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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-063SUN 5 1980 nox 43 PAF. 919 RESOLUTION NO. 80-63 RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WATER FACILI`T'IES IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE COUNTY OF NOT EXCEEDING $5,825,900 WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1980 (SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEM), TO FINANCE•' A PART OF THE COST THEREOF; PLEDGING TETE GROSS REVENUES OF SUCH FACILITIES TO SECURE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: ARTICLE I GENERAL 1.01 Definitions. When used in this Instrument, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the text clearly otherwise requires: "Annual Budget" shall mean the Annual Budget adopted by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.04(A) of this Instrument. "Bonds" shall mean the obligations of the Issuer authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Instrument, and shall be deemed to include also any obligations issued hereafter by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.04 (H) of this Instrument. "Chairman" shall mean the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of the Issuer. "Clerk" shall mean the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian River County, Florida, ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of the Issuer. "Construction Account" shall mean the account or accounts created pursuant to Section 3.03 of this instrument for the purpose of receiving bond proceeds and other funds to pay the Cost of the Project. "Cost," when used in connection with the Project, shall mean all expenses necessary, appurtenant or incidental to the acquisition and construction of the Project, including, without -1- e limitation, the cost of any land or interest therein or of any fixtures, equipment or personal property necessary or convenient therefor; the cost of labor and materials to complete such construction; engineering and legal expenses; fiscal expenses; expenses for estimates of costs and of revenues; expenses for plans, specifications and surveys; interest during construction; repayment of interim financing obligations of the Issuer issued with respect to the Project; and administrative expenses related solely to the acquisition and construction of the Project.. "Fiscal Year" shall mean the period commencing on October 1 of each year and continuing to and including the suc- ceeding September 30. "Government" shall mean the United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Gross Revenues" shall mean all moneys received from rates, fees, rentals or other charges or income received by the Issuer or accruing to it in the management_ and operation of the System, all calculated ip accordance with accepted accounting methods employed in the operation of public water and sewer systems similar to the System. "Instrument" shall mean this resolution and all resolu- tions amendatory hereof which may be hereafter duly adopted by the Issuer. "Issuer" shall mean Indian River County, Florida. "Net Revenues" shall mean Gross Revenues less Operating Expenses. "Operating Expenses" shall mean the current expenses, paid or accrued, for the operation, maintenance and repair of all facilities of the System, as calculated in accordance with such accepted accounting methods, and shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, insurance premiums, administra- tive expenses of the Issuer related solely to the System, labor, cost of materials and supplies used for such operation and charges for the accumulation of appropriate reserves for current expenses not annually recurrent but which are such as may rea- sonably be expected to be incurred in accordance with such accepted accounting methods, but shall exclude payments into the Sinking Fund or the Reserve Account therein and any allowance for depreciation or for renewals or replacements of capital assets of the System. "Operation and Maintenance Fund" shall mean the account_ created pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.04(D) of this -2- JAN 2 � �_ 1980 Boa 43 ix -[920 JUN w 5 1880 BOOK 43 PAr, E 9 Instrument for the purpose of receiving funds transferred from the Revenue Fund for the purpose of paying Operating Fxpenses. "Pledged Funds" shall mean the Cross Revenues. "Project" shall mean the water facilities in the southern part of the Issuer, more commonly known as the South County Water System, and any improvements to such facilities, to be acquired and constructed pursuant to the authorization con- tained in this Instrument in accordance with certain plans and specifications now on file with the Clerk. "Revenue Fund" shall mean the account created pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.04(9) of this Instrument, into which all Gross Revenues shall be deposited by the Issuer. "Sinking Fund" shall mean the account created pursuant to Section 3.04(C) of this Instrument, into which moneys shall be transferred from the Revenue Fund for the payment of the prin- cipal of and interest on the Bonds. "System" shall mean the complete water facilities acquired and constructed as the Project, together with any and all improvements, extensions and additions thereto hereafter constructed or acquired: 1.02 Authority for this Instrument. This Instrument is adopted pursuant_ to the provisions of Ch. 159, Fla. Star_. (1979), and other applicable provisions of law. 1.03 Findings. It is hereby found and determined that: (A) The Issuer does not presently own or operate a water system for the benefit of its inhabitants in southern Indian River County, Florida, and the Project is necessary for the continued preservation of the health, welfare, convenience and safety of the Issuer and its inhabitants in such area. (B) The Issuer has been advised by its consulting engi- neers and it is hereby found and determined that the estimated Cost_ of the Project i.s $6,662,800 which shall be paid with the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds and a federal grant in the amount of $796,900. (C) The revenues to be derived annually from the rates, rentals, fees and other charges made and collected for the ser- vices and facilities of the System are estimated to be $688,608, and will be sufficient_ to pay, as the same shall become due and payable, the principal of and interest on the Bonds and the Operating Expenses, the aggregate annual amount of which is esti- -3- J 1980 BOOK 43 PAGE 923 Bond numbered 1 which shall be in the dr�nominati.on of $53,900) and manuring on September 1 in the year.s and amounts as follows: Years Amounts Years Amounts 1983 $ 53,900 2002 $137,000 1984 57,000 2003 144,000 1985 60,000 2004 151,000 1986 63,000 2005 158,000 1987 66,000 2006 166,000 1988 69,000 2007 174,000 1989 72,000 2008 183,000 1990 76,000 20U9 192,000 1991 80,000 2010 202,000 1992 84,000 2011 212,000 1993 88,000 2012 223,000 1994 93,000 2013 234,000 1995 97,000 2014 245,000 1996 102,000 2015 258,000 1997 107,000 2016 271,000 1998 112,000 2017 284,000 1999 118,000 2018 2981000 2000 124,000 2019 313,000 2001 130,000 2020 329,000 Provided, however, if the Bonds shall be issued on September 1, 1981, or thereafter, each of such installment or maturity dates shall be deferred by one year for each year or fraction of a year that the issuance of the Bonds shall be deferred beyond August 31, 1981, and all other dares herein shall be deferred correspondingly. 2.03 Places of Payment_. The Bonds shall be payable as to both principal. and interest at such place or places as the Issuer shall hereafter by resolution designate, in lawful money of the United States of America; and shall bear interest from the date of issue, and in the case of coupon Bonds, in accordance with and upon surrender of the appurtenant: interest coupons as they severally mature, unless registered; provided, however, that Bonds held by the Government shall be payable at "Finance Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration, 1520 Pfarket Street:, St. Louis, Missouri 63103," or at such other places as the Government shall from time to time in writing designate to the Issuer. 