Item 24 - Annual Statement of Investment Policy

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City of Santa - