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R-96-04-11-13B - 4/11/1996RESOLUTION NO. R- 96- 04- 11 -13B WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2256, Texas Government Code ( "the Act ") the City Council desires to adopt a written investment policy regarding the investment of City funds, and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the attached written policy and has determined same to be in compliance with the Act, Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, That the attached written investment policy for the investment of City funds is hereby approved and adopted. RESOLVED this llth day of April, 1996. ATTEST: NE LAND, City Secretary C \ WPOOCS \RSSOLOTI \SS6Oa119.WP0 /kg 1 CHARLES CULP , Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas invpol City of Round Rock, Texas Investment Policy March 6, 1996 City of Round Rock, Texas Investment Policy March 6, 1996 Section Page I. Introduction 3 H. Scope and Legal Requirements 3 Scope State Statute Delegation of Authority III. Investment Objectives 4 Safety of Principal Maintenance of Adequate Liquidity IV. Standard of Care 5 V. Investment Strategy 5 VI. Authorized Investments 5 Authorized Investments Unacceptable Investments Protection of Principal Diversification by Investment Type Diversification by Investment Maturity VII. Relationships With Financial Institutions and Firms 8. Depositories Selection and Compliance of Investment Providers VIII. Custodial Safekeeping 9 IX. Depository and Contractual Trading Requirements 9 Wire Transfer Authorizations Collateralization Requirement X. Portfolio Valuation and Reporting 10 Reporting Internal Controls External Audit XI. Quality and Capability of Investment Management 11 Training Limitation of Liability Ethics XII. Review and Amendment 12 XIII. Conclusion 12 Appendix Investment Strategy 13 Page 2 "I'm not as concerned about the return on my principal as I am about the return of my principal." I. Introduction City of Round Rock, Texas Investment Policy March 6 , 1996 Will Rogers The Investment Policy of the City of Round Rock, Texas, is adopted in accordance with Chapter 2256, Texas Government Code, the Public Funds Investment Act. This Policy establishes guidelines for the Investment Officers with regard to how City funds will be invested. This Policy also establishes guidelines for periodic review and reporting of the investments. H. Scope And Legal Requirements A. Scope This Investment Policy for the City of Round Rock, Texas applies to the financial assets of all funds, including the following City funds: 1) General Fund 2) Special Revenue Funds 3) Debt Service Funds 4) Capital Project Funds 5) Enterprise Funds 6) Internal Service Funds 7) Trust and Agency Funds 8) Reserve Fund 9) Any new funds created by the City and any funds managed by the City of Round Rock, Texas, as trustee or agency, unless exempted by law. In addition to Page 3 this Policy, bond funds established by bond ordinances shall be managed by their governing ordinances and all applicable State and Federal Law. B. State Statute All funds covered by this Investment Policy shall be invested in accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act of 1987 as amended from time to time. ( Texas Government Code, Ch. 2256.) C. Delegation of Authority The Director of Finance, the Assistant Director of Finance and the Accounting Manager are hereby designated as the Investment Officers of the City of Round Rock, Texas, and are responsible for investment decisions and activities consistent with this Investment Policy. The Investment Officers shall be responsible for all transactions and compliance with the internal controls, insure all safekeeping, custodial, and collateral duties consistent with this Investment Policy, as well as establishing and maintaining written procedures for cash management. The Investment Officers shall maintain timely, accurate and systematic records of all investments, maturities and earnings. Bonding of all staff with financial signatory authority is required and such bonding requirements will also apply to those individuals authorized to place, purchase or sell investment instruments. Bonding will protect the public against loss from possible embezzlement and malfeasance. III. Investment Objectives A. Safety of Principal The primary objective of all investment activity is the preservation of capital and the safety of principal in the overall portfolio. Each investment transaction shall seek to ensure first that capital losses are avoided, whether they have resulted from securities defaults or erosion of market value. With foremost emphasis on safety of principal (i.e. avoidance of capital losses), the Investment Officers will ensure that preservation of capital and protection of principal in the overall portfolio is maintained. Speculation is prohibited. B. Maintenance of Adequate Liquidity The investment portfolio will remain sufficiently liquid to meet the cash flow requirements that might be reasonably anticipated. Liquidity shall be achieved by matching investment maturities with anticipated cash flow requirements; investing in Page 4 securities with active secondary markets; and maintaining appropriate portfolio diversification. IV. Standard of Care Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under prevailing