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HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-124COUNTY OF BUTTE, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 90~- 1Z4 RESDLUTION DF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAB AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES TO PAY 1990-91 OPERATING AND OTHER ESPENSES OF THE BUTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH NOTES, AND MAKING OTHER DETERMINATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Recitals WHEREAS pursuant to Article 7.6, Chapter ~#, Part ]., Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California {the "Code"}, the Butte Community College District (the "District"}, in the County of Butte (the "County"}, California, is authorized to borrow money to pay budgeted expenses, including current operating and other expenses and obligations, prior to the receipt of certain anticipated moneys as authorized by Section 53852 of the Code, through the issuance in the name of the District by the Board of Supervisors of the County (the "County Board"} of tax and revenue anticipation notes; and WHEREAS, the District anticipates that such borrowing in a principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000 will be required by the District in order to pay such expenses prior to the receipt of taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys by the District anticipated to be received in its 1990-91 fiscal year, and the District, acting through its Board of Trustees, has by (1) resolution (the "District Resolution"} requested the County Board to issue notes of the District for such purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE by the favorable vote of not less than a majority of all the members of said Board, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The County Board hereby authorizes the issuance, in the name of the District, of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (the "Notes"} in a principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000 to pay current operating and other expenses and obligations of the District for the 1990-91 fiscal year in anticipation of the receipt of revenues anticipated to be received in such fiscal year. Said Notes shall be dated as of their date of issuance and shall mature, without option of prior redemption, not more than one year from their dated date. The Notes shall be designated "Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes- 1990/1991", sha11 be numbered consecutively from one (1} upwards, and shall be in denominations of $5,000 or integral multiples thereof. The Notes sha11 bear interest from their date, computed on a 30-day month, 360-day year basis, at an interest rate not to exceed the legal maximum rate of twelve per centum (12~) per annum, in accordance with the Contract of Purchase {as hereinafter defined). Both the principal of and interest on the Notes sha11 be payable at maturity, upon the surrender thereof, in lawful money of the United States of America, at Security Pacific National Trust Company (New York}, 2 Rector Street, New (2} York, New York (the "Paying Agent"). Said in bearer form without coupons, and shall to either principal or interest, and shall the form attached hereto as Appendix A and hereof. Section 2. The Notes shall be Notes shall be issued not be registrable as be in substantially hereby made a part issued in anticipation of the receipt of unrestricted moneys to be received or accrued during the District's 1990 91 fiscal year, including taxes, income, revenues, cash receipts, and other moneys intended as receipts for the General Fund of the District and which are generally available for the payment of current expenses and other obligations of the District (the "Unrestricted Moneys"). Section 3. In the District Resolution, the District has pledged to the payment of the principal of the Notes the certain Unrestricted Moneys expected to be received as follows: the first $1,600,000 thereof in January, 1991; the first $1,200,000 thereof in February, 1991; the first $1,200.000 thereof in March, 1991; and from the first $4$0,000 in April, 1991, the amount sufficient to pay interest on the Notes (all of said portions of the Unrestricted Moneys pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and any other monies deposited in the Note Payment Fund are hereinafter referred to as the "Pledged Revenues"). In the event Notes are issued in an aggregate amount of less than $4,000,000, the amount of Pledged Revenues designated in each month shall be reduced proportionately. As of the date hereof, the District has not (3) received any of the Pledged Revenues hereinabove described. and has not pledged any of said Pledged Revenues to the payment of any other notes, bonds, certificates or other obligations of the District. The principal of the Notes and the interest thereon shall constitute a first lien and charge against the Pledged Revenues and shall be payable from the first moneys received by the District from such Pledged Revenues. All of said Pledged Revenues as and when received shall be subject to such lien and charge. Said Notes shall be general obligations of the District and, to the extent not paid from the Pledged Revenues, shall be paid with interest thereon from any other moneys of the District lawfully available therefor. Each Note shall be secured by the Pledged Revenues ratably according to the amount of principal and interest due thereon. Section 4. A11 Pledged Revenues as and when received by the District or for the account of the District and any other lawfully available funds of the District as appropriated or allocated for the payment of the Notes, shall be deposited in a special fund to be applied only to the