ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 2009

Agenda Item No. 17

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION MAKING LIMITED TAX PLEDGE FOR

INGHAM COUNTY LAND BANK FAST TRACK AUTHORITY SERIES 2009A NOTE

RESOLUTION #09-325

At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ingham, State of Michigan (the "Board of Commissioners"), held on the 13th day of October, 2009.

PRESENT:       Bupp, Celentino, Copedge, Davis, De Leon, Dougan, Grebner, Holman, Koenig, McGrain, Nolan, Schafer, Schor, Tennis, Vickers

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Celentino and seconded by Commissioner Grebner:

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Land Bank Fast Track Authority ("the Authority") is in need of funds in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to pay the costs of acquiring, developing, improving, using, assembling and disposing of tax-foreclosed and other distressed property, including necessary administrative and operational costs related thereto ("Project Costs") in accordance with the provisions of the Land Bank Fast Track Act; Act 258, Public Acts of Michigan, 2003 ("Act 258", ) to foster the development of that property and promote economic growth; and

WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized pursuant to section 24 of Act 258 to borrow money and issue its note for such purpose; and

WHEREAS, on October 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Authority adopted a resolution (the "Authority Resolution") authorizing the issuance of its Series 2009A Note in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000 (the "Note") to pay Project Costs; and

WHEREAS, to enable the Authority to sell the Note to National City Bank upon the terms set forth in the Authority Resolution, it is necessary that the Board of Commissioners make a limited tax pledge in support of the Note; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by a majority vote, may make a limited tax pledge to support the Note pursuant to section 24(2) of Act 258.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ingham, State of Michigan, as follows:

1.         The Board of Commissioners hereby makes its full faith and credit limited tax pledge to support the Note in accordance with the terms of the Authority Resolution.  In the event and to the extent that the net revenues of the Authority are not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Note, such principal and interest are payable as a first budget obligation of the County of Ingham (the "County") from its general funds.  The ability of the County to raise such funds is subject to applicable constitutional and statutory limitations on the taxing power of the County.

ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 2009

Agenda Item No. 17

RESOLUTION #09-325

2.         The Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners, the County Treasurer and the County Clerk are hereby authorized to due all things necessary to effectuate the pledge made by this resolution.  The County Clerk is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Authority.

3.         All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they may be in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded.

YEAS:             Bupp, Celentino, Copedge, Davis, De Leon, Dougan, Grebner, Holman, Koenig, McGrain, Nolan, Schafer, Schor, Tennis and Vickers

NAYS: None

ABSENT:        Bahar-Cook

            A majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ingham having voted therefor, the resolution of the Board of Commissioners was adopted.

STATE OF MICHIGAN         )

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COUNTY OF INGHAM        )

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ingham, State of Michigan held on the 13th day of October, 2009, the original of which resolution is on file in my office.  Public notice of said meeting was given pursuant to and in compliance with Act No. 267, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976, as amended.

                                                                        Mike Bryanton, Clerk

                                                                        County of Ingham

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

 Nays:  None          Absent:  None           Approved 10/6/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Davis, Dougan

     Nays:  None              Absent:  Nolan, Tennis         Approved 10/7/09