2.04 Provisions forRedemption. In this section the word "Bonds" shall be deemed to include the respective installments of principal of the fully -registered single Bond corresponding to the serially maturing coupon Bonds. -5- Bonds maturing on or before September 1, 1990, are not subject to redemption prior to their respective stated dares of maturity. Bonds which shall mature September 1, 1991, and thereafter shall, at the opti.on of the Issuer, be redeemable in whole or in part, in inverse numerical and maturity order, on September 1, 1990, or on any interest payment_ date thereafter at par and accrued interest, plus the following premiums, re as percentages of the par value of ssed the Bonds so redeemed, expre redeemed in the following years:if 5%, if redeemed on September 1, 1990, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 1992; if redeemed on September 1, 1993, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 1997; 3 if redeemed on Sept_ernber to and 1, 1998, or thereafter, including September 1, 2001; 2a, if redeemed on September 1, 2002, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2005; 1D, if redeemed on September 1, 2006, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2009; Without premium, if redeemed September 1, 2010, or thereafter, but prior to maturity; provided, however, that at least thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date, written notice of such redemption shall be given to the paying agents for the Bonds and to each of the registered owners at their respective addresses as they appear upon the registration books of the Clerk and shall be published at least once in a financial newspaper published i.n the City of New York, New York. Bonds held by bile Government may be redeemed by the Issuer on any interest payment date prior to maturity at the price of par and accrued interest_, without premium. 2.05 Execution of Bonds. Tile Bonds shall be executed f the name ma r_an Issuer with the manual or facsimile signature Of the Chairman and the corporate seal of the Issuer shall be imprinted thereon, attested and countersigned with the manual or facsimile si.gnakure of the Clerk, provided that the signature of one of such officers shall be manually executed thereon. In case any one or more of the officers who shall have signed or sealed any of the Bonds or whose facsimile signature shall appear thereon shall cease to be such officer of Bonds so signed and sealed have been actually the Issuer before the such Bonds may nevertheless be sold and delivered as herein ro- sold and delivered, vided and may be issued as if t_he person who signed or sealed -6- JUN 21 511980 Mor, 43 ;a - "?4 ,JUN 2 5 1580 BOOK 43 PACE 925 such Bonds had not ceased to hold such office. Any Bond may be signed and sealed on behalf of the Issuer by such person who at the actual time of the execution of. such Bond shall hold the proper office of the Issuer, although at the dare of such Bonds such person may not have held such office or may not have been so authorized. The coupons attached to the Bonds shall be authen" ticar_ed with the facsimile signatures of any present, or future Chairman and Clerk. The Issuer may adopt and use for such pur- poses the facsimile signatures of any such persons who shall have held such offices at any time after the dare of the adoption of this Instrument, notwithstanding that either or both shall have ceased to hold such office at the time the Bonds shall be actually sold and delivered. 2.06 Negotiability, Registration and Exchange. The Bonds shall be and shall have all t_he qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under laws of the State of Florida, and each successive holder, in accepting any of the Bonds or the coupons appertaining thereto, shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that the Bonds shall be and have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments. The coupon Bonds may be registered, at the option of the holder, as to both principal and interest upon the books kept for the registration and transfer of Bonds by the Clerk, as Bond Registrar, and endorsed upon the Bonds by the Bond Registrar in the space provided thereon. After such registration, no transfer of the Bonds shall be valid unless made at the office of the Bond Registrar by the registered owner or by his duly authorized agent_ or representative and similarly noted on the Bonds, but at the expense of the holder, the Bonds may be discharged from registra- tion by being in.like manner transferred to bearer, and thereupon transferability by delivery shall be restored. At the option and expense of the holder, the Bonds may thereafter again from time to time be registered or transferred to bearer as before. The Bond Registrar shall not be required to make any such registra- tion or transfer of Bonds during fifteen (15) days next preceding an interest_ payment date on the Bonds, or in the case of any pro- posed redemption of Bonds, after such Bonds have been selected for redemption. The person in whose name any Bond shall be registered shall be deemed and regarded as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and payment of or on account of the principal of any Bond and the interest_ on any Bond shall be made only to or upon the order of the registered owner thereof or his legal representative. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond including the interest thereon to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. The single fully -registered Bond may be exchanged by the owner and holder thereof at any time, not more than ninety (90) -7- days after surrender of such Bond to the Bond Registrar, for an equal aggregate principal amount of coupon Bonds maturing in thc. years and amounts corresponding to the years and amounts of the unpaid installments of principal of the single fully -registered Bond, and in the form prescribed for coupon Bonds in Section 2.08 of this Instrument; and if all of the coupon Bonds outstanding shall be owned and held by a single bondholder, such Bonds may, in like manner, be exchanged at the expense of such bondholder, at any time, not more than ninety (90) days after surrender of such Bonds to the Bond Registrar, for a single fully -registered Bond in principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such coupon Bonds surrendered, maturing in installments in the years and amounts corresponding to the years and amounts of the maturities of such coupon Bonds so surrendered and in the form prescribed for the single fully -registered Bond in Section 2.08 of this Instrument. 2.07 Bonds_ Mutilated, Destroyed, Stolen or Lost. In case any Bond shall become mutilated, or be destroyed, stolen or lost, the Issuer may in its discretion issue and deliver a new Bond of like tenor as the Bond so mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost, in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Bond, upon surrender and cancellation of such mutilated Bond, or in lieu of and substitution for the Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, and upon the owner furnishing the Issuer satisfactory indemnity and complying with such other reasonable regulations and conditions as the Issuer may prescribe and paying such expenses as the Issuer may incur. All Bonds so surrendered shall be cancelled by the Clerk. If any such Bonds shall have matured or be about to mature, instead of issuing a substitute Bond, the Issuer may pay the same, upon being indemnified as aforesaid, and if such Bond be lost, stolen, or destroyed, without surrender thereof. Any such duplicate Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall constitute original, additional contractual obligations on the part of the Issuer whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Bonds be at any time found by anyone, and such dupli- cate Bonds shall be entitled to equal and proportionate benefits and rights as to lien on and source and security for payment from the Pledged Funds to the same extent_ as all other Bonds issued hereunder. 