circumstances, that a person of prudence, discretion and intelligence would exercise in the management of the person's own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the probable safety of capital and the probable income to be derived. The standard of care shall be applied to the context of managing the overall portfolio. V. Investment Strategy In conjunction with the annual Policy review, the City Council shall review the separate written investment strategy for each of the City's funds. The investment strategy must describe the investment objectives for each particular fund according to the following priorities: 1) Investment suitability, 2) Preservation and safety of principal, 3) Liquidity, 4) Marketability prior to maturity of each investment, 5 Diversification and 6) Yield. VI. Authorized Investments A. Authorized Investments The following is a list of authorized and legal investment options: 1) Obligations of the United States or its agencies and instrumentalities; 2) Direct obligations of the State of Texas or its agencies and instrumentalities; 3) Other obligations the principal and interest of which are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, the State of Texas or the United States or their respective agencies and instrumentalities; Page 5 4) Obligations of states agencies, counties, cities and other political subdivisions of any state rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than "A" or its equivalent. 5) Certificates of Deposit as authorized under Section 2256.010 Public Funds Investment Act. 6) Repurchase Agreements which are fully collateralized and are as authorized under Section 2256.011 Public Funds Investment Act. 7) Commercial Paper as authorized under Section 2256.013 Public Funds Investment Act. 8) No -Load Money Market Mutual Funds as authorized under Section 2256.014 Public Funds Investment Act. 9) Investment Pools as authorized under Section 2256.016 Public Funds Investment Act and, provided the Investment Pools are in compliance with the requirements of the Public Funds Investment Act and, provided objectives of the pool include a stable net asset value of $1.00. B. Unacceptable Investments This Policy bestows the authority upon the Investment Officer to determine certain investment instruments as unsuitable for the City even though those investments may be authorized by this Policy and /or the Public Funds Investment Act. Additionally, certain investments are expressly prohibited by the Public Funds Investment Act. An investment that requires a minimum rating under this Policy and /or the Public Funds Investment Act does not qualify as an authorized investment during the period the investment does not have the minimum rating. The City shall take all prudent measures that are consistent with its Investment Policy to liquidate an investment that does not have the minimum rating. C. Protection of Principal The City shall seek to control the risk of loss due to the failure of a security issuer or grantor. Such risk shall be controlled by investing only in the safest types of securities as defined in this Policy; by qualifying the broker, dealer and financial institution with whom the City will transact; by collateralization as required by law; and through portfolio diversification by maturity and type. Page 6 The purchase of individual securities shall be executed "delivery versus payment" through the City's safekeeping agent. By so doing, City funds are not released until the City has received, through the safekeeping agent, the securities purchased. D. Diversification by Investment Type Diversification by investment type is primarily intended to reduce the credit risk inherent to a particular issuer or investment type. The City will diversify its investments by security type and institution. With the exception of U.S. Treasury securities and authorized pools, and the percentage limitations listed below, no more than 50% of the City's total investment portfolio will be invested in a single security type or with a single financial institution. Investment Type Portfolio Limitation 1) States, Agencies, Counties, Cities and Other 35% 2) Commercial Paper 20% Bond proceeds may be invested in a single security or investment if the Investment Officers determine that such an investment is necessary to comply with Federal arbitrage restrictions or to facilitate arbitrage recordkeeping and calculation. E. Diversification by Investment Maturity In order to minimise risk of loss due to interest rate fluctuations, investment maturities will not exceed the anticipated cash flow requirements of the funds. Maturity guidelines by fund are as follows: 1) Operating Funds Maturity Limitation: The weighted average days to maturity for the operating fund portfolio shall be less than 270 days and the maximum allowable maturity shall be two years. 