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CITi' OF DECAT'UR, ILLINOIS <br /> APPLICANT'S LEG_AL OPINION <br /> (FILING A CAPITAL, GRANT AppLICATION) <br /> OPIIVION OF COUNSEL <br /> I, the undersi�ed, am an attorney, licensed by and duly admitted to practice law <br /> in the State of Illinois "State" <br /> ( ) and am counsel and attorney for the City of <br /> Decatur, Illinois ("Applicant"). In this capacity, my opinion has been requested <br /> concernin� the eli�ibiIity of the Applicant for�rant assistance under the <br /> provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Part 8.�), 20 ILCS <br /> 270�/49 et se�.; the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Part 9), 20 II.CS �/�1; <br /> and the General Obiigation Bond Act, 30 ILCS 330/4 ("Acts"). You are hereby <br /> advised as follows: <br /> 1. The Applicant is an eli�ible "Participant" as defined in the Acts. <br /> ?. There are no provisions in the Applicants charter or by-laws or in the statutes <br /> of the State, the United States of America, or any municipal or other local <br /> ordinances that preclude or prohibit the Applicant from makin� said <br /> application for or contracting with the State for the purpose of receiving a <br /> State capital improvement�ant. <br /> 3. The undersi�ed has no knowledge of any pendin�or threatened Iitigation, in <br /> either Federal or State courts, which would adversely affect this application, or <br /> which seeks to prohibit the Applicant from contracting with the State for the <br /> purpose of receivin�a State capital improvement �ant. <br /> Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the Applicant is an eligible <br /> recipient under the provisions of the Acts, and that it is fully empowered and <br /> authorized to apply for and to accept the grant from the State. <br /> Signature: , � <br /> J hn . Couter <br /> Attorney for the City of Decatur,Illinois <br /> Date: <br />