2.08 Form of Bonds. The text of the Bonds shall be in substantially the following forms, with only such omissions, insertions and variations as may be necessary and/or desirable and approved by the Chairman or the Clerk prior to the issuance thereof (whish necessity and/or desirability and approval shall be presumed by such Officer's execution of the Bonds and the Issuer's deliver_ of the Bonds to the Government or other purchaser thereof): -8- JUN 2 51980 BOOK 43;a':i ,3� fD JUN u J 1980BOQd 3 f'A�E 27 N0. (FORM OF COUPON BOND) UNITED STATES OF AMP RICA STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF .INDIAN RIVER WATER REMWE' 130NDF SERIES 1980 (SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEM) $1,000 KNOW ALI, MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the County Of Indian River, Florida, a public body created and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida (the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the bearer, or, if this Bond be registered, to the registered holder as herein Provided, on the first day of September, 19 from the special funds hereinafter mentioned, the principal sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS and to pay interest thereon, from the dare of the delivery of this Bond to the purchaser thereof, solely from such special funds, at the rate ofper centum ( %) per annum, payable on September 1, 198'1, and annually thereafter on the first day of September of each year upon the presentation and surrender of the annexed coupons as they severally fall due, unless registered. Both principal of and interest on this Bond are payable at in lawful money of the United States of America. This Bond is one of an authorized issue of Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $5,825,900 of like date, tenor and effect, except as to number, denomination and date of maturity, issued to finance a part of the cost_ of acquiring and construct- ing certain water facilities in the southern part of the Issuer (the "System"), under the authority of and in full compliance with the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Florida, par- ticularly Ch. 159, Fla. Star_. (1979), and a resolution duly adopted by the Issuer on June 25, 1980 (the "Resolution"), and is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Resolution. This Bond and the interest thereon are payable solely from and secured by a prior lien upon and a pledge of the gross revenues to be derived from the operation of the System, in the manner described in the Resolution. It is expressly agreed by the holder of this Bond that the full faith and credit of the Issuer are not pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on this Bond and that such holder shall never have the right to require or compel the exercise of any taxing power of -9- C the Issuer to the payment of such principal and interest_ or the cost of maintaining, repairing and operatinq the System. This 0 ! Bond and the obligation evidenced hereby shall not constitute a lien upon the System or any part thereof or upon any other pro- perty of the Issuer or situated within its corporate limits, but shall constitute a lien only on the gross revenues derived from the operation of the System. In and by the Resolution, the Issuer has covenanted and agreed with the holders of the Bonds of this issue that it will fix, establish, revise from time to time whenever necessary, maintain and collect always such fees, rates, rentals and other charges for the use of the product, services and facilities of the System which will always produce cash revenues sufficient to pay, and out of such funds pay, as the same shall become due, the principal of and interest on the Bonds, the necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System and all reserve, Sinking Fund or other payments required by the Resolution; and that such rates, rentals, fees and other charges will not be reduced so as to be insufficient to provide funds for such purposes. As provided in the Resolution, this Bond and all. of the Bonds then outstanding are exchangeable at the expense of the holder or registered owner hereof, at any time, not less than ninety days after surrender of this Bond and all of the Bonds then outstanding to the Clerk hereinafter mentioned, as Bond Registrar, for a single fully -registered Bond in the denomination equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Bond plus all of the Bonds then outstanding, and in the form of such single Bond as provided for in the Resolution. The Bonds of this issue maturing on or before September 1, 1990, are not subject to redemption prior to their respective stated dates of maturity. Bonds which shall mature September 1, 1991, and thereafter shall, at the option of the Issuer, be redeemable in whole or in part, in inverse numerical order and maturity order, on September 1, 1990, or on any interest payment date thereafter at par and accrued interest, plus the following premiums, expressed as percentages of the par value of the Bonds so redeemed, if redeemed in the following years: 5%, if redeemed on September 1, 1990, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 1992; 4%, if redeemed on September 1, 1993, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 1997; 3%, if redeemed on September 1, 1998, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2001; -10- JUN 2 51980 BOOK 4;3 ...- `- r� 4b n 0 of JUN 2 5 1980 Boa 43 PAu 929 2`'s, if redeemed on Septti;Lcr 1, 2002, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2005, 1%, if redeemed on September 1, 2006, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2009; Without premium, if redeemed September 1, 2010, or thereafter, but prior to maturity; provided, however, that notice of such redemption shall be given in the manner required by the Resolution. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, con- ditions, and things required to exist, to happen and to be per- formed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, exist, have happened and have been performed, in regular and due form and time as required by the laws and Constitution of the State of Florida applicable thereto; and that the issuance of this Bond, and of the issue of Bonds of which this Bond is one, does not violate any constitutional or statutory limitations or provisions. This Bond and the coupons appertaining thereto are and have all the qualities aiid incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Florida. This Bond may be registered as to both principal and interest in accordance with the provisions endorsed hereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Indian River, Florida, has issued this Bond and has caused the same to be signed by its Chairman and attested and countersigned by its Clerk, either manually or with their facsimile signatures, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be affixed, impressed, imprinted or engraved hereon, and the interest coupons hereto attached to be executed with the facsimile signatures of such officers, all as of -11- 40 C7 0 ® ( SEAL) ATTESTED AND COUNTERSIGNED: Clerk COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA By Chairman (FORM OF COUPON) No, $ On the lsr_ day of September, 19 , unless the Bond to which