2) Capital Project Funds Maturity Limitation: Funds used for construction programs have reasonably predictable draw down schedules. Therefore, investment maturities shall generally follow the anticipated cash flow requirements. Bond proceeds (excluding reserve and debt service funds) shall generally be limited to the cash flow requirements or the "temporary period" as defined by Federal tax law. During the temporary period bond proceeds may be invested at an unrestricted yield. After the expiration of the temporary period, bond proceeds subject to yield restriction shall be invested considering the anticipated cash flow requirements of the funds and market conditions to achieve compliance with the applicable regulations. Page 7 3) Debt Service Funds Debt Service Funds shall be invested to ensure adequate funding for each consecutive debt service payment. Maturity Limitation: The Investment Officers shall invest in such a manner as not to exceed an "unfunded" debt service date with the maturity of any investment. An unfunded debt service date is defined as a coupon or principal payment date that does not have cash or investment securities available to satisfy said payment. 4) Debt Service Reserve Funds Market conditions, Bond Ordinance constraints and Arbitrage regulation compliance will be considered when formulating Reserve Fund strategy. Maturity Limitation: Maturities shall generally not exceed the call provisions of the Bond Ordinance and shall not exceed the final maturity of the bond issue. All Debt Service Reserve Fund investment maturities shall not exceed five years. City funds that are considered "bond proceeds" for arbitrage purposes will be invested using a more conservative approach than the standard investment strategy when arbitrage rebate rules require refunding excess earnings. All earnings in excess of the allowable arbitrage earnings will be made available for any necessary payments to the U.S. Treasury . VII. Relationships With Financial Institutions and Firms A. Depositories Depositories shall be selected through the banking service procurement process, which shall include a formal request for proposals no less than every five (5) years. In selecting the depository, the creditworthiness of institutions shall be considered and the Investment Officers shall conduct a comprehensive review of prospective depositories' credit characteristics and financial history. The City depository contract and other financial relationships for banking services are outside the scope of this Investment Policy. B. Selection And Compliance Of Investment Providers An investment firm which sells investments to the City must execute a written instrument stating that the registered principal has received and thoroughly reviewed the Investment Policy of the City. The principal also must acknowledge that the firm Page 8 has implemented reasonable procedures and controls to preclude imprudent investment activities arising out of investment transactions conducted between the City and the firm. The Investment Officers may not buy any investment from a person who has not delivered to the City an instrument in substantially the form described above. The following institutions or firms qualify under this section: 1) Security Dealers and Dealer Banks which are the approved and designated Dealers of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York "Primary Dealers ". 2) Security Dealers, Dealer Banks and Savings and Loans which are not designated as "Primary Dealers" but which are approved individually by the City Council. 3) Banks and Savings and Loans Associations domiciled in the State of Texas (for the placement of insured and collateralized certificates of deposit). VIII. Custodial Safekeeping To protect against potential fraud and embezzlement, investments shall be secured through third party custody and safekeeping procedures. All security purchases and trades conducted for the City of Round Rock will be settled and protected by the City's third party custodial agent. The City shall contract with a third party custodial agent for the safekeeping of securities either owned by the City as part of its investment portfolio or held as collateral to secure deposits or repurchase agreements. The use of the Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) procedure will be continually used for investment securities transactions, purchases and sales. The City shall authorize the release of DVP funds only after its safekeeping agent has received securities or receipt for same into the City's safekeeping account. Safekeeping procedures shall be reviewed annually by the independent auditor. IX. Depository and Contractual Trading Requirements A. Wire Transfer Authorizations Whenever possible, the City will use pre - formatted wire transfer to restrict the transfer of funds to pre - authorized accounts only. Dual authorization forms shall be in continual use for all wire transfers. Call backs, (i.e. bank confirmation from a second employee), for all wires will be required by the City. Furthermore, a separate wire funds transfer agreement will be entered into between the City and the Depository bank. Page 9 B. Collateralization Requirement The City, in accordance with state statute, requires all City funds held by financial institutions above the FDIC insurable limit to be collateralized with securities pledged to the City. Those securities shall have a market value equaling at least the market value plus accrued interest of City funds held and shall be placed with a third party custodial agent. Collateral may be substituted or released only with the written authorization of an Investment Officer. Allowable collateral may consist of those securities or instruments permitted as suitable investments under the Public Funds Collateral Act (Texas Government Code, Ch. 