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City approves TEFRA hearing resolution for bond financing backing Aurora Recovery center project
Summary
The Beaumont City Council held a TEFRA hearing and unanimously adopted a resolution allowing tax‑exempt bond issuance through the Public Finance Authority to support Flyland Recovery Network’s acquisition of Aurora Recovery Center; city staff emphasized the city will not be financially liable and identified ~$67 million associated with the Beaumont facility within a $750 million national cap.
Beaumont — The City Council on May 5 held a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearing and voted unanimously to adopt a resolution approving the issuance of Public Finance Authority revenue bonds related to the Flyland Recovery Network transaction.
Elizabeth Forsley of Chapman & Cutler LLP, participating by Zoom as bond counsel, told the council the bonds would be issued by the Public Finance Authority and loaned to Flyland Recovery Network to acquire membership interests in a network of behavioral‑health treatment facilities, including Aurora Recovery Center in Beaumont. "The city will not be liable in any way for the bonds," Forsley said, describing the resolution’s language that makes clear no city funds, credit or obligation are pledged.
The financing proposal cited an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $750 million nationwide; Forsley and staff clarified the amount tied to the Beaumont facility is identified in the record at about $67 million. Councilmember Lara asked specifically whether the city could be held responsible for bond repayments; staff and bond counsel confirmed the city assumes no liability.
The TEFRA hearing provided a public forum required by federal tax rules when tax‑exempt private activity bonds finance projects inside a jurisdiction. With no public speakers and no callers registered, the council closed the hearing and then approved a motion to waive full reading and adopt the resolution by title. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote in which all recorded members voted yes.
What happens next: the resolution satisfies the IRS public‑interest step needed for tax‑exempt bond treatment. City staff said the approval does not commit Beaumont to financial support; subsequent bond issuance and borrower arrangements will be managed by the Public Finance Authority and bond counsel.
