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05161988SOUTH CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT MEETING, MAY 16, 19.88 The Harnett County Board of Commissioners sitting as the governing body of South Central Water and Sewer District met May 16,, 1988, in the County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: Rudy Collins, Bill Shaw, Mack Reid Hudson, Mayo Smith, and Chairman Lloyd G. Stewart presiding. Others present were: Glenn Johnson, County Attorney; Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board; and Kay S.- Blanchard , - Recording Secretary. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Stewart called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. PURPOSE -OF MEET. RESOLUTION John M. Phelps, II, Public.Utilties Attorney, made introductory remarks regarding the character- of the meeting and the business to come before the Board. Commissioner: Bill Shaw presented the following resolution and moved that it be adopted: WHEREAS, the bond order hereinafter described has taken effect and it is desirable to make provision for the issuance of bonds authorized by said bond order: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED -by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett, sitting as the governing body of South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina (the "Issuer "),. as follows:. (1) The Issuer shall issue its bonds of the aggregate principal amount of $2,769-,000 pursuant to and in accordance with the water bond order adopted by the Board of,Commissioners of the County of Harnett, sitting as the governing body of the Issuer, on July 22, 1985. The Bonds shall be designated "Water Bonds, Series 1988." The period of usefulness of the capital project to be financed by the issuance of the bonds is a period of forty years, computed from the date of the bonds. (2) Said bonds shall be issuable in the denomination of $250 or any integral multiple thereof, shall be numbered so as to uniquely designate each bond and such numbering shall be in accordance with the system of the hereinafter designated bond registrar of the Issuer and shall be payable in annual installments on June 1 in each year, as follows: Principal Principal Principal Year Amount Year - Amount Year Amount 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 $ 26,000 27,500 29,000 30,750 32,750 34,750 36,750 39,000 41,250 43,750 46,250 49,250 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 $ 52,000 55,250 58,500 62,000 65,750 69,750 74,000 78,250 83,000 88,000 93,250 99,000 104 ,000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 $104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 101,250 (3) Said bonds shall be dated June 1, 1988 (unless awarded to the United States of America in which case the bonds shall be dated as of the date of delivery thereof), and shall bear interest from their date until they shall mature at a rate or rates which shall be hereafter determined provided the net interest cost to the Issuer shall not exceed 6.00% per annum. Such interest shall be payable on December 1, 1988 and semi- annually thereafter on June 1 and December 1 in each year; provided, however, that if any bonds shall be purchased by the United States of America, the interest on such bonds to the maturity thereof shall be payable on June 1, 1989 and annually thereafter on the 1st day of June of each year. 60'1 (4) Said bonds shall be issued as fully registered bonds without coupons in the denomination of $250 each or any integral multiple thereof (the "Multiple Bonds "), or, at the option of the purchaser, as a single fully registered bond without coupons in the denomination of $2,769,000 (the "Single Bond ") payable in installments. If issued as Multiple Bonds, the bonds shall bear the facsimile signatures of the Chairman of the governing body of the Issuer and the Clerk of the Issuer and a facsimile of the corporate seal of the Issuer and the Certificate of Approval of the Local Government Commission shall bear a facsimile signature of the Secretary of said Commission. If issued as a Single Bond, the bonds shall be signed by the Chairman of the governing body of the Issuer and Clerk of the Issuer, the corporate seal of the Issuer shall be impressed thereon and the Certificate of Approval of the Local Government Commission shall be signed by a designated assistant of said Commission. Interest on the bonds shall be paid by check by the Issuer or a paying agent to be designated by the Finance Officer of the Issuer (the "Paying Agent ") and mailed to the registered owner of record as of the fifteenth day of the calender month next preceding each interest payment date at his address as it appears on the bond registry books of the Paying Agent. Principal of the bonds shall be paid by check by the Paying Agent upon presentation of the bonds for payment. (5) At the option of the purchaser of the bonds the Issuer may issue, in lieu of the Multiple Bonds, a Single Bond without coupons bearing interest at the same rate or rates as the Multiple Bonds. The Single Bond shall be of the denomination of $2,769,000, shall be numbered R -1 and shall be payable in installments on June 1 in years and amounts as set forth with respect to the Multiple Bonds. Within ninety days after the receipt by the Issuer of the written request of the registered owner of the Single Bond, the Issuer will, at its own expense, prepare and execute Multiple Bonds in the form hereinafter set forth, of type, composition and printed on paper of customary weight and strength, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Single Bond, and having maturities corresponding to the principal installments of the Single Bond then unpaid; and the Issuer will cause the Multiple Bonds to be presented to the transfer agent to be designated by the Issuer (the "Transfer Agent ") for endorsement and for dating the authentication blank thereon and for delivery to the registered owner of the Single Bond upon surrender and cancellation of the Single Bond. (6) The Single Bond purchased by the United States of America shall be payable in installments without presentation at the National Finance Office of the Farmers Home Administration, St. Louis, Missouri. r 608 (7) So long as the Single Bond is held or insured by the United States of America, Farmers Home Administration, the principal thereon may be prepaid in whole or in part without premium at any time in inverse order of maturity. (8) The Multiple Bonds maturing on and after June 1, 1999 shall be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturities at the option of the Issuer on or after June 1, 1998, in whole at any time or in part on any interest payment date, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of each bond to be redeemed together with accrued interest thereon to the redemption date plus a redemption premium of one -half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) of the principal amount of each bond to be redeemed for each calendar year or part thereof between the redemption date and the maturity date of each bond to be redeemed, provided that such premium shall not exceed two percent (2%) of such principal amount. If less than all of the bonds of any maturity are called for redemption, the bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by the Issuer in such manner as it may determine. If less than all of the bonds of different maturities are called for redemption, the bonds to be redeemed shall be called in the inverse order of their maturities. If less than all of the principal amount of a single bond is to be redeemed, the Issuer shall exchange a bond of the denomination representing the portion of the bond not redeemed to the registered owner in exchange for the bond a portion of which is to be redeemed. Whenever the Issuer shall elect to redeem bonds, notice of such redemption of bonds, stating the redemption date, redemption price and identifying the bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed by reference to their numbers and further stating that on such redemption date there shall become due and payable upon each bond or portions thereof so to be redeemed, the principal thereof, redemption premium and interest accrued to the redemption date and that from and after such date interest thereon shall cease to accrue, shall be given by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina, and at least once in a daily newspaper of general circulation or a financial journal distributed in the Borough of Manhattan, State of New York not less than 30 days prior to the redemption date fixed in said notice. Such notice shall be given not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date in writing to the registered owners, by pre -paid first class mail, at their addresses as such addresses appear on the records of the Transfer Agent, as bond registrar, but any failure in respect of such mailing will not affect the validity of the redemption. (9) The Multiple Bonds and the provisions for the registration thereof, for the approval of the Multiple Bonds by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission, and for authentication of the Multiple Bonds by the Transfer Agent shall be in substantially the following form: (Form of Multiple Bonds) No. R- $ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY INTEREST RATE REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL SUM: WATER BOND, SERIES 1988 MATURITY DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE June 1, 1988 DOLLARS CUSIP SOUTH CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY (hereinafter referred to as "District "), a body corporate and politic of the State of North Carolina, acknowledges itself indebted and for value received hereby promises to pay to the registered owner named above on the date specified above, upon the surrender hereof, the principal sum shown above and to pay to the registered owner hereof interest thereon from the date of this bond until it shall mature at the rate per annum as specified above, payable December 1, 1988 and semi - annually thereafter on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Principal of this bond is payable by check by First - Citizens Bank s Trust Company, in Raleigh, North Carolina, as paying agent, or by the duly appointed alternate or successor paying agent (the "Paying Agent "), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Interest on this bond is payable by check by the Paying Agent mailed to the registered owner hereof at his address as it appears on the bond registry books of First - Citizens Bank s Trust Company, in Raleigh, North Carollina, as transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent "), at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month next preceding each interest payment date. This bond is transferable by the registered owner hereof or his duly authorized attorney at the principal office of the Transfer Agent, upon surrender of this bond, accompanied by a duly executed instrument of transfer in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Transfer Agent, and upon payment of any taxes or other governmental charges incident to such transfer. Upon any such transfer a new registered bond without coupons of the same maturity and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee. The person in whose name this bond is registered shall be deemed the owner hereof for all purposes, and the District and the Transfer Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. This bond is issued in accordance with the Registered Public Obligations Act, Chapter 159E of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and pursuant to The Local Government Finance Act, Chapter 159 of said General Statutes, and a bond order adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett, sitting as the governing body of the District, on July 22, 1985 to pay capital costs of providing water facilities for the of the indebtedness evidenced thereby were approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the District voting at an election held on September 10, 1985. The bonds maturing on and after June 1, 1999 shall be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturi- ties at the option of the District on or after June 1, 1998, in whole at any time or in part on any interest payment date, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of each bond to be redeemed together with accrued interest thereon to the redemption date plus a redemption premium of one -half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) of the principal amount of each bond to be redeemed for each calendar year or part thereon between the redemption date and the maturity date of each bond to be redeemed, provided that such premium shall not exceed two percent (2 %) of such principal amount. If less than all of the bonds of any maturity are called for redemption, the bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by the District in such manner as it may determine. If less than all of the bonds of different maturities are called for redemption, the bonds to be redeemed shall be called in the inverse order of their maturities. If less than all of the principal amount of a single bond is to be redeemed, the District shall exchange a bond of the denomination representing the portion of the bond not redeemed to the registered owner in exchange for the bond, a portion of which is to be redeemed. Whenever the District shall elect to redeem bonds, notice of such redemption of bonds, stating the redemption date, redemption price and identifying the bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed by reference to their numbers and further stating that on such redemption date there shall become due and payable upon each bond or portions thereof so to be redeemed, the principal thereof, redemption premium and interest accrued to the redemption date and that from and after such date interest thereon shall cease to accrue, shall be given by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina, and at least once in a daily newspaper of general circulation or a financial journal distributed in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York not less than 30 days prior to the redemption date fixed in said notice. Such notice shall be given not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date in writing to the registered owners, by pre -paid first class mail, at their addresses as such addresses appear on the records of the Transfer Agent, but any failure in respect of such mailing will not affect the validity of the redemption. Eli It is hereby certified and recited that all conditions, acts and things required by the Constitution or statutes of the State of North Carolina to exist, be performed or happen precedent to or in the issuance of this bond, exist, have been performed and have happened, and that the amount of this bond, together with all other indebtedness of the District is within every debt and other limitation prescribed by said Constitution or statutes. The faith and credit of the District are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on this bond in accordance with its terms. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certifications hereon shall have been signed by authorized representatives of the Local Government Commission of North Carolina and the Transfer Agent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the District has caused this bond to bear the facsimile signatures of the Chairman of the governing body of the District and the Clerk of the District and a facsimile of the corporate seal of the District to be imprinted hereon, and this bond to be dated June 1, 1988. (DISTRICT) (SEAL) (facsimile signature) Chairman, governing body of South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County (facsimile signature) Clerk, South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County Transfer Agent's Certificate of Authentication This bond is one of the bonds of the issue de- signated herein and issued under the within - mentioned bond order. FIRST - CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY By: Date of Authentication Autk6rize3 Signatory The issue hereof has been approved under the provisions of The Local Government Bond Act. (facsimile signature) JOHN D. FOUST Secretary of the Local Government Commission 612 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the within bond and irrevocably appoints attorney -in -fact, to transfer the within bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitu- tion in the premises. Dated: NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within bond in every par- ticular, without any alter- ation whatsoever. Signature Guaranteed: (10) The Single Bond, the provisions for entry of payments of principal and interest with respect thereto, for assignment thereof and for approval thereof by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission to be endorsed thereon shall be in substantially the following form: (form of Single Bond) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY WATER BOND, SERIES 1988 R -1 $2,769,000 SOUTH CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY (hereinafter called the "District "), a body corporate and