2257)_ and this Investment Policy. Financial institutions serving as City Depositories will be required to sign a Depository Agreement with the City_and the City's safekeeping agent. The safekeeping "Security for Deposits" portion of the Agreement shall define the City's rights to the collateral in case of default, bankruptcy or closing and shall establish a perfected security interest in compliance with Federal and State regulations, including: 1. the Agreement must be in writing 2. the Agreement has to be executed by the Depository and the City contemporaneously with the acquisition of the asset; 3. the Agreement must be approved by the Board of Directors or the loan committee of the Depository and a copy of the meeting minutes must be delivered to the City; 4. the Agreement must be part of the Depository's "official record" continuously since its execution. X. Portfolio Valuation And Reporting A. Reporting As required by law, the Investment Officers shall submit a written investment report signed by each Investment Officer of the City within a reasonable time after the end of each fiscal quarter to the City Council detailing the investment position for the previous quarter. 1.) For pooled investments - a. the report must state the beginning book value and market value of the pool portfolio for the reporting period, b. changes to the book value and market value during the reporting period and c. the ending book value and market value of the portfolio. 2.) For separately invested assets - a. the report must state the book value and market value for each investment at the beginning and end of the reporting period b. the report also must disclose the stated maturity date for each separate investment and Page 10 c. must show the specific fund from which moneys were received to purchase the investment. 3.) The report must state compliance of the investment portfolio with the City's Investment Strategy and relevant provisions of the Public Funds Investment Act. B. Internal Controls The Investment Officers shall establish a system of internal controls, which shall be documented in writing and reviewed periodically by the City auditors. The controls shall be designed to prevent and control losses of public funds arising from fraud, employee error, misrepresentation by third parties, unanticipated changes in financial markets or imprudent actions. Dual controls of all investment activities will consistently be maintained by the Investment Officers. The Investment Officers shall develop and maintain written administrative procedures for the operation of the investment and cash management program, consistent with this Investment Policy. C. External Audit In accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act, in conjunction with the City's annual financial audit, a compliance audit of management controls on investments and adherence to the City's established investment policies shall be performed. XI. Quality and Capability of Investment Management A. Training It is the City's policy to provide training required by the Public Funds Investment Act through courses and seminars offered in compliance with the Act in order to insure the quality and capability of the Investment Officers in making investment decisions. B. Limitation of Liability The Investment Officers acting in accordance with this Policy and the City's Investment Strategy and exercising due diligence shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual security's performance provided that deviations from expectations are reported in a timely fashion and appropriate action is taken to control adverse development. C. Ethics The Investment Officers involved in the investment process shall refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with proper execution of the investment program, Page 11 or which could impair their ability to make impartial investment decisions. Furthermore, in accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act, an Investment Officer who has a personal business relationship with a firm or is related to individuals seeking to sell to the Investment Officer must disclose such relationships in accordance with Section 2256.005 of the Public Funds Investment Act. XII. Review and Amendment This Policy shall be reviewed annually by the City Council. Amendments must be approved by the Investment Officers and adopted by the City Council. XIII. Conclusion The Investment Officers will adhere to this Investment Policy in all investment decisions for the City of Round Rock, Texas. The City will review the Investment Policy every year because of the dynamic nature of the fmancial markets. If changes are necessary because of changes to the financial markets and State law, the City Council will consider the changes recommended by the Investment Officers. Page 12 In order to minimize risk of loss due to interest rate fluctuations, investment maturities will not exceed the anticipated cash flow requirements of the funds. The investment strategy for all funds is established according to the following priorities: 1) Investment suitability, 2) Preservation and safety of principal, 3) Liquidity, 4) Marketability prior to maturity of each investment, 5) Diversification and 6) Yield. Investment guidelines by fund -type are as follows: 1. Operating Funds City of Round Rock, Texas