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PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT DATED JUNE 1, 2020
Subject to compliance by the City with certain covenants, in the
opinion of Chapman and Cutler, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Bond
Counsel, under present law, intereston the Bonds is excludable from
gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes
and is not included as an item of tax preference in computingthe
federal alternative minimum tax. Interest on the Bonds is not
exempt from present State of Wisconsin income taxes. See "TAX
EXEMPTION" herein for a morecomplete discussion.
The City will NOT designate the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt
obligations" pursuant to Section 265 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, which permitsfinancial institutions to deduct
interest expenses allocable to the Bonds to the extent permitted
under prior law.
New Issue Rating Application Made: Moody's Investors Service,
Inc.
CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN(Winnebago County)
$5,055,000* STORM WATER UTILITY REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2020C
BID OPENING: June 9, 2020, 10:00 A.M., C.T. CONSIDERATION: June
9, 2020, 6:00 P.M., C.T.
PURPOSE/AUTHORITY/SECURITY: The $5,055,000* Storm Water Utility
Revenue Bonds, Series 2020C (the "Bonds") of the Cityof Oshkosh,
Wisconsin (the "City") are being issued pursuant to Section
66.0621, Wisconsin Statutes, to provide funds for the publicpurpose
of financing improvements and extensions to the City’s Storm Water
Utility System (the "Storm Water System"). The Bondsare not general
obligations of the City but are payable only from and secured by a
pledge of income and revenue to be derived from theoperation of the
Storm Water System. The Bonds are being issued on a parity with the
City’s Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series2012D, dated
November 1, 2012; Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A,
dated June 27, 2013; Storm Water Utility RevenueBonds, Series
2014A, dated July 15, 2014; Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds,
Series 2015C, dated September 2, 2015; Storm WaterUtility Revenue
Bonds, Series 2016E, dated July 20, 2016; Storm Water Utility
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016I, datedOctober 19, 2016, Storm
Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2017E, dated July 20, 2017,
Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series2018C, dated June 28, 2018
and Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2019C, dated June 27,
2019 (collectively, the “ParityBonds”). Delivery is subject to
receipt of an approving legal opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP,
Chicago, Illinois.
DATE OF BONDS: July 1, 2020
MATURITY: May 1 as follows:
Year Amount* Year Amount* Year Amount*
2021 $170,000 2028 $235,000 2035 $280,000
2022 210,000 2029 240,000 2036 285,000
2023 215,000 2030 245,000 2037 295,000
2024 220,000 2031 255,000 2038 305,000
2025 220,000 2032 260,000 2039 310,000
2026 225,000 2033 265,000 2040 320,000
2027 230,000 2034 270,000
MATURITYADJUSTMENTS:
* The City reserves the right to increase or decrease the
principal amount of the Bonds on the day of sale,in increments of
$5,000 each. Increases or decreases may be made in any maturity. If
any principalamounts are adjusted, the purchase price proposed will
be adjusted to maintain the same gross spreadper $1,000.
TERM BONDS: See "Term Bond Option" herein.
INTEREST: May 1, 2021 and semiannually thereafter.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION:Bonds maturing on May 1, 2030 and thereafter
are subject to call for prior optional redemption onMay 1, 2029 and
any date thereafter, at a price of par plus accrued interest.
MINIMUM BID: $4,991,812.
MAXIMUM BID: $5,358,300.
GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT: A good faith deposit in the amount of
$101,100 shall be made by the winning bidder by wire transferof
funds.
PAYING AGENT: U.S. Bank National Association
BOND COUNSEL: Chapman and Cutler LLP
MUNICIPAL ADVISOR: Ehlers and Associates, Inc.
BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY: See "Book-Entry-Only System" herein (unless
otherwise specified by the purchaser).
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REPRESENTATIONS
No dealer, broker, salesperson or other person has been
authorized by the City to give any information or to make any
representation other thanthose contained in this Preliminary
Official Statement and, if given or made, such other information or
representations must not be relied uponas having been authorized by
the City. This Preliminary Official Statement does not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offerto buy any of the
Bonds in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to
make such an offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.
This Preliminary Official Statement is not to be construed as a
contract with the Syndicate Manager or Syndicate Members.
Statementscontained herein which involve estimates or matters of
opinion are intended solely as such and are not to be construed as
representations offact. Ehlers and Associates, Inc. prepared this
Preliminary Official Statement and any addenda thereto relying on
information of the City andother sources for which there is
reasonable basis for believing the information is accurate and
complete. Bond Counsel has not participated inthe preparation of
this Preliminary Official Statement and is not expressing any
opinion as to the completeness or accuracy of the
informationcontained therein. Compensation of Ehlers and
Associates, Inc., payable entirely by the City, is contingent upon
the delivery of the Bonds.
COMPLIANCE WITH S.E.C. RULE 15c2-12
Certain municipal obligations (issued in an aggregate amount
over $1,000,000) are subject to Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the
Securities andExchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Rule").
Preliminary Official Statement: This Preliminary Official
Statement was prepared for the City for dissemination to potential
investors. Its primary purpose is to disclose information regarding
the Bonds to prospective underwriters in the interest of receiving
competitive proposalsin accordance with the sale notice contained
herein. Unless an addendum is posted prior to the sale, this
Preliminary Official Statement shallbe deemed nearly final for
purposes of the Rule subject to completion, revision and amendment
in a Final Official Statement as defined below.
Review Period: This Preliminary Official Statement has been
distributed to prospective bidders for review. Comments or requests
for thecorrection of omissions or inaccuracies must be submitted to
Ehlers and Associates, Inc. at least two business days prior to the
sale. Requestsfor additional information or corrections in the
Preliminary Official Statement received on or before this date will
not be considered aqualification of a proposal received from an
underwriter. If there are any changes, corrections or additions to
the Preliminary Official Statement,interested bidders will be
informed by an addendum prior to the sale.
Final Official Statement: Copies of the Final Official Statement
will be delivered to the underwriter (Syndicate Manager) within
sevenbusiness days following the proposal acceptance.
Continuing Disclosure: Subject to certain exemptions, issues in
an aggregate amount over $1,000,000 may be required to comply
withprovisions of the Rule which require that underwriters obtain
from the issuers of municipal securities (or other obligated party)
an agreementfor the benefit of the owners of the securities to
provide continuing disclosure with respect to those securities.
This Preliminary OfficialStatement describes the conditions under
which the City is required to comply with the Rule.
CLOSING CERTIFICATES
Upon delivery of the Bonds, the underwriter (Syndicate Manager)
will be furnished with the following items: (1) a certificate of
the appropriateofficials to the effect that at the time of the sale
of the Bonds and all times subsequent thereto up to and including
the time of the delivery ofthe Bonds, this Preliminary Official
Statement did not and does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; (2) a receipt signedby the
appropriate officer evidencing payment for the Bonds; (3) a
certificate evidencing the due execution of the Bonds, including
statementsthat (a) no litigation of any nature is pending, or to
the knowledge of signers, threatened, restraining or enjoining the
issuance and delivery ofthe Bonds, (b) neither the corporate
existence or boundaries of the City nor the title of the signers to
their respective offices is being contested,and (c) no authority or
proceedings for the issuance of the Bonds have been repealed,
revoked or rescinded; and (4) a certificate setting forthfacts and
expectations of the City which indicates that the City does not
expect to use the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner that would
causethem to be arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 148
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or within the
meaning ofapplicable Treasury Regulations.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 1
THE BONDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1GENERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1AUTHORITY; PURPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 2ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 3SECURITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3STORM WATER SYSTEM REVENUE
DEBT OUTSTANDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4STORM WATER SYSTEM DEBT OUTSTANDING. . . . . . 5HISTORIC STORM
WATER SYSTEM DEBT
SERVICE COVERAGES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7DESCRIPTION OF THE STORM WATER SYSTEM. . . . . . 8CONCURRENT
FINANCING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10RATING.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 10CONTINUING DISCLOSURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 10LEGAL OPINION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 11STATEMENT REGARDING COUNSEL
PARTICIPATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 11ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 13CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 14NON-QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS. . . . . .
14MUNICIPAL ADVISOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 14MUNICIPAL ADVISOR AFFILIATED COMPANIES. . . .
15INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 15RISK FACTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 15
VALUATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 18WISCONSIN PROPERTY VALUATIONS;
PROPERTY TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 18CURRENT PROPERTY VALUATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192019
EQUALIZED VALUE BY CLASSIFICATION.. . . . . 19TREND OF VALUATIONS.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19LARGER TAXPAYERS.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DEBT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21DIRECT DEBT. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21SCHEDULE OF
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT. . . . . . . 22REVENUE. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28SCHEDULE
OF SEWER REVENUE DEBT. . . . . . . . . . . . 29SCHEDULE OF WATER
REVENUE DEBT. . . . . . . . . . . . 31DEBT LIMIT. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33OVERLAPPING
DEBT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33DEBT RATIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 34DEBT PAYMENT HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 34FUTURE FINANCING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 35TAX LEVIES AND COLLECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35PROPERTY TAX RATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 36LEVY LIMITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 36
THE ISSUER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 38CITY GOVERNMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38EMPLOYEES; PENSIONS. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. . .
. . . . . . . 39LITIGATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 40FUNDS ON HAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42ENTERPRISE FUNDS. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43SUMMARY GENERAL FUND
INFORMATION. . . . . . 44
GENERAL INFORMATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 45LOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 45LARGER EMPLOYERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 45BUILDING PERMITS. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46U.S. CENSUS DATA.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT
DATA. . . . . . . . . 47
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . A-1
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . B-1
BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. C-1
FORM OF CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE.. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
NOTICE OF SALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BID FORM
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CITY OF OSHKOSHCITY COUNCIL
Term Expires
Lori Palmeri Mayor April 2021
Jake Krause Deputy Mayor April 2021
Debra Allison-Aasby City Council Member April 2021
Lynnsey Erickson City Council Member April 2022
Michael Ford City Council Member April 2022
Matt Mugerauer City Council Member April 2022
Bob Poeschl City Council Member April 2021
ADMINISTRATION
Mark Rohloff, City Manager
Russ Van Gompel, Finance Director
Pamela Ubrig,Clerk
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Chapman and Cutler LLP, Bond Counsel, Chicago, Illinois
Ehlers and Associates, Inc., Municipal Advisors, Waukesha,
Wisconsin(Other offices located in Roseville, Minnesota and Denver,
Colorado)
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INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Preliminary Official Statement contains certain information
regarding the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin (the"City") and the
issuance of its $5,055,000* Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds,
Series 2020C (the "Bonds"). Anydescriptions or summaries of the
Bonds, statutes, or documents included herein are not intended to
be complete andare qualified in their entirety by reference to such
statutes and documents and the form of the Bonds to be includedin
the resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds
("Bond Resolution") to be adopted by the CommonCouncil of the City
(the “Common Council”) on June 9, 2020.
Inquiries may be directed to Ehlers and Associates, Inc.
("Ehlers" or the "Municipal Advisor"), Waukesha,Wisconsin, (262)
785-1520, the City's municipal advisor. A copy of this Preliminary
Official Statement may bedownloaded from Ehlers’ web site at
www.ehlers-inc.com by connecting to the Bond Sales link and
following thedirections at the top of the site.
THE BONDS
GENERAL
The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form as to both
principal and interest in denominations of $5,000 eachor any
integral multiple thereof, and will be dated, as originally issued,
as of July 1, 2020. The Bonds will matureon May 1 in the years and
amounts set forth on the cover of this Preliminary Official
Statement. Interest will bepayable on May 1 and November 1 of each
year, commencing May 1, 2021, to the registered owners of the
Bondsappearing of record in the bond register as of the close of
business on the 15th day (whether or not a business day)of the
immediately preceding month. Interest will be computed upon the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-daymonths and will be rounded
pursuant to rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
("MSRB"). All Bondsof the same maturity must bear interest from the
date of issue until paid at a single, uniform rate. Each rate must
beexpressed in an integral multiple of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1%.
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER
Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, the Bonds will be
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee forThe
Depository Trust Company, New York, New York ("DTC"). (See
"Book-Entry-Only System" herein). As longas the bonds are held
under the book-entry system, beneficial ownership interests in the
Bonds may be acquired inbook-entry form only, and all payments of
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds shall be
payableby the City Treasurer or the Paying Agent, as applicable
(the "Registrar") through the facilities of DTC and
itsparticipants. If the book-entry system is terminated, principal
of, premium, if any and interest on the Bonds shall bepayable by
the Registrar in accordance with the Bond Resolution.
The Registrar will maintain books (the "Register") for the
registration of ownership and transfer of the Bonds. Subject to the
provisions of the Bonds as they relate to book entry form, any Bond
may be transferred upon thesurrender thereof at the principal
corporate trust office of the Registrar, together with an
assignment duly executedby the registered owner or his or her
attorney in such form as will be satisfactory to the Registrar. No
service chargeshall be made for any transfer or exchange of Bonds,
but the City or the Registrar may require payment of a
sumsufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer orexchange of Bonds
except in the case of the issuance of a Bond or Bonds for the
unredeemed portion of a Bondsurrendered for redemption.
*Preliminary, subject to change
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The Registrar shall not be required to transfer or exchange any
Bond during the period beginning at the close ofbusiness on the
15th day of the month next preceding any interest payment date on
such Bond and ending at theopening of business on such interest
payment date, nor to transfer or exchange any Bond after notice
calling suchBond for redemption has been mailed, nor during a
period of fifteen (15) days next preceding mailing of a notice
ofredemption of any Bonds.
The City has selected U.S. Bank National Association, St. Paul,
Minnesota, to act as paying agent (the "PayingAgent"). If a Paying
Agent is selected the City will pay the charges for Paying Agent
services. The City reservesthe right to remove the Paying Agent and
appoint a successor.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
The Bonds maturing on or after May 1, 2030 are subject to
redemption prior to maturity at the option of the City onMay 1,
2029 or any date thereafter, at a price of par plus accrued
interest.
The City will, at least 45 days prior to any optional redemption
date (unless a shorter time period shall be satisfactoryto the
Registrar), notify the Registrar of such redemption date and of the
principal amount and maturity or maturitiesof Bonds to be redeemed.
For purposes of any redemption of less than all of the outstanding
Bonds of a singlematurity, the particular Bonds or portions of
Bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by lot by the Registrar from
theBonds of such maturity by such method of lottery as the
Registrar shall deem fair and appropriate (except when theBonds are
held in a book-entry system, in which case the selection of Bonds
to be redeemed will be made inaccordance with procedures
established by DTC or any other book-entry depository); provided
that such lottery shallprovide for the selection for redemption of
Bonds or portions thereof in principal amounts of $5,000 and
integralmultiples thereof.
Unless waived by any holder of Bonds to be redeemed, notice of
the call for any redemption will be given by theRegistrar on behalf
of the City by mailing the redemption notice by first-class mail at
least 30 days and not more than60 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption to each registered owner of the Bonds to be redeemed at
the addressshown on the Register or at such other address as is
furnished in writing by such registered owner to the Registrar.
Unless moneys sufficient to pay the redemption price of the
Bonds to be redeemed at the option of the City arereceived by the
Registrar prior to the giving of such notice of redemption, such
notice may, at the option of the City,state that said redemption
will be conditional upon the receipt of such moneys by the
Registrar on or prior to the datefixed for redemption. If such
moneys are not received, such notice will be of no force and
effect, the City will notredeem such Bonds, and the Registrar will
give notice, in the same manner in which the notice of redemption
hasbeen given, that such moneys were not so received and that such
Bonds will not be redeemed. Otherwise, prior toany redemption date,
the City will deposit with the Registrar an amount of money
sufficient to pay the redemptionprice of all the Bonds or portions
of Bonds which are to be redeemed on that date.
Subject to the provisions for a conditional redemption described
above, notice of redemption having been given asdescribed above and
in the Award Resolution, and notwithstanding failure to receive
such notice, the Bonds orportions of Bonds so to be redeemed will,
on the redemption date, become due and payable at the redemption
pricetherein specified, and from and after such date (unless the
City shall default in the payment of the redemption price)such
Bonds or portions of Bonds shall cease to bear interest. Upon
surrender of such Bonds for redemption inaccordance with said
notice, such Bonds will be paid by the Registrar at the redemption
price.
AUTHORITY; PURPOSE
The Bonds are being issued pursuant to Section 66.0621,
Wisconsin Statutes, to provide funds for the public purposeof
financing improvements and extensions to the City’s Storm Water
System (the "Storm Water System").
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ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES*
Sources
Par Amount of Bonds $5,055,000
Transfers from Prior Issue DSR Funds 6,769,481
Estimated Interest Earnings 12,524
Total Sources $11,837,005
Uses
Total Underwriter's Discount $63,188
Costs of Issuance 65,650
Deposit to Debt Service Reserve Fund (DSRF) 7,095,258
Deposit to Project Construction Fund 4,610,000
Rounding Amount 2,909
Total Uses $11,837,005
*Preliminary, subject to change
SECURITY
This section is a summary of security provisions. A detailed
explanation of the security provisions is contained inthe Bond
Resolution and the applicable provisions of Resolution No. 05-100
adopted by the Common Council onthe 12th day of April, 2005,
referenced therein, each of which is available upon request from
Ehlers.
