Ord.
No.
Adoption
Date
Description
48
12-2-1974
Authorizing the incurring of nonelectoral debt by the Township of Montgomery for the purpose of providing funds for a project consisting of the financing of street and roadway improvements in the Township of Montgomery, Montgomery County; determining the amount of debt to be incurred in respect of said project as six hundred seventy thousand dollars ($670,000.); providing for the evidencing of such debt in respect of such project by general obligation bonds; directing the issuance of general obligation bonds, series of 1975, in the aggregate principal amount of six hundred seventy thousand dollars ($670,000.); declaring the realistic estimated life of said project to be fifteen (15) years; authorizing and directing the preparation, certification and filing with the Department of Community Affairs of the debt statement required by Section 410 of the Local Government Unit Debt Act; authorizing and directing the preparation and filing, if deemed necessary, of any statements required by Section 206 of the Local Government Unit Debt Act to qualify that portion of the existing gross lease rental debt of the Township evidenced by outstanding authority sewer revenue bonds which may be excluded from such gross lease rental debt as self-liquidating debt for the purposes of establishing the net lease rental debt of the Township and determining its debt limit; providing for the date, designation, denomination, registration, place of payment, numbers, maturity amounts and dates, rates of interest and other terms in respect of said bonds; adopting a form of bond and coupon; authorizing the officers of the Township to execute and the fiscal agent to authenticate said bonds; establishing redemption features; assuming and agreeing to pay certain taxes if and as levied on the principal or interest of said bonds; covenanting to pay the debt service on the bonds and pledging the full faith, honor, credit and taxing power of the Township for the payment thereof; establishing a sinking fund in respect of such bonds; providing for a paying agent, registrar, fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary; restricting investment of the proceeds of said bonds; accepting the proposal of Butcher and Singer for the purchase of the bonds; setting forth the form of bond, coupon and certificate of authentication; setting forth a debt service schedule; and repealing inconsistent ordinances.
51
9-2-1975
Setting forth the desire of the Township to increase the debt with the assent of the electors, calling an election for the purpose of obtaining such assent and approving the content and form of a notice of election for the purpose of raising the necessary moneys and capital with which to construct a building to house the local Fire Department equipment and to serve as an office and station for the police in the Township of Montgomery and generally, the construction of a public safety building.
55
12-13-1976
Increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township, County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, by the issue of a general obligation note in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.) for the purpose of constructing a new police building, fixing the form, number, date, interest and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; providing for the filing of the required document; providing for the appointment of a sinking fund depository for the note; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof.
55A
1-3-1977
Amending Ordinance No. 55 to establish the term of the notes which are authorized by Ordinance No. 55 to be a period of five (5) years; to provide for payment of the principal amount in equal annual installments; and to revise the interest rates to be a maximum of eight and one-half percent (8  1/2%) per annum.
65
5-22-1978
Increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township, County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, by the issue of a series of general obligation notes in an aggregate amount of up to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.) for the purpose of purchasing road maintenance equipment, refinancing existing debt and funding road repairs; fixing the form, number, date, interest and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the notes; providing for the filing of the required documents; providing for the appointment of a sinking fund depository for the notes; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof.
90
7-15-1985
Increasing the indebtedness of the Township of Montgomery, County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, by the issue of a series of the Township's general obligation notes; face amount of each note in the series shall be up to sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.) with an aggregate indebtedness of up to six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.) represented by up to ten (10) notes for sundry purposes; fixing the form, number, date, interest and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; providing for the filing of the required document; providing for the appointment of a sinking fund depository for the note; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof for the following purposes: site improvement of the public park known as "FMC Park" and purchase of real estate on Kenas Road for public park use (referred to as the "Windlestrae property").
104
3-14-1988
Declaring the refunding of 1985 bond anticipation notes of the Montgomery Township Municipal Sewer Authority to be a project of the Township for which lease rental debt is to be incurred; determining to incur lease rental debt in the amount of two million nine hundred forty thousand dollars ($2,940,000.) in respect of the project, such debt to be evidenced by bonds to be issued by the Authority and secured by the Township's guaranty agreement and rentals payable by the Township under a lease of the Authority's sewage system; stating the estimated remaining realistic useful lives of the facilities involved in the system; authorizing certain Township officers to prepare, certify and file with the Department of Community Affairs the debt statement required by Section 410 of the Local Government Unit Debt Act and any statements required by Section 206 of such Debt Act to qualify the debt incurred as self-liquidating debt; authorizing the preparation of a borrowing base certificate; specifically approving amounts of fixed rent and other payments to be made by the Township under such lease; approving and acknowledging notice of the Authority's assignment of such rentals to the trustee in respect of the Authority's bonds; authorizing incidental action; repealing inconsistent prior ordinances; and approving the form of and authorizing, subject to receipt of necessary state approvals, execution and delivery of the guaranty and lease.
