Sec. 39.2. Evaluation of financing alternatives  


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  • No governing board shall adopt a resolution authorizing an installment purchase contract unless an evaluation of financing alternatives has been prepared in connection therewith. Such evaluation shall set forth the financing alternatives considered and the criteria used to evaluate these alternatives. The evaluation shall also contain written documentation substantiating the estimates required to be included in the evaluation pursuant to this section. At a minimum, the evaluation of financing alternatives shall contain the following:
    (a) a statement indicating the estimated cost of each capital improvement to be financed, exclusive of the cost of financing;
    (b) a statement indicating whether the proposed capital improvements may be financed with indebtedness issued under the Local Finance Law and if not, the specific reasons why such financing is not authorized;
    (c) if the capital improvements may be financed with indebtedness, a statement indicating the estimated total cost of the capital improvements, inclusive of the cost of financing, if financed pursuant to the Local Finance Law;
    (d) a statement indicating the estimated total cost of the proposed capital improvements, inclusive of the cost of financing, if financed pursuant to an installment purchase contract;
    (e) a comparison of the estimated total costs required by subdivisions (c) and (d) of this section; and
    (f) a recommendation as to whether it is in the best interests of the political subdivision to finance the capital improvements pursuant to the Local Finance Law or pursuant to an installment purchase contract and the specific reasons for such recommendation.