Over the last century, Ice Miller has worked hard to build relationships and trust with our numerous school clients. We recognize each financing is important and demands the utmost attention, whether it is a $250,000, $2 million, or $90 million borrowing.
Ice Miller also serves as bond counsel for numerous library districts. We use this history and experience to help libraries navigate the state and federal statutory requirements, local approvals, board approvals, hearings, the petition remonstrance or referendum process.
We are experienced in serving as bond counsel for school corporations on such matters as:
- General obligation bond financings
- Lease financings
- Referendum public questions (capital project and operating referenda)
- Petition/remonstrance races
- Pool financings
- 516 Loans
- Equipment lease financings
- Tax anticipation notes/warrants
- Original and continuing disclosure, as required by SEC rules and regulations
In working with so many school corporations, we have accumulated vast resources of supplemental materials to help superintendents, business managers, board members, and local counsel understand the details of the financings and the required legal steps. A small sampling of such materials includes:
- Memorandum on the role of the building corporation
- Sample letter to send to staff prior to a referendum
- Executive summary of the lease hearing
- Sample agenda and explanation of a 1028 hearing or project hearing
- Diagram of a refunding
For copies of such materials, please reach out to one of the key contacts on this page.