110
8-14-1989
Providing for increasing the debt of the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors (the "issuer"), County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the aggregate principal amount of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.), without the assent of the electors, for the purpose of providing funds for and toward capital projects, stating the estimated useful lives of such projects; determining to evidence such debt by the issuance of a general obligation promissory note, series of 1989 (the "note"); fixing date, interest rate and maturity or mandatory redemption date of the note; providing for prepayment of the note; approving the form of the note and authorizing the issuance thereof; designating the note as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation"; covenanting to budget for debt service on said note and to appropriate and pay amounts for such debt service when due; pledging the full faith, credit and taxing power of the issuer for said obligation; appointing a paying agent; establishing a sinking fund and providing for payment of the note (therefrom); directing the filing of a debt statement, transcript of proceedings and application for approval; accepting the negotiated note purchase proposal (the "proposal") of the Philadelphia National Bank (the "bank") to purchase said note and awarding it to said purchaser; authorizing the execution and delivery of the note and of such other documents as may be advisable in connection with the sale and issuance of the note; repealing and rescinding inconsistent resolutions.
126
11-25-1991
Declaring a project of the Montgomery Township Municipal Sewer Authority (the "Authority") consisting of (1) the payment of a portion of the costs of the construction of an incinerator and laboratory to be owned by the Hatfield Township Municipal Authority and (2) the refunding of the Authority's guaranteed sewer revenue bonds, series of 1988 to be a project for which lease rental debt is to be incurred by the Township; determining to incur lease rental debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed four million six hundred twelve thousand eight hundred twenty-one dollars ($4,612,821.) in respect of the project, such debt to be evidenced by bonds to be issued by the Authority and secured by the Township's guaranty agreement and rentals payable by the Township under a lease of the Authority's sewage system; authorizing certain Township officers to prepare, certify and file with the Department of Community Affairs the debt statement required by Section 410 of the Local Government Unit Debt Act[1] and any statements required by Section 206 of such Debt Act to qualify the debt incurred as self-liquidating debt; authorizing the preparation of a borrowing base certificate; stating the realistic estimated useful lives of the facilities relating to the 1991 bonds; specifically approving amounts of fixed rent and other payments to be made by the Township under such lease; approving and acknowledging notice of the Authority's assignment of such rentals to the trustee in respect of the Authority's 1991 bonds; providing for the budgeting, appropriation and payment of amounts due under the guaranty agreement and pledging the Township's full faith, credit and taxing power therefor; authorizing incidental action; repealing inconsistent prior ordinances; and approving the form of, and authorizing, subject to receipt of necessary state approvals, execution and delivery of the guaranty agreement and lease; and repealing inconsistent ordinances and resolutions.
93-16
5-3-1993
Providing for refinancing the debt of Montgomery Township (the "issuer"), County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the aggregate amount of two hundred ninety-five thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars and forty-seven cents ($295,292.47) without the assent of the electors, for the purpose of providing funds for and toward capital projects (see Section 2), stating the estimated useful lives of such projects; determining to evidence such debt by the issuance of a general obligation promissory note, series of 1993 (the "note"); fixing date, interest rate and maturity or mandatory redemption date of the note; providing for prepayment of the note; approving the form of the note and authorizing the issuance thereof; designating the note as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation"; covenanting to budget for debt service on said note and to appropriate and pay amounts for such debt service when due; pledging the full faith, credit and taxing power of the issuer for said obligation; appointing a paying agent; establishing a sinking fund and providing for payment of the note (therefrom); directing the filing of a debt statement, transcript of proceedings and application for approval; accepting the negotiated note purchase proposal (the "proposal") of the Philadelphia National Bank (the "bank") to purchase said note and awarding it to said purchaser; authorizing the execution and delivery of the note and of such other documents as may be advisable in connection with the sale and issuance of the note; repealing and rescinding inconsistent resolutions.