payment of the Notes and the interest thereon. Such fund is hereby established and designated: "Butte Community College District Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note-1990/1991 Note Payment Fund" {the "Note Payment Fund" or the "Fund"). The Fund will be held by and maintained with the Paying Agent. The Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County, as recipient or holder of the moneys of the District, is {4) hereby directed to make deposits to the Paying Agent at the times and in the amounts as set forth in this Resolution. In the event that in any month the Unrestricted Moneys received by the District or for the account of the District are insufficient to permit the deposits into the Note Payment Fund of the full amount of Pledged Revenues expected to be received and deposited in such month, then the amount of any deficiency in such deposits shall be satisfied and made up by the last business day of such month, from any other moneys of the District lawfully available for the payment of the Notes and interest thereon. All Pledged Revenues and any other moneys deposited in the Fund shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, and shall be applied by the Paying Agent only upon the maturity of the Notes to pay the principal thereof and the interest thereon. Moneys deposited in the Fund may not be used far any other purpose. Moneys in the Fund, to the greatest extent possible, shall be invested at the direction of the District in investment securities permitted by applicable California law, provided such investments mature at such times and in such principal amounts as to permit the timely disbursement from the Fund as herein provided, All investment earnings sha11 be retained in the Fund. Any of such investments and all investment income shall be considered Pledged Revenues in the Fund. At such time when the amount in the Fund is sufficient to pay all principal and interest on the Notes at maturity, no further deposits therein, (5) and any excesses in the Fund may, upon written request by the District, to the Paying Agent be withdrawn from the Fund and applied by the District for any lawful purpose. On the maturity date of the Notes, the moneys in the Fund transferred to the Paying Agent shall be used to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes. Section 5, The principal amount of the Notes, together with the interest thereon, pursuant to Article 7.6, Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Code, does not exceed 85~ of the estimated amount of the uncollected income, revenue, cash receipts, and other moneys of the District which will be available for the payment of the principal of the Notes, and the interest thereon. Section 6. The proceeds of the Notes shall be deposited in an account in the name of the District to be held by Security Pacific National Trust Company {New York}, 2 Rector Street, New York, New Yor k as depository, {"Depository") (the account shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Proceeds Fund"}. The District shall direct the Depository as to the investment of the Proceeds Fund and the District shall have the right, from time to time, to requisition monies from the Proceeds Fund in such amounts and for such purposes as it deems appropriate. At the request of the District, the County Treasurer-Tax Collector may be authorized to direct the Depository as to the investment of the Proceeds Fund. (5) At the direction of the District, moneys in the Proceeds Fund may be transferred at any time to the Note Payment Fund in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 3 of this Resolution. Any such transfers shall be deemed to be Unrestricted Moneys for the purposes of Section 3 of this Resolution, and shall, to the extent made, be deemed to satisfy the deposit requirement set forth in Section 4 hereof. If such a transfer is made, the moneys transferred from the Proceeds Fund to the Note Payment Fund shall become Pledged Revenues and the Unrestricted Monies which they replace, shall be released from the lien created by Section 3 of this Resolution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the moneys on deposit in the Nate Payment Fund, whether from transfers as provided in this Section 6, or from deposits as required under Section 4 hereof, sha11 at all times be equal to or greater than the amounts required to be deposited therein under Section 4 hereof. Any amount in the Note Payment Fund which causes the aggregate amount in the Note Payment Fund to exceed the amount required to be in such Note Payment Fund by the last days of either January, February, March or April, shall to the extent of that excess, be used as a credit against the next required deposit in the Note Payment Fund in the months_of January, February, March or April, as the case may be, as provided in Section 4 hereof. Section 7. The Notes shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County (7) and shall be countersigned by the facsimile signature of the Clerk of the County Board, and the seal of the County shall be affixed, imprinted, or otherwise reproduced on each of said Notes. The Notes shall be manually authenticated by the Paying Agent. Section 8. The Contract of Purchase {"Contract of Purchase") for the Notes, in the form attached hereto as Appendix B and hereby made a part hereof, be and the same hereby is approved. The Treasurer-Tax Collector, or designated deputy thereof, is hereby authorized, after consultation with and at the direction of the Superintendent of the District, or his designee, to determine the amount of Notes to be sold, the interest rate, the dates of issuance and maturity of the Notes, and to approve the sale of the Notes to Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Incorporated, the