this coupon ie .s attached is callable shall have been Previously duly called for prior redemption and payment thereof duly made or provided for, the County of Indian River, Florida, will pay to bearer at - __ _ , from the special func]s descr ibeci i.n the Bond to which this Eoupon is attached, the amount shown hereon in lawful money of the United States of America, upon presentation and surrender Of this coupon, being interest then due on its Water Revenue Bond, Series 1980 (South County Water System), dated 19_, No. COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA By (SEAL) ATTESTED AND COUNTERSIGNED: Clerk Chairman (PROVISIONS FOR REGISTRATION ON COUPON BONDS) PROVISIONS FOR REGISTRATION This Bond may be registered as to both principal and interest on books kept_ for such purpose by such Clerk, as Bond -12- JUN 2 51,980 800N 43 rare 931 Registrar, such registration being noted hereon by the Bond Registrar in the registration blank below, the coupons being surrendered and the interest being payable only to the registered holder, remitted by mail, after which registration no transfer shall be valid unless made by the registered holder or hi.:, legal representative and similarly noted by the Bond Registrar on the books and in the registration blank below, but it may be discharged from registration by being transferred to bearer, after which it shall be transferable by delivery, or it may again be registered as before. Upon reconversion of this Bond into a coupon Bond, coupons representing the interest to accrue upon the Bond to date of maturity shall be attached hereto. Date of Name and Address of Signature of Registration Registered Owner Bond Registrar (FORM OF SINGLE BOND) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE. OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER WATER REVENUE BOND, SERIES 1980 (SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEM) KNOW ALI. MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the County of Indian River, Florida, a public body created and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida (the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to , on the first day of September, 19 from s the pe- cial funds hereinafter mentioned, the principal sum of $5,825,900 on the first day of September in the years and installments as follows: -13- 6 i 40 ®® Years Amounts Years Amounts 1983 $ 53,900 2002 $137,000 1984 57,000 2003 144,000 1985 60,000 2004 151,000 1986 63,000 2005 158,000 1987 1988 66,000 69,000 2006 166,000 1989 72,000 2007 2008 174,000 183,000 1990 1991 76,000 2009 192,000 1992 80,000 84,000 2010 202,000 1993 88,000 2011 2012 212,000 223,000 1994 1995 93,000 97,000 2013 234,000 1996 102,000 2014 2015 245,000 258,000 1997 107,000 2016 271,000 1998 1999 112,000 118,000 2017 284,000 2000 124,000 2018 2019 298,000 31.3,000 2001 130,000 2020 329,000 and to pay, solely from'such special funds, interest on the balance of such principal sum from time to time retraining unpaid, from the date of the delivery of this Bond to the purchaser thereof, at the rate of per centum( �) per annum, payable on September 1, 1981, and per thereafter on the first_ day of September of each year. Both principal of and interest on this Bond are payable at: --, ' i.n lawful money of the xr Uned Stakes of America.yrp�yment.s of principal and interest, including prepayments of installments of principal as hereinafter provided, shall be noted by t_he owner and holder hereof on the payment Record made a part of this Bond, and writ- ten notice of the making of such not,:;t_i.on shall be promptly sent to the Issuer. Upon final payment of principal and interest, this Bond shall be surrendered to tilt: Issuc2r. This Bond represents an authorized issue of Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $5,825,900 issued to finance a part Of t_he cost of acquiring and constructing certain water facili.- ti.es in the southern part_ of the Issuer (tlte "System,,under the authority of and in full compliance with Sthe Constitution andStatutes of the State of Florida, particularly Ch. 159, Fla. Stat. (1979), and a resolution duly adopted by the Issuer on June 25, 1980 (the "Resolution"), and is subject_ to all the terms and conditions of the Resolution. This Bond and the interest_ titc.reon are payZble solely from and secured by a prior lien upon and a pledge of the gross -14- 51, if paid on September 1, 1990, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 1992; 4%, if paid on September 1, 1993, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 1997; 3%, if paid on September 1, 1998, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2001; 2%, if paid on September 1, 2002, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2005; 1%, if paid on September 1, 2006, or thereafter, to and including September 1, 2009; Without premium, if paid September 11 2010, or thereafter, but prior to maturity; Provided, however, that notice of such prepayment_ shall be given in the manner required by the Resolution. It_ is hereby certified and recited that all acts, con- ditions, and things required to exist, to happen and to be per- formed precedent_ to and in the issuance of this Bond, exist_, have happened and have been performed, in regular and due form and time as required by the laws and Constitution of the State of Florida applicable thereto; and that the issuance of this Bond does not, violate any constitutional or statutory limitations or provisions. This Bond is and has all the qualities and incidents of a negotiable instrument under the laws of the State of Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Indian River, Florida, has issued this Bond and has caused the same to be signed by its Chairman and attested and countersigned by its Clerk, and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon, all as of -16- • • ( SEAL) ATTESTED AND COUNTERSIGNED: Clerk ` R0f,K 3 pm r 9.35 COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA B Chairman-- ---- (FORM OF VALIDATION CERTIFICATE ON ALL BONDS) VALIDATION CERTIFICATE This Bond was validated by judgment, of the Circuit Court for Indian River County, Florida, rendered on 1980. ' Chairman ( FORM OF ASSIGNMENT) ASSIGNMENT For valuable consideration, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting through the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, does hereby assign, transfer aril deliver to all of its right, title and interest. �.n andto r�-this-ffi nd and all rights belonging or appertaining to the assignor under and by virtue of this Bond. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION By Title: Witnesses: -17- (FORM OF PAYMENT RECORD) PAYMENT RECORD Principal Due Date Principal Balance Interest Date Signature of. (Sept. 1) Payment Due Pavment Paid Bondholder 1981 -0- 1982 0- 1982 -0- 1983 0-1983 $ 53,900 --- 1984 57,000- 1985 60,000 `- ----- `-- 1986 63,000 — — 1987 661000 _ --"--- --' 1988 69,000 -- -- 1989 72,000 -- - -`- 1990 76,000 --- - `-- 19 91 801000 ----- - --- -- -- ------ - -- 1992 84,000 1993 88,000 1994 93,000 -- - - ----- -- --- -------------_ 1995 97,000 __-� -- --- - - — --- —----- 1 9 9 6 102,000 -` -- -_--J- 19 9 7 107,000 ----- -�--- 19 9 8 112,000---_-��_--_--_-- 19 9 9 118,000 --- `---`- -- - -- 2000 124,000 _— --- -_ _-- --------___-_-- 2001 130,000 __ ---- " --- ---` -`- 2002 137,000 -- "- _`-`---`�- 2003 144,000 - ---- - 2004 151,000 --"T -- 2005 158,0002006 166,000 --- -'- -- -- -----_-` 2007 174,000 --- ----- -- ----- --- 2 0 0 8 183,000 - -�--- `- `--`-- 2009 192,000 2010 2021000 2011 212 , 0 0 0---- ------ - -- 2012 223,000 _ -- -- -� 2013 234,000 -- 2014 245,000 2015 258,000- 2016 271,000 -- -` - 2017 284,000 -- ----- -� -- — 2018 298,000 - - -- --- 2019 313 , 000 ---- 2 0 20 3 2 9, 0 0 0 --"-- -` --- -18- JUN 2 5 1980 BnoK 43 Fnr,E7 w PRINCIPAL INSTALLMENTS ON WHICH PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE PRIOR TO DUE DATE ® Principal Principal Du(2 Pri.nci.pal. Balance Date Date Amount Prepaid Duo Si.rnar_ure o, -- — _ Pai•d Bondholder -19- 0 40 40 ARTICLE III COVENANTS, SPECIAL FU„DS AND APPLICATION THEREOF 4 ® 3.01 Bonds Not to Be Indebtedness of Issuer. Neither the Bonds nor t_le coupons attached r_}1eLero Shall be or constitute obli.gat_i.ons or indebtedness of the Issuer as "bonds" within the meaning of Art_. VII, 512, Fla. Const. (1968), but shall be payable solely from and secured by a prior lien upon and pledge of the Pledged Funds as herein provided. No owner or holder of any Bond or coupon appertaining thereto shall ever have the right to compel the exercise of any ad valorem taxing power to pay such Bond or coupon or Operating Expenses, or be entitled to payment-_ of such Bond or coupon from any moneys of the Issuer except_ from the Pledged Funds in the manner provided herein. 