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Municipal Bonding Basics

presentation 7 pages
Meeting: portal event 748 (no meeting page on file)
Agenda item: Municipal Bonding Presentation from Beth Ferguson of Fiscal Advisors.
Presentation, 7 pages. Attached to agenda item: “Municipal Bonding Presentation from Beth Ferguson of Fiscal Advisors.”
Retrieved 2026-07-31 from the village's meeting portal. View the original PDF ↗
Municipal Bonding Basics March 14, 2022 The Parties Issuer – Village of Croton‐on‐Hudson Independent Registered Municipal Advisor (IRMA) – Fiscal Advisors & Marketing, Inc. Bond Counsel – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Rating Agency – Moody’s Investors Service Underwriter – Determined at time of bid Others  Regulatory Agencies – Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Municipal Securities  Rulemaking Board (MSRB)  The Bond Buyer  Depository Trust Company  Bond Insurers  For refundings – Escrow Agent & Verification Agent  Electronic Municipal Market Access system (EMMA) The Process Adopt Bond Resolution  Requires 2/3 majority  Permissive referendum (30 days)  Publish Legal Notice of Estoppel (20 days) Structure Issue Debt Statement  7% of the average last 5 years full valuations of the Village Rating Agency Call Sale Closing Continuing Disclosure The Rating Rating Scale Rating Scorecard Factors Economy 30% Tax Base Size 10% Full Value per Capita 10% Median Family Income 10% Finances 30% Fund Balance (% of revenues) 10% Fund Balance (5 yr trend) 5% Cash Balance (% of revenues) 10% Cash Balance (5 yr trend) 5% Management 20% Instutional Framework 10% Operating History 10% Debt 20% Debt to Full Value 5% Debt to Revene 5% Moody's adj Net Pension Liability    to Full Value (3yr avg) 5% Moody's adj Net Pension Liability    to Revenue (3yr avg) 5% Moody's S&P/Fitch Aaa AAA Rated as the highest quality and lowest credit risk. Aa1 AA+ Aa2 AA Rated as high quality and very low credit risk. Aa3 AA- A1 A+ A2 A Rated as upper-medium grade and low credit risk. A3 A- Baa1 BBB+ Baa2 BBB Rated as medium grade, with some speculative Baa3 BBB- elements and moderate credit risk. Sub Investment Grade Village of Croton‐on‐Hudson Rating Aa2 by Moody’s The Structure Bond – The written evidence of a debt, similar to a mortgage, with  maturity greater than  13 months and up to 30 years.  Bonds are used to permanently finance a project. Bond Anticipation Note (BAN) – A note issued in anticipation of a later issuance  of bonds with a maturity up to 12 months. BANs may be used to initially fund a project if the  construction cost is uncertain or if the project to be financed has a PPU of 5 years. BANs can  be renewed for up to 5 years. Period of Probable Usefullness (PPU) – Every capital item has PPU  stated in  Local Finance Law. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) ‐ The longest maturity allowable given the  weighted average of all projects and their corresponding PPUs.  Allowable Bond Structures  Level Debt – Each annual principal and interest payment approximately equal.  Declining Debt – Each annual principal and interest payment less than the prior year.  50% Rule – Each principal payment cannot be more than 50% of any prior  principal payment The Historical Interest Rates Thank you.

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