Underwriter, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Contract of Purchase, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Contract of Purchase for and in the name of the District with such changes, insertions and omissions as he may approve. said execution being conclusive evidence~of such approval. Section 9. It is hereby covenanted and warranted by the County that all recitals and representations contained in this resolution are true and correct, and that the County, acting through its appropriate officers, has taken or will take all steps necessary to be taken, for the District to be and remain eligible to collect, and to collect the Pledged Revenues (g} described herein in the amounts and at the times anticipated in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, in order to provide for the prompt payment of the Notes authorized herein and to comply with the provisions of this resolution. Section 10. This resolution shall take effect immediately. {g) Regularly passed and adopted this 21st day of ~.9u-st_..,...-, 199Q. AYES and in favor of said resolution: Superv i sars : McInturf, Fu7 ton and Chairman I~1cLaughl i n NOES and against said resolution: Supervisors: None Absent Supervisors: ~o7an and Vecruse ~C Chair of the Boar of Supervisors County of Butte n State of California ATTF,~T e ~oarct of supervisors 4~,~ ~~ {10? • F } MINUTES o~ svp~ .~ i '~";' ~ ':~ ~~ •o- :o~;: ~Q :~,~; 1 .~. :m. i* ~ *~ ~~ i ,jam ~' '~~ .,~~ ~oUN,~~~+. August 21, 1990 ED McLAUGHLIN, 4th District, Chairman HASKEL A. McINTURF, 1st District JANE DOLAN, 2nd District KAREN VERCRUSE, 3rd District LFN FULTON, 5th District Cali. to order - Board of Supervisors room, County Administration Building, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville. Supervisors Fulton, McInturf and Chairman McLaughlin present. Supervisors Dolan and Vercruse not present. William H. Randolph, chief administrative officer; Neil McCabe, chief deputy county counsel; and Carol Roach, assistant clerk of the Board. Pledge of allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. 90-348 Items removed from the Consent Agenda for Board consideration and action. 1. Appointments to the Building Code Board of Appeals - action requested - REAPPOINT RON GRAVES, PUBLIC MEMBER; CECIL NETLSEN, ELECTRICAL REPRESENTATT`TE; AND JIM FOWLER, MECHANICAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SE'R;TE UNTIL AUGUST 1, 1994. (ND ACTION TAKEN) 2. Resolution regulating vehicle parking at the Butte County Administration Center -a resolution has been prepared designating those areas for employee parking and general public parking to allow convenient general public access to the Administration Building - action requested - ADCPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN. (NO ACTION TAKEN) 90-349 Consent Agenda 1. Minutes - action requested - APPROVE MINUTES OF AUGUST 7, 1990. 2. GAIN Pian Update for Fiscal Year 199 D; 91 - a public hearing is required. by the 5tata Department of Social Services - action requested - SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR AUGUST 28, 1990 AT 1D:15 A.yI. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 248 August ?.1, 1990 90-349 Aucust 21 . ? eQ0 9. Investments information report - the Treasurer/Ta;~ Collector submits the July 31, 1.990 report in accordance with AB 1073 and the County's investment policy - action requested - ACCEPT FOR INFORMATION. 10. Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note Issue far :990/91. -- a resolution has been prepared authorizing the maximum issuance of $x,000,000 for Butte .Community College to reflect revised financing arrangements - action requested - ADOPT RESOLUTION 90-129: AND AUTHORIZE THE CHATRstiIr~I TO SIGN. 11. PERS contract amendment for local safety members - an ordinance has been prepared authorizing amendment of the PERS contract to provide far two (2) percent at age 50 retirement benefits for local safety members - action requested - WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE .2852. 12. Salary ordinance amendment - Administration Department - proposed is an ordinance flexibly staffing a secretary II position to secretary II/ administrative services assistant due to the difficulty in recruiting candidates who possess shorthand skills. ]Both classifications are at salaraT range 29 - action requested - WAI~rE T1-.E FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE . 13. Salary ordinance implementing Y~]elfare Department classification study - a salary ordinance amendment has been prepared implementing the class study for the Management, Confidential, and Supervisory Unit only. The County negotiators and the employee organization have agreed upon the salary ordinance and the additional five positions are represented in the proposed budget for 1990/91 - action requested - WAIVE THE FIRST READING DF THE SALARY ORDINANCE. 14. Notice of completion - construction for widening shoulders and culverts, installing signs and placing pavement markings on various Butte County roads, federal hazard elimination project na. HES- OOOS~2j5) -- action requested - ACCEPT PROJECT, AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION, AND Au''THORIZE FTLI?'dG OF THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION. 15. Harold Bertholf, Inc. agreement - proposed is an agreement for petroleum property appraisal services commencing July 1, 1990 through June 3D, 1993 in the maximum amount of $15,210 - action requested - APPROVE AGREEMyNT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHA:t.RI~fA~i TO SIGN. Page 250 August 21, 1990 9C--349 Au `1St 21 IogO 22. r~©ifare Depart:~ert clussi~:icaUian and internal compensation study - County negotiators and t?