3.02 Security for Bonds. The payment_ of the principal of and interest_ on the Bonds small be secured forthwith equally and ratably by a pledge of and prior lien upon the Pledged Funds. The Issuer does hereby irrevocably pledge the Pledged Funds to the payment_ of the principal of and interest_ on the Bonds and to the payment into the Sinking Fund at the times pro- vided of the sums required to secure to t_he holders of the Bonds the payment of the principal thereof and interest_ thereon at the respective maturities of the Bonds and coupons so held by them. 3.03 Application of Bond Proceeds. The Issuer hereby covenants that i. t_ will establish a separate account: or accounts into which shall be deposited the proceeds from the sale of t_he Bonds (except such portion thereof as shall be necessary to pay interest on the Bonds during the acquisition and construction of the Project, which shall be deposited in the Sinking Fund), grant funds and the additional funds, if any, required to assure payment in full of the Cost: of the Project_withdrawals from the Construction Account shall be made only for such purposes as shall have been previously specified in the Project Cost estima- tes and as shall be approved by the Issuer's consulting Engineers for the Project. The Issuer's share of any liquidated damages or other moneys paid by defaulting contractors or rhei.r sureties, and all proceeds of insurance compensating for damages to the Project_ during the period of acqui.si.t:i.on and construction, shall be depo- sited in the Construction Account: to assure completion of the Project. Moneys in the Construction Account shall be secured by the depository bank in accordance wi.t:il U.S. Treasury Department Circular 176 and i.n the manner prescribed by the laws of the -- 20- j U N 2`5 1990 MOK 43 F,Au 939 State of Florida relating to the securing of public funds. When the moneys on deposit in the Construction Account_ exceed the estimated disbursements on account_ of the Project for the next 90 days, the Issuer may direct the depository bank to i.tivest- such excess funds in direct obligations of, or obligations the prin- cipal of and interest on which are guaranteed by, the Un j. ted States of America, which shall be subject to redemption at any time at face value pursuant to the re<iuest_ of the holder thereof. The earnings from any such investment shall be deposited in the Construction Account.. When the construction of the Project has been completed and all construction costs have been paid in full, all funds remaining in the Construction Account_, except_ grant funds, shall be deposited in the Sinking Fund, and the Construction Account shall be closed. All moneys deposited in the Construction Account shall be and constitute a trust fund created for the purposes stated, and there is hereby created a lien upon such fund in favor of the holders of the Bonds until the moneys thereof shall have been applied in accordance with this Instrument. 3.04 Covenants of the Issuer. So long as any of the principal of or interest: on any of tike Bonds shall be outstanding and unpaid, or until there shall have been set, apart in the Sinking Fund, including the Reserve Account_ therein, a sum Suf- ficient to pay, when due, the entire principal of the Bonds remaining unpaid, together with interest accrued and to accrue thereon, the Issuer covenants with the holders of any and all of the Bonds as follows: (A) Annual Budget of Operating Pxenses. The Issuer covenants and agrees that. on or before the date of delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser thereof, it will adopt a budget of Operating Expenses for the remainder of the then current Fiscal Year. Thereafter, on or before the first day of each Fiscal Year during which any of the Bonds are outstanding, it will adopt an Annual Budget of Operating Expenses for the ensuing Fiscal Year, and will mail a copy of such Annual Budget or amendments thereto to any requesting bondholder. The Issuer covenants that the Operating Expenses incurred in any year will not exceed the reasonable and necessary amounts required therefor, and that it will not expend any amount or incur any obligations for the Operation, maintenance and repair of the System in excess of the amount provided for Operating Expenses in the Annual Budget, except upon resolution of the its Board of County Commissioners that such expenses are necessary to operate and maintain the System. -21- (B) Revenue Fund. The Issuer covenants and agrees that on or before the dare ofdeliveryof the Bonds to the purchaser thereof, it will establish with a depository in the State of Florida, which is a member of the Federal Deposit-. Insurance Corporation and which is eligible under the laws of the State of Florida to receive county funds, and maintain so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding, a special fund to be known as the "Indian River County water System Revenue Fund (South County Water System)." Into the Revenue Fund the Issuer shall deposit promptly as received all Gross Revenues. The Revenue Fund shall be held by the Issuer separate and apart from all other funds and shall be expended and used only in the manner and order specified in this subsection (B) and in subsections (C); -(D) and (G) of this section. (C) Bond and Interest Sinking Fund. The Issuer cove- nants and agrees to establish with ai depository in the State of Florida, which is a member of the Federal Deposit_ Insurance Corporation, and which is eligible under the laws of the State of Florida to receive county funds, a special fund or funds, collec- tively called the "Indian River County water System Bond and Interest Sinking Fund (South County water System)," to be used exclusively for the purposes hereinafter mentioned. After deli- very of the Bonds to the purchaser thereof, the Issuer shall transfer on or before the 15th day of each month from the Revenue Fund and deposit to the credit of: the Sinking Fund the following amounts: (1) A sum equal to 1/12 of the amount of one year's interest on all the Bonds then outstanding, together with the amount of any deficiency in prior deposits for interest; and (2) Beginning on September 15, 1982, a sum equal to 1/12 of the principal of the Bonds maturing on the next_ suc- ceeding anniversary date, together with the amount of any defi- ciency in prior deposits for principal. (3) After fulfillment of the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1) and (2), the Issuer shall transfer on or before the 15th day of each month from the Revenue Fund and deposit to the credit of a Reserve Account in the Sinking Fund the sum of $2,880 until such time as the funds and investments therein shall equal $345,500 and monthly thereafter such amount as may be necessary to maintain in the Reserve Account the sum of $345,500 but not exceeding $2,880 monthly. Moneys in