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,~ <br />SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS <br />For purposes of this Contract, the following definitions will apply: <br />1.1. "Equipment" means all of the property described in Exhibit A attached <br />hereto, including any Equipment to be affixed to or attached to real estate as fixtures. <br />1.2. "Installment Payments" means those payments made by the County to the <br />Bank as described in Section 3 of this Contract and in the Payment Schedule. <br />1.3. "Loan Amount" means the amount described in Exhibit B hereto which <br />will be advanced by the Bank to enable the County to finance the purchase and <br />construction, installation or repair of the Equipment, under the terms of this Contract. <br />1.4. "Net Proceeds," when used with respect to any proceeds from policies of <br />insurance required hereunder or proceeds of any condemnation award arising out of the <br />condemnation of all or any portion of the Equipment, means the amount remaining after <br />deducting from the .gross proceeds thereof all expenses (including,. without limitation, <br />attorneys' fees and costs) incurred in the collection of such proceeds. <br />1.5. "Payment Schedule" means the document labeled "Payment Schedule" <br />attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference, which describes the <br />County's Installment Payments. <br />1.6. "Prime Rate" means the .Bank's prime rate, which is one of the Bank's <br />variable rate indices for credit extensions and is set by the Bank at its discretion based on <br />the Bank's perception of market interest rate levels, trends and general economic <br />conditions. It is not tied to any specific index published by any third party and is not <br />represented by the Bank to be the lowest rate at which the Bank extends credit. <br />SECTION 2. ADVANCE OF LOAN AMOUNT <br />The Bank agrees to advance the Loan Amount to the County and the County agrees <br />to borrow the Loan Amount from the Bank to be applied in accordance with the terms and <br />conditions of this Contract. The proceeds of the Loan Amount shall be used to purchase the <br />Equipment andlor to reimburse the County in the amount of the funds it has. advanced for <br />the purchase of the Equipment. The Bank shall deliver the Loan Amount to the County on <br />the date hereof. The County shall deposit the Loan Amount in a separate account of its <br />General Fund in an account with the Bank. The Loan Amount may be invested, in <br />investments that qualify under N.C.G.S. § 159-30, pending disbursement, and shall be <br />disbursed by the Bank for the acquisition of the Equipment upon the Bank's receipt of <br />written request of the County substantially in the form of Schedule A hereto. The County <br />shall pay any additional sums necessary to purchase the Equipment and shall provide <br />evidence of the payment of such additional sums to the Bank upon request. <br />2 <br />