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3184 To authorize the Issuance of Debt.THE CORPCRATICN OF THE TOM OF T BY-LAW NO. 3184 A BY-LAW to authorize the Issuance of Debt. WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001 Section 401 (1) provides that subject to this or any other Act, a municipality may incur a debt for municipal purposes, whether by borrowing money or in any other way, and may issue debentures and prescribed financial instruments and enter prescribed financial agreements for or in relation to the debt; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg has authorized the purposes (individually a "Project", collectively the "Projects") as set out in Schedule "A" attached thereto and desires to issue debt for the Projects in the respective amounts specified in Schedule "A", in cooperation with the Upper -tier Municipality; AND WHEREAS before authorizing each Project and before authorizing any additional cost amounts and any additional debt authorities in respect thereof, the Treasurer of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg updated its most recent annual debt and financial obligation received from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in accordance with Ontario Regulation 403/02, and determined that the estimated annual amount payable in respect of the Projects and the issuance of additional debentures would not cause the Corporation to exceed the updated limit; AND WHEREAS the Upper -tier Municipality, being the County of Oxford, is authorized to pass a by-law on the lower -tier municipality's behalf for the issuance of debt and said by- law will be passed after the adoption of this by-law. AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg has previously authorized the issuance of debentures for financing of projects under By -Law no. 3166 for a maximum value of $490,000 and By -Law no. 3179 for a maximum value of $1,770,000 through the Ontario Strategic Infrastructure Financing (OSIFA); AND WHEREAS it is expected that the financing through the OSIFA will not occur until 2006; BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg as follows: 1. THAT certain works as set out in Schedule "A" hereto attached are hereby authorized up to a maximum cost of $421,200.00. 2. THAT Schedule "A" attached hereto is hereby declared to be a part of this By -Law as if written and incorporated herein. 3. THAT the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg issue debt through cooperation with the Upper -tier Municipality for the said works, the amount of debt to be issued to be for an amount not exceeding $421,200.00 and shall be made payable utilizing either a floating rate term loan of 10 years with an amortization period of fifteen years or made payable utilizing a term loan of 10 years with an amortization period of fifteen years from the date of the issuance of the debt and shall bear interest at the rate prevailing at the time the debt is drawn down. 4. THAT the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg issue a short-term, float rate construction loan for the works to be eventually financed through the OSIFA for an amount not exceeding $1,650,000.00 and shall be made payable on demand at the interest rate prevailing at the time the debt is drawn down. 5. THAT the Treasurer may agree and arrange with any bank, or person for temporary advances of money to meet the costs of the work pending the completion of it. 6. THAT there shall be raised in each year in which an _installment comes due by a rate on all rateable property in the Town of Tillsonburg a specific amount sufficient to pay the said installment when and as it becomes due, but no greater rate shall be levied in any year for such purposes, than is required to pay the installment. Such amount may be reduced by receipts from other sources in respect to the said works. 7. THIS By -Law shall come into full force and effect on the date of enactment. Read a first, second and third time, passed, signed, sealed and Numbered 3184 this 14th day of November 2005. Mayor - S�� l�'�c�r�c4/' Clerk S THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG BY-LAW NO. 3184 SCHEDULE "A" Project Description Arena Ice Resurfacer Tillsonburg Special Events roof valley repairs Customer Service roof replacement Public Works garage study Quarter Town Line Road sidewalks Broadway Street sidewalk Arena HVAC Public golf course land Canadian Tire Max* Amount of Debt To be issued 7, 000 19, 000 93, 000 5, 000 33f750 59, 000 16, 450 28, 000 160f000 Total net cost of works 421,200