tile Reserve Account shall be used only for (1) paying the cost of repairing or replacing any damage to the System which shall be caused by an unforeseen catastrophe, (2) constructing improvements or extentions to the System which shall increase its Net Revenues and which shall be approved by the consulting engineers, if the Issuer shall not -22- JUN 2 5 1980 Booz 43 pma 941 then be in default under any of the provisions of this Instrument, and (3) paying tho principal of and interest on the Bonds in the event that the other moneys in the Sinking Fund shall ever be insufficient to meet such payments. (D) Operation and Maintenance Fund. The Issuer cove- nants and agrees to establish with a depository in the State of Florida, which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and which is eligible under the laws of the Stare of Florida to receive county funds, a special fund to be known as the "Indian River County Water System Operation and Maintenance Fund (South County Water System)," which shall be used exclusi- vely for the purpose of receiving funds to be•transferred monthly by the Issuer from the Revenue Fund, and for paying, as they accrue, Operating Expenses pursuant to the Annual Budget_. After delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser thereof, and after having made the deposits to the Sinking Fund as provided in subsection (C) above, the Issuer shall transfer on or before the 15th day of each month from the Revenue Fund and deposit to the credit of the Operation and Maintenance Fund a sum sufficient to pay Operating Expenses for the current month, all in accordance with the Annual Budget. Any balance remaining in the Operation and Maintenance Fund at the end of each Fiscal Year and not required to pay costs incurred during such Fiscal Year shall be deposited promptly into the Revenue Fund. (E) Deficiency or Excess Funds. Subject to the provi- sions for the disposition of Gross Revenues in subsections (C) and (D), which are cumulative, the Issuer shall, on or before the 15th day of each month, transfer to the Reserve Account in the Sinking Fund the balance of moneys remaining in the Revenue Fund until the funds and investments in the Reserve Account equal the amount of $345,500 and thereafter whenever funds and investments in the Reserve Account equal $345,500, the Issuer may use the surplus funds in the Revenue Fund for the purchase or redemption of Bonds or for any other lawful purpose. (F) Trust Funds. The funds and accounts created and established by this Instrument shall constitute trust_ funds for the purpose provided herein for such funds. All of such funds, except as hereinafter provided, stall be continuously secured in the same manner as county deposits of funds are required to be secured by the laws of the State of Florida. Moneys on deposit to the credit of the Reserve Account shall be invested by the depository bank, upon request_ by the Issuer, in direct obliga- tions of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by, the United States of America and which shall be subject to redemption at face value at anytime at the option of such holder; and the moneys on deposit to the credit of the Sinking Fund may be so invested in such obligations which shall -23- 0 40 40 mature not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the dare on ® whish such moneys shall be needed to pay the pri.nci.pal of and interest on the Bonds in the manner herein provided, but moneys on deposit to the credit of the Revenue Fund and the operation and I,ai.ntenance Fund shall be not invested at any time. The �i securities so purchased as an investment of funds shall be deemed at all times to be a part of the account from which such funds were withdrawn, and any loss resulting from such i.nvestr;cnt shall be charged to such account., and any interest accruing on such investment or any other profit realized therefrom shall be depos- ited to the Reserve Account until there shall be on deposit to the credit of the Reserve Account the maximum amount required by this Instrument_, after which such interest or profit. shall be deposited in the Revenue Fund. (G) Rates and Charges. The Issuer covenants and agrees that it. gill fix, estai)lish, revise from time to time whenever necessary and maintain always, so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding, such schedule of rates, fees, rentals and charges for the services and facilities of the System which will produce revenues which shall be sufficient to provide for current debt service and reserve requirements for the Bonds and pay Operating Expenses; and -that such rates, fees, rentals or other charges will not be reduced so as to be insufficient to provide funds for such purposes. The Issuer covenants and agrees that so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, at the same time and in like manner that the Issuer prepares its Annual Budget of Operating Expenses, the Issuer shall annually prepare an estimate of Gross Revenues for the ensuing Fiscal Year, and to the extent that Gross Revenues are insufficient to pay such debt service requirements during such ensuing year, build up and main- tain the required reserves for all such obligations and pay Operating Expenses, the Issuer shall revise the fees and rates charged for the use of the services and facilities of the System sufficiently to provide the funds required. (H) Issuance of Other Obli.cati.ons. (1) The Issuer covenants and agrees that_ in the event the cost_ of construction or completion of the Project shall exceed the dollar amount of Bonds herein authorized, it shall deposit into the Construction Account the amount of such excess out of funds available to it for such Purpose, and the Issuer may provide such excess, and only such excess, through the issuance of parity Bonds conforming to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection; but except_ to complete the Project, it will not issue any other obli.cjati.ons payable from or secured by the Pledged Funds or any part_ thereof, unless the conditions hereinafter set forth shall be met, oc: unlet:; the lien of such Obligations is junior and suhordi.nate in all respects to the lien Of the Bonds. -24- JUN- 25 19l]0 1ii0t 43 PACE 943 (2) The Issuer shall have the right to finance addi.-- tional water and/or sewer facilities and related auxiliary facilities, by the issuance of one or more additional series of Bonds to be secured by a parity lien on and ratably payable from the Gross Revenues and any other security pledged to the Fronds, provided in each inst_ancr3 that.; (a) The facility or facilities to be acquired or built from the proceeds of the additional parity Bonds is or are made a part of the System and its or their revenues are pledged as addi- tional security for the additional parity Bonds and the outstanding Bonds. (b) The Issuer is in compliance with all covenants and undertakings of the Issuer (i.) herein contained, in connection with all Bonds then outstanding and (ii) made with respect to any other bonds or other obligations of the Issuer payable from the Gross Revenues or any part thereof; and has not been in default as to any payments required to be made under this Instrument_ for a period of at least_ the next preceding 7.4 months, or if at such time the Bonds shall not have been outstanding for 24 months, then for the period ghat the Bonds shall have been outstanding. (c) The annual Net Revenues for the Fiscal Year next_ preceding the issuance of additional parity bonds are certified by an independent certified public accountant not regularly employed by the Issuer, to have been equal to at least_ one and twenty -hundredths (1.20) times the average annual requirements for the payment of the principal of and interest on all Bonds then outstanding. (d) The estimated average annual net