~e employee organization have agreed upon a supplemental Memorandum of Understanding for the Management, Confidential, and Supervisory Unit - actian requested -- APPROVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDTNG FOR THE NICS UNIT AND AIITHOF:TZE THE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR TO SIGN. 23. Advanced step hiring. - .Buildings and Grounds Department - Board authorization is requested for advanced step hiring of a senior grounds worker at salary range 24, step 5 - action requested - AUTHORIZE ADVANCED STEP HIRING. 2~. Advanced step hiring - Planning Department - Board authorization is requested for advanced step hiring of a typist clerk I at salary range ~.3, step 4 - action requested - AUTHORIZE ADVANCED STEP HIRING. 25. Advanced step hiring - South Butte County Municipal Court - Board authorization is requested for advanced step hiring of a typist clerk I at salary range 13, step 5 of the salary range - action requested - AUTHORIZE ADVANCED STEP HIRIPdG. P+IOTIOTd: MOVE '1'O APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ~vITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEMS 3.45 AND 3.15. S M VOTE: 1. Y 2 NP 3 NP 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried) Re u1a~- Acrenda 90-350 Appointments - commissions and committees. a. Appointments to committee vacancies. MOTION: MOVE TO APPOINT JAItiIES L. EDWARDS TO THE OROVILLE CE~~ETERY DISTRTCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERT~f OF DR. WILLIAM DOBTS. M S VOTE: 1 Y 2 NP 3 NP 4 Y 5 Y (C;nanimously Carried) {SUPERVISOR DOLAN PRESENT) ~°~~~i' ~"~~,tin TFi~ ~OR~GCff~C i^!5 TR~i!4C€~T IS A. GQQ*t1=CT COPY O~ : 4~°~? ~r'.~~~~ :a~~:',~~~ '' T~~ Ofi!Gf'v~1t. t~(~! i=1!_~ p,;~~D Qr s-~~~~OF~t) !h 4'rf1S Of=FEC~ f~; ~ ~a~ ~~~~°`` AIIG 2 9 1994 0 ~d ~M :o~ ~ _ 'E~rtC of [iii ~olird ei Sunesvisars ~~~ ~ Hr{u5:f~?~ ~~F~i ter 1 1 A 1 ©~{h f~ [ ~] V'd~iL`fi ;"i. ~1C11 `!LJt~f..k-~ i anc~ for the Counfy o` Butte ~~ N l4 ~~~17:~ +~~ ` 7 ~i.~,~ - ~ '" te ~~" ~e, tats of C~~ifor~i2 a : Page 252 August 21, 1990 CLERK OF THE BOARD'S CERTIFICATE I , William H. Randol h Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, HEREBY CERTIFX that the foregoing annexed extract from the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of said County duly called and held on August 21 1990, has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the minute book of said Board of Supervisors and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of said original minutes so far as the same relate to the subject matters referred to in said extract.. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 29th day of xy, 1990. August William H. Randolvh C1 rk, Boafrd o Supervisors BY ~ .-, a ~JL. Carol Roach, Assistant Clerk o~ the Board a~ Supervisors APPENDIS A FORM OF NOTE No. United States of America $ State of California BUTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE-1990/1991 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Butte Community College District (the "District"), duly created and existing under the laws of the State of California, promises to pay to the bearer hereof,~the sum of DOLLARS ($ } on the day of 1991, together with interest thereon from the date hereof at the rate of per centum ( ~) per annum, payable at maturity. Both principal of and interest on this Note will be paid in lawful money of the United States of America, upon surrender of this Note at Security Pacific National Trust Company (New York), 2 Rector Street, in New York, New York, Attn: Corporate Trust Division (the "Paying Agent"). This Note is one of an authorized issue of $ , the Notes of which are of like tenor except as to number, and is issued pursuant to Article 7.6, Chapter 4, Part I, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California, and a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte on 1990 (the "ResolutionR}. _ {1} This Note has been designated by the District as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation" pursuant to Section 265 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. IT IS HERESY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions and things required by law to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Nate have existed, happened and been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the amount of this Note, together with all other indebtedness of the District, does not exceed any debt limit prescribed by the laws or Constitution of the State of California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Butte, California, has caused this Note to be signed by the facsimile signature of its Treasurer-Tax Collector and countersigned by the facsimile signature of its Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and its corporate seal {or a facsimile thereof, to be printed, engraved, stamped or otherwise placed hereon and has caused this Note to be dated the day of 1990. (Facsimile Seal) {Facsimile Signature? Countersigned: Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County of Butte, California (Facsimile Signature) Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, California {3) CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION It is hereby certified that this Note is one of the duly authorized issue of Notes referred to herein. SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY {NEW YORK) Paying Agent By Authorized Signature (4) COUNTY OF BUTTE, CALIFORNIA Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes-1990/1991 of Butte Community College District CONTRACT OF PURCHASE Oraville, California Mr. Dick Puelicher July _, 1990 Treasurer-Tax.Collector County of Butbe 25 County Center Drive Oroville, California 95965 Dear Mr. Puelicher: The undersigned (the "Underwriter") offers to enter into this agreement with the County of Butte, California (the "County"} which, upon the County's acceptance hereof, will be binding upon the County and upon the Underwriter. This offer is made subject to the written acceptance of this Contract of Purchase by the County and the delivery of such acceptance to the Underwriter at or prior to x:00 o'clock P.M. California time, on the date hereof. 