93-30
12-8-1993
Authorizing and directing the incurring of nonelectoral debt through the issuance of general obligation bonds, Series of 1993, of the Township of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the aggregate principal amount of two million two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($2,225,000.) for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of construction and equipping of a new Township building and pay the cost of issuing the bonds, or any or all of the same, stating that realistic cost estimates have been made for the project and authorizing the payment of costs of other capital projects upon appropriate amendment hereto; stating the realistic estimated useful life of the project for which said bonds are issued; directing the proper officers of the governing body to prepare, certify and file the required debt statement and borrowing base certificate; covenanting that the Township shall include the amount of annual debt service in its budget for each fiscal year; providing for fully registered bonds, date of the bonds, interest payment dates, provisions for redemption and stated principal maturity amounts and fixing the rates of interest on such bonds; authorizing the proper officers of the Township to contract with a bank or bank and trust company for its services as sinking fund depositary, paying agent and registrar and stating a covenant as to payment of principal and interest without deduction for certain taxes; providing for the registration, transfer and exchange of bonds; providing for facsimile signatures and seal and authentication; approving the form of the bonds, paying agent's authentication certificate and assignment and providing for CUSIP numbers to be printed on the bonds; providing for temporary bonds; awarding such bonds at private invited sale and stating that such private invited sale is in the best financial interest of the Township; creating a sinking fund; authorizing and directing the proper officers of the Township to certify and to file with the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs certified copies of the necessary proceedings; covenanting that the proceeds of the bonds shall not be used in such a manner as to cause the bonds to be arbitrage bonds under Federal Tax Law provisions and designating the bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations;" approving the content and form of a preliminary official statement and authorizing the distribution thereof and authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of an official statement; authorizing and directing the proper officers of the Township to do all things necessary to carry out the ordinance and to pay financing costs; and repealing all inconsistent ordinances.
99-115
8-9-1999
An ordinance increasing the nonelectoral indebtedness of Township of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, by the issuance of a $703,508 general obligation note, series of 1999 for and toward financing certain capital projects; fixing the form, date, interest rate and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; providing for the filing of the required documents; providing for the appointment of a sinking fund depositary for the note; and authorizing the execution, sale and delivery of the note and other necessary action.
99-116
9-13-1999
An ordinance increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, by the issue of a general obligation note in the amount of $1,500,000 for sundry purposes; fixing the form, number, date, interest, and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; providing for the filing of the required document; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof.
99-120
10-25-1999
An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 99-116 which authorized increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township by the issuance of a general obligation note in the amount of $1,500,000; such amendment shall authorize the creation of a sinking fund, appointment of a bank as a sinking fund depository, and authorization of Township officials to contract for the services of the sinking fund depository.
02-159-A
9-23-2002
An ordinance increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, by the issue of a general obligation note in the amount of $725,000 for sundry purposes; fixing the form, number, date, interest, and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; providing for the filing of the required document; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof.
02-159-B
9-23-2002
An ordinance increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, by the issue of a general obligation note in the amount of $175,000 for sundry purposes; fixing the form, number, date, interest, and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; providing for the filing of the required document; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof.
10-246
11-8-2010
An ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, authorizing and approving a project of the Authority (hereinafter defined); authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $8,770,000 pursuant to the Local Government Unit Debt Act 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 8001 et seq. (The “Debt Act”); determining that such debt shall be incurred under the Debt Act as lease rental debt to be evidenced by a guaranty agreement of the Township securing guaranteed sewer revenue bonds, series of 2010 (the “2010 bonds”), to be issued by Montgomery Township Municipal Sewer Authority (the “Authority”) to finance a project of the Authority consisting of: (1) the refunding of the Authority’s guaranteed sewer revenue bonds, series of 2005; (2) the establishment of necessary reserves and other funds under the indenture (to the extent available); and (3) the payment of the costs associated with the issuance of the 2010 bonds; briefly describing the project for which such debt is to be incurred; authorizing and directing the proper officers of this Township: (a) to prepare, to certify and to file the debt statement and borrowing base certificate required by Section 8110 of the Debt Act; (b) to the extent feasible, to cause to be prepared and filed, statements required by Section 8026 of the Debt Act which are necessary to qualify all of such lease rental debt for exclusion from the appropriate debt limits as self-liquidating debt; (c) to execute, to attest, to seal and to deliver, as appropriate, a guaranty agreement, a sixth supplemental lease and a continuing disclosure agreement; specifying the amount of the guaranty obligation of this Township pursuant to such guaranty agreement and the sources of payment of such guaranty obligations; authorizing the proper officers of this Township to take all other required, necessary or desirable related action in connection with such project and the execution and delivery of the guaranty agreement, the sixth supplemental lease and the continuing disclosure agreement; providing for the effectiveness of this ordinance; providing for the severability of provisions of this ordinance; and providing for the repeal of all inconsistent ordinances or resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions.
12-254
1-23-2012
An ordinance increasing the indebtedness of Montgomery Township for open space and recreation land acquisition, by authorizing the issuance of a general obligation note in the amount of $5,500,000 for sundry purposes at a private sale; fixing the form, number, date, interest, and maturity thereof; making a covenant for the payment of the debt service on the note; creating a sinking fund; providing for the filing of the required document; and authorizing execution, sale and delivery thereof.