revenues of the facility or facilities to be constructed and acquired with the proceeds of such additional Bonds (arid any other funds pledged and set aside for such purpose), when added to the estimated future average annual Net Revenues of the then existing System, shall be at least one and twenty -hundredths (1.20) times the average annual debt, service requi.rement_s for principal and interest on all outstanding Bonds and on the additional Bonds proposed to be issued. Estimates of future revenues and Operating Expenses shall be furnished by recognized independent consulting engineers and approved by the Board of County Commissioners of the Issuer and by the Chairman thereof, and shall be forecast over a period of riot. exceeding ten (10) years from the date of the additional Bonds proposed to be issued. Provided, however, the conditions provided by this paragraph and by the next preceding paragraph (c) may be waived or modified by the written consent of the holders of seventy-five per centum (75%) of the Bonds then outstanding. -25- 0 E-7 40 0 ®0 (3) The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees that in the event additional series of parity Bonds are issued, it will pro- vide that such parity Bonds shall mature according to a schedule which most closely approximates equal annual installments of com- bined principal and interest payments for :such parity Bonds and all other Bonds payable from the revenues of the System; it will adjust the required deposits into and the maximum amount to be maintained in the Sinking Fund, including the Reserve Account therein, on the same basis as hereinabove prescribed, to reflect. the average annual deb_ service on the additional Bonds; and it will make such additional Bonds payable as to principal on 7eptember 1 of each year in which principal falls due and the oupons attached thereto payable on September 1 of each year. If i,; any subsequently issued series of Bonds secured by a parity lien on the revenues of the System it is provided that excess revenues shall be used to redeei,i Bonds in advance of scheduled maturity, or if the Issuer at its option undertakes to redeem Outstanding Bonds in advance of scheduled maturity, the Issuer covenants that calls of Bonds will be applied to each series of Bonds on an equal pro rata basis (reflecting the proportion that the amount originally issued of each series bears to the amount originally issued of• eacu of the other Series) to the extent_ that this may be accomplished in accordance with the call provisions of the respective Bond series, but the Issuer shall have the right to call any or all Outstanding Bonds which may be called at par prior to calling any Bonds that are callable at a premium. (I) Disposal of Facilities. The Issuer covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding, it will maintain its corporate identity and existence and will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the System facilities or any part thereof, and, except_ as provided for above, it will not create or permit to be created any charge or lien on the revenues thereof ranking equal or prior to the charge or lien of the holders of the Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may at any time permanently abandon use of, or sell at fair market value, any of its System faci.li.t_i.es, provided that: (a) It is in compliance with all covenants and under- takings in connection with all of its Bonds then outstanding, and the debt service reserve for such Bonds has been fully established; (b) Ir_ will, in the event of sale, apply t_he proceeds to either (1) redemption of Outstanding 13onc3s in accordance with the provisions governing repayment of Bonds in advance of maturity, or (2) replacement of r_he facility so disposed of by another faci.li.ty the revenues of which shall be incorporated into the System as hereinbefore provided; -26- .JUN 15 1980, am 43 f'A-,E 945 •M - t® I (c) It is certified, prior to any abandonment of use, that the facility to be abandoned is no longer economically ® feasible of producing Net Revenues; and (d) It_ is certified that the estimated Net Revenues of the remaining System facilities for the next succeeding Fiscal, •� Year, plus the estimated Net Revenues of the facility, if any, to be added to the System, satisfy the earnings test hereinbefore provided in this subsection governing issuance of additional parity bonds. (J) Insurance on System. While any of the Bonds shall remain outstanding, the Issuer shall carry at -least the following insurance coverage to the extent_ deemed necessary by the Issuer's Attorney: (1) Fire and extended coverage on the insurable por- tions of the system, in amounts sufficient to provide for not less than full recovery whenever a loss from perils insured against does not exceed eighty per centum (80%) of the full insurable value of the damaged facility; and flood damage insurance shall be carried to the full insurable value, as recom- mended by consulting engineers, of all property of the System which may be subject to -flood damage and shall be situated in flood plain area. (2) Public liability insurance relating to the opera- tion of the System, with limits of not less than $100,000 for one person and $300,000 for more than one person involved in one accident, to protect the Issuer from claims for bodily injury and/or death, and not less than $10,000 for claims for damage to property of others which may arise from the Issuer's operation of the System. (3) If the Issuer owns or operates a vehicle in the operation of the System, vehicular public liability insurance with limits of not less than $100,000 for one person and $300,000 for more than one person involved in one accident to protect the Issuer from claims for bodily injury and death, and not less than $10,000 against claims for damage to property of others which may arise from the Issuer's operation of vehicles. All such insurance shall be carried for the benefit of - the holders of the Bonds. AJ.1 moneys received by the Issuer by reason of insurance coverage, except_ liability coverage, shall be deposited to the credit, of the Reserve Account and are hereby pledged by the Issuer as security for the Bonds, until and unless such proceeds are used to rememdy the loss or damage for which such proceeds are received, either by repairing the property damaged or replacing the property destroyed within ninety (90) days from the receipt_ of such proceeds. -27- 0 1:® (K) Maintenance of Svstem. The Issuer will complete ® the acduisi.r.i.on and consr_ructi.on of the Project in an economical and efficient manner with all practicable dispatch, and thereafter will maintain the System in good condition and con- tinuously operate the same in an efficient manner at a reasonable i W cost. (L) No Free Services. The Issuer will not render or cause to be rendered any tree services of any nature by its System, nor will any preferential rates be established for users Of the same class; and if the Issuer shall avail itself of the facilities or services provided by the System, or any part thereof, then the same rates, fees or charges applicable to other customers receiving like service under similar circumstances shall be charged to the Issuer. Such charges shall be oai.d as they accrue, and the Issuer shall transfer from its general funds sufficient sums to pay such charges. The revenues so received shall be deemed to be revenues derived from the operation of the System, and shall be deposited and accounted for in the same_ manner as ocher revenues derived from such operation of the System. (M) Failure of User to T'c.