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5 <br />appropriate books and records of the ownership of the Bonds. The County will treat the registered <br />owner of each Bond as the person exclusively entitled to payment of principal, premium, if any, <br />and interest and the exercise of all rights and powers of the owner, except that interest payments <br />will be made to the person shown as owner on the registration books at the close of business on <br />the 15th day (whether or not a business day) of the month preceding each interest payment date. <br />8. Advertising Bonds for Sale -- The Finance Officer, in collaboration with the LGC, <br />is authorized and directed. to take all proper steps to advertise the Bonds for sale in accordance <br />with customary LGC procedures, including through the use of a "Notice of Sale" document in the <br />LGC's customary form and in substantially the same form as used for prior County bond sales. <br />The Finance Officer is authorized and directed to review and approve a form of Notice of Sale as <br />such officer may determine to be in the County's best interest. <br />9. LGC To Sell Bonds; Provisions for Delayed Sale - (a) The County asks the LGC to <br />sell the Bonds, to receive and evaluate bids and to award the Bonds on the basis of the best bid <br />received. <br />(b) If market conditions at the time of the proposed sale of the Bonds do not allow the <br />Bonds to be sold at interest rates and prices that make the refunding of all or any portion of the <br />prior bonds economical, as determined by the Finance Officer, the Finance Officer is authorized <br />to decline the sale of the Bonds, in whole or in part. The Finance Officer is further authorized to <br />provide for additional attempts to sell the Bonds, or any portion of the Bonds, if such officer <br />determines that market conditions have changed such that a successful sale of the Bonds (or any <br />portion) may be possible. The Finance Officer may provide for one or more additional sales until <br />January 31, 2012, without further advance approval from the Board. These additional sales may <br />make use of the previously-approved official statement, with the Finance Officer's approval, and <br />may proceed pursuant to such advertisement for sale as the Finance Officer may approve. <br />10. Completing Official Statement after Sale -- After bids have been received and the <br />LGC has awarded the Bonds to the successful purchaser, the Finance Officer is authorized and <br />directed to prepare, in collaboration with the LGC, a final Official Statement containing, among <br />such other matters as may be appropriate, information required pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 ("Rule <br />15c2-12") promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the <br />United States Securities Act of 1934, as amended. The County, together with the LGC, will <br />arrange for the delivery within seven business days of the date the Bonds are sold of a reasonable <br />number of copies of the final Official Statement to the successful bidder on the Bonds for delivery <br />to each potential investor requesting a copy of the final Official Statement and to each person to <br />whom such bidder and members of the bidding group initially sell the Bonds. <br />11. Finance Officer To Complete Bond Closing -After the sale of the Bonds, the <br />Finance Officer and all other County officers and employees are authorized and directed to take <br />all proper steps to have the Bonds prepared and executed in accordance with their terms and to <br />deliver the Bonds to the purchaser upon payment for the Bonds. <br />