Obligations, will be sufficient to make payments when due of principal of, interest on and redemption premium, if any, payable with respect to the Refunded Bonds. The Government Obligations (together with any cash remaining in after the purchase of the Government Obligations) are required to be held in an escrow fund by the escrow agent for the Refunded Bonds pursuant to the terms of an escrow deposit agreement.
The Refunding Plan calls for the escrow agent, pursuant to the escrow deposit agreement, to pay, from the escrow fund, when due, interest on and principal of the Refunded Bonds and in accordance with the terms of the Refunded Bonds to call the Refunded Bonds for early redemption on their respective Redemption Dates.
The 1996 Bonds were refunded in their entirety by the 2009 Bonds.
At December 31, 2009, $760,000 of the Series 2001 Bonds outstanding is considered defeated.
The escrow assets and the liability for the Refunded Bonds are not included in the Township's financial statements.
Debt Service payments were reduced by $272,691.22 as a result of the refunding.
The net present value benefit of the transactions was $263,945.62.
New Jersey Statutes limit the debt of a municipality to 3.50% of the average of the last three preceding years equalized valuations of the taxable real estate and improvements. The Township's statutory net debt at December 31, 2012 was .341%. The Township's remaining borrowing power is 3.159%.
The summary of municipal debt for the last three years and the calculation of statutory net debt are presented in the Supplementary Data section of this report.
The Township entered into an equipment lease-purchase agreement for the purchase of 6 Ford Police Interceptor Utilities on 11/20/2012. The first payment of $98,950.56 was made on 11/20/2012. The second and final payment of $98,950.56 is due on 11/20/2013.
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