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Publications iconKansas Register

Volume 42 - Issue 29 - July 20, 2023

(Published in the Kansas Register July 20, 2023.)

Johnson County, Kansas

Summary Notice of Bond Sale
$12,100,000*
General Obligation Internal Improvement Bonds
Series 2023A

$5,500,000*
Taxable General Obligation Internal Improvement Bonds
Series 2023B

(General Obligation Bonds Payable from Unlimited Ad Valorem Taxes)

Bids

Subject to the Notice of Bond Sale dated on or about July 28, 2023 (the “Notice”), emailed and electronic bids will be received on behalf of Johnson County, Kansas (the “Issuer”), in the case of emailed bids, to the Municipal Advisor at bids@bakertilly.com, and in the case of electronic bids, through PARITY® until 10:30 a.m. (Central Time) August 9, 2023, for the Series 2023A Bonds, and until 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) for the Series 2023B Bonds (together, the “Bonds”). No bid of less than 100% of the principal amount of the Series 2023A Bonds and accrued interest thereon to the date of delivery will be considered. No bid of less than 98.5% of the principal amount of the Series 2023B Bonds and accrued interest thereon to the date of delivery will be considered.

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 September 7, 2023 (the “Dated Date”), and will become due on September 1 in the years as follows:

Series 2023A Bonds
Year Principal Amount*
2030 $40,000
2031 50,000
2032 65,000
2033 80,000
2034 165,000
2035 205,000
2036 310,000
2037 340,000
2038 375,000
2039 405,000
2040 445,000
2041 480,000
2042 515,000
2043 550,000
2044 590,000
2045 635,000
2046 680,000
2047 725,000
2048 775,000
2049 830,000
2050 885,000
2051 945,000
2052 1,010,000
2053 1,000,000

Series 2023B Bonds
Year Principal Amount*
2034 $60,000
2035 85,000
2036 140,000
2037 155,000
2038 165,000
2039 190,000
2040 200,000
2041 220,000
2042 240,000
2043 265,000
2044 290,000
2045 315,000
2046 340,000
2047 370,000
2048 400,000
2049 430,000
2050 470,000
2051 505,000
2052 540,000
2053 120,000
*Preliminary; subject to change as provided in the Notice.

The Bonds will bear interest from the Dated Date at rates to be determined when the Bonds are sold as hereinafter provided, which interest will be payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 in each year, beginning on September 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

The successful bidder for each series of Bonds shall submit a good faith deposit in the form of a wire transfer in Federal Reserve funds immediately available for use by the Issuer in the amount of 2% of the total principal amount of such series of Bonds in the manner that complies with the requirements set forth in the Notice.

Delivery and Payment

The Issuer will pay for preparation of the Bonds and will deliver the Bonds properly prepared, executed, and registered without cost on or about September 7, 2023, 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 2022 was $14,549,586,379. The total general obligation indebtedness of the Issuer as of the Dated Date, including the Bonds being sold, is $556,750,000.

Approval of the Bonds

The Bonds will be sold subject to the legal opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., Kansas City, Missouri, 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, or from the Municipal Advisor at the addresses set forth below:

Issuer

Johnson County, Kansas
Leslie Friedel
111 S. Cherry St., Suite 2300
Olathe, KS 66061
913-715-0564
leslie.friedel@jocogov.org

Municipal Advisor and Email Bid Address

Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC
Attn: Bond Services
30 E. 7th St., Suite 3025
Saint Paul, MN 55101
651-226-3000
bids@bakertilly.com

Dated July 20, 2023.

Leslie Friedel
Principal Analyst
Johnson County, Kansas

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