ADOPTED - JANUARY 22, 2002

Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees:

FULL FAITH AND CREDIT RESOLUTION

County of Ingham

State of Michigan

RESOLUTION #02-010

WHEREAS, Act 40, Public Acts of Michigan, 1956, as amended (the "Drain Code"), authorizes any county to pledge its full faith and credit for the payment of obligations issued thereunder, if the Board of Commissioners of the county has adopted a resolution by a majority vote of its members-elect to that effect; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Drain Code proceedings have been carried out by the Ingham County Drain Commissioner for the construction and financing of an intracounty drainage project designated as TOBIAS-LINN ROAD BRANCH DRAIN, said project having been determined to be necessary for the public health; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to said proceedings, a special assessment roll has been or will be prepared and duly confirmed by the Drain Commissioner in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $4,000,000, being the amount of total estimated financed share cost of the project, which assessments are payable in annual installments over a period of twenty (20) years, commencing 2003, by the City of Williamston, the Township of Wheatfield, the Township of Williamstown, the Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of Ingham, and benefited lands, according to apportionments to be duly determined by the Drain Commissioner acting pursuant to Section 262 of the Drain Code, said installments bearing interest at such rate of interest as may be necessary to pay interest on obligations payable therefrom; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authorization provided in the Drain Code, the Drain Commissioner, by order, will authorize and provide for the issuance of bonds payable from the collection of said special assessments against the the City of Williamston, the Township of Wheatfield, the Township of Williamstown, the Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of Ingham and the benefited lands on said Roll, said bonds being designated 2002 DRAINAGE DISTRICT BONDS (GENERAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TAX) (the "Bonds"), in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $4,000,000, to provide funds to pay part of the costs of the project; and

WHEREAS, the said drainage project is immediately necessary to protect and preserve the public health, and it is to the best interest of the County of Ingham (the "County") that the Bonds, in order to be sold at the lowest and most favorable interest cost possible to obtain, be secured by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the County as authorized by the Section 276 of the Drain Code;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF INGHAM, MICHIGAN:

1. That pursuant to the authorization provided in the Drain Code the Board of Commissioners of the County does hereby irrevocably pledge the full faith and credit of the County for the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds when due, and pursuant to said pledge, in the event that the collection of special assessments on said roll is insufficient to pay the Bonds or interest thereon when due, the amount unpaid shall be promptly advanced from County funds as a first budget obligation, and the County Treasurer is directed to immediately make such advancement to the extent necessary.

2. That in the event that pursuant to said pledge of its full faith and credit the County advances out of County funds all or any part of said installments and interest, it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer, for and on behalf of the County, to take all actions and proceedings and pursue all remedies permitted or authorized by law for the reimbursement of such sums so paid, including without limitation the reassessment by the Drain Commissioner of the special assessment roll as provided in Section 276 of the Drain Code.

3. That all resolutions and parts of resolution insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this resolution be and the same hereby are rescinded.

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ingham, Michigan, at its regular meeting held on January 22, 2002, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., Eastern Standard Time, and that said meeting was conducted and public notice of said meeting was given pursuant to and in full compliance with the Open Meeting Act, being Act 267, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976, and that the minutes of said meeting were kept and will be or have been made available as required by said Act.

I further certify that the following Commissioners were present at said meeting:

Celentino, Czarnecki, Dedden, De Leon, Grebner, Hertel, Krause, Lynch, Minter, Schafer, Severino, Stid and Swope

and that the following Commissioners were absent: none

I further certify that Commissioner Swope moved adoption of said resolution and that Commissioner Hertel supported said motion.

I further certify that the following Commissioners voted for adoption of said resolution: Celentino, Czarnecki, Dedden, De Leon, Grebner, Hertel, Krause, Lynch, Minter, Schafer, Severino, Stid and Swope and that the following Commissioners voted against adoption of said resolution: none.

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Mike Bryanton, Ingham County Clerk

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon, Celentino, Severino Nays: None Absent: None Approved 1/15/02

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Hertel

Nays: None Absent: Krause, Schafer, Minter Approved 1/16/02