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Borrower Selects Local Counsel |
| Selected note counsel must be recognized by The Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace Directory (a.k.a. the "Red Book"). Contact the Authority for a listing of recognized local counsel, if necessary. |
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Borrower Completes Application and Cash Flow |
| The State Aid Note Loan Program Application, Form 4384A, and the Projected Cash Flow, Form 4385A, are available on the following web site: www.michigan.gov/mfa. |
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Borrower's Board of Education Directors Adopts Borrowing Resolution |
| The Borrowing Resolution should be adopted prior to the Authority’s application due date (see step #5). Contact your note counsel for the Borrowing Resolution. |
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School District Will Need to Obtain Approval from Michigan Department of Treasury, Local Audit and Finance Division (LAFD) to Issue Its Note. Contact Your Note Counsel for Assistance. |
The School District will need to provide one of the following from LAFD with its application:
- Qualified Status Letter
- Prior Approval Letter
- Evidence of Application for Prior Approval or Reconsideration.
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School District Submits Documentation to the Authority on or Before Friday, June 29, 2012 |
- Completed application with monthly and weekly cash flows (weekly cash flow for the month with greatest deficit).
- Borrowing Resolution adopted by school district's board of education.
- Most recent board approved budget, including any amendments and June 30, 2013 estimated fund balance.
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Authority Prices the Notes and Borrower Signs Purchase Contract |
- July 31, 2012 - the Authority is scheduled to price the notes in the morning and will send an email to the school district and note counsel with interest rate notification.
- August 1, 2012 - the Authority will overnight Purchase Contracts. An Authorized Officer, as defined by the Borrowing Resolution, must sign two (2) copies of each Purchase Contract.
- August 2, 2012 - a signed copy of the Purchase Contract must be emailed or faxed to the Authority by 2:00 P.M.
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School District's Note Counsel Submits All Signed Closing Documents and Borrower Receives Funds |
- The Authority will deliver the forms of the closing documents to the school district's note counsel in advance of the closing date.
- Each school district must coordinate with its note counsel to complete all required closing documents and obtain the appropriate signatures on the closing documents.
- On or before August 13, 2012 - each school district's note counsel must deliver all required documents to the Authority.
- On the closing date, August 20, 2012, the Authority's trustee will wire note proceeds according to the instructions provided by the borrower.
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