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“My administration looks for opportunities to save Norwalk taxpayers money whenever and wherever possible," Rilling said. "I am pleased that we will be able to pass on more than $700,000 of savings to Norwalk taxpayers over the coming years as a result of this refinancing transaction.”
The transaction, which was underwritten by Raymond James, was priced on Sept. 10. The bonds that are being refunded were originally issued in 2011. The city regularly monitors the municipal bond market to determine whether market conditions present an opportunity to reduce interest expense.
The total nominal savings over the life of the issue is $719,544. On a present value basis, the savings is $597,018. In fiscal year 2015-16, the city will realize savings of $32,232, and thereafter the city will realize annual savings that average about $43,000 per year for the next 16 years.
The city also received notification from Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s that the city’s Aaa/AAA bond ratings have been affirmed. The city’s bond ratings are the highest ratings available and represent independent evaluations of the city’s creditworthiness. S&P indicated the rating assigned to Norwalk reflects their opinion of Norwalk’s creditworthiness based on the following factors:
- Very strong economy.
- Very strong management.
- Strong budgetary performance.
- Very strong budgetary flexibility.
- Very strong liquidity.
- Very strong debt and contingent liability profile.
- Very strong institutional framework score.
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