KRS 67A.883: Ordinance of bond authorization -- Trust indenture.

(1) Following compliance with the foregoing provisions of KRS 67A.871 to 67A.882,

the urban-county council of the government may adopt an ordinance known as the

ordinance of bond authorization. The ordinance of bond authorization shall make

provision, for the following:

(a) Determining and confirming the nature and scope of the project, the real

properties to be benefited thereby (which shall be all benefited properties

identified in the ordinance of initiation and the ordinance of determination,

excepting properties as to which lump sum payment of improvement benefit

assessment levies has been made within the statutory period), the exact

method of assessment of benefited properties and the costs of the projects;

(b) Authorizing the issuance of bonds of the g overnment from time to time which

shall be designated "improvement lien bonds" and which shall additionally

identify the project by reference to its name or title;

(c) Determining the principal amount of the bond issue, subject to the provisions

of KRS 67A.891;

(d) Establishing the denomination and maturity dates of the bonds, which may be

term or serial maturities not to exceed thirty (30) years from date of issue, and

providing for the issuance of the bonds in series, if so ordered, each such

series to be equally secured on a pari passus basis by improvement benefit

assessments levied on all benefited properties and by liens in respect thereto;

(e) Levying an annual improvement benefit assessment effective upon the

benefited properties, except such prop erties for which lump sum payment of

the improvement benefit assessment has been made pursuant to KRS

67A.882(3), pursuant to the assessed value basis according to either their

respective assessed land values as determined for purposes of general ad

valorem taxation, or upon a basis of equality by zones, pursuant to findings of

fact by the urban -county council that benefited properties in particular zone

classifications are to be treated equally for assessment purposes because of

substantial equality of ben efits conferred, such assessments to be made

without regard to any constitutional or other limits otherwise applicable to

taxation for general ad valorem purposes, the annual rate of such improvement

assessment to be fixed when regular county ad valorem taxes are levied and to

be sufficient in each year to provide for the payment of the bonds and interest

coupons as they mature; and, in each year until accrual of the debt service

reserve requirement, to be sufficient to provide in addition a sum equal to

twenty percent (20%) of maximum annual principal and interest requirements,

the same to constitute a debt service reserve fund as a precaution against

possible default by reason of failures in the collection of the annual levies as

hereinafter provided; prov ided, however, that in the event the government

shall have provided that the debt service reserve requirement be financed from

bond proceeds as one of the costs of the project, such additional levies to

accrue, the debt service reserve requirement shall be omitted, but it shall be

promptly instituted at any time in order to maintain the debt service reserve

requirement at its prescribed level;

(f) Covenanting with the holders of the bonds and coupons that until the payment

in full thereof the government wi ll levy annually an improvement benefit

assessment upon each benefited property, as provided in the foregoing

subsection (e) hereof; provided, that the government may provide by

ordinance that certain benefited properties shall be omitted from assessment

during initial periods not to exceed three (3) years because of construction

scheduling;

(g) Covenanting with the holders of the bonds and coupons that until payment in

full thereof, the government will pursue and exhaust at the expense of the

government a ll remedies available to the government for the benefit and

protection of the bondholders, including both termination of water service to

delinquent real properties and enforcement of judgment and decretal sale of

the liens upon benefited properties which are granted by KRS 67A.871 to

67A.894;

(h) Designating one or more places of payment of principal and interest within or

without the Commonwealth;

(i) Specifying or omitting provisions for redemption and payment prior to stated

maturities and the terms thereof;

(j) Providing for the payment by the government of any and all reasonable and

customary charges for the services of trustees and paying agents to the end

that the holders of the bonds and coupons will receive the sums therein

stipulated without deduction for such charges; and

(k) Any other provisions not contrary to law. The government is expressly

authorized and empowered to finance any particular project by an issue of

bonds which may be sold and delivered in one or more series, each of which

series is equally and indistinguishably secured, as provided in KRS 67A.871

to 67A.894, by improvement benefit assessments levied upon all benefited

properties, except such properties for which lump sum payment of the

improvement benefit assessment has been made pursuant to KRS 67A.882(3)

and liens granted for the security of bondholders by KRS 67A.871 to 67A.894

on benefited properties shall apply to each such benefited property and in

favor of every bond of each such series, whenever issued.

(2) In the di scretion of the urban -county council of the government, any improvement

lien bonds or bond anticipation notes issued under the provisions of KRS 67A.871

to 67A.894 may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the government and

a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a

trust company within or without the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The trust

indenture of the government providing for the issuance of improvement lien bonds

or notes may pledge or assign for the sec urity of improvement lien bonds or notes

all or any part of the totality of improvement benefit assessments levied, collected,

enforced and received by the government. The trust indenture shall contain

provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders

as may be reasonable, proper and not in violation of law, including covenants and

provisions setting forth the duties of the government in relation to the purposes to

which improvement lien bond proceeds may be applied; the dis position and

pledging of receipts of improvement benefit assessments; and the custody,

safeguarding and application of all improvement benefit assessment revenues. It

shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the

Commonwealth which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds, notes or of

government revenues, to furnish indemnity bonds or to pledge securities as may be

required by the trust indenture of the government. Any trust indenture may set forth

the rights and r emedies of the bondholders and of the indenture trustee and may

restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing,

any trust indenture may contain any other provisions as the government may

determine to be reasonable and proper for the further security of the holders of the

bonds. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the trust indenture

shall be treated as a part of the costs of the project and shall be paid from either the

proceeds of the bonds or, dur ing the life of the bond issue, from the proceeds of

improvement benefit assessments levied against and collected from, benefited

properties.

(3) All bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 67A.871 to 67A.894 shall have and

are hereby declared to possess all of the qualities and incidences of negotiable

instruments under the laws of Kentucky. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in

registered form or in both, as the government may determine, and provision may be

made for the registration of any coupon bo nds as to principal only and also as to

both principal and interest and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds

registered as to both principal and interest. The government may sell the bonds in

any manner either at public or private sale, and for any price as it may determine

will best effect the purposes of KRS 67A.871 to 67A.894.

(4) Any government initiating a project pursuant to KRS 67A.871 to 67A.894 shall

have and possess all powers and the authority set forth in KRS 58.150.