1. Upon the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Underwriter hereby purchases from the County for reoffering to the public, and the County hereby sells to the Underwriter for such purpose, all (but not less than all) of $ (or such lesser amount as shall actually be issued in accordance with the provisions of the resolution as hereinafter defined), principal amount of Butte Community College District {the "District") Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes-1990/1991 dated July _, 1990 and due July ~, 1991 (the "Notes"} bearing interest at the rate of per centum ( ~) per annum, at a purchase price of $ plus accrued interest, if any, from July _, 1990, to the date of the Closing (as hereinafter defined). 2. The Notes shall be as described in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County on , 3990, authorizing the issuance of the Notes (the "Resales n"), and shall be issued under the provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of California (the "State"}. 3. At the time of or before the County's acceptance hereof, the District shall deliver to the Underwriter an Official (1) Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note is secured by a pledge of unrestricted moneys expected to be received by the District including taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts, and other moneys intended as receipts for the General Fund of the District and which are generally available for the payment of current operating and other expenses and obligations of the District during its 1990-91 fiscal year (the "Unrestricted Moneys"}. The District has pledged to the payment of the principal of the Notes the certain Unrestricted Moneys expected to be received as follows: the first $1,600.000 thereof in January, 1991; the first $1,200,000 thereof in February, 1991; the first $1,300,000 thereof in March, 1991; and from the first $480,000 in April, 1991, the amount sufficient to pay interest on the Notes; all as more particularly described in the Resolution. The Notes and the interest thereon shall be a first lien and charge against, and shall be payable from, the first moneys received by the District from said pledged moneys. The Notes are general obligations of the District, and, to the extent not paid from said pledged moneys, the Notes shall be paid with interest thereon from any other moneys of the District lawfully available therefor. This Note is not subject to call or redemption prior to maturity. This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been duly executed by the Paying Agent. {2) Statement of the District, dated July 1990, relating to the Notes {which, together with all appendices thereto and with such changes therein and supplements thereto which are consented to in writing by the Underwriter, is herein called the "Official Statement"), in a form satisfactory to the Underwriter and duly executed by the District. The District has authorized the use and reproduction of the Official Statement in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes by the Underwriter. The District also has approved of the use and reproduction by the Underwriter prior to the date of the Official Statement of a Preliminary Official Statement of the District relating to the Notes {which, together with all appendices thereto, is herein called the "Preliminary Official Statement") in connection with the offering of the Notes. 4. The Underwriter agrees to make a bona fide public offering of all the Notes at the initial public offering price as set forth on the cover page of the Official Statement. Subsequent to such initial public offering, the Underwriter reserves the right to change the public offering price as it may deem necessary in connection with the marketing of the Notes. 5. At 10:00 o'clock A.M., New York City time, on July ., 1990, or at such other time or on such later business day as shall have been mutually agreed upon by the County and the Underwriter {the "Closing"), the County will deliver to the Underwriter at the offices of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, 67 Wall Street, New York, New York, or at such other place as the County and the Underwriter may mutually agree upon, the Notes in definitive form duly executed, together with the other documents hereinafter mentioned; and the Underwriter will accept such delivery and pay the purchase price as set forth in paragraph 1 hereof by check or wire in "Federal Reserve Funds" {same day funds) to the order of the District. The Notes will be made available in New York, New York for checking and packaging and will be delivered to the Underwriter in escrow at least one business day prior to the Closing. 