Source of Payment: THE BONDS ARE NOT GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE
CITY, BUT ARE payable onlyfrom and secured by a pledge of certain
income and revenue to be derived from the operation of the Storm
WaterSystem.
The City pledges a first lien on the net revenues to be derived
from the operation of the Storm Water System forpayment of
principal of and interest on the Bonds. Such pledge is on a parity
with the City’s Storm Water UtilityRevenue Bonds, Series 2012D,
dated November 1, 2012; Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series
2013A, datedJune 27, 2013; Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds,
Series 2014A, dated July 15, 2014; Storm Water Utility
RevenueBonds, Series 2015C, dated September 2, 2015; Storm Water
Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2016E, dated July 20,2016; Storm
Water Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016I, dated October
19, 2016, Storm Water UtilityRevenue Bonds, Series 2017E, dated
July 20, 2017, Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2018C,
dated June28, 2018 and Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series
2019C, dated June 27, 2019 (collectively, the “ParityBonds”).
Rate Covenant: The City covenants to establish, charge and
collect such lawfully established rates and charges forthe services
rendered by the Storm Water System so that net revenues (i.e. gross
revenues derived from said rates andcharges less all costs of
operation and maintenance, exclusive of debt service, depreciation,
or local tax equivalents)will be at least 1.20 times the maximum
annual principal and interest coming due on all outstanding bonds
payablefrom the income and revenues of the Storm Water System each
year.
Additional Bonds Test: The City reserves the right and privilege
to issue additional revenue bonds, from time totime, payable from
Storm Water System revenues and ranking on a parity with any
outstanding Storm Water Systemrevenue bonds. Before such additional
parity bonds are issued, the City must demonstrate that all of the
followingconditions shall be met: (1) the net revenues (as defined
in the Bond Resolution) of the Storm Water System for thefiscal
year next preceding the issuance of such additional revenue bonds
were at least equal to 1.20 times themaximum annual debt service
that will be required in any fiscal year for principal and interest
on all bonds thenoutstanding payable from the net revenues and the
additional revenue bonds then proposed to be issued, provided
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however, that if prior to the authorization of such additional
revenue bonds the City shall have adopted and put intoeffect a
revised schedule of fees for the use of the Storm Water System then
the net revenues of the Storm WaterSystem for the last completed
fiscal year which, in the written opinion of an independent
consulting engineer orcertified public accountant employed for that
purpose, would have resulted from such rates had they been in
effectfor such period, may be used in lieu of the actual net
revenues for the last completed fiscal year; (2) the
paymentsrequired to be made into the various funds and accounts ,
together with any required balances, must be certified ascurrent by
the Finance Director of the City; (3) the additional bonds must be
payable as to principal on May 1 of eachyear in which principal
falls due and as to interest on May 1 and November 1 of each year,
and the rate of interestborne by the additional revenue bonds may
be fixed or variable; (4) the proceeds of the additional bonds must
be usedsolely to refund Bonds or for purchasing, acquiring,
constructing, extending, adding to, improving,
conducting,controlling, operating or managing the Utility; and (5)
there shall be on deposit in the Reserve Account the DebtService
Reserve Requirement on the Bonds then outstanding and the
additional revenue bonds then being issued.
Service to City: The reasonable cost and value of any use of the
Storm Water System by the City, if any, shall becharged against the
City, and shall be by it paid as the use occurs, out of the current
revenues of the City collectedor in the process of collection,
exclusive of the revenues derived from the Storm Water System, and
out of the taxlevy of the City made by it to raise money to meet
its necessary current expenses; provided, that, for purposes of
thisdocument and the Bond Resolution, and subject to annual
appropriation, the value of such service to the City shallbe deemed
to be the difference, if any, between the revenues and the amount
necessary to pay the principal of andinterest on the Bonds and to
replenish any deficiency in the Reserve Account. Such compensation
for such servicerendered to the City shall be considered a portion
of the revenues.
Bond Reserve Account: The City covenants to establish and
maintain a Reserve Account in an amount equal to the maximum annual
debt service on the outstanding Bonds and any outstanding parity
bonds. Upon issuance of theBonds, an amount necessary to make the
amount on deposit in the Reserve Account equal to the reserve
requirementwill be deposited in the Reserve Account.
Defeasance: All Bonds and the interest accrued thereon shall be
deemed to be paid within the meaning of the BondResolution when
payment of the principal of and premium, if any, on the Bonds, plus
interest thereon to the datethereof (whether such due date be by
reason of maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity as provided
in the BondResolution, or otherwise), either (i) will have been
made or caused to be made in accordance with the terms of theBonds
and the Bond Resolution, or (ii) will have been provided for by
irrevocably depositing with the Paying Agentor a trustee or escrow
agent, in trust, and irrevocably setting aside exclusively for such
payment (1) moneys sufficientto make such payment or (2) direct
obligations of the United States of America or other obligations
the timelypayment of the principal of and interest on are
unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the
UnitedStates of America, which are not callable prior to maturity
and which mature and bear interest, without reinvestment,in such
amounts and on such dates as will provide sufficient moneys to make
such payment, and all necessary andproper fees, compensation and
expenses of the Paying Agent or such trustee or escrow agent shall
have been paidor the payment thereof provided for. At such time as
the Bonds shall be deemed to be paid under the BondResolution, as
aforesaid, they shall no longer be secured by or entitled to the
benefits of the Bond Resolution, exceptfor the purposes of any such
payment from such moneys or obligations. It is expressly provided
in the BondResolution that fewer than all of the bonds outstanding
may be defeased at any time or from time to time and fewerthan all
of the Bonds of a single maturity may be defeased.
STORM WATER SYSTEM REVENUE DEBT OUTSTANDING
All outstanding Storm Water System Revenue debt of the City is
listed on the following page.
HISTORIC STORM WATER SYSTEM DEBT SERVICE COVERAGES
The exhibit on the Page 7 presents the three-year historic debt
service coverages of the Storm Water System.