13-271
2-25-2013
An ordinance authorizing the incurrence by the Township of Montgomery of nonelectoral debt by the issuance of general obligation bonds, Series of 2013, in the aggregate principal amount of $8,745,000 for the purpose of providing funds to finance a capital project, currently refund a portion of the Township's general obligation note, Series of 2012, and to pay the costs of issuing the bonds; authorizing the preparation of a debt statement and other documentation; providing for the current refunding of the debt being refunded; covenanting to create a sinking fund and to budget, appropriate and pay debt service on the bonds; pledging the full faith, credit and taxing power of the Township for the prompt and full payment of the bonds; setting forth the substantial form of the bonds; setting forth the stated principal maturity or sinking fund redemption dates and amounts, interest rates and interest payment dates, place of payment, sinking fund provisions and other details of the bonds; approving the content and form of a preliminary official statement and authorizing the distribution thereof and authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of an official statement; authorizing the execution of a paying agent agreement and a continuing disclosure agreement or supplement; finding that a private negotiated sale of the bonds is in the best financial interest of the Township; accepting a proposal for the purchase of the bonds; appointing a paying agent and sinking fund depository; and authorizing other necessary action.
15-290
11-23-2015
An ordinance that approves certain capital projects; authorizes a borrowing by Montgomery Township from Montgomery County and the issuance of a promissory note, 2015 Series, in the maximum principal amount of $536,651.72; approves the substantial form of the 2015 note and approves the execution of the 2015 note and delivery of the 2015 note to the county; authorizes execution and delivery of all other necessary documents; states the amortization schedule for the 2015 note; states that the Township is obligated to make payments on the 2015 note only from funds if and to the extent appropriated for the then-current fiscal year of the Township; authorizes any payments made on the 2015 note to be made as directed by the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority which has been appointed as collection agent for the county; authorizes advertisement of enactment; and repeals inconsistent ordinances.
16-300
9-12-2016
An ordinance authorizing the incurrence by the Township of Montgomery of nonelectoral debt by the issuance of general obligation bonds, Series of 2016 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds for and towards financing a refinancing program relating to the Township's general obligation bonds, Series of 2013 and paying the costs of issuing the bonds; authorizing the preparation of a debt statement and other documentation; providing for the advance refunding of the identified refunded bonds and authorizing one of more escrow agreements for such purpose; covenanting to create a sinking fund and to budget, appropriate and pay debt service on the bonds; pledging full faith, credit and taxing power of the Township for the prompt and full payment of the bonds; setting forth the substantial form of the bonds; setting forth the stated principal maturity or sinking fund redemption dates and maximum principal maturity amounts, maximum interest rates and interest payment dates, place of payment, sinking fund provisions and other details of the bonds; approving the content and form of one or more preliminary official statements and authorizing the distribution thereof and authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of one or more official statements; authorizing the execution of one or more paying agent agreements and continuing disclosure agreements or supplements; finding that a private negotiated sale of the bonds is in the best financial interest of the Township; accepting a proposal for the purchase of the bonds within certain parameters; appointing a paying agent and sinking fund depository; and authorizing other necessary action.
20-317
12-14-2020
An ordinance that authorizes the incurrence of nonelectoral, general obligation debt by the Township of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (the "participant") pursuant to the issuance of the general obligation notes, 2021 series (collectively, the "participant note") in the aggregate principal amount of $ 7, 847, 000 and approves certain refunding projects; approves the negotiated sale of the participant note to the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority; approves the substantial forms of the loan documents and authorizes execution and delivery of all necessary documents; states the amortization schedule and maximum annual debt service payments; authorizes and awards a transaction under a qualified interest rate management agreement and authorizes and directs a filing to the Department of Community and Economic Development; pledges the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the participant for the timely repayment of the participant note, including the periodic payments due under the qualified interest rate management agreement; covenants to pay any termination charges; creates a sinking fund and appoints a sinking fund depository; authorizes the application to the Department of Community and Economic Development for approval of the issuance of the participant note; authorizes advertisement of enactment; and repeals inconsistent ordinances.
21-324
8-23-2021
an ordinance that authorizes the incurrence of nonelectoral, general obligation debt by the Township of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (the "participant") pursuant to the issuance of the general obligation notes, 2021 A series (collectively, the "participant note") in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 and approves certain capital projects; approves the negotiated sale of the participant note to the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority; approves the substantial forms of the loan documents and authorizes execution and delivery of all necessary documents; states the amortization schedule and maximum annual debt service payments; authorizes and awards a transaction under a qualified interest rate management agreement and authorizes and directs a filing to the Department of Community and Economic Development; pledges the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the participant for the timely repayment of the participant note, including the periodic payments due under the qualified interest rate management agreement; covenants to pay any termination charges; creates a sinking fund and appoints a sinking fund depository; authorizes the application to the Department of Community and Economic Development for approval of the issuance of the participant note; authorizes advertisement of enactment; and repeals inconsistent ordinances.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 6780-1 et seq.