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SECTION 7. Sale of Bonds Without any further authorization from or action by the Council but subject to the provisions hereof and of applicable law, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to issue and sell the Bonds in their entirety at one time, or from time to time in two or more separate series, or as part of a series of other general obligation bonds of the County, at competitive sale or at negotiated sale to qualified purchasers in accordance with Section 47 -8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, in each case at such price or prices and upon such terms and conditions as she shall approve and determine to be in the best interest of the County. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to the sale of the Bonds or of portions of the Bonds, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to retain bond counsel, paying agents, registrars and financial and accounting consultants, upon such terms and conditions as she shall deem advisable, to select the date for such sale, to publish and distribute a Notice of Sale or to enter into a negotiated contract for the sale of the Bonds or portions thereof, in each case in such form and containing such terms and conditions as she shall approve and deem advisable, to distribute an Official Statement and such other information relating to the County and the Bonds as she may deem advisable, to receive bids for the sale of the Bonds or the portion thereof being offered and to award the sale of the Bonds or the portion thereof being offered to the bidder offering the lowest interest cost therefor, in accordance with the applicable Notice of Sale, if any; provided that the Director of Finance may reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Subject to the provisions of Section 3 hereof, without further action of the Council, the Bonds shall bear interest at the rates per annum as specified in the contract or contracts approved or in the bid or bids accepted. The Director of Finance and all officials of the County are hereby authorized to take such action and execute such orders, receipts and other documents as may be necessary in order to effectuate the sale of the Bonds or any portion thereof, and, if any contract therefor be approved or any bid therefor be accepted, the preparation, execution and delivery thereof, in accordance with the provisions hereof and applicable law. Subsequent to the sale of any of the Bonds, the Director of Finance shall report the results of such sale to the Council by letter. From and after the date the Director of Finance shall have accepted a bid for a series of Bonds, or shall have entered into a negotiated contract for the sale and purchase of a series of Bonds, the Council will take no action to modify, supplement, amend or repeal the provisions of this ordinance in a manner which would have an adverse effect on the ability of the County to perform its obligations under such accepted bid or contract. SECTION 8. Authorization of Bond Anticipation Notes General obligation bond anticipation notes are hereby authorized for issuance and sale by the Director of Finance in anticipation 4