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Publications iconKansas Register

Volume 43 - Issue 5 - February 1, 2024

(Published in the Kansas Register February 1, 2024.)

City of Russell, Kansas

Summary Notice of Bond Sale
$5,000,000*
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024-A

(General Obligation Bonds Payable from Unlimited Ad Valorem Taxes)

Bids

Subject to the Notice of Bond Sale dated January 16, 2024 (the “Notice”), electronic bids submitted through PARITY® or emailed to the Municipal Advisor at the address below, will be received on behalf of the City of Russell, Kansas (the “Issuer”) until 11:00 a.m. (Central Time) February 20, 2024, for the purchase of the above-referenced bonds (the “Bonds”). The minimum bid price for the Bonds shall be as specified in the Notice.

Bond Details

The Bonds will consist of fully registered bonds in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. The Bonds will be dated March 14, 2024, and will become due on August 1 in the years as follows:

Year Principal Amount*
2025 $160,000
2026 170,000
2027 180,000
2028 185,000
2029 195,000
2030 205,000
2031 215,000
2032 225,000
2033 240,000
2034 245,000
2035 255,000
2036 260,000
2037 270,000
2038 280,000
2039 290,000
2040 300,000
2041 315,000
2042 325,000
2043 335,000
2044 350,000
* Subject to change, see the Notice

The Bonds will bear interest from the date thereof at rates to be determined when the Bonds are sold as hereinafter provided, which interest will be payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1 in each year, beginning on August 1, 2024.

Book-Entry-Only System

The Bonds shall be registered under a book-entry-only system administered through DTC.

Paying Agent and Bond Registrar

Treasurer of the State of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas.

Good Faith Deposit

Each bid shall be accompanied (in the manner set forth in the Notice) by a good faith deposit in the form of a cashier’s or certified check drawn on a bank located in the United States of America or a wire transfer in Federal Reserve funds immediately available for use by the Issuer in the amount equal to 2% of the principal amount of the Bonds.

Delivery

The Issuer will pay for preparation of the Bonds and will deliver the same properly prepared, executed, and registered without cost to the successful bidder on or about March 14, 2024, to DTC for the account of the successful bidder.

Assessed Valuation and Indebtedness

The Equalized Assessed Tangible Valuation for Computation of Bonded Debt Limitations for the year 2023 is $40,115,091. The total general obligation indebtedness of the Issuer as of the Dated Date, including the Bonds being sold, is $6,745,000.

Approval of Bonds

The Bonds will be sold subject to the legal opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., Wichita, Kansas, Bond Counsel to the Issuer, whose approving legal opinion as to the validity of the Bonds will be furnished and paid for by the Issuer, printed on the Bonds, and delivered to the successful bidder as and when the Bonds are delivered.

Additional Information

Additional information regarding the Bonds may be obtained from the undersigned at the addresses set forth below.

Issuer Address

City of Russell, Kansas
Attn: City Clerk
133 W. 8th St.
Russell, KS 67665
785-483-6311
Fax: 785-483-4397

Municipal Advisor–Email Bid Delivery Address

Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Attn: David Arteberry
4622 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 1210
Kansas City, MO 64112
816-203-8773
arteberryd@stifel.com

Dated January 16, 2024.

Ashley Mai
City Clerk
City of Russell, Kansas

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