RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with BLX Group, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for arbitrage rebate compliance services for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Fees associated with rebate liability analysis are charged out proportionately to various County departments based on their share of the funds from a particular bond issue.
BACKGROUND:
Arbitrage rebate calculation agent services are required to calculate rebate liability on various County bond issues. Under federal tax law, this liability is determined for each County tax-exempt bond issue based on the amount of interest earnings that have accrued on bond proceeds over time. While the County is allowed to keep interest earnings up to the rate of return of the initial bond offering, any earnings above this bond rate must be rebated to the federal government every five years.
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