�•� for Servi.crS. Upon failure of any user oL any product, servi.ees or facilities of the System to pay for the same within sixty (60) days after the Issuer shall have billed such user therefor, the lssuer shall shut off the connection of such user and shall not furnish him or permit him to receive from t_he System further service until all obligations owed by him to the Issuer on account of services, including disconnection and reconneL'_i.on charges, shall have been paid in full. This covenant shall not, however, prevent-_ the Issuer from causing any System connection to be shut: off sooner. (N) Enforcement_ of Collections. The Issuer will dili- gently enforce and collect the rages-, fees, rentals and other charges for the services and facilities of the System; and will take all steps, actions and proceedings for the enforcement and collection of such rates, fees, rentals and other charges as shall become delinquent_ to t_he full extent permitted or authorized by law; and will maintain accurate records with respect thereto. All such fees, rates, rentals, charges and revenues herein pledged shall, as collected, be held in trust to be applied as provided in this Instrument and not otherwise. (0) ComEli.ance with Laws and Regulations. The Issuer covenants and agrees to perLoriit and comply with, in every respect, the loan and grant agreements which it might have with the Government_ or with any other governmental agency, and all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. -28- s i,. JUN w 51980 BOOK 43 pAu 94 f (P) Remedies. Any bolder of the Bonds or any coupons appertaining thereto issued under the Prov. -ions of this Instrument, or any trustee acting for the h�_ders of such Bonds and coupons, ;ay either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings in any court of competent_ jurisdic- tion, protect and enforce any and all rights, including the right to the appointmo nt of a receiver, exi.st_i.ng under the laws of the State of Florida, or granted and contained in this Instrument_, and may enforce and compel the perfori7ance of all duties required by this Instrument_ or by any applicable state or federal statutes to be performed by the Issuer or by any officer thereof. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed to grant_ to any holder of such Bonds or coupons any lien on any real property of the Issuer. (Q) Records and Audits. The Issuer shall keep books and records of the Pledged Funds, which such books and records shall be kept separate and apart from all other books, records and accounts of the Issuer, and any holder of a Bond or Bonds or the coupons applicable thereto shall have the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect such books and records. So long as any'of the Bonds shall be outstanding, the Issuer. will furnish on or before ninety (90) days after the close of each Fiscal Year, to any bondholder who shall request the same in writing, copies of an annual audit_ report prepared by an Inde- pendent certified public accountant or an auditing official of the State of Florida, covering for the preceding Fiscal Year, in reasonable detail, the financial condition and record of opera- tion of the System. (R) Connection with System. The Issuer will, to the full extent_ permitted by law, require all lands, buildings, resi.- dences and structures within its corporate limits which can use the facilities and services of the System to connect therewith and use the facilities and services thereof and to cease the use of all other facilities. The Issuer will not grant a franchise for the operation of any competing water or sewer system until all Bonds issued hereunder, together with interest thereon, shall have been paid in full. (S) Fidelity Bond. The Issuer will require each employee who may have possession of any Pledged Funds to be covered by a fidelity bond written by a responsible indemnity company in an amount fully adequate to protect_ the Issuer from loss. (T) Government Approval of Extensions and Financi.nq. Anything herein to -the contrary notwithstanding, while the -29- 0i JCe Government is the holder of any of the Bonds, the IGSLl r will not borrow any money from any source or enter into any contract or agreement or incur any other li.abi.li.t:y in connection with making extensions of or improvements to the System,, other than normal maintenance oC the System, or permi.t others to cio so, without obtaining the prior written consent_ of the Government_, (U) Reimbursement of Advances and Interest Thereon. While the Government_ shall be the holder OLE any of the Bonds, the Government shall have the right to make advances for the payment_ of insurance premiums and/or other advances which, in the opinion of the Government., may be requi.r-2d to protect the Government's security interest.. In the event of any such advances, the Issuer covenants and agrees to repay the same, together with interest thereon at the same rate per annum as specified in the Bonds, upon demand made at any time aft-z!r any such expenditure by the Government_. Any such amount_ due the Governmment_ shall be secured by a pledge of and lien upon the Pledged Funds, on a parity with the Bonds, and payment thereof shall take priority over any Other payments from the Reserve Account. ARTICLE IV MISCF;r,r,ANEOUS PROVISIOT-IS 4.01 Modification or A_mendtment. No material modifica- tion or amendment of this Inst_runtent may be made without the con- sent_ in writing of the holders of two-thirds or more ill princi.pal amount_ of the Bonds then outstanding; provided, however, that no modification or amendment shall permit a change in the maturity Of such Bonds or a reduction in the rate of interest thereon, or in the amount of the principal obligation, or affect the uncon- ditional promise of the Issuer to charge and collect such rates, fees, rentals and charges for the use of the product, services and facilities of the System and apply the same as herein provided, or reduce the number of: such Bonds the written consent of the holders of which are required by this Section for such modification or amendment_, without the consent_ of the holder, of all such Bonds, 4.02 Creation of Superior Liens. The Issuer covenants that except as i��rcin provided, it will not issue any other Bonds, certificates or obligations of any kind or nature or create or cause or permit to be created any debt, lien, pledge, assignment or encumbrance or charge payable from or enjoying a lien upon any of the Pledged Funds ranking prior and superior to the lien created by this Instrument for the benefit- of the holders of the Bonds. 4.03 Arbit-rade, No use wi.]-1 be made of the proceeds of the Bonds or tie cross Revenues which will cause the Bonds to -30- f , . , JUN 19ilo BOOT( 43 PACE 949 be "arbitrage bends" within the menni.ng of the Internal Revenue Code. The issuer at all h_i.mes while the Bonds and the interest thereon are outstanding will comply with the reyui.rements of Section 103(c) of: the Internal Revenue Code and any valid and applicable rules and regulations of. the Internal Revenue Service issued thereunder. , 4.04 Severability of_Inva.li.d Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements or provisions of this Instrument or of the Bonds should be held contrary to any express provision of law or contrary to t_he policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited, or against public policy, or shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements or provisions shall be null and void and shall be deemed separate from the remaining covenants, agreements or pro- visions of this Instrument_ and of the Bonds. 4.05 Validation Authorized. The Issuer's Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute appropriate pro- ceedings in the Circuit Court for Indian River County, Florida, for the validation of t_he Bonds. 4.05 ConflicUfl Repealed. All reg>olut.i.ons or parts of resolutions in conf:li.ct herewith are hereby repealed. 4.07 Effective Date. This Instrument shall take effect immediately upon its passage. -31-