(a) assistance in determining the amount, size and timing of borrowings contemplated by the County for its own capital program and as a conduit for other borrowings; (b) assistance in formulating the credit structure, maturity schedule, call provisions and other terms and conditions of debt offerings, as required for any other offering; (c) assistance in deciding whether each issue can and/or should be sold on a negotiated, competitive, or private placement basis; (d) preparation of necessary legal documents concerning debt transactions; (e) examination of various debt financing alternatives, including variable rate debt, interest rate swaps and other derivative products (if and when they become feasible under State statute); (f) assistance in the preparation of official statements including review of demographic data and financial statistics included therein; (g) preparation of Local Finance Board applications for financings and presentation of such applications to the Board; (h) assistance in the preparation and presentation of timely and adequate information on proposed financings to the bond rating agencies to obtain the most favorable rating for each financing; to include assistance in maintaining a regular relationship between the County and the rating agencies for purposes of improving the process of obtaining ratings; (i) assistance in the evaluation of the terms and recommendations to the County for acceptance, rejection or renegotiation with respect to sale bids or final pricing as applicable; (j) assistance in such matters as bond registration, printing, investment of proceeds and other matters related to the settlement and delivery of bonds and notes
