76.17 Powers of public issuers.
1. A public body authorized to issue bonds may elect to issue bonds bearing a variable or fluctuating rate of interest which is determined on one or more intervals by reference to an index or standard, or as fixed by an interest rate indexing or remarketing agent retained by the issuer of the bonds. A public issuer of public bonds may provide for additional security or liquidity, enter into agreements for, and expend funds for policies of insurance, letters of credit, lines of credit, or other forms of security issued by financial institutions for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds. A public issuer of public bonds may also enter into contracts and pay for the services of underwriters, interest rate indexing agents, remarketing agents, trustees, financial consultants, depositories, and other services as determined by the governing body. In the case of general obligation bonds, fees for the services and costs of additional security and liquidity shall be considered incurred in lieu of interest and may be levied through the fund for payment of debt service on the bonds. Bonds issued under this section may be sold at public or private sale as determined by the governing body.
2. This section provides alternative and additional power for the issuance of bonds and is not an amendment to any other statute or a limitation upon powers under any other law.
3. A public issuer of public bonds may provide for the purchase of bonds before their maturity and the remarketing of purchased bonds without causing the redemption of the purchased bonds.
87 Acts, ch 104, §3
Referred to in §263A.4
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 76 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC BONDS AND DEBT OBLIGATIONS
Section 76.1 - Mandatory retirement.
Section 76.2 - Mandatory levy — obligations in anticipation of levy.
Section 76.3 - Tax limitations.
Section 76.4 - Permissive application of funds.
Section 76.6 - Place of payment.
Section 76.7 - Particular bonds affected — payment.
Section 76.8 - Laws applicable.
Section 76.9 - No limit of former power.
Section 76.10 - Registration — immobilization — standards — tax — records.
Section 76.11 - Confidentiality of bond holders — exceptions.
Section 76.12 - Reproduction and validity of signatures.
Section 76.13 - Interim financing.
Section 76.15 - Underwriters doing business in Iowa.
Section 76.16 - Debtor status prohibited.
Section 76.16A - Debtor status permitted — circumstances.