HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Ordinance No. 0420
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SEI\IES OF 199_0_
BY AlJl'll0RITY
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COONCIL BILL NO. 43
INl'ROOOCEll BY COONCIL
MEMBER KOLTAY
AN CIIDINl\NCE A.'!F.lIDING TITLE 4, CHAPl'ER 1, s=rru 2 :A . OF THE ENGLEl-ox>
11.JNICIPAL CXDE 1985, B'i ALLCmNG INIIES'IMENl'S IN THE COWRIOO LCCAL
001/ERNMENI' LICOID ASSET TRUsr.
WIIERF.AS, the City of Englewood desires to invest its funds in 'Ihe
Colorado Local Goverrarent Li quid Asset Trust FUnd; and
W!IERE.-.S, such investrrents are essentially II nutual fund for
crnmunities throoghout t.oe State of Colora<'o; and
!ICM, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAI!lED BY THE CITY CXJUNCIL CF 'IllE CITY CF
ENGLENXlD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 2 , SUbsection A. is !lll!lnded
to add""siil:iparagraph 8, to read as follc:,,.,s.
4-1-2: INIIES'INENI' OF MUNICIPAL FUNDS:
A. Of r.oney invested, not less that Fifty percent (SO'I,) shall be
invested in:
8. THE COLOR.= LCCAL GOVERNMENl' LIO,ID ASSET TRUsr ruND.
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 17th day
of September , 1990.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 20th day of Septeni:>~,
1990.
Read by title and passed on final reading oo the 1st day ol' .:l::tober,
1990.
Published by title as Ordinance No . ~ Series of 1990, on the 4th
day of October, 1990.
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I, Patricia H. Crc,,,, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, r,
hereby certify that the above and for@gOing is a true cq,y of th~ j>rdinance
passed on final reading and published by titl6 as Ordinance No. ~ Series
of 1990. IA
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Sept-.r 17, 1990
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ISSIIE/ACUON PROPOSEt.
COUltCIL COIINUIIICA~ION
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City InvHtment Policy
Department of Financial Service ■
Margaret L. Freeman, Director of Financial Service ■
1, Approve an ordinance M1endin9 Englewood Municipal Code '85 4--1-2.
2, ~prrove a motion adopting the City Inv-"?9tment Policy.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Nona. Currant inve ■tment policy adopted 3-1-79.
S~APP' ANALYSIS
In order to maintain and improve upon the affect'.ivena ■■ of the City of Englewood
ca ■h management program, periodic review of policie ■ and practice■ ■hould occur.
For the la ■t aaveral montha I have bean reviewing the City'■ inva ■tmant policy and
procedure, and preparing an u~d.,,ted policy for conaideration by the City Manager and
City Council.
The ■ubmitted policy is not an "overh11.ul" of exieting legislation and programs but
i ■ proposed aa a refinement and enhancement of the current polic y . The propoaed
pc'll icy encompaaaes not only the City• s overall investment philosophy but also
includes apecific procedure& and direction relating to internal control, management
pract ice ■ and ■ound operating procedures .
The policy provi de ■ for utili:tation of an inve ■tmenc advi ■or and doe ■ include the
guidel i ne• requ l r~d to beat benefit from the ■ervicea of an inveotmant adviaor.
Thi ■ provi ■ion allowa the City to safely ma ,t.miz• ita inveatment earning ■ through
uae of oupplcmonta l technical oxportioo,
After review by the City Attorney, on l y one change i ■ r equired in the current
Inglewood Municipal Code and it i ■ the lnclu ■ion of Colorado Local-Government Liquid
A11et Tru ■t (COLOTRUST) •• an authorized inve ■tment. R ■oolution 25, Serie ■ 1989,
pa ■■ed by City Council on Hl y 1, 1989, autho1·ized the Ci ty to participate in
COLOTRUST,
Th ■ attached policy i ■ comprehen ■iv• and addr••••• all n ■c ■■■ary ar■a■ relatin; to
the City•• inv-■tmant program, Th• policy would provide th• nac-■ury quidalinH
required to achi■v■ a ■af ■, flexibl ■ and r ■■pon ■ibl ■ inv■■tment pro;ram.
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Ther■ would be no co ■t ■ or fundin; required for implmentation of th ■ inv ■■tment
policy. Any fa-■ or coat■ related to th• in·. -■tment program are reflected in the
net ••••t value of the City'■ portfolio.