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City of O
shko
sh, W
isconsin
Sche
dule of B
onde
d Inde
bted
ness
Revenu
e Deb
t Secured
by Stormwater Reven
ues
(As o
f 07/01
/202
0)
3876
433
8390
3929
533
8387
3272
8532
7691
3278
6732
9345
3287
9533
0638
3290
0733
1082
Dated
Amou
nt
Maturity
Calend
ar
Year End
ing
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
2020
064
,738
020
4,46
30
114,46
90
179,85
90
55,428
016
9,92
520
2132
5,00
012
4,60
069
0,00
039
8,57
536
5,00
022
1,63
870
0,00
034
5,71
922
5,00
010
8,60
695
0,00
032
5,60
020
2233
5,00
011
4,70
071
0,00
037
7,57
537
5,00
020
6,83
873
0,00
031
7,11
923
0,00
010
2,90
699
5,00
029
1,45
020
2334
5,00
010
5,79
473
0,00
035
5,97
539
5,00
019
1,43
875
0,00
028
7,51
924
0,00
095
,856
1,05
0,00
025
0,55
020
2435
0,00
097
,756
755,00
033
3,22
840
5,00
017
7,46
378
5,00
025
6,81
924
5,00
088
,581
1,11
5,00
020
7,25
020
2536
0,00
089
,100
780,00
030
8,26
942
0,00
016
5,08
882
0,00
022
4,71
925
0,00
082
,406
1,15
5,00
017
3,40
020
2637
0,00
079
,744
805,00
028
1,01
943
0,00
015
2,33
854
5,00
019
7,41
925
5,00
077
,356
1,21
5,00
014
9,70
020
2738
0,00
069
,188
840,00
025
0,13
144
5,00
013
8,93
456
5,00
017
8,04
426
0,00
072
,206
1,27
5,00
012
3,20
620
2839
0,00
057
,638
870,00
021
5,93
146
0,00
012
4,50
658
0,00
016
0,86
926
5,00
066
,956
1,31
0,00
093
,306
2029
405,00
045
,713
910,00
018
0,33
147
5,00
010
9,01
659
5,00
014
3,24
427
0,00
061
,438
1,37
5,00
057
,125
2030
415,00
033
,413
945,00
014
3,23
149
0,00
092
,425
615,00
012
4,70
928
0,00
055
,244
1,46
0,00
018
,250
2031
430,00
020
,469
985,00
010
4,63
151
0,00
074
,925
635,00
010
4,78
128
5,00
048
,356
2032
440,00
06,87
51,02
5,00
064
,431
530,00
055
,400
655,00
083
,819
295,00
040
,922
2033
1,06
5,00
021
,966
550,00
033
,800
680,00
061
,700
300,00
032
,925
2034
570,00
011
,400
705,00
037
,888
310,00
024
,150
2035
730,00
012
,775
320,00
014
,700
2036
330,00
04,95
020
3720
3820
3920
40
4,54
5,00
090
9,72
511
,110
,000
3,23
9,75
66,42
0,00
01,86
9,67
510
,090
,000
2,71
7,00
04,36
0,00
01,03
2,98
811
,900
,000
1,85
9,76
3
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tinued on
next p
age
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
6I
10/19/20
16$1
5,29
5,00
0
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
6E
07/20/20
16$5
,175
,000
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
5C
09/02/20
15$1
3,11
5,00
0
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
4A
07/15/20
14$8
,300
,000
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
3A
06/27/20
13$1
5,22
0,00
0
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 20
12D
11/01/20
12$6
,810
,000
05/01
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City of O
shko
sh, W
isconsin
Sche
dule of B
onde
d Inde
bted
ness con
tinue
dRe
venu
e Deb
t Secured
by Stormwater Reven
ues
(As o
f 07/01
/202
0)
2019
Net Reven
ue32
9551
3319
5833
1656
3347
3933
2252
3391
9533
5367
3434
67Av
ailable
Dated
for D
ebt
Amou
ntService**
8,67
0,97
6.00
Maturity
Calend
ar
Year End
ing
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lInterest
Principa
lEstim
ated
Interest
Total Prin
cipa
lTo
tal Interest
Total P
& I
Principa
l Outstan
ding
% Paid
Calend
ar
Year
Ending
Coverage
2020
017
0,66
30
190,25
00
148,10
00
00
1,29
7,89
41,29
7,89
479
,730
,000
.00%
2020
020
2136
0,00
033
5,92
535
5,00
037
1,62
527
5,00
028
9,32
517
0,00
015
6,49
44,41
5,00
02,67
8,10
77,09
3,10
775
,315
,000
5.54
%20
211.22
2022
375,00
032
1,15
037
5,00
035
3,37
528
0,00
027
5,45
021
0,00
011
4,01
04,61
5,00
02,47
4,57
37,08
9,57
370
,700
,000
11.33%
2022
1.22
2023
390,00
030
2,02
539
0,00
033
4,25
029
5,00
026
1,07
521
5,00
011
0,31
84,80
0,00
02,29
4,80
07,09
4,80
065
,900
,000
17.35%
2023
1.22
2024
410,00
028
2,02
541
0,00
031
4,25
029
0,00
024
6,45
022
0,00
010
6,43
64,98
5,00
02,11
0,25
87,09
5,25
860
,915
,000
23.60%
2024
1.22
2025
435,00
026
0,90
043
5,00
029
3,12
528
5,00
023
2,07
522
0,00
010
2,36
15,16
0,00
01,93
1,44
27,09
1,44
255
,755
,000
30.07%
2025
1.22
2026
455,00
023
8,65
045
5,00
027
0,87
535
5,00
021
6,07
522
5,00
098
,059
5,11
0,00
01,76
1,23
46,87
1,23
450
,645
,000
36.48%
2026
1.26
2027
480,00
021
5,27
548
0,00
024
7,50
037
5,00
019
7,82
523
0,00
093
,466
5,33
0,00
01,58
5,77
56,91
5,77
545
,315
,000
43.16%
2027
1.25
2028
500,00
019
3,27
550
0,00
022
4,25
039
0,00
017
8,70
023
5,00
088
,558
5,50
0,00
01,40
3,98
96,90
3,98
939
,815
,000
50.06%
2028
1.26
2029
520,00
017
2,87
552
5,00
020
2,50
041
5,00
015
8,57
524
0,00
083
,338
5,73
0,00
01,21
4,15
36,94
4,15
334
,085
,000
57.25%
2029
1.25
2030
540,00
015
1,67
554
5,00
018
2,46
343
0,00
014
1,75
024
5,00
077
,806
5,96
5,00
01,02
0,96
66,98
5,96
628
,120
,000
64.73%
2030
1.24
2031
560,00
012
9,67
556
0,00
016
3,12
544
5,00
012
8,62
525
5,00
071
,911
4,66
5,00
084
6,49
85,51
1,49
823
,455
,000
70.58%
2031
1.57
2032
585,00
010
9,70
058
0,00
014
3,90
045
5,00
011
5,12
526
0,00
065
,683
4,82
5,00
068
5,85
45,51
0,85
418
,630
,000
76.63%
2032
1.57
2033
600,00
091
,925
600,00
012
4,72
547
0,00
010
1,25
026
5,00
059
,174
4,53
0,00
052
7,46
55,05
7,46
514
,100
,000
82.32%
2033
1.71
2034
620,00
073
,238
620,00
010
4,51
348
5,00
086
,925
270,00
052
,362
3,58
0,00
039
0,47
43,97
0,47
410
,520
,000
86.81%
2034
2.18
2035
640,00
053
,550
640,00
083
,250
500,00
072
,150
280,00
045
,183
3,11
0,00
028
1,60
83,39
1,60
87,41
0,00
090
.71%
2035
2.56
2036
660,00
032
,825
670,00
060
,725
515,00
056
,925
285,00
037
,652
2,46
0,00
019
3,07
72,65
3,07
74,95
0,00
093
.79%
2036
3.27
2037
680,00
011
,050
690,00
036
,925
530,00
041
,250
295,00
029
,818
2,19
5,00
011
9,04
32,31
4,04
32,75
5,00
096
.54%
2037
3.75
2038
710,00
012
,425
545,00
025
,125
305,00
021
,641
1,56
0,00
059
,191
1,61
9,19
11,19
5,00
098
.50%
2038
5.36
2039
565,00
08,47
531
0,00
013
,179
875,00
021
,654
896,65
432
0,00
099
.60%
2039
9.67
2040
320,00
04,44
632
0,00
04,44
632
4,44
60
100.00
%20
4026
.73
8,81
0,00
03,14
6,40
09,54
0,00
03,71
4,05
07,90
0,00
02,98
1,25
05,05
5,00
01,43
1,89
579
,730
,000
22,902
,501
102,63
2,50
1
* Prelim
inary, su
bject to change.
**The de
bt se
rvice coverage ra
tios include
d on
this page are calculated using 20
19 Net Reven
ues. No guarantee can be
given
that th
e Net Reven
ues in future years will be the same as th
e Net Reven
ues in 20
19 and
future Net Reven
ues m
ay be materially
diffe
rent.
Storm W
ater Utility
Reven
ue Bon
dsSerie
s 202
0C
07/02/20
20$5
,055
,000
*
05/01
Storm W
ater Utility
Rev
Bon
dsSerie
s 201
9C
06/27/20
19$8
,060
,000
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
8C
06/28/20
18$1
0,06
0,00
0
05/01
Storm W
ater Rev
Bon
dSerie
s 201
7E
07/20/20
17$9
,720
,000
05/01
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CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
HISTORIC STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES
The following table shows the historic comparison of Net
Revenues and debt service secured byrevenues of the storm water
system for the three-year period ending December 31, 2018.
Audited Audited Audited2016 2017 2018
Operating RevenuesStorm water revenues 8,747,443$ 9,228,659$
9,983,418$ Other Operating Revenues 14,944 25,906 2,905
Total Operating Revenues 8,762,387 9,254,565 9,986,323
Operating ExpensesOperation and Maintenance 2,117,352 2,051,219
2,107,879 Depreciation and Amortization 1,776,023 1,911,772
2,084,942 Taxes - Payroll & Other 60,485 63,482 64,625
Total Operating Expenses 3,953,860 4,026,473 4,257,446
Operating Income 4,808,527 5,228,092 5,728,877
Plus: Depreciation and Amortization 1,776,023 1,911,772
2,084,942 Interest Income 86,840 137,556 241,453 BAB Credit 320,958
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Net Revenues Available for Debt Service 6,992,348$ 7,277,420$
8,055,272$
Debt Service2005C Storm Water System Revenue Bonds 355,864$ -$
-$2010E Storm Water System Revenue Bonds 1,564,098$ -$ -$2012D
Storm Water System Revenue Bonds 449,675$ 446,200$ 447,500$ 2013A
Storm Water System Revenue Bonds 1,089,650$ 1,086,575$ 1,087,975$
2014A Storm Water System Revenue Bonds 584,138$ 586,163$ 584,613$
2015C Storm Water System Revenue Bonds 1,044,603$ 1,044,019$
1,044,719$ 2016E Storm Water System Revenue Bonds -$ 331,131$
331,656$ 2016I Storm Water System Revenue Bonds -$ 1,229,648$
1,235,700$ 2017E Storm Water System Revenue Bonds -$ -$
693,670$
Total Debt Service 5,088,028$ 4,723,736$ 5,425,833$
Debt Service Coverage 1.37 1.54 1.48
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DESCRIPTION OF THE STORM WATER SYSTEM
The Storm Water System’s finances are kept within a separate
enterprise fund. The City contains approximately27.70 square miles
of urban watershed. Runoff is collected by the Storm Water System
and drains Lake Butte desMorts, the Fox River and Lake Winnebago.
