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Sec. 29.47.300. Authorization.

If a municipality has outstanding general obligation or revenue bonds and the governing body determines that it would be financially advantageous to refund the bonds, the municipality may provide by ordinance or resolution for the issuance of negotiable or nonnegotiable (1) general obligation refunding bonds; or (2) revenue refunding bonds.

Sec. 29.47.030. Issuance of notes in anticipation of state or federal grants.

(a) A municipality, on adoption of a long-range capital improvement budget by ordinance or resolution, may by resolution provide for negotiable or nonnegotiable revenue anticipation notes in an amount not to exceed the total amount of any state or federal grants finally committed for these projects. The notes mature no later than the end of […]

Sec. 29.47.310. Effect of refunding bonds.

The refunding bonds may take up and refund all or part of outstanding bonds at or before their maturity or redemption date. The governing body may include various series and issues of bonds in a single issue of refunding bonds.

Sec. 29.47.040. Priority of repayment.

The payment of the principal and interest on revenue anticipation notes is payable from revenues, and their payment additionally shall be secured by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the municipality issuing them.

Sec. 29.47.320. No election required.

An election is not required to authorize the issuance and sale of refunding bonds. Their issuance may be authorized and all proceedings with reference to them prescribed by ordinance. However, when it is desirable to use general obligation bonds to refund a revenue bond issue, the governing body shall call an election on the question.

Sec. 29.47.080. Bond anticipation borrowing.

A municipality may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of general obligation and revenue bonds if (1) the general obligation bonds to be sold have been authorized by ordinance and ratified by a majority vote at an election; (2) the revenue bonds to be sold have been authorized by ordinance.

Sec. 29.47.090. Issuance of notes.

The governing body shall issue negotiable or nonnegotiable notes for the amounts borrowed with a maturity date not to exceed one year from the date of issue. All notes and the interest on them are payable at fixed places on or before a fixed time from the proceeds of the sale of bonds in anticipation […]

Sec. 29.47.340. Sale of refunding bonds.

General obligation or revenue refunding bonds may, at the discretion of the governing body, be exchanged for the bonds being refunded, or may be sold at public or private sale. They may be issued and delivered at any time before the date of maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds.