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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017/05/15 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING & APPROVING THE DELIVERY OF AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT BY BENHAVEN EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TAX EXEMPT LOAN EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett. North Carolina (the"Board') was held at the County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Harnett County Administration Building, 102 East Front Street, Lillington, North Carolina, at 7:00 p.m. on May 15, 2017(the"Meeting"), after proper notice, and was called to order by Chairman Gordon Springle, and upon the roll being called, the following members of the Board answered present: Gordon Springle, Chairman Joe Miller, Vice-Chairman Abe Elmore, Commissioner Barbara McKoy, Commissioner Howard Penny, Commissioner The following members of the Board were absent: NA Also present: Joseph Jeffries, County Manager Paula Stewart, Deputy County Manager Dwight Snow, County Attorney Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer Margaret Regina Wheeler, Clerk : . s The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners (the "Board') for the County of Harnett. North Carolina (the "County") stated that the Board has been requested by the Benhaven Emergency Services, Inc. ("BES') to approve an installment financing agreement between PNC Bank and BES (the "Agreement'). BES will use the proceeds of the Agreement to finance a fire truck and, if applicable,to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the delivery of the Agreement. The Chairman then stated that a notice of public hearing by the Board regarding the financing of a fire truck and the execution and delivery of the Agreement had been published on May 4. 2017 in The Daily Record. Chairman Springle declared the public hearing on the Equipment and the execution and delivery of the Agreement to be open. At approximately 7:30 p.m., the Chairman announced that the Board would hear anyone who wished to be heard on the advisability of the financing of a fire truck and the proposed execution and delivery of the Agreement, and that a representative of BES was available and prepared to discuss the details concerning such matters. No one spoke. Seeing no one move, the Chairman declared the public hearing closed. Commissioner Elmore then introduced the following resolution, the title of which was read and copies of which had been previously distributed to each Commissioner: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE DELIVERY OF AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT BY BENHAVEN EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC. AND THE TAX- EXEMPT LOAN RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, Benhaven Emergency Services, Inc. (the "BES) and the County of Harnett, North Carolina(the"County")have heretofore entered into an agreement on July 1,2015 whereby BES has agreed to provide the County fire protection services; and 1 WHEREAS, BES wishes to finance a fire truck and, if applicable, to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the delivery of the Agreement(as defined below); and WHEREAS, BES and PNC Bank intend to enter into an installment financing agreement (the "Agreement') whereby PNC Bank will advance to BES funds for the financing of a fire truck and, if applicable, such related costs; and WHEREAS,the interest component of the repayment obligations under the Agreement are intended to be excludable from the gross income of the recipients thereof; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code'), the execution and delivery of the Agreement must be approved, after a public hearing required by Sections I50(e)(3) and 147(f) of the Code, by the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the EFRS is located; and WHEREAS,the Agreement does not constitute a debt of the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision or any agency thereof, including the County, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision or any such agency, including the County, but is payable solely from the revenues and other funds provided for by BES in the Agreement; and WHEREAS, because no revenues or taxes of the County are legally pledged to the repayment obligations under the Agreement, the staff of the County has made no financial analysis of the Agreement or the financing of a fire truck to be financed thereby; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County (the "Board'), pursuant to public notice duly given, has held a public hearing on the advisability of the delivery of the Agreement to finance a fire truck and has considered the comments of all persons who requested to be heard; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to approve the delivery of the Agreement for the purpose of financing a fire truck; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board as follows: 1. The Board has held the public hearing and taken the actions set forth herein in order to satisfy Sections 150(e)(3)and I47(f)of the Code. 2. The delivery of the Agreement in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $310,000 to finance a fire truck and, if applicable, certain related costs is hereby approved. 3. The Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified copy of this resolution to BES and PNC Bank. 4. THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DEBT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF, INCLUDING THE COUNTY, OR A PLEDGE OF THE FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ANY SUCH AGENCY. INCLUDING THE COUNTY. 5. This resolution is effective on its adoption. PPAB 2826527vI STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SS: COUNTY OF HARNETT I,Margaret Regina Wheeler,Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett,North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a Resolution entitled, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE DELIVERY OF AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT BY BENHAVEN EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC. AND THE TAX-EXEMPT LOAN RELATED THERETO" adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett, North Carolina, in regular session convened on the 15`"day of May. 2017. WITNESS my hand and the corporate seal of the County of Harnett, North Carolina, this the 15`" day of May, 2017. / a 4 • L� Mar ret Regina W eeler m Cler o the Board f Commissioners L * *`. (SEA