The City created the Storm Water System in 2002. The purpose of
theStorm Water System was to create a funding mechanism to address
flooding problems in parts of the City and toprovide operating
revenue to comply with the requirements of the federal Clean Water
Act. An Equivalent RunoffUnit (“ERU”) is equivalent to 2,817 square
feet of impervious area.
The Storm Water System operations are governed by the Common
Council of the City and are directed by theDirector of Public
Works. The Storm Water System consists of approximately 275 miles
of storm sewer piping ofvarious sizes, twenty (20) storm water
detention basins, and three (3) storm water pump stations.
YearTotal Billings
2015 $8,035,662
2016 8,816,884
2017 9,560,743
2018 10,321,040
2019 10,611,785
HISTORY OF USAGE (ERU)
Year Residential Commercial1 IndustrialPublic
Authority Total
2015 18,908 29,473 6,167 4,944 59,4922016 18,961 28,579 6,134
4,721 58,3952017 18,981 28,367 6,099 4,610 58,0572018 19,041 28,738
6,166 4,645 58,5902019 21,279 26,956 6,161 4,618 59,014
1 Includes Multi-family properties
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LARGER USERS
Following are larger users of the Storm Water System for
2019:
Larger User 2019 TotalERUs Billing
Percentageof Total
Winnebago County 3,067 $589,755 5.56%
Oshkosh Corporation 2,232 414,376 3.90%
City of Oshkosh 1,652 308,235 2.90%
State of Wisconsin 1,455 257,278 2.42%
Oshkosh Area School District 1,246 253,512 2.39%
UW-Oshkosh 1,204 209,619 1.98%
Bemis/Curwood/Millprint 1,045 191,256 1.80%
Experimental Aircraft Association 725 150,929 1.42%
Bergstrom Corporation 575 106,291 1.00%
BFO Factory Outlets 408 66,154 0.62%
STORM WATER DRAINAGE RATES
All publicly and privately owned real property in the City is
charged $49.23 per calculated equivalent residential unit(ERU) per
quarter. A late payment charge of 1% per month is added to bills
not paid within 20 days of issuance. The late payment charge is
applicable to all customers. The Storm Water Drainage rates became
effective April 1,2020. The rate structure is as follows:
Customer Class ERUSmall Residential (3,750 sq ft) 13,488
Large Residential (>3,750 sq ft) 3,365
All other developed areas 41,497 Total imperviousarea/2,817
Source of Revenue Percentage 2019 ERU’sResidential / Multi
Family 36.1% 21,279Commercial 45.7% 26,956Industrial 10.4%
6,161Public Authority 7.8% 4,618Total 100.0% 59,014
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CONCURRENT FINANCING
By means of separate Preliminary Official Statements, the City
will be issuing its $10,870,000* General ObligationCorporate
Purpose Bonds, Series 2020A (the "Series 2020A Bonds"), and
$7,360,000 General Obligation PromissoryNotes, Series 2020B (the
"Series 2020B Notes") on July 1, 2020 and its $5,900,000* Water
System Revenue Bonds,Series 2020D (the "Series 2020D Bonds") and
$14,925,000* Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2020E (the"Series
2020E Bonds") on July 16, 2020 (the Series 2020B Notes, Series
2020C Bonds, Series 2020D Bonds andSeries 2020E Bonds,
collectively, the "Concurrent Obligations").
RATING
General obligation debt of the City is currently rated "Aa3" by
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)Outstanding storm water
revenue debt of the City is currently rated "A1", water revenue and
sewer revenue debt ofthe City is currently rated "Aa3" by
Moody’s.
The City has requested a rating on the Bonds from Moody's, and
bidders will be notified as to the assigned ratingprior to the
sale. Such rating reflects only the views of such organization and
explanations of the significance of suchrating may be obtained from
Moody's. Generally, a rating agency bases its rating on the
information and materialsfurnished to it and on investigations,
studies and assumptions of its own. There is no assurance that such
rating willcontinue for any given period of time or that it will
not be revised downward or withdrawn entirely by such ratingagency,
if in the judgment of such rating agency circumstances so warrant.
Any such downward revision orwithdrawal of such rating may have an
adverse effect on the market price of the Bonds.
Such rating is not to be construed as a recommendation of the
rating agency to buy, sell or hold the Bonds, and therating
assigned by the rating agency should be evaluated independently.
Except as may be required by the DisclosureUndertaking described
under the heading "CONTINUING DISCLOSURE" neither the City nor the
underwriterundertake responsibility to bring to the attention of
the owner of the Bonds any proposed changes in or withdrawalof such
rating or to oppose any such revision or withdrawal.
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE
In order to assist brokers, dealers, and municipal securities
dealers, in connection with their participation in theoffering of
the Bonds, to comply with Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission,pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Rule"), the City shall agree
to provide certaininformation to the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board (MSRB) through its Electronic Municipal Market
Access(EMMA) system, or any system that may be prescribed in the
future. The Rule was last amended, effective February27, 2019, to
include an expanded list of material events.
On the date of issue and delivery, the City will execute and
deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking insubstantially the
form attached hereto as Appendix D, under which the City will
covenant for the benefit of holdersincluding beneficial holders, to
provide electronically, or in a manner otherwise prescribed,
certain financialinformation annually and to provide notices of the
occurrence of certain events enumerated in the Rule (the"Disclosure
Undertaking"). The details and terms of the Disclosure Undertaking
are set forth in Appendix D.
A failure by the City to comply with any Disclosure Undertaking
will not constitute an event of default on the Bonds. However, such
a failure may adversely affect the transferability and liquidity of
the Bonds and their market price.
*Preliminary, subject to change
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In the previous five years, the City believes it has not failed
to comply in all material respects with its priorundertakings under
the Rule. The City has reviewed its continuing disclosure
responsibilities along with any changesto the Rule, to ensure
compliance. Ehlers is currently engaged as dissemination agent for
the City.
LEGAL OPINION
An opinion as to the validity of the Bonds and the exemption
from federal taxation of the interest thereon will befurnished by
Chapman and Cutler LLP, Bond Counsel to the City, and will be
available at the time of delivery ofthe Bonds. The proposed form of
opinion of Bond Counsel is attached hereto as Appendix B.
STATEMENT REGARDING COUNSEL PARTICIPATION
Certain legal matters incident to the authorization, issuance
and sale of the Bonds are subject to the approving legalopinion of
Bond Counsel who has been retained by, and acts as, Bond Counsel to
the City. Bond Counsel has notassumed responsibility for this
Preliminary Official Statement or participated in its preparation
(except with respectto the section entitled "TAX EXEMPTION" in this
Preliminary Official Statement and the "FORM OF LEGALOPINION" found
in Appendix B of this Preliminary Official Statement). Bond Counsel
has not been retained orconsulted on disclosure matters, and has
not undertaken to review or verify the accuracy, completeness or
sufficiencyof this Preliminary Official Statement or other offering
material relating to the Bonds, and assumes no responsibilityfor
the statements or information contained in or incorporated by
reference in this Preliminary Official Statement,except that in its
capacity as Bond Counsel, Chapman and Cutler LLP has, at the
request of the City, reviewed thesection entitled "TAX EXEMPTION"
in this Preliminary Official Statement and has provided the "FORM
OFLEGAL OPINION" found in Appendix B of this Preliminary Official
Statement. This review was undertaken solelyat the request and for
the benefit of the City and did not include any obligation to
establish or confirm factual mattersset forth herein.
TAX EXEMPTION
Federal tax law contains a number of requirements and
restrictions which apply to the Bonds, including
investmentrestrictions, periodic payments of arbitrage profits to
the United States, requirements regarding the proper use of
bondproceeds and the facilities financed therewith, and certain
other matters. The City has covenanted to comply withall
requirements that must be satisfied in order for the interest on
the Bonds to be excludable from gross income forfederal income tax
purposes. Failure to comply with certain of such covenants could
cause interest on the Bonds tobecome includible in gross income for
federal income tax purposes retroactively to the date of issuance
of the Bonds.
Subject to the City’s compliance with the above-referenced
covenants, under present law, in the opinion of BondCounsel,
interest on the Bonds is excludable from the gross income of the
owners thereof for federal income taxpurposes, and is not included
as an item of tax preference in computing the federal alternative
minimum tax forindividuals under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").
In rendering its opinion, Bond Counsel will rely upon
certifications of the City with respect to certain material
factswithin the City’s knowledge. Bond Counsel’s opinion represents
its legal judgment based upon its review of the lawand the facts
that it deems relevant to render such opinion and is not a
guarantee of a result.
Ownership of the Bonds may result in collateral federal income
tax consequences to certain taxpayers, including,without
limitation, corporations subject to the branch profits tax,
financial institutions, certain insurance companies,
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certain S corporations, individual recipients of Social Security
or Railroad Retirement benefits and taxpayers whomay be deemed to
have incurred (or continued) indebtedness to purchase or carry
tax-exempt obligations. Prospective purchasers of the Bonds should
consult their tax advisors as to applicability of any such
collateralconsequences.
The issue price for original issue discount (as further
discussed below) and market discount purposes (the “OID
IssuePrice”) for each maturity of the Bonds is the price at which a
substantial amount of such maturity of the Bonds isfirst sold to
the public (excluding bond houses and brokers and similar persons
or organizations acting in the capacityof underwriters, placement
agents or wholesalers). The OID Issue Price of a maturity of the
Bonds may be differentfrom the price set forth, or the price
corresponding to the yield set forth, on the cover page hereof.
If the OID Issue Price of a maturity of the Bonds is less than
the principal amount payable at maturity, the differencebetween the
OID Issue Price of each such maturity, if any, of the Bonds (the
“OID Bonds”) and the principal amountpayable at maturity is
original issue discount.
For an investor who purchases an OID Bond in the initial public
offering at the OID Issue Price for such maturityand who holds such
OID Bond to its stated maturity, subject to the condition that the
City complies with thecovenants discussed above, (a) the full
amount of original issue discount with respect to such OID Bond
constitutesinterest which is excludable from the gross income of
the owner thereof for federal income tax purposes; (b) suchowner
will not realize taxable capital gain or market discount upon
payment of such OID Bond at its stated maturity;(c) such original
issue discount is not included as an item of tax preference in
computing the alternative minimumtax for individuals under the
Code; and (d) the accretion of original issue discount in each year
may result in certaincollateral federal income tax consequences in
each year even though a corresponding cash payment may not
bereceived until a later year. Owners of OID Bonds should consult
their own tax advisors with respect to the state andlocal tax
consequences of original issue discount on such OID Bonds.
Owners of Bonds who dispose of Bonds prior to the stated
maturity (whether by sale, redemption or otherwise),purchase Bonds
in the initial public offering, but at a price different from the
OID Issue Price or purchase Bondssubsequent to the initial public
offering should consult their own tax advisors.
If a Bond is purchased at any time for a price that is less than
the Bond’s stated redemption price at maturity or, inthe case of an
OID Bond, its OID Issue Price plus accreted original issue discount
(the “Revised Issue Price”), thepurchaser will be treated as having
purchased a Bond with market discount subject to the market
discount rules ofthe Code (unless a statutory de minimis rule
applies). Accrued market discount is treated as taxable ordinary
incomeand is recognized when a Bond is disposed of (to the extent
such accrued discount does not exceed gain realized) or,at the
purchaser’s election, as it accrues. Such treatment would apply to
any purchaser who purchases an OID Bondfor a price that is less
than its Revised Issue Price even if the purchase price exceeds
par. The applicability of themarket discount rules may adversely
affect the liquidity or secondary market price of such Bond.
Purchasers shouldconsult their own tax advisors regarding the
potential implications of market discount with respect to the
Bonds.
An investor may purchase a Bond at a price in excess of its
stated principal amount. Such excess is characterizedfor federal
income tax purposes as “bond premium” and must be amortized by an
investor on a constant yield basisover the remaining term of the
Bond in a manner that takes into account potential call dates and
call prices. Aninvestor cannot deduct amortized bond premium
relating to a tax-exempt bond. The amortized bond premium istreated
as a reduction in the tax-exempt interest received. As bond premium
is amortized, it reduces the investor’sbasis in the Bond. Investors
who purchase a Bond at a premium should consult their own tax
advisors regarding theamortization of bond premium and its effect
on the Bond’s basis for purposes of computing gain or loss in
connectionwith the sale, exchange, redemption or early retirement
of the Bond.
There are or may be pending in the Congress of the United States
legislative proposals, including some that carryretroactive
effective dates, that, if enacted, could alter or amend the federal
tax matters referred to above or affect
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the market value of the Bonds. It cannot be predicted whether or
in what form any such proposal might be enactedor whether, if
enacted, it would apply to bonds issued prior to enactment.
Prospective purchasers of the Bonds shouldconsult their own tax
advisors regarding any pending or proposed federal tax legislation.
Bond Counsel expressesno opinion regarding any pending or proposed
federal tax legislation.
The Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) has an ongoing
program of auditing tax-exempt obligations todetermine whether, in
the view of the Service, interest on such tax-exempt obligations is
includible in the grossincome of the owners thereof for federal
income tax purposes. It cannot be predicted whether or not the
Service willcommence an audit of the Bonds. If an audit is
commenced, under current procedures the Service may treat the
Cityas a taxpayer and the Bondholders may have no right to
participate in such procedure. The commencement of anaudit could
adversely affect the market value and liquidity of the Bonds until
the audit is concluded, regardless ofthe ultimate outcome.
Payments of interest on, and proceeds of the sale, redemption or
maturity of, tax-exempt obligations, including theBonds, are in
certain cases required to be reported to the Service. Additionally,
backup withholding may apply toany such payments to any Bond owner
who fails to provide an accurate Form W-9 Request for
TaxpayerIdentification Number and Certification, or a substantially
identical form, or to any Bond owner who is notified bythe Service
of a failure to report any interest or dividends required to be
shown on federal income tax returns. Thereporting and backup
withholding requirements do not affect the excludability of such
interest from gross incomefor federal tax purposes.
ORIGINAL ISSUE PREMIUM
To the extent that the initial offering price of certain of the
Bonds is more than the principal amount payable atmaturity, such
Bonds (“Premium Bonds”) will be considered to have bond
premium.
Any Premium Bond purchased in the initial offering at the issue
price will have “amortizable bond premium” withinthe meaning of
Section 171 of the Code. The amortizable bond premium of each
Premium Bond is calculated on adaily basis from the issue date of
such Premium Bond until its stated maturity date or (call date, if
any) on the basisof a constant interest rate compounded at each
accrual period (with straight line interpolation between
thecompounding dates). An owner of a Premium Bond that has
amortizable bond premium is not allowed any deductionfor the
amortizable bond premium; rather the amortizable bond premium
attributable to a taxable year is appliedagainst (and operates to
reduce) the amount of tax-exempt interest payments on the Premium
Bonds. During eachtaxable year, such owner must reduce his or her
tax basis in such Premium Bond by the amount of the amortizablebond
premium that is allocable to the portion of such taxable year
during which the holder held such Premium Bond. The adjusted tax
basis in a Premium Bond will be used to determine taxable gain or
loss upon a disposition (includingthe sale, exchange, redemption,
or payment at maturity) of such Premium Bond.
Owners of Premium Bonds who did not purchase such Premium Bonds
in the initial offering at the issue price shouldconsult their own
tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of owning such
Premium Bonds. Owners ofPremium Bonds should consult their own tax
advisors with respect to state and local tax consequences of owning
thePremium Bonds.
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
Certain of the Bonds (the “Discount Bonds”) are being sold at a
discount from the principal amount payable on suchBonds at
maturity. The difference between the initial offering price at
which a substantial amount of the DiscountBond of a given maturity
is sold to the public and the principal amount payable at maturity
constitutes “original issuediscount” under the Code. The amount of
original issue discount that is deemed to accrue to a holder of a
Discount
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Bond under Section 1288 of the Code is excluded from gross
income for federal income tax purposes and fromtaxable net income
of individuals, estates and trusts for Wisconsin income tax
purposes to the same extent that statedinterest on such Discount
Bond would be so excluded. The amount of the original issue
discount that is treated asaccruing with respect to a Discount Bond
is added to the tax basis of the owner in determining, for such
purposes,gain or loss upon disposition of such Discount Bond
(whether by sale, exchange, redemption or payment at maturity).
