The Council shall have the power to incur, create, refund and refinance indebtedness and borrow money for public purposes; to issue special or general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, funding and refunding bonds, time warrants and other evidences of indebtedness and to secure and pay the same in the manner and in accordance with the procedures provided and required by state law.
The City shall have the power to borrow money on the credit of the City and to issue general obligation bonds for permanent public improvements or for any other public purpose not prohibited by law and this Charter and to issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds previously issued. All such bonds shall be issued in conformity with the laws of the State of Texas and shall be used only for purposes for which they were issued. Any bond, excluding refunding bonds, to be issued under the provisions of this section shall not be issued without an election held in accordance with the provisions of state law.
The City shall have the power to borrow money for the purpose of constructing, purchasing, improving, extending or repairing of public utilities, recreational facilities or any other self-liquidating municipal function not prohibited by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, and to issue revenue bonds to evidence the obligation created thereby. Such bonds shall be a charge upon and payable from properties, or interest therein pledged, or the income therefrom, or both. The holders of the revenue bonds shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of monies raised or to be raised by taxation. All such bonds shall be issued in conformity with the laws of the State of Texas.
All bonds of the City having been issued and sold and having been delivered to the purchaser thereof, shall thereafter be incontestable and all bonds issued to refund in exchange for outstanding bonds previously issued shall and after said exchange, be incontestable.
In any budget year, the Council may, by resolution, authorize the borrowing of money in anticipation of the collection of the property tax for the same year whether levied or to be levied. Notes may be issued for periods not exceeding one (1) year and must be retired by the end of the budget year in which issued.
Any and all bond funds approved by a vote of the citizens of Red Oak will be expended only for the purposes stated in the bond issue.
All certificates of obligation issued by the City shall be approved by ordinance and issued in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
No bonds issued by the City shall be invalid because they are sold for less than par value and accrued interest. The Council shall have the right to reject any or all bids.