Investment Strategy The current operating funds are used for day -to -day operating activities and, accordingly, require short-term liquidity. Suitability - Any investment eligible in the Investment Policy is suitable for the Operating Funds. Safety of Principal - All investments are to be of high quality instruments with no perceived default risk. Market price fluctuations will, however, occur. By managing the weighted average days to maturity for the Operating Funds portfolio to less than 270 days and restricting the maximum allowable to two years, the price volatility of the overall portfolio will be minimized Marketability - Securities with active and efficient secondary markets are necessary in the event of an unanticipated cash requirement. An efficient market is generally defined as a s bid -asked price relationship being no greater than 1/4 of 1 percent of principal value. Liquidity - Short term investment pools and money market mutual funds shall provide daily liquidity and may be utilized as a competitive yield alternative to fixed maturity Page 13 investments.. Reserves established in accordance with the City's cash reserves policy or designated for specific purposes and time frames may be invested for longer terms. Diversification - Diversified investment maturities shall provide monthly cash flow based on the anticipated operating needs of the City. Short term investment pools, money market mutual funds and staggered maturities of securities shall provide timely liquidity and may be utilized. Yield - Attaining a competitive market yield for comparable security-types and portfolio restrictions is the desired objective. The comparative yield of a like -term treasury bill shall be the minimum yield objective. 2. Debt Service Funds Suitability - Any investment eligible in the Investment Policy is suitable for the Debt Service Funds. Safety of Principal - All investments are to be of high quality instruments with no perceived default risk. Market price fluctuations will, however, occur. By managing the Debt Service Fund's portfolio to not exceed the debt service payment schedule, the market risk of the overall portfolio will be minimized. Marketability - Securities with active and efficient secondary markets are not necessary as the event of an unanticipated cash requirement is not probable. Liquidity - Short term investment pools and money market mutual funds shall provide daily liquidity and may be utilized as a competitive yield alternative to fixed maturity investments. Diversification - Short term investment pools, money market mutual funds and staggered maturities of securities shall provide timely liquidity and may be utilized. Yield - Attaining a competitive market yield for comparable security-types and portfolio restrictions is the desired objective. The comparative yield of a like -term treasury bill shall be the minimum yield objective. 3. Capital Project Funds Suitability - Any investment eligible in the Investment Policy is suitable for the Capital Improvement Funds. Safety of Principal - All investments are to be of high quality instruments with no perceived default risk. Market price fluctuations will, however, occur. By managing Page 14 the Capital Project Fund's portfolio to anticipate the construction and or acquisition cash flow requirements, the market risk of the overall portfolio will be minimized. Marketability - Securities with active and efficient secondary markets are necessary in the event of an unanticipated cash requirement. Liquidity - Funds used for construction programs have reasonably predictable draw down schedules. Therefore, investment maturities shall generally follow the anticipated cash flow requirements. Because of the potential for variance from the anticipated draw down schedule and actual expenditures most investment securities shall have active and efficient secondary markets. Investment pools and money market mutual funds are suitable for providing readily available funds. Diversification - Diversified investment maturities shall provide monthly cash flow based on the anticipated operating needs of the City. Short term investment pools, money market mutual funds and staggered maturities of securities shall provide timely liquidity and may be utilized. Bond proceeds may be invested in a single security or investment if the Investment Officers determine that such an investment is necessary to comply with Federal arbitrage restrictions or to facilitate arbitrage recordkeeping and calculation. Yield - Attaining a competitive market yield for comparable security-types and portfolio restrictions is the desired objective. The comparative yield of a like -term treasury bill shall be the minimum yield objective. 