6. The County represents and warrants to the Underwriter that; {A} The County is validly existing under the laws of the State, including the State Constitution, with right and power to sell the Notes as of the date hereof and to hereafter issue the Notes and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Contract of Purchase and the Resolution. (B} {i) At or prior to the Closing, the County will have taken all action required to be taken by it to authorize the issuance and delivery of the Notes and the performance of its {2) obligations under the Resolution, {ii} the County has, and at the date of the Closing will continue to have, full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Contract of Purchase and, at the date of the Closing, will have full legal right, power and authority to issue and deliver the Notes to the Underwriter and to perform its obligations as provided in the Resolution and this Contract of Purchase; at or prior to the Closing, the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the County of its obligations contained in this Contract of Purchase shall have been duly authorized; {iii? this Contract of Purchase has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the County; and {iv} the County has duly authorized the consummation by it of all transactions contemplated by this Contract of Purchase. (C) The County agrees that it will not issue any additional notes on behalf of the District secured by a pledge of the revenues pledged to pay the Notes. {D) There are no present conditions or determinations of which the County is aware which will prevent the receipt of and application by the County or the District of the revenues pledged to pay the Nates. {E} The issuance of the Notes, the execution, delivery and performance of this Contract of Purchase, the performance of the County's obligations under the Resolution and compliance with the provisions hereof and thereof by the County, do not and will not conflict with or constitute on the part of the County a breach of, or a default under, any existing law, ordinance, regulation, decree, order or resolution, or {to the best knowledge of the County, after due investigation) any agreement, indenture, mortgage, lease or other instrument, to which the County is subject ar by which it is bound. {F} All authorizations, consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations, if any, with any Governmental Authority or court necessary for the valid issuance by the County of, and performance by the District of its obligations under, the Notes will have been duly obtained or made prior to the issuance of the Notes (and disclosed to the Underwriter}. As used herein, the term "Governmental Authority" refers to any legislative body or governmental official, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality, body or public benefit corporation. (G} As of the time of acceptance hereof and as of the Closing, no action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending or {to the best knowledge of the County} threatened {3) against the County or (to the best knowledge of the County, no independent investigation having been made) any other person in any court or before any Governmental Authority seeking to restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of any of the Notes or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Resolution, the Notes, this Contract of Purchase, or the receipt or application of the revenues pledged to pay the Notes or the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes, or contesting the powers of the County to issue the Notes. (H) A copy of the Resolution has been delivered to the Underwriter and such Resolution will not be amended without the consent of the Underwriter which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 7. The Underwriter has entered into this Contract of Purchase in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the County contained herein, the Resolution, and the performance by the County of its obligations hereunder, as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing. The Underwriter's obligations under this Contract of Purchase are and shall be subject to the following further conditions as of the Closing: {A) The representations and warranties of the County contained herein shall not be materially inaccurate at the date hereof and at and as of the Closing, as if made at and as of the Closing; and the County shall be in compliance with each of the agreements made by it in this Contract of Purchase {unless such agreements are waived by the Underwriter), {B) At the time of the Closing this Contract of Purchase shall be in full force and effect; the Resolution and this Contract of Purchase shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented except as may have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter; all actions which, in the opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, New York, New York, Bond Counsel to the District, {the "Bond Counsel"), shall be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been duly taken and shall be in full force and effect; and the County shall perform or have performed all of its obligations required under or specified in the Resolution or this Contract of Purchase to be performed at or prior to the Closing. {C} The provisions of law governing the payment of the revenues pledged to pay the Notes shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended in any respect that would materially adversely affect the prospects that such revenues will be received in the amounts and by the {~) respective dates indicated in the Resolution and the Official Statement. (D) Except as disclosed in the Official Statement, no decision, ruling or finding shall have been entered by any court or Governmental Authority since the date of this Contract of Purchase (and not reversed on appeal or otherwise set aside) (i) which has any of the effects described in Section 6(G), ar (ii) which declares this Contract of Purchase to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in material part. {S} In recognition of the desire of the County and the Underwriter to effect a successful public offering of the Notes, and in view of the potential adverse impact of any of the following events on a public offering, the Underwriter shall have the right to cancel its obligations