. In addition, the Treasurer shall give notice of such call by publication in the County's official newspaper once each week for two consecutive weeks, the first publication of which notice shall be at least fifteen days prior to the next interest payment date, stating that bonds numbered (giving their indentifying number or numbers) will be paid on the date the next interest shall become due, and interest upon such bond(s) shall thereupon cease upon such date. Interest -10- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 301 31 K�AI on all of such Bonds so called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption unless such bond or bonds so called for redemption are not redeemed upon presentation made pursuant to such call. Section 8. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be signed by the facsimile signature of the County Executive and attested by the facsimile signature of the Clerk of the Council. Only such Bonds as shall bear thereon a Certificate of Authentication in the form heretofore recited, manually executed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. Such Certificate of Authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered hereunder and are entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. In case any of the officers who shall have executed the Bonds shall cease to be such officer or officers of the County before the Bonds so'signed shall have been authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar, or issued by the County, such Bonds may nevertheless be authenticated, delivered and issued and upon such authentication, delivery and issuance, shall be as binding upon the County as though those who signed the same had continued to be such officers of the County. Any Bond may also be signed and attested on behalf of the County by such persons as at the actual date of execution of such Bonds shall be the proper officers of the County although at the original date of such Bond any such person shall not have been an officer of the County. Section 9. Bond Registrar. The Bond Registrar shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its principal corporate trust office, sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Bonds which shall at all times be open to inspection by the County. The -11- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the County, to authen- ticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of such Bonds and this ordinance and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance. The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representa- tions contained in the Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become the owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond Regis- trar, and to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as a member of, or in any other capacity with respect to any committee formed to protect the rights of Bondowners. Section 10. Arbitrage Covenant. The County covenants and agrees that throughout the term of the Bonds no part of the proceeds of such bonds or any other money or obligations held in the Bond Fund of the County shall at any time be used for any purpose, nor shall the County take any other action, which would cause any of the Bonds to be (1). an "abitrage bond" under Section 103(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the applicable regulations thereunder or (2) an "industrial development bond" under Section 103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the applicable regulations there- under. Any moneys on deposit in the Bond Fund and not paid out for principal and interest on the Bonds within thirteen months from date of deposit (twelve months, if moneys are derived from invest- ment earnings), if invested, shall be invested at a yield which will not exceed the yield on the Bonds. Section 11. Temporary Bond. Without unreasonable delay, the County shall cause definitive registered Bonds to be prepared and -12- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 executed after the award of the Bonds to the purchaser. If definitive registered Bonds are not ready for delivery within ten (10) days after the sale of the Bonds, the County may issue a temporary bond or bonds, with appropriate omissions, changes, and additions. Any temporary bond or bonds issued hereunder shall be entitled and subject to the same benefits and provisions of this ordinance with respect to the payment, security and obligation thereof as the definitive Bonds authorized herein. Such temporary bond or bonds shall be exchangeable without cost to the holder thereof for definitive Bonds when the latter are ready for delivery. Section 12. Lost, Destroyed or Improperly Cancelled Bonds. If any Bond is lost, destroyed (whether by mutililation, damage, in whole or in part, or otherwise) or improperly cancelled, the Bond Registrar may authenticate a new Bond of like date and denomination and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstand- ing, provided that (a) in the case of any mutilated Bond, such mutilated Bond shall first be surrendered to the Bond Registrar, and (b) in the case of any Bond lost or destroyed in whole, there shall be first furnished to the Bond Registrar evidence of such loss or destruction, together with indemnity, satisfactory to it. In the event any lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled Bond shall have matured or is about to mature, or has been called for redemption, instead of issuing a duplicate Bond the Bond Registrar may, in its discretion, pay the same without surrender thereof if there shall be first furnished to the Bond Registrar evidence of such loss, destruction or cancellation, together with indemnity, satisfactory to it. Upon the issuance of any substitute Bond, the Bond Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to pay expenses and charges of reissuance and cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relations thereto. -13- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Every substitute Bond issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12 by virtue of the fact that any Bond is lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the County, whether or not the lost, destroyed or improperly cancelled Bond shall be at any time enforceable, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this ordinance equally and proportionately with any and all other Bonds duly issued hereunder. Section 13. Sale of Bonds. The Bonds shall be sold to Harold Walton, Bellingham, Washington, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the