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RESOLUTION(ID#3438) DOC ID: 3438 B
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
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From: David C. Kennedy M/CC Meeting Date: 09/02/2014
Prepared by: Palupe T. Iosefa, (909) 384-
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Dept: Treasurer's Office Ward(s): All
Subject:
Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Acknowledging
the Receipt and Filing of the Annual Statement of Investment Policy for the Period July 1, 2014
through June 30, 2015. (#3438)
Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
No Financial Impact
Motion: Adopt the Resolution.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
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Background:
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City Attorney Review:
SupportinS Documents:
Resolution 2014/2015(DOC)
INVESTMENT POLICY FY14-15 (PDF)
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1 RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT AND FILING OF THE
3 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1,
4 2014 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2015.
5 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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7 SECTION 1. The City Treasurer of the City of San Bernardino declares the annual
Statement of Investment Policy is as set forth in Exhibit"A", attached hereto and incorporated 2
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SECTION 2. An annual Statement of Investment Policy for the City of San E
10 Bernardino has been filed by the City Treasurer for the period 7/1/2014 through 6/30/2015. c
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
2 SAN BERNARDINO ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT AND FILING OF THE
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1,
3 2014 THROUGH JUNE 30,2015.
4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
5 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting
6 thereof,held on the day of , 2014,by the following vote,to wit:
7 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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26 Gary D Saenz, City Attorney
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It is the policy of the City of San Bernardino to invest public funds in a
manner which provides the highest investment return with the maximum
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security safety, while meeting the daily cash flow demands of the City of
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The investment policy applies to all financial assets of the City of San W
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Special Revenue Funds
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Agency Funds
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3.0 Prudence
Investments shall be made with judgment and care-under
circumstances then prevailing-which persons of prudence, discretion and
intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for
speculation, but for investment, considering the probable safety of their
capital as well as the probable income to be derived.
3.1 The standard of prudence to be used by investment officials shall
be the "prudent person" and/or "prudent investor" standard
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portfolio. Investment officers acting in accordance with written a
procedures and the investment policy and exercising due
diligence shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an N
individual security's credit risk or market price changes,
provided deviations from expectations are reported in a timely
fashion and appropriate action is taken to control adverse
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3.2 It is the City's full intent, at the time of purchase, to hold all
investments until maturity to ensure the return of all invested
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Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 53600.5 which states "When W
investing, reinvesting, purchasing, acquiring, exchanging, selling, or z
managing public funds, the primary objective of a trustee shall be to
safeguard the principal of the funds under its control. The secondary E
objective shall be to meet the liquidity needs of the depositor. The r
third objective shall be to achieve a return on the funds under its a
control.
4.1 Safety: Safety of principal is the foremost objective of the City of
San Bernardino. Each investment transaction shall seek to ensure
that capital losses are avoided, whether from securities default,
broker-dealer default or erosion of market value. To attain this
objective, the City of San Bernardino will diversify its investments
by investing funds among a variety of securities offering
independent returns and financial institutions. Further, City shall
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seek to preserve principal by mitigating these two types of risk—
credit risk and market risk.
4.2Liquidity: The City of San Bernardino's investment portfolio will
remain sufficiently liquid to enable the City of San Bernardino to
meet all operating requirements which might be reasonably
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5.0 Delegation of Authority
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derived from Resolution No. 91-212 of the City of San Bernardino
approved on June 4, 1991 and the Charter of the City of San Bernardino. N
Such authority is given to the City Treasurer. Daily management
responsibility for the investment program is hereby delegated to the
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Deputy City Treasurer who shall be responsible for all transactions
undertaken and shall establish a system of controls to regulate the
activities of subordinate officials, and their procedures in the absence of
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The City Treasurer shall establish written investment policy a
procedures for the operation of the investment program consistent w
with this policy. The procedures should include reference to
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and collateral/ depository agreements. Such procedures shall z
include explicit delegation of authority to persons responsible for
investment transactions. No person may engage in an investment E
transaction except as provided under the terms of this policy and
the procedures established by the City Treasurer. a
6.0 Ethics and Conflicts of Interest:
Officers and employees involved in the investment process shall refrain
from personal business activity that conflicts with proper execution of
the investment program, or impairs their ability to make impartial
investment decisions. Additionally, the City Treasurer is required to
annually file applicable financial disclosures as required by the Fair
Political Practices Commission (FPPC).
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7.0 Authorized Financial Dealers and Institutions:
The City Treasurer will maintain a list of financial institutions and
approved broker/dealers selected pursuant to Section 53601.5.,which
states that any investment not purchased directly from the issuer, shall
be purchased either from an institution licensed by the state as a
broker/dealer, or from a member of a federally regulated securities
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exchange, from a national or state-chartered bank, from a federal or
state association or from a brokerage firm designated as a primary
government dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank. These may include
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except in a qualified public depository as established by state laws.
