2000-012-ORD AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2000

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of America., (ii) noncallable obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and that, on the date of the purchase thereof are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent, and (iii) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and that, on the date the governing body of the Issuer adopts or approves the proceedings authorizing the financial arrangements are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent. (d) Until all Defeased Certificates of Obligation shall have become due and payable, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrar for such Defeased Certificates of Obligation the same as if they had not been defeased, and the Issuer shall make proper arrangements to provide and pay for such services as required by this Ordinance. (e) In the event that the Issuer elects to defease less than all of the principal amount of Certificates of Obligation of a maturity, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall select, or cause to be selected, such amount of Certificates of Obligation by such random method as it deems fair and appropriate. Section 13. CUSTODY, APPROVAL, AND REGISTRATION OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION; BOND COUNSEL'S OPINION; CUSIP NUMBERS AND CONTINGENT INSURANCE PROVISION, IF OBTAINED. The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized to have control of the Initial Certificate of Obligation issued hereunder and all necessary records and pro- ceedings pertaining to the Initial Certificate of Obligation pending its delivery and its investigation, examination, and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and its registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Upon registration of the Initial Certificate of Obligation said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate on the Initial Certificate of Obligation, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on the Initial Certificate of Obligation. The approving legal opinion of the Issuer's bond counsel and the assigned CUSIP numbers may, at the option of the Issuer, be printed on the Initial Certificate of Obligation or on any Certificates of Obligation issued and delivered in conversion of and exchange or replacement of any Certificate of Obligation, but neither shall have any legal effect, and shall be solely for the convenience and information of the registered owners of the Certificates of Obligation. In addition, if bond insurance is obtained, the Certificates of Obligation may bear an appropriate legend as provided by the insurer. Section 14. COVENANTS REGARDING TAX EXEMPTION. The Issuer covenants to refrain from taking any action which would adversely affect, and to take any required action to ensure, the treatment of the Certificates of Obligation as obligations described in Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the interest on which is not includable in the "gross income" of the holder for purposes of federal income taxation. In furtherance thereof, the Issuer covenants as follows: 25