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AFFIRMATION OF GRANTTEE'S ATTORNEY <br /> FOR TT-� CIT'Y OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS ' <br /> RE: STATE CAPITAL GRANT CONTRACT NO. 3264 �I <br /> FOR CAPITAL GRANT N0. CAP-02-792-FED,AMENDMENT NO. 1 � <br /> I, John W. Couter, am an attomey licensed by and duly admitted to practice law in the State of '� <br /> Illinois, and am Corporation Counsel and attorney for the City of Decatur("Grantee"). In this !, <br /> capacity,my opinion has been requested relative to the eligibility of the City of Decatur for grant <br /> assistance under the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Part 8.5), 20 ILCS <br /> 2705/49 et sea•; the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Part 9), 20 ILCS 5/51; and the General <br /> Obligation Bond Act, 30 ILCS 330/4 ("Acts"). I have also reviewed the amended grant contract <br /> No. 3264, State Grant No. CAP-02-792-FED, Amendment No. 1 ("Agreement") tendered by the <br /> State of Illinois ("State") to the City of Decatur. You are hereby advised as follows: <br /> I hereby affirm that the Grantee is an eligible participant as defined in the Acts. <br /> I further affirm that there are no provisions in the Grantee's charter or by-laws or in the <br /> statutes of the State, the United States of America, or any municipal ordinances, that <br /> preclude or prohibit it from entering into such Agreement. <br /> I further affirm that the Grantee is fully empowered and authorized to enter into the <br /> aforementioned grant Agreement and that the Agreement, when executed by both parties, <br /> will be legally binding upon the Grantee and its successors and assigns. <br /> I further aff'irm that, to the best of my knowledge, there is no pending or threatened <br /> litigation, in either Federal or State courts, that would adversely affect this grant contract, <br /> or that would revent the Grantee from contractin with the State for the u ose of <br /> P g P rP <br /> receiving a State capital improvement grant. <br /> � Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the City of Decatur is an eligible recipient <br />� under the provisions of the Acts, and that it is fully empowered and authorized to accept the grant <br /> from the State. <br /> r �i t �? s� �' <br /> ��� U L ' � �,''i <br /> �`�John W. Co er, Corporation Counsel � ate <br /> (J City of Decatur, Illinois <br />