HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 017-88 InvestmentPolicyRESOLUTION NO. 17 - 88
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
SETTING FORTH THE
INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN
FOR 1988
WHEREAS, the City has a fiduciary responsibility to maximize the
the productive use of assets entrusted to its care and to invest and manage
those public funds prudently; and
WHEREAS, the General Law City of Dublin operates its pooled idle
cash under the prudent man's rule; and
WHEREAS, the City shall strive to make investments that benefit
the local area; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" sets forth the details of the Investment
Policy for the City of Dublin and is incorporated as part of this resolutions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Dublin does hereby adopt the Investment Policy for 1988.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of February, 1988.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Hegarty, Moffatt, Snyder, Vonheeder
and Mayor Jeffery
None
None
EXHIBIT
CITY OF DUBLIN
STATEMENT";
OF
INVESTMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY
CITY OF DUBLIN
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY
Introduction
The availability of cash on a short term basi~ in the City of "'
Dublin treasury offers an opportunity-for a substantial amount of
revenue to be generated by a prudent investment program. A
growing number of investment instruments makes it imperative that
the City establish a policy for managing its investment
-portfolio. With first concern being for the safety of principal
and the second to provide additional earnings, the following
investment policy is hereby authorized:
Policy
Realizing that the Treasurer's first responsibility is to retain
sufficient cash to pay existing debts, itis the policy of the
City of Dublin to invest the maximum amount of idle cash
available to the City in order to generate interest earnings to
supplement other City revenue sources ...... The investment program is
subject to the follOwing'parameters presented in the order of
importance.
Safety. The first priority for the investment program
shall be the safety of principal investment. Speculation or
risky investment media' will beavoided even though high
interest rates might be offered. Basic consideration for
safety shall include:
Government. and agency paper and repurchase agreements are
the highest quality investment available in terms of safety
and liquidity. Certificates of deposit (negotiable and
non-negotiable), savings accounts must be insured by FSLIC,
FDIC or collateralized. Ban~acceptances must be secured
as the irrevocable primary obligation of the accepting bank.
The Local Agency Investment Fund shall be considered 'as a
proper investment for safety inasmuch as the State Treasurer
of California is the State Elected Officer responsible for
that investment portfolio.
Liquidity - Spacing Maturity. Investments must be carefully
coordinated with .the City's periodic cash needs. It is
urgent that current available cash not be assigned to an
investment with a time commitment which will result in the
shortage of cash for either operations or capital purposes
at some future time. The need for liquidity will take
precedence over the higher rates of interest often offered
withlonger term investments.
'Basic 'consideratiohs +f6r 'l'iqUi di t~' sh~li "in~l'Ude',~ '~" '"
Most of the investments listed in Paragraph ~1 are highly
liquid (there is a good secondary market for selling the
investments), with the.exception of certificates of deposits
held by banks and savings and loans. Maturities of
certificates of 'deposits shall b~-.selected to anticipate
cash needs, thereby avoiding the need for forced
liquidation. .
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Maximum Earnings. After exercising maximum safety in
investment instruments and responsible spacing of maturity,
every effort shall then be made to obtain the highest
earnings from investments of City money within the limits
prescribed by State Law for local government investments.
The City shall.lengthen its maturities when rates are
falling and shorten maturities 'when rates are rising. The
City shall attempt to take advantage of imperfections in the
market where a secU~ity's price is out of line with other
similar investments always keeping an eye towards safety.
The TreasUrer shall_comply with the reporting procedures and
format as provided by Assembly Bill No. 1073 enacted into law
September 17, 1984. As required by this legislation, the City's
investment policy shall be reviewed annually by the City Council.