Interest in the form of original issue discount is treated under
Section 1288 as accruing at a constant yield andcompounding
semiannually on days that are determined by reference to the
maturity date of the Discount Bond. Theamount of original issue
discount that is treated as accruing for any particular semiannual
accrual period generallyis equal to the excess of (i) the product
of (a) one-half of the yield on such Bonds (adjusted as necessary
for an initialshort period) and (b) the adjusted issue price of
such Bonds, over (ii) the amount of stated interest actually
payable. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the adjusted issue
price is determined by adding to the initial offering pricefor such
Bonds the original issue discount that is treated as having accrued
during all prior semiannual accrualperiods. If a Discount Bond is
sold or otherwise disposed of between semiannual compounding dates,
then theoriginal issue discount that would have accrued for that
semiannual accrual period is to be apportioned in equalamounts
among the days in such accrual period.
If a Discount Bond is purchased for a cost that exceeds the sum
of (i) the initial public offering price, plus (ii) accruedinterest
and accrued original issue discount, the amount of original issue
discount that is deemed to accrue thereafterto the purchaser is
reduced by an amount that reflects amortization of such excess over
the remaining term of suchBond.
It is possible under certain state and local income tax laws
that original issue discount on a Discount Bond may betaxable in
the year of accrual, and may be deemed to accrue earlier than under
federal law. Holders of DiscountBonds should consult their own tax
advisors with respect to the state and local tax consequences of
owning suchDiscount Bonds.
NON-QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS
The City will NOT designate the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt
obligations" pursuant to Section 265 of the InternalRevenue Code of
1986, as amended, which permits financial institutions to deduct
interest expenses allocable to theBonds to the extent permitted
under prior law.
MUNICIPAL ADVISOR
Ehlers has served as municipal advisor to the City in connection
with the issuance of the Bonds. The MunicipalAdvisor cannot
participate in the underwriting of the Bonds. The financial
information included in this PreliminaryOfficial Statement has been
compiled by the Municipal Advisor. Such information does not
purport to be a review,audit or certified forecast of future events
and may not conform with accounting principles applicable to
compilationsof financial information. Ehlers is not a firm of
certified public accountants. Ehlers is registered with the
Securitiesand Exchange Commission and the MSRB as a municipal
advisor. Ehlers makes no representation, warranty orguarantee
regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information in this
Preliminary Official Statement, and itsassistance in preparing this
Preliminary Official Statement should not be construed as a
representation that it hasindependently verified such
information.
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MUNICIPAL ADVISOR AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Bond Trust Services Corporation ("BTSC") and Ehlers Investment
Partners, LLC ("EIP") are affiliate companies ofEhlers. BTSC is
chartered by the State of Minnesota and authorized in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Colorado, and Illinoisto transact the business of a
limited purpose trust company. BTSC provides paying agent services
to debt issuers. EIP is a Registered Investment Advisor with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. EIP assists issuers with
theinvestment of bond proceeds or investing other issuer funds.
This includes escrow bidding agent services. Issuers,such as the
City, have retained or may retain BTSC and/or EIP to provide these
services. If hired, BTSC and/or EIPwould be retained by the City
under an agreement separate from Ehlers.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The basic financial statements of the City for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2018 have been audited byCliftonLarsonAllen LLP,
Wausau, Wisconsin, independent auditors (the "Auditor"). The report
of the Auditor,together with the basic financial statements,
component units financial statements, and notes to the
financialstatements are attached hereto as "APPENDIX A – FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS". The Auditor has not beenengaged to perform and has not
performed, since the date of its report included herein, any
procedures on thefinancial statements addressed in that report. The
Auditor also has not performed any procedures relating to
thisPreliminary Official Statement.
RISK FACTORS
Following is a description of possible risks to holders of the
Bonds without weighting as to probability. Thisdescription of risks
is not intended to be all-inclusive, and there may be other risks
not now perceived or listed here.
System Revenues: Should rates set be inadequate to cover
expenses, an unusual number of delinquencies occur, ora major
breakdown or other disaster cause the Storm Water System to be
inoperable, a shortfall of revenues couldresult in a delay of debt
payments.
Larger Users: Should larger users increase or decrease usage of
the storm water service currently provided, therevenues of the
Storm Water System will be affected proportionately.
Ratings; Interest Rates: In the future, the City's credit rating
may be reduced or withdrawn, or interest rates for thistype of
obligation may rise generally, either possibility resulting in a
reduction in the value of the Bonds for resaleprior to
maturity.
Tax Exemption: If the federal government taxes all or a portion
of the interest on municipal bonds or notes or ifthe State
government increases its tax on interest on bonds and notes,
directly or indirectly, or if there is a changein federal or state
tax policy, then the value of these Bonds may fall for purposes of
resale. Noncompliance by theCity with the covenants in the
Authorizing Resolution relating to certain continuing requirements
of the Code mayresult in inclusion of interest to be paid on the
Bonds in gross income of the recipient for United States income
taxpurposes, retroactive to the date of issuance.
Continuing Disclosure: A failure by the City to comply with the
Disclosure Undertaking for continuing disclosure(see "CONTINUING
DISCLOSURE") will not constitute an event of default on the Bonds.
Any such failure mustbe reported in accordance with the Rule and
must be considered by any broker, dealer, or municipal securities
dealerbefore recommending the purchase or sale of the Bonds in the
secondary market. Such a failure may adversely affectthe
transferability and liquidity of the Bonds and their market
price.
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Book-Entry-Only System: The timely credit of payments for
principal and interest on the Bonds to the accountsof the
Beneficial Owners of the Bonds may be delayed due to the customary
practices, standing instructions or forother unknown reasons by DTC
participants or indirect participants. Since the notice of
redemption or other noticesto holders of these obligations will be
delivered by the City to DTC only, there may be a delay or failure
by DTC,DTC participants or indirect participants to notify the
Beneficial Owners of the Bonds.
Depository Risk: Wisconsin Statutes direct the local treasurer
to immediately deposit upon receipt thereof, the fundsof the
municipality in a public depository designated by the governing
body. A public depository means a federalor state credit union,
federal or state savings and loan association, state bank, savings
and trust company, mutualsavings bank or national bank in Wisconsin
or the local government pooled investment fund operated by the
StateInvestment Board. It is not uncommon for a municipality to
have deposits exceeding limits of federal and stateinsurance
programs. Failure of a depository could result in loss of public
funds or a delay in obtaining them. Sucha loss or delay could
interrupt a timely payment of municipal debt.
Economy: A combination of economic, climatic, political or civil
disruptions or terrorist actions outside of thecontrol of the City,
including loss of major taxpayers or major employers, could affect
the local economy and resultin reduced tax collections and/or
increased demands upon local government. Real or perceived threats
to the financialstability of the City may have an adverse effect on
the value of the Bonds in the secondary market. On April 20,
2020,the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, a major employer within
the City, announced that it would furlough certainemployees
continuously through August 31, 2020 as a result of COVID-19, while
certain other employees would besubject to furloughs of two days
per month. On April 29, 2020 Oshkosh Corporation, another major
employer withinthe City, confirmed a prior announcement in March
2020 that certain layoffs would be occurring at OshkoshCorporation
facilities outside of Wisconsin due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
company later confirmed to CityManager Mark Rohloff that its local
facilities were filling orders well into 2021. No local layoffs are
planned oranticipated. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local
corporate officers and senior level managers would be taking
paycuts as part of a corporate-wide response to the pandemic and
its impact on other non-Wisconsin productionfacilities.
Secondary Market for the Bonds: No assurance can be given that a
secondary market will develop for the purchaseand sale of the Bonds
or, if a secondary market exists, that such Bonds can be sold for
any particular price. Theunderwriters are not obligated to engage
in secondary market trading or to repurchase any of the Bonds at
the requestof the owners thereof. Prices of the Bonds as traded in
the secondary market are subject to adjustment upward anddownward
in response to changes in the credit markets and other prevailing
circumstances. No guarantee exists asto the future market value of
the Bonds. Such market value could be substantially different from
the originalpurchase price.
Bankruptcy: The rights and remedies of the holders may be
limited by and are subject to the provisions of federalbankruptcy
laws, to other laws, or equitable principles that may affect the
enforcement of creditors’ rights, to theexercise of judicial
discretion in appropriate cases and to limitations on legal
remedies against local governments. The opinion of Bond Counsel to
be delivered with respect to the Bonds will be similarly qualified.