4. Debt Service Reserve Funds Suitability - Any investment eligible in the Investment Policy is suitable for the Debt Service Funds. Bond ordinance constraints and insurance company restrictions may create issue - specific considerations in addition to the Investment Policy. Safety of Principal - All investments are to be of high quality instruments with no perceived default risk. Market price fluctuations will, however, occur. By managing the Debt Service Reserve fund's portfolio to not exceed five years or maturity provisions or, generally, the call provisions of the bond issue, the market risk of the overall portfolio will be minimized. Marketability - Securities with active and efficient secondary markets are not necessary for Debt Service Reserve funds. Liquidity - Debt Service Reserve funds have no anticipated expenditures. Therefore, liquidity up to the maturity date or call date is of minor importance. Page 15 Diversification - Market conditions and the arbitrage regulations influence the attractiveness of staggering the maturity of fixed rate investments for Debt Service Reserve funds. At no time shall the final debt service payment date of the bond issue be exceeded in an attempt to bolster yield. Yield - Attaining a competitive market yield for comparable security-types and portfolio restrictions is the desired objective. The comparative yield of a like -term treasury bill shall be the minimum yield objective. Arbitrage regulations should be heeded in investing for yield. Page 16 DATE: April 9, 1996 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, April 11, 1996 ITEM: 13. B. Consider a resolution adopting the City of Round Rock Investment Policy and Investment Strategy. STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: David Kautz The 74th Texas Legislature recently passed House Bill 2459 enacting significant procedural and substantive changes in the manner in which public funds may be invested. The new law is applicable to all local governments, most state agencies holding funds outside of the state treasury , all interlocal investment pools, including TexPool and non - profit corporations. Among the more significant changes of the bill are the following: - in addition to a written investment policy, the City must now have a written investment strategy and a designated investment officer or officers. - the Council must conduct an annual review of its investment policy and investment strategy. - each investment officer of the City must attend formal training sessions. - the investment officers must submit quarterly reports to the Council and City Manager describing investment transactions and beginning market value and changes in market value of portfolio investments during the reporting period and stating compliance with the investment strategy. - the investment officers are prohibited from purchasing investments from brokers unless certain conditions are met by the brokers. - new restrictions are imposed on certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements and mutual funds in order to qualify as authorized investments. - in addition to new requirements on all interlocal investment pools, additional new requirements are imposed on public funds investment pools, including a daily mark -to market of portfolio investments, a target of $1 net asset value for shares and maintenance of a rating of at least AAA or AAA -m by at least one nationally recognized rating agency. - absolute prohibition on certain types of investments is provided for in the new law A summary of the City investment policy and investment strategy are attached along with the actual documents. Item Subject Reference Section General Comments The Investment Policy is designed to provide an investment standard to guide the investment officers in conducting the day to day investment affairs of the City. The investment standard is established in concert with state law, prudence and suitability of investments for the City of Round Rock. 1. Statutory Authority - This policy is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2256, the Public Funds Investment Act I. 2. Scope of the Policy - This policy and strategy apply to all funds owned by or held in trust by the City of Round Rock. This Policy is to be reviewed annually by the City Council. II. A. 3. Investment Officers - This policy designates investment officers for the City and these officers have specific responsibilities regarding the investment of funds. - The designated investment officers are the a. Director of Finance b. Assistant Director of Finance c. Accounting Manager II. C. 4. Investment Objectives for the City Investment Portfolio a. Safety of Principal b. Adequate Liquidity IlI. 5. Investment Strategy - Each fund type must have a written investment strategy which is to be reviewed annually by the Council V. City of Round Rock Summary of Proposed Investment Policy and Investment Strategy 4/9/96 mvsum, Investment Policy Summary Page 1 invsum, Investment Policy Summary Page 2 - A separate, written Investment Strategy is required (this Strategy is attached to the Investment Policy) 6. Authorized Investments - This section establishes the investment instruments which are acceptable to the City in accordance with state law - This section also emphasizes safety of principal, diversification of investments by type and maturity VI., pages 5 - 9 7. Relationships with Financial Institutions and Firms - This section provides a standard of care in selecting and dealing with financial institutions VII. 8. Custodial Safekeeping, Transaction requirements - This section provides for the minimum standard of safekeeping for investment securities VIII., IX. 9. Portfolio Valuation and Reporting requirements - This section requires certain valuation and reporting to be done by the Investment Officers. X. 10. Investment Strategy - Establishes investment strategies by fund type Appendix invsum, Investment Policy Summary Page 2