The principal amount of any issue of revenue refunding bonds shall not exceed the sum of the following:

(1) The principal amount of the outstanding obligations being refinanced;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-1004

  • Bonds: means bonds or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive bonds of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Governing body: means the legislative body of any local government of this state or any other authority charged with the governing of the affairs of any local government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Local government: means any county, municipality or metropolitan government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Obligations: means bonds, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness lawfully issued or assumed by a local government. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Refunding bonds: means bonds issued to refund all or any part of bonds, notes or other obligations, except notes issued in anticipation of bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued or lawfully assumed by a local government pursuant to this chapter, or any other provision of this code or any other general or special law. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
(2) The redemption premium, if any, thereon;
(3) Unpaid interest on the outstanding obligations being refinanced to the date of delivery or exchange of the revenue refunding bonds;
(4) The interest due and payable on such outstanding obligations, to and including the first or any subsequent available redemption date or dates selected, in its discretion, by the governing body of the local government, or to the date or dates of maturity, whichever shall be determined by the governing body of the local government to be most advantageous or necessary to the local government;
(5) A reasonable reserve for the payment of principal of and interest on the revenue refunding bonds; and
(6) Any expenses of the issuance and sale of the revenue refunding bonds, including bond discount, credit enhancement, engraving, printing, and advertising fees, and reasonable and necessary fees of financial and legal advisors, deemed by the governing body to be necessary for the issuance of the revenue refunding bonds.