UCOIIIIDDATION
1. Approve the ordinance .... ndin; IMC'85 4-1-l relatin; to inv-■tment of municipal
fund ■•
2. Approve a motion adoptin; City inv■atment policy.
City of En~lewood, Colorado
INVrnTMENT POLICY
The Director of Financial Services, City of Englewood, Colorado is charged
with the responsibility to prudently and properly manage any and all funds of
the City. Because these funds may be called upon, it is essential that
absolute maturity horizons are identifiable for the purpose of liquidity .
Moreover , these funds must be fully collateralized and appropriately
authorized. The following Investment Policy addresses the methods, procedures
and practices which must be exercised to en sure effective and sound fiscal
management .
SCOPE
iliTspolicy shall apply to the investment of all financial assets and all
funds of the City of Englewood (hereinafter referred to as the "City") over
which it exercises financial control, except the City of Englewood Fire,
Police and Employees Pension funds. In order to effectively make use of the
City's cash resources, all moneys shall be pooled into one investment account
and accounted for separately. The investment income derived from this account
shall be distributed to the various City funds in accordance with EMC,4-1-2-D.
OBJECTIVES
The City's principal investment objectives are:
Preservation of capital and the protection of investment principal .
Maintenance of sufficient liquidity to meet anticipated disburs eme nts and
cash flows.
Diversification to avoid incurring unreasonable risks regarding securities
owned .
Attainment of a market rate of return equal to or higher than the
performance measure established by the Director of Financial Services.
Conformance with all City, Federal, State and other legal requirements.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
The ultimate res pons i bi l i ty and authority for investment transaction s
involving the City resides with the Director of Financial Services
(hereinafter referred to as the "Director") who has been designated by the
City Manager as the investment off icer in accordance with Englewood Municipal
Code. The Director may appoint other members of the City staff to assist he r
(him) in the ca sh management and investment function. Persons who are
authorized to transact business and wire funds on behalf of the City will, be
designated by the Director by the wire transfer ag re ement executed with the
City's approved depository for bank services. The Director shall be
responsible for all investment decisions and activities, and shall establish
written administrative procedure s for the operation of the City 's investme ,.t
program consistent with this Investment Policy. The investment officer acting
within the se procedures s~all not be held personally liable for specific
investment transact i ans.
The Director may in her (his) discretion appoint one or more Investment
Advisors , registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission und er the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940, to manage J portion of the City's assets . An
appointed Investment. Advisor may be granted limited investment discretion
within the guidelines of this Investment Policy with regard to the City 's
assets placed under its management. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the
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City 's total assets may be managed by an Investment Advisor. An Investment
Advisor can only be appointed after consultation with and approval by the City
Manager .
PRUDENCE
'Tliestaiidard of prudence to be used for managing the City's assets is the
•prudent investor" rule , which states, "i nvestments shall be made with
judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of
prudence, discretion and i nte 11 igence exercise in the management of their own
affairs, not for speculation , but for investment cons idering t he pr obable
safety of their capital as well as the probable i ncome to be derived ."
ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS
All investments will be made in accordance with the Colorado Revis ,id Statu~b
(CRS) as follows : CRS 11-10.5-101, et seq . Public Depo,i t Protection Act ; CRS
11-47 -101,et seq. Savings and Loan Association Fublic ~eposit Protection Act;
CRS 24-75-601 , et seq. Funds-Legal Inve stments fir Governmental Units; CRS
24-75-603, et seq. Deposito r ies; and CRS 24 -75-7ll, et seq. Local
Governments -Loca 1 Government Pooling .
As a home rule City , Englewood may adopt a list of acceptable i ~ve s tment
instruments differing from those outlined in CRS 24-75-601, Funos-Legal
Investments for Governmental Units and as allowed by Englewood Municipal Code
4-1-2 . Funds of the City of Englewood co vered by this Investment Policy may
be invested in the following types of securities and transactions :
U.S. Treasury Obligations (T -Bills, T-Notes, T-Bonds).
U.S. Trea sury Strips (book-entry U.S. Treasury securit i es who se coupon has
been removed) .
Federal Instrumentalities -the following only : Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Bank ( FHLB), Federal Home L~a n
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and Federal Farm Credit Banks (FFCB).
Repurchase Agreement s with a maturity of 90 days or less on the above
securities collateralized at a minimum of 102 percent of the dollar value
of the Repurchase Agreement.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements with a maturity of 90 days or less executed
against securities owr.dd by the City and collateralized by the same type
of security reversed .