to acquire the Notes, by written notice from the Underwriter to the County, if between the date hereof and the Closing: (i) the Official Statement shall have been amended, modified or supplemented without the consent in writing of the Underwriter, unless such consent was unreasonably witheld or (ii) any event sha11 occur which, in the reasonable professional judgment of the Underwriter, makes untrue any statement of a material fact set forth in the Official Statement or results in an omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or (iii) the market for the Notes or the ability of the Underwriter to enforce contracts for the sale of the Notes shall have been materially and adversely affected, in the reasonable professional judgment of the Underwriter, by (a) legislation enacted by the Congress of the United States, or passed by either House of the Congress, or recommended to the Congress for passage by the President of the United States, or favorably reported for passage to either House of the Congress by a committee of such House to which such legislation has been referred for consideration, or a decision rendered by a court of the United States or by the United States Tax Court, or a ruling, order, official statement, or regulation (final, temporary or proposed? made by the Treasury Department of the United States or the Internal Revenue Service, with respect to Federal taxation upon interest received on obligations of the general character of the Notes or which would have the effect of changing, directly or indirectly, the Federal income tax consequences of interest on obligations of the general character of the Notes in the hands of the holders thereof, or (b) any new outbreak of hostilities or other national yr international calamity or crisis or an event of fisca l default by a city, municipality, district or authority located in the State, the effect of such outbreak, calamity, (~} crisis or default being such as would cause a major disruption in the municipal bond market, or (c) a general suspension of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or fixing of minimum or maximum prices for trading or maximum ranges for prices for securities on the New York Stock Exchange, whether by virtue of a determination by that Exchange or by order of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction, or {d) a general banking moratorium declared by either Federal or State authorities having jurisdiction, or {e} any action, suit, proceding or investigation described in Section 6{G} hereof or any decision described in Section 7{D} hereof, or (f) any default by the County, the District, the State or by any state public benefit corporation or other city or state governmental agency (except an industrial development agency} existing under the laws of California. (F} At or prior to the Closing, the Underwriter shall receive the following documents each dated on and as of the date of the Closing: {1} Unqualified approving opinion of Bond Counsel, as to the validity and tax-exempt status of the Notes. (2} An opinion of the County Counsel, substantially in the farm attached hereto as Exhibit B. (3) A certificate of the Superintendent of the District, or his designee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. (~} An Arbitrage and Use of Proceeds Certificate, satisfactory in form and substance to Bond Counsel. (5} Customary Signature and No Litigation Certificates executed by applicable officers of the County and the District. (5) Evidence that any rating on the Notes heretofore obtained has not been changed or withdrawn. (7) Such additional legal opinions, certificates, proceedings, instruments and other documents as the Underwriter or Bond Counsel may reasonably request to evidence compliance by the County and the District with legal requirements, the accuracy, as of the time of Closing, of the County's representations herein contained and the due performance or satisfaction by the County and the District at or prior to such time of all agreements then to be performed and all conditions then to be satisfied by the County and the District. (6) If the County shall be unable to satisfy the conditions to the Underwriter's obligations contained in this Contract of Purchase or if the Underwriter's obligations shall be terminated for any reason permitted by this Contract of Purchase, this Contract of Purchase shall terminate and neither the County nor the Underwriter shall have any further obligation hereunder, except that the obligations of the Underwriter and the District, to pay certain expenses as provided in Section 9 herein shall continue in full force and effect. 8. The performance by the County of its obligations is conditioned upon (i) the performance by the Underwriter of its obligations hereunder; and (ii) receipt by the County and the Underwriter of opinions and certificates required to be delivered at the Closing. 9. {a) Whether or not the Notes are issued as contemplated by this Contract of Purchase, neither the County nor the Underwriter shall be under any obligation to pay, and the District shall pay, all expenses incident to the performance of the County`s and District's obligations, including, but not limited to {i) the fees and disbursements of Bond Counsel, and the accountants, financial advisers and any other experts, consultants or advisers to the District; {ii} any other expenses and costs of the County and the District incident to the performance of their obligations in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Notes to the Underwriter, {b) The Underwriter shall pay (i) the cost of preparation and reproduction of this Contract of Purchase, the Preliminary Official Statement and the final Official Statement, and the cost of printing the Notes; {ii) fees of the California Debt Advisory Commission, the Paying Agent, and of any rating agencies rating the Notes; and {iii} other expenses incurred by it in connection with the offering and distribution of the Notes. 