* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Bureau of Treasury Management)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Revenue Obligations - Wastewater Projects - Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount
FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of revenue obligations that may be issued by the City under Ordinance 02-332; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Ordinance 02-332
Section 2(a)
By authority of
Article II - General Powers
Section (50)
Baltimore City Charter
and
Article 31 - Debt - Public
Section 12
Annotated Code of Maryland
Recitals
Ordinance 02-332 authorizes the City to issue from time to time its revenue obligations to finance wastewater facilities within the geographical limits of the City's wastewater system. The maximum aggregate principal amount of revenue obligations authorized to be issued under Ordinance 02-332 is $543,000,000.
Certain recent events have occurred that affect the aggregate principal amount of revenue obligations that may be required to finance wastewater facilities, including (without limitation) an increase in the number of wastewater facilities that the City may desire to finance with the proceeds of the sale of revenue obligations.
Accordingly, the City desires to amend Ordinance 02-332 to increase the aggregate principal amount of the revenue obligations that may be issued under that Ordinance.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Ordinance 02-332
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That:
(a) Revenue obligations may be issued from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed [$543,000,000] $880,000,000 for the general public purposes of financing or refinancing the cost of the financed facilities and repaying the City for amounts expended on financed facilities in anticipation of the issuance of the revenue obligations.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That Ordinance 02-332, as amended by this Ordinance, continues in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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