Time Certificates of neposit or savings accounts in state or national
banks headquartered in Colorado which are state appro ved depositories (a s
evidenced by a certificate issued by the State Bank i ng Board) and ar e
insured by the FDIC . Certificates of Deposit which exceed the FDI C
in sured am,unt shall be collateral ized in accordanc e with the Colorado
Public Deplsit Protection Act . This collateral will have a market va lue
equal to or exceeding 102 percent of the difference between the in sur ed
amount and the City's total deposits for all funds within the in stitution.
Tim e Certificates of Deposit or savings accounts in st ate or federally
chartered savings and loans with headquarters in Colorado which are
insured by the FSLIC. Deposits which exce ed the FSLIC insured amount
shall be collateralized in accordance with the Colorado Public Deposit
Protection Act. This collateral will have a market value equal to or
exceeding 102 percent of the difference between the insured amount and th e
City's total deposit for all funds within the institution .
Colorado Local Government liquid Asset Trust (COLOTRUST).
Prime Bankers Acceptance with a maturity of 3 months or less issued on
domestic banks or branches or foreign banks domiciled in the U.S. and
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operating unde r U.S. banking laws .
Prime Co11111erc1al Paper with a maturity of 3 months or les s issued on U.S.
corporations w,iich 1s A-1 or P-1 by a nationally recognized rating service
or I+ by Duff and Phelps, Inc .
OTHER INVESTMENTS
It Is the Intent of the City that the foregoing 11st of authorized securities
be strictly interpreted and that any deviation from this list must be
pre-approved by the Di rector in writing after approval by the City Manager.
INVESTMENT DIVERSIFICATION
It is the Intent of the City to diversify the i r ~stment instructions within
the portfolio to avoid incurring unreasonable risks inherent in over invest i ng
i r. specific instruments, individual financial institutions or maturities . The
asset allocation in the portfolio should, however , be flexible depending upon
the outlook for the economy and the securities market.
The City may invest with i n the following limits :
100% in U.S . Treasury O~l i gations but not '.~ss than 50%
50% in Certificates of Deposit
50% in Federal Instrumentalities or Agenc i es
30% in Repurchase Agreements collateral ized by Federal Instrumentalities,
or
100% i n Repurchase Agreements collateralized by U.S. Trea s ury Obligations
20% in Bankers Acceptances
20% in Commercial Paper
INVESTMENT MATURITY AND LI UIDITY
nvestment s a e i mited in maturities not exceeding three years. In
'\ addition, the weighted av erage maturity 1 i fe of the total portfolio sha 11 at
no time exceed eighteen mo nths . The City shall at all time s ma i ntain 15% of
its total investment port to l i o in instruments maturing in 12 0 days or less .
OTHER INVESTMENT GUIDELINES
All Investment transact ions must be executed with brokers/dealers and
financial institutions that have been authorized by the City, and each
transaction must be competit i vel y transacted with at least two authorized
br~~~r/dealer or financial institutions . In addition, oefore any repurchase
agreements shall be executed with an authoriz ed broke r/deale r or financial
in stitution , a Ma~ter Repurchase Agreem ent mu s t be signed between the City and
that broker/dealer or financial institution. The Di r ector shall maintain a
file of •11 Master Repurchase Agreements.
The purchase and sa 1 e of a 11 securities sha 11 be on a delivery versus payment
basis .
The City seek s an active , rather than passive, manage ment of its portfolio
assets . As sets may be so i d at a lo s s only if the Director or the Investment
Advisor feels tha t the sale of the security is in the be st long -term inter est
of the City .
SELECTION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BROKER DEALERS
e ty s a ma ntain a ist o aut orize ro er ealers and financial
institutions which are approved for investments purposes, and it shall be the
pol icy of the City to purchase securities only from those authorized
institutions and firms . To be eligible for authorization, a broker/dealer must
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•be recogniied as a prim ary Dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York .
Banks and Savings and Loan Associations must be members of the FDIC or FSLIC
in order to be eligible for authorization . In addition, each broker/dealer or
financial institution must complete a Broker/Dealer Questionnaire which
includes the firm's most recent financial statements. The Director shall
maintain a file of all Broker/Dealer Questionnaires . Broker/dealers and other
financial institutions will be selected on the basis of their expertise in
ca sh management and their ability to service the City's account.
SELECTION OF BAN KS ANO SAVINGS ANO LOANS
The City shall maintain a list of authorized banks and savings and loans wh i ch
are approved to provide banking services or from whom the City may purchase
Certificates of Deposit. To be eligibl e for authorization , a bank or savings
and loan must meet the minimum credit criteria (described below) of a credit
analysis provided by a commerc i ally available bank rating service . Banks or
savings and 1 oans failing to meet the minimum criteria, or in the judgm ~r,t pf
the Director no longer offering adequate safety to the City will be removed
from the list . Although a bank or savings and loan is on the qualified list,
it will still be r equired to pledge collateral on all deposits and
investments, pur suant to State 1 aw .