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7.1 Audited financial statements
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7.2 Proof of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority-FINRA
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7.3 Proof of state registration
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The Treasurer will conduct an annual review of the qualified bidders.
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8.0 Authorized & Suitable Investments:
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The City of San Bernardino is empowered by statute to invest in the
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8.1 United States Treasury notes, bonds, bills, or certificates of
indebtedness, or those for which the faith and credit of the United
States are pledged for the payment of principal and interest.
Portfolio percentage: 100%
8.2 Federal agency or United States government-sponsored enterprise
obligations, participations, or other instruments, including those
issued by or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by federal
agencies or United States government-sponsored enterprises,
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including callables. There is no percentage limitation of the
portfolio, which can be invested in this category, although a 5-year
maturity limitation is applicable.
8.3 Bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a
commercial bank, otherwise known as bankers' acceptances.
Purchases of banker's acceptances may not exceed 180 days to
maturity nor exceed 40% of the agency's surplus funds, which may
be invested ursuant to this section. However, n
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of the agency's surplus funds may be invested in the banker's
acceptances of any one commercial bank pursuant to this section.
8.4 Commercial paper of "prime" quality of the highest ranking or of
the highest letter and numerical rating as provided for by Moody's a
Investors Service, Inc., or Standard and Poor's Corporation.
Purchases of eligible commercial paper may not exceed 25% of the N
agency's surplus money. Purchases of eligible commercial paper
may not exceed 270 days to maturity.
8.5 Negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a nationally or state- M
chartered bank or a savings association or federal association or a n
state or federal credit union or by a state-licensed branch of a T_
foreign bank. Purchases of negotiable certificates of deposit may LL
not exceed 30% of the agency's surplus money, which may be
invested pursuant to this section. A maturity limitation of five o
years is applicable. a
8.6 Time deposits, non-negotiable and collateralized in accordance with w
the California Government Code, may be purchased through banks
or savings and loan associations. Since time deposits are not
liquid, no more than 25% of the cash surplus may be invested in Z
time deposits.
8.7 Medium-term notes, defined as all corporate and depository E
institution debt securities with a maximum remaining maturity of 5 g
years or less, issued by corporations organized and operating a
within the United States or by depository institutions licensed by
the United States or any state and operating within the United
States. Securities eligible for investment shall be rated AA or
better by Moody's or Standard & Poor's rating services. Purchase
of medium term notes may not exceed 30% of the surplus cash and
no more than 15% of the market value of the portfolio may be
invested in notes issued by one corporation. Commercial paper
holdings should also be included when calculating the 15%
limitation.
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8.8 Any mortgage passthrough security, collateralized mortgage
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obligation, mortgage-backed or other pay-through bond, equipment
lease—backed certificate, consumer receivable passthrough
certificate, or consumer receivable-backed bond of a maximum of
5 years maturity, having an "A" or higher rating for the issuer's
debt and rated in a rating category of"AA" or equivalent or better
by a nationally recognized rating service. Authorized securities
may not exceed 20% of the agency's surplus money.
8.9 Various daily cash funds including short-term money market
accounts administered for or by trustees, paying agents and
custodian banks contracted by the City of San Bernardino may be
purchased as allowed under State of California Government Code. a
Only funds holding U. S. Treasury or government agency
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8.10 State of California and municipal bonds, notes or registered
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To the extent possible, the City of San Bernardino will attempt to
match its investments with anticipated cash flow requirements. E
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will not directly invest in securities maturing more than five years a
from the date of purchase. Such an investment will only be made with
Council approval.
Reserve funds may be invested in securities exceeding five years if
the maturity of such investments is made to coincide as nearly as
practicable with the expected use of the funds.
10.1 The city will attempt to balance maturities, at the time of
investment, in accordance with the following guidelines:
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Maturity Range Percentage of Surplus Cash
1 day to 364 days 10 to 50%
1 year to 2 years 0 to 50%
2 years to 3 years 0 to 50%
3 years to 4 years 0 to 50%
4 years to 5 years 0 to 50%
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U.S. Treasury Bonds/Notes/Bills 100%
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U. S. Government Agency Callables 75%
Bankers' Acceptance 40% a
Commercial Paper 25%
Negotiable Certificates of Deposit 30%
Time Certificates of Deposit 25%
Medium Term Corporate Notes 30%
Cash funds and Money Market accounts 30%
Passbook savings/demand deposits 20%
Mortgage Pass Through Securities 20%
State of CA and Municipal Bonds 10
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12.0 Safekeeping and Custody:
All security transactions entered into by the City of San Bernardino
shall be conducted on a delivery-versus-payment (DVP) basis.
Securities will be held by a third party custodian designated by the
Treasurer and evidenced by safekeeping receipts.
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assuring compliance with policies and procedures.
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The Treasurer shall provide the Mayor, City Administrator, Finance LL
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reporting period by authorized investment category.
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15.0 Investment Policy Adoption:
The City of San Bernardino's investment policy shall be adopted by v
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risk limitations and prudent investment principles.
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