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i <br /> market rates with guidance from the LGC. The project is under construction pursuant to a <br /> construction budget previously evaluated by the Board. <br /> 4. As confirmed to the Board at this meeting by the County's Finance Officer, <br /> (a) the County's debt management procedures and policies are sound and in compliance <br /> with law, and (b) the County is not in default under any of its debt service obligations. <br /> 5. The County expects that any tax increase that may be attributable to the <br /> current proposed financing will be minimal and will.in any event be appropriate under all ' <br /> the circumstances, given the importance of the project. <br /> 6. The County Attorney is of the opinion that the proposed project is <br /> authorized by law and is a purpose for which public funds of the County may be <br /> expended pursuant to the Constitution and laws'of North Carolina. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board, as follows: <br /> (a) The County's Finance Officer is authorized and directed to file an <br /> application with the LGC for its approval of the project and the proposed financing <br /> arrangements and to take all necessary and appropriate action related to the LGC <br /> approval process. <br /> (b) The Finance Officer is authorized and directed to solicit proposals from <br /> financial institutions to provide the financing contemplated by this resolution and to make <br /> a recommendation to the Board of the proposal that he determines to be in the County's <br /> overall best interests. <br /> (c) The County intends that the adoption of this resolution will be a declaration <br /> of the County's official intent to reimburse project expenditures from financing proceeds. <br /> The County intends that funds that have been advanced, or that may be advanced, from <br /> the County's general fund, or any other County fund, for project costs will be reimbursed <br /> from the financing proceeds. <br /> (d) A public hearing on this matter will be held at the Board's meeting of <br /> October 3, 2006. The Manager is authorized and directed to set the time of the hearing, <br /> and the Clerk to this Board is authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public <br /> hearing in the form and manner provided for by law. <br /> (e) This resolution takes effect immediately. <br />