See "MUNICIPALBANKRUPTCY" herein.
Cybersecurity: The City is dependent on electronic information
technology systems to deliver services. Thesesystems may contain
sensitive information or support critical operational functions
which may have value forunauthorized purposes. As a result, the
electronic systems and networks may be targets of cyberattack.
There can beno assurance that the City will not experience an
information technology breach or attack with financial
consequencesthat could have a material adverse impact. On January
28, 2020, the City experienced a ransomware attack. No dataor
financial information was compromised as a result of the attack,
and the City was able to restore its systems frombackups. .
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Impact of the Spread of COVID-19: In late 2019, a novel strain
of coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan,Hubei Province, China.
COVID-19 has spread throughout the world, including to the United
States, resulting in theWorld Health Organization proclaiming
COVID-19 to be a pandemic and President Trump declaring a
nationalemergency. In response to the spread of COVID-19, the
United States government, state governments, localgovernments and
private industries have taken measures to limit social interactions
in an effort to limit the spreadof COVID-19. The effects of the
spread of COVID-19 and the government and private responses to the
spreadcontinue to rapidly evolve. COVID-19 has caused significant
disruptions to the global, national and State economy.The extent to
which the coronavirus impacts the City and its financial condition
will depend on future developments,which are highly uncertain and
cannot be fully predicted by the City, including the duration of
the outbreak andmeasures taken to address the outbreak. As of the
date of the offering of the Bonds, the City has estimated
thatGeneral Fund revenues will be $1.1 million less than budgeted
for in 2020 as a result of COVID-19, and that anadditional $300,000
in COVID-19 related expenditures will be incurred. The City expects
to utilize $1.4 million inunassigned General Fund balance to offset
these lost revenues and increased expenditures. On March 12, 2020,
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a public health emergency in
the state in response tothe growing threat of COVID-19. That
declaration included direction to the state Department of Health
Services touse any and all required resources to respond to and
contain the outbreak. Governor Evers followed that up with a"safer
at home" order on March 24, 2020, closing nonessential businesses,
banning gatherings of any size andimposing strict travel
restrictions through April 24, 2020. On April 16, 2020, the "safer
at home" order was extendedfrom April 24, 2020 through May 26,
2020. Schools will remain closed for the duration of the 2019-2020
school yearand continue distance learning, but certain
non-essential businesses will be allowed to open operations on a
limitedbasis during this time, including curbside pickup, delivery,
mailings and minimum basic operations.
Also on April 16, 2020, President Trump outlined "Guidelines for
Opening Up America Again," a three-phasedapproach to restarting the
economy based on public health experts’ advice. The guidelines
start with a set of criteriathat should be met before starting
phases one to three. The criteria include a downward trajectory of
people with flu-like and COVID-19-like symptoms for 14 days; a
downward trajectory of documented cases for 14 days or adownward
trajectory of positive tests as a percentage of total tests over a
14-day period; and hospitals with the abilityto treat all patients
without crisis care and a robust testing program for at-risk
healthcare workers.
On April 20, 2020, Governor Evers announced Wisconsin’s
three-phased approach to reopening the State’s economy,based on
President Trump’s guidelines, including similar criteria to be met
before phase one can begin. On April 21,2020, Republican
legislators in the State filed a lawsuit challenging the legality
of the Order. On May 13, 2020, theWisconsin Supreme Court ruled
that the State's "safer at home" order is unlawful, invalid and
unenforceable becausethe emergency rulemaking procedures under
Section 227.24 of the Wisconsin Statutes and procedures
establishedby the Wisconsin Legislature for rulemaking if criminal
penalties were to follow were not followed in connectionwith the
order. The Supreme Court's decision does not invalidate any local
health officials' orders or prevent futurelocal health officials'
orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The foregoing is intended only as a summary of certain risk
factors attendant to an investment in the Bonds. In orderfor
potential investors to identify risk factors and make an informed
investment decision, potential investors shouldbe thoroughly
familiar with this entire Official Statement and the Appendices
hereto.
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VALUATIONS
WISCONSIN PROPERTY VALUATIONS; PROPERTY TAXES
Equalized Value
Section 70.57, Wisconsin Statutes, requires the Department of
Revenue to annually determine the equalized value(also referred to
as full equalized value or aggregate full value) of all taxable
property in each county and taxationdistrict. The equalized value
is an independent estimate of value used to equate individual local
assessment policiesso that property taxes are uniform throughout
the various subdivisions in the State. Equalized value is
calculatedbased on the history of comparable sales and information
about value changes or taxing status provided by the localassessor.
A comparison of the State-determined equalized value and the local
assessed value, expressed as apercentage, is known as the
assessment ratio or level of assessment. The Department of Revenue
notifies each countyand taxing jurisdiction of its equalized value
on August 15; school districts are notified on October 1. The
equalizedvalue of each county is the sum of the valuations of all
cities, villages, and towns within its boundaries.
Taxingjurisdictions lying in more than one municipality, such as
counties, school districts, or special taxing districts, usethe
equalized value of the underlying units in calculating and levying
their respective levies. Equalized values are also used to
apportion state aids and calculate municipal general obligation
debt limits.
Assessed Value
The "assessed value" of taxable property in a municipality is
determined by the local assessor, except formanufacturing
properties which are valued by the State. Each city, village or
town retains its own local assessor, whomust be certified by the
State Department of Revenue. Assessed value is used by these
municipalities to determinetax levy mill rates and to apportion
levies among individual property owners. Each taxing district must
assessproperty at full value at least once in every five-year
period. The State requires that the assessed values must bewithin
10% of State equalized values at least once every four years. The
local assessor values property as of January1 each year and submits
those values to each municipality by the second Monday in June. The
assessor also reportsany value changes taking place since the
previous year, to the Department of Revenue, by the second Monday
in June.
The economic impact of COVID-19 may impact assessed and
equalized valuations of property in the State, includingin the
City. The City cannot predict the extent of any such changes, but a
material decrease in the equalizedvaluations of property in the
City may materially adversely affect the financial condition of the
City (see "RISKFACTORS - Impact of the Spread of COVID-19"
herein).
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CURRENT PROPERTY VALUATIONS
2019 Equalized Value $4,211,595,500
2019 Equalized Value Reduced by Tax Increment Valuation
$4,034,863,400
2019 Assessed Value $3,900,117,600
2019 EQUALIZED VALUE BY CLASSIFICATION
2019 Equalized Value1
Percent of TotalEqualized Value
Residential $ 2,499,816,700 59.356%
Commercial 1,372,318,100 32.584%
Manufacturing 237,237,900 5.633%
Agricultural 135,500 0.003%
Undeveloped 486,900 0.012%
Ag Forest 194,400 0.005%
Other 149,400 0.004%
Personal Property 101,256,600 2.404%
Total $ 4,211,595,500 100.000%
TREND OF VALUATIONS
YearAssessed
ValueEqualized
Value1
PercentIncrease/Decreasein Equalized Value
2015 $ 3,749,985,700 $ 3,743,645,000 -0.14%
2016 3,772,639,900 3,776,225,300 0.87%
2017 3,858,285,700 3,931,778,200 4.12%
2018 3,866,343,500 4,073,682,600 3.61%
2019 3,900,117,600 4,211,595,500 3.39%
Source: Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Bureau of Equalization
and Local Government Services Bureau.
1 Includes tax increment valuation.
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LARGER TAXPAYERS
Taxpayer Type of Business/Property
2019Equalized
Value1
Percent of City's Total
Equalized Value
Midwest Realty Apartments/Developer $ 61,753,988 1.47%
Dumke & Associates Commercial Developer 61,307,896 1.46%
Oshkosh Corporation Manufacturer of Trucks 57,254,301 1.36%
Individual Commercial 52,307,659 1.24%
Bemis Manufacturing 52,081,427 1.24%
Individual Apartments 36,114,444 0.86%
Bergstrom Auto Retailer 35,501,513 0.84%
BFO Factory Shoppes Retail 35,187,489 0.84%
Aurora Medical Health Care 32,714,167 0.78%
Peter Frederiksen & Associates Commercial Developer
31,787,428 0.75%
Total $ 456,010,312 10.83%
City's Total 2019 Equalized Value2 $4,211,595,500
Source: The City.
1 Calculated by dividing the 2019 Assessed Values by the 2019
Aggregate Ratio of assessment for the City.
2 Includes tax increment valuation.
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DEBT
DIRECT DEBT1 (includes the Bond