Purchase Contract for the Bonds previously presented to the Council. The Purchase Contract, previously approved and executed on behalf of the County, is hereby ratified and confirmed. The appropriate County officials shall do everything neces- sary for the prompt printing and delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser thereof, and shall apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of the cost and expenses of the improvements in DID No. 31, including the expenses of the issuance of the Bonds to the extent permitted by law. The Preliminary Official Statement dated September 20, 1983, in the form now on file in the office of the DID No. 31 is hereby approved, and its distribution in connection with the issuance of the Bonds is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 14. Authorization to Officials and Agents. The appropriate County officials, agents and representatives are hereby authorized and directed to do everything necessary for the execution and delivery of the Bonds, and for the proper use and application of the proceeds of the sale thereof. -14- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Section 15. Supplemental Ordinances. A. The County from time to time and at any time may pass an ordinance or ordinances supplemental hereto, which ordinance or ordinances thereafter shall become a part of this ordinance, for any one or more or all of the following purposes: (1) To add to the covenants and agreements of the County in this ordinance contained, other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, or to surrender any right or power herein reserved to or conferred upon the DID No. 31. (2) To make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguity or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained in this or in regard to matters or questions arising under this ordinance as the Commission may deem necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with this ordinance and which shall not adversely affect the interests of the registered owners of the Bonds. Any such supplemental ordinance of the Council may be passed without the consent of the registered owners of any of the Bonds at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of subsection B of this section. B. With the consent of the registered owners of not less than 65% in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time outstanding, the Council of the County may pass an ordinance or ordinances supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this ordinance or of any supplemental ordinance; provided, however, that no such supplemental ordinance shall (1) Extend the fixed maturity of any of the Bonds, or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or extend the time of payments of interest from their due date, or reduce the -15- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 amount of the principal thereof, without the consent of the registered owner of each Bond so affected; or (2) Reduce the aforesaid percentage of registered owners of Bonds required to approve any such supplemental ordinance without the consent of the registered owners of all of the Bonds then outstanding. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Bondowners under this subsection B to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental ordinance, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. C. Upon the passage of any supplemental ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this section, this ordinance shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, duties and obligations of the County under this ordinance and all registered owners of Bonds outstanding hereunder shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced thereunder, subject in all respects to such modification and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental ordinance shall be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this ordinance for any and all purposes. D. Bonds executed and delivered after the execution of any supplemental ordinance passed pursuant to the provisions of this section may bear a notation as to any matter provided for in such supplemental ordinance, and if such supplemental ordinance shall so provide, new Bonds so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Council, to any modification of this ordinance contained in any such supplemental ordinance may be prepared by the County and delivered without cost to the registered owners of the Bonds then outstanding, upon surrender for cancellation of such Bonds in equal aggregate principal amounts. -16- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 /21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Section 16. Severability. If any one or more of the provi- sions of this ordinance shall be declared by any court of compe- tent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision shall be null and void and shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions of this ordinance and shall in no way affect the validity of the other provisions of this ordinance. Section 17. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner required by law. INTRODUCED this 6th day of October , 1983. ADOPTED this 20th and of October , 1983. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM AUNTY, WASHINGTCIN By ATTEST: Clerk.' of the C nci 1 Craig W.( 0+614, Chairperson X) APPROVED VOTED John uws, County Executive .. i October 21, 1923 Date Published on October 12, 1933 and October 26, 1983 This ordinance shall become effective on October 31, 1983 -17- CMW684 83/10/05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Clerk of the Council of Whatcom County, Washington (herein called the "County "), DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That the attached Ordinance numbered 9 3 -e�( (herein called the "Ordinance ") is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of the County as passed at a meeting of the County Council of the County held on the day of 1983, and duly recorded in my office. 2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance' with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of the County Council voted in the proper manner for the passage of the Ordinance; that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper passage of the Ordinance have been duly fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed, and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the County this o��y�'` day of October, 1983. Clerk of the CoVf1cil [COUNTY SEAL] -18- CMW684 83/10/05