10. Any notice or other communication to be given to the County under this Contract of Purchase may be given by delivering the Same in writing to the County Treasurer-Tax Collector, or to such other person as he may designate in -writing, and to Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, 67 Wa11 Street, New York, New York, or at such other address ar to such other firm as the County shall hereafter advise the Underwriter in writing, and any notice or other communication to be given to the Underwriter under this Contract of Purchase {other than the acceptance hereof as specified in the first paragraph hereof) may be given by delivering the same in writing to Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Incorporated, Suite 2050, 12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90025. {7) 11. This Contract of Purchase when accepted by the County in writing as heretofore specified shall constitute the entire agreement between the County and the Underwriter and is made solely for the benefit of the County and the Underwriter (including the successors or assigns of the Underwriter). No other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue hereof. 12. This Contract of Purchase may be executed simultaneously in several counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 13. This Contract shall be construed and enforceable in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Very truly yours, PIPER, JAFFRAY & HOPWOOD INCORPORATED By Underwriter Accepted: County of Butte By Treasurer-Tax Collector ESHIBIT A to the Contract of Purchase (Letterhead of County Counsel) July ~, 1990 Honorable Board of Supervisors ' County of Butte 25 County Center Drive 4roville, California Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Incorporated 12~DD Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1050 Los Angeles, California Dear Gentlemen: Reference is made to a Contract of Purchase dated July 1990 {"Contract of Purchase"), between the County of Butte, California (the "County") and Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Incorporated, for the Notes of Butte Community College District, in connection with which you have requested my opinion as to the matters set forth below. Ail terms used herein have the definitions set forth in the Contract of Purchase. I have examined such portions of the Constitution of the United States of America, the Constitution and Statutes of the State of California (the "State") and such applicable court decisions as I deemed necessary or relevant for purposes of the opinions set forth below, and made such further inquiries and investigations as I deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of such opinions. Based on the foregoing, I advise you that in my opinion: 1. There is no litigation of any nature pending or threatened to restrain or enjoin the issuance, sale, execution or delivery of the Contract of Purchase, the Notes or any of the proceedings taken with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes, the application of moneys to the payment of the Notes or in any manner questioning the proceedings and authority under which the Notes were authorized or affecting the validity of the Notes, the existence or boundaries of the County or the title of officials of the County who have acted with respect to the proceedings for the issuance and sale of the Notes to their respective offices, and no authority or proceedings for the issuance and sale of the Notes have been repealed, revoked or rescinded; 2. The issuance of the Notes and the execution, delivery and performance of the Contract of Purchase, do not and will not conflict with or constitute on the part of the County a breach of, or a default under any agreement, indenture, mortgage, lease or other instrument, to which the County is subject or by which it is bound. Very truly yours, ,•_~ -. EXHIBIT B to the Contract of Purchase CERTIFICATE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT-PRESIDENT OF THE BUTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF BUTTE Superintendent-President of Butte Community College District, County of Butte, California {the "District"), hereby certify on behalf of the District as follows: 1. I am the official of the Distract having overall responsibility for the financial operations of the District. 2. The District's Official Statement, dated July ~, ].990, (the "Official Statement") relating to the sale of $ of the District's Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes-1990/1991 {the "Notes"), delivered pursuant to the Contract of Purchase, dated July i, 1930 between the District and the Underwriter (the "Contract of Purchase") (excluding from such Official Statement the "Prices" on the cover page and the information under the caption "Underwriting") as of the date hereof does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any statement of a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 3. The Notes being delivered on the date hereof to the Underwriter under the Contract of Purchase and the sources of payment thereof conform to the descriptions thereof contained in the District's Official Statement delivered to such Underwriter. 4. There has been no material adverse change in the financial condition or results of operations of the District from the date of the Official Statement to the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of July, 199Q. BUTTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT By Superintendent-President