politic of the State of North Carolina, acknowledges itself indebted and for value received, hereby promises to pay, to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, or its registered assigns (herein called "Payee "), the principal sum of $2,769,000 on the first day of June in years and installments, as follows: Principal Principal Principal Year Amount Year Amount Year Amount 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 $ 26,000 27,500 29,000 30,750 32,750 34,750 36,750 39,000 41,250 43,750 46,250 49,250 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 $ 52,000 55,250 58,500 62,000 65,750 69,750 74,000 78,250 83,000 88,000 93,250 99,000 104,000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 $104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 101,250 in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America, and to pay interest on the balance of said principal sum from time to time 61d remaining unpaid, in like coin or currency, at the rate of six per centum (6.00%) per annum on June 1, 1989, and annually thereafter on June 1 of each year, until the principal amount hereof has been paid. Payments of the installments of principal and interest then due and payable on this bond without presenta- tion or surrender hereof shall be made at the National Finance Office of the Farmers Home Administration, St. Louis, Missouri. Upon receipt of said payments of principal and interest, written notice of the receipt thereof shall be given promptly to the District and the District shall be fully discharged of the obligation on this bond to the extent of the payment so made. Upon final payment of principal and interest this bond shall be surrendered to the District for cancellation. This bond is issued in accordance with the Registered Public Obligations Act, Chapter 159E of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and pursuant to The Local Government Bond Act, Chapter 159 of said General Statutes, and a bond order adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett, sitting as the governing body of the District, on July 22, 1985 to pay capital costs of providing water facilities for the District. The issuance of this bond and the contracting of the indebtedness evidenced thereby were approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the District voting at an election held on September 10, 1985. This bond is exchangeable at the sole expense of the District at any time, upon ninety days' notice, at the request of the registered owner hereof and upon surrender of this bond to the District, for fully registered bonds, in the denomination of $250 each or any integral multiple thereof, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of this bond and in the form of such fully registered multiple bonds as is provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. This bond may be assigned and upon such assignment the assignor shall promptly notify the District by registered mail, and the assignee shall surrender the same to the District for transfer on the registration records, or in exchange for fully registered bonds in the denomination of $250 each or any integral multiple thereof, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such single registered bond and bearing maturities corresponding to the principal installments on such single registered bond then unpaid, and every such assignee shall take this bond subject to such condition. So long as this bond is held or insured by the United States of America, Farmers Home Administration, the principal installments hereof may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time in inverse order of maturity. r 614 It is hereby certified and recited that all condi- tions, acts and things required by the Constitution or statutes of the State of North Carolina to exist, be performed or happen precedent to or in the issuance of this bond, exist, have been performed and have happened, and that this bond is within every limitation prescribed by said Constitution or statutes. The faith and credit of the District are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on this bond in accordance with its terms. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the District has caused this bond to be signed by the Chairman of the governing body of the District and the Clerk of the District and sealed with the corporate seal of the District and this bond to be dated (DISTRICT) (SEAL) an, ve�i ing body of Sout Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County Clerk, South Central Water E'nd Sewer District of Harnett County CERTIFICATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION The issuance of the within bond has been approved under the provisions of The Local Government Bond Act. JOHN D. FOUST Secretary of the Local Government Commission By: Designate3 Assistant tilt/ Due Date PAYMENT RECORD Name of Principal Interest Paying Agent, Principal Balance Payment Date Authorized Payment Due (6.00%) Paid Off. 6 Title June 1, 1989 $ June 1, 1990 26,000 June 1, 1991 27,500 June 1, 1992 29,000 June 1, 1993 30,750 June 1, 1994 32,750 June 1, 1995 34,750 June 1, 1996 36,750 June 1, 1997 39,000 June 1, 1998 41,250 June 1, 1999 43,750 June 1, 2000 46,250 June 1, 2001 49,250 June 1, 2002 52,000 June 1, 2003 55,250 June 1, 2004 58,500 June 1, 2005 62,000 June 1, 2006 65,750 June 1, 2007 69,750 June 1, 2008 74,000 June 1, 2009 78,250 June 1, 2010 83,000 June 1, 2011 88,000 June 1, 2012 93,250 June 1, 2013 99,000 June 1, 2014 104,000 June 1, 2015 104,000 June 1, 2016 104,000 June 1, 2017 104,000 June 1, 2018 104,000 June 1, 2019 104,000 June 1, 2020 104,000 June 1, 2021 104,000 June 1, 2022 104,000 June 1, 2023 104,000 June 1, 2024 104,000 June 1, 2025 104,000 June 1, 2026 104,000 June 1, 2027 