The City shall util1ze a commercially available bank rating se r . ··2 (Prudent
Man Analysis, Inc .) to perform a cred ; c analysis on banks and savings and
loans . The bank rating guidelines will be calculated using publicly available
financial information obtained from the release of the preliminary reports of
condition and reports on income from the Federal Reserve . Data obtained fro m
the bank rating service will include factors covering the following : ove rall
rating, liquidity policy , credit risk policy , intere st rate policy,
profitability and cap ital policy . Ratings will be don e on a five po i nt scale
with one being Exce llent .
In order to meet the min i mum credit criteria , a bank or sav in gs and loan must
meet each of the following credit rating requirements :
The overall credit rating must be three or higher, (Per Prudent Man
Analysis , Inc.)
The credit risk and capital policy rating must be three or higher, (per
Prudent Man Analys i s , Inc.) regardless of the overall credit rating, and
The institution must qualify as a dcµository of public funds in Colorado
as defined in CRS 22-40-105 .
The Director shall mainta i n a file of all credit rating anal ysi s reports
performed for the City .
SAFEKEEPING
Investment securities purchased by the City will be delivered by either book
entry or phy s ical delivery, and held in third party safekeeping by a Federal
Reser ve member financial institution designated at the City's depository . The
trust department of the in s titution design ated as depository will be
con s idered to be a third party for the purpose of safekeeping of securities.
It is the intent of the City that all securities be perfe cted in the name of the City.
REPORTING
An investment report shall be prepared, at least on a monthly basis, list ing
the inv estments held by the City, the current market valuation of the
investments and performance results . The monthly investment rep ort shall be
submitted in a timely manner to the City Manager and the City Council . A
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· record shall be maintained by the Departinent of Financial Services of all bids
and offerings for securities transactions in order to ensure that the City
receives competitive prici :1 9.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The Director and the City Manager shall meet at least quarterly to review the
portfolio's adherence to appropriate risk levels and to compare the
portfolio's total return to the established investmen t object i'les and goals .
The Director shall periodically establish a benchmark yield for the Ci ty's
investments which shall be equal to the average yield on the U.S. Treuury
security which most closely corresponds to the portfolio's actual weigtted
average maturity . When comparing the performance of the City's portffdo, all
fees and expenses involved with managing the portfolio should be included in
the computation of the portfolio 's rate of return .
ETHICS PND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Officers and employees involved i n the investment process shall refrai .1 from
personal business activity that could conflict with proper execution of the
investment program, or which could impair their ability to make impartial
investment decisions. Employees and investment officials shall disclose to
the City Manager any material financial interest in financial institutions
that conduct business with the City, and they shall further disclose any large
personal fi nanci a 1/i nvestment posit ions that could be related to the
performance of the City's portfolio. Employees and officers shall subordinate
their persona 1 investment tran sactions to those of the City particularly with
regard to the timing of purchases and sales .
POLICY REVISIONS
This Investment Pol icy will be reviewed periodically by the Director and may
be amended as conditions warrant by the City Manager and the City Council.
Submitted September 6, 1990
Margaret L. Freeman, Director of Financial Services
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Rl!TURN ON l'ORTl'OUO FOK Tllli MONTH
INCOME EAKN EO HUl THE MUNTI I
GAIN (LO:S) ON SAIJ:.S FOR TIIE MONTII
ACCRETION (AMORTIZATION) 1:oR TIIE MONTII
RE.TURN ON roR,-1 :ouo FOK TIIE MONTII
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UIU.017.29
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$214.971.97
wrm;IITED AVEMAGE PORTf-OUO HOOK VALUE S32,0S7.9Sl.68
Pf.RCENT RETURN OH f'ORTf-01.10 1:0R TIIU MONTII 7 .90'-'
BEGINNING l'ORTHll . .10 BALl'\NCC Sll.749,674.JI
ENDING PORTFOUO DOOK nALANCH SJJ,0JJ,060.00
ENOING PORTFOLIO MARKET VALUE SJJ ,016.JJS.OO
SUMMAR.Y OF INV.ESTMENT l'OKTFOLIO ~
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
REl'URCHASE AGREEMENTS
U.S . TREASUR\" SECURITIES
U.S. GOV"T AGENCY SECURrrms
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