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July 1, 2023 - <br />June 30, 2024 <br /> City of Santa - Annual <br />Statement of Investment Policy Page 6 <br />5.0 DELGATION OF AUTHORITY <br /> <br />5.1 Investment Authority and Responsibility <br />The authority for conducting investment transactions resides with the Executive <br />Director of Finance and Management Services Agency (FMSA) as chief fiscal <br />officer and ex officio City Treasurer. The Executive Director for (FMSA) under the <br />general direction of the City Council, shall be responsible for all investment <br />transactions undertaken and shall establish a system of controls to regulate the <br />investment activities of subordinate officials. <br /> <br />5.2 Delegation of Authority <br />The Executive Director for FMSA or her/his designees (Investment Officials) shall <br />invest all funds for the City in accordance with the City adopted investment policy. <br />The Executive Director for FMSA hereby delegates day-to-day responsibility for <br />the investment of City funds to the FMSA Financial Analyst. Managerial and <br />supervisory responsibility for the investment of City funds may be held by either <br />the Assistant Director of Finance and Management Services (Assistant Director) <br />or the Treasury and Customer Services Manager (Treasury Manager). Each <br />designee shall act in accordance with the established policies and internal controls <br />set forth in the investment policy. <br /> <br />5.3 Assignment of Activities <br />Supporting and ancillary activities, including but not limited to: cash flow analysis, <br />municipal or corporate bond credit worthiness evaluation, investment risk <br />assessment, portfolio analysis, purchase and sale recommendation, safekeeping, <br />policy and investment procedures review recommendation, and monthly and <br />quarterly reporting, may be assigned to qualified persons within Treasury or within <br />the FMSA Accounting or Administrative Services divisions as deemed appropriate <br />by either the Director and/or Assistant Finance Director. <br /> <br />5.4 Qualified Persons <br />Qualified Persons shall refer to: (1) persons holding either a California Municipal <br />Treasurers Association, California Treasury Certificate and/or Certified California <br />Municipal Treasurer Certificate; or an Association of Public Treasurers of the United <br />States and Canada, Certified Public Finance Administrator Certificate, or a National <br />Association of State Treasurers Certificate in Public Treasury Management; or (2) <br />persons who are performing investment related duties under the guidance and <br />direction of certificate holders. Working together, Investment Officials and Qualified <br />Persons comprise the FMSA investment staff.