101,250 1 SCHEDULE "A" Principal installments on which payments have been made prior to maturity Name of Principal ▪ Principal Date Paying Agent, Date Amount Payment Balance • ▪ Paid Authorized e • 61t (Form of Assignment) For value received the Payee named in the within Bond hereby sells, assigns and transfers said Bond unto DATE (11) Actions taken or to be taken by officials of the Issuer to select paying and transfer agents, and a bond registrar, or alternate or successor agents and registrars pursuant to Section 159E -8 of the Registered Public Obligations Act, Chapter 159E of the General Statutes of North Carolina, are hereby authorized and approved. (12) The Local Government Commission of North Carolina is hereby requrested to sell said $2,769,000 Water Bonds, Series 1988, and to state in the notice of sale of said bonds that bidders may name one rate of interest for part of the bonds and another rate or rates for the balance of the bonds. The bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates as may be named in the proposal to purchase the bonds which shall be accepted by said Local Government Commission. (13) The Chairman of the governing body of the Issuer and Clerk of the Issuer are hereby authorized and directed to cause the bonds to be prepared and, when they shall have been duly sold by the Local Government Commission, to execute the bonds and to turn the bonds over to the State Treasurer of North Carolina or to the Transfer Agent for delivery to the purchaser or purchasers to whom the bonds may be sold by said Commission. (14) The Issuer covenants, to the extent permitted by the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina, to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code ") to the extent required to preserve the exclusion from gross income of interest on the bonds for Federal income tax purposes. (15) The Issuer hereby represents that (i) the proposed $2,769,000 Water Bonds, Series 1988, authorized by Section 1, hereof, are not private activity bonds as defined in the Code and (ii) the Issuer, the County of Harnett, other water and sewer districts and entities subordinate to the County of Harnett, together with any subordinate entities of the Issuer, reasonably expect that they will not issue cumulatively more than $10,000,000 of tax - exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds) during calendar year 1988. In addition, the Issuer hereby designates the above - mentioned bonds as "qualified tax - exempt obligations" for the purposes of section 265(b)(3) of the Code. The motion having been duly seconded, and the resolution having been considered, it was adopted. The vote on the adoption of the resolution was as follows: RESOLUTION RE: John M. Phelps, II, Public Utilities Attorney, presented a resolution regarding the FFICE F, TANK purchase of office and tank site. Commissioner Shaw made a motion to adopt the ITE resolution. Commissioner Hudson seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous vote. The resolution is copied in full at the end of these minutes dated May 16, 1988 as document No. 1. • DJOURNMENT There being no further business, the South Central Water and Sewer District Board meeting of May 16, 1988, duly adjourned at 8 p.m. RESOLUTION REGARDING PURCHASE DOCUMENT NO. 1. OF OFFICE AND TANK SITE / La loy. G. Stewart, Chairman Kay S Blanc ard, Secretary Va Vanessa A/ W. Young, Clerk o the joard WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution entitled "Resolution Regarding Option to Purchase Office and Tank Site" adopted by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners sitting as the governing body of the South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County (hereinafter the "Board ") at its meeting on November 16, 1987, the South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County (hereinafter "District ") entered into an Option to Purchase Real Estate with Charles W. Godfrey as Agent and Attorney in Fact for Canal Land Limited Partnership and The Gibson -Wall Company; and WHEREAS, said Option to Purchase Real Estate provides for the sale of a 3.5 acres tract of real estate to the District, said tract being located along SR t1120 adjacent to the Anderson Creek Medical. Center in Anderson Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina; and WHEREAS, said Option further provides that the consideration paid therefor, which is the amount of $2,000.00, shall be applied to the purchase price of said tract, which purchase price is $25,000.00; and WHEREAS, by the terms of said Option, in order to purchase said tract, the District must exercise its right to purchase the same on or before June 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the District to exercise its option and move forward to close the purchase transaction; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, sitting as the governing body of the South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County that: 1. The District is hereby authorized to exercise its rights under the option described and to thereafter purchase for the sum of 525,000.00 (including the option monies previously paid) the real estate described in said option. 2. The District, its officers, agents and attorneys are hereby authorized to take such action and execute the necessary documents in order to carry out the terms hereof. Duly adopted this 16th day of May, 1988, upon motion made by Commissioner Shaw , seconded by Commissioner Hudson and passed by the following vote. Ayes 5 Noes 0 Absent 0 Abstained 0 ATTEST: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COt*IISSIONERS, sitting as the governing body of the South Central Water and Sewer District of Harnett County By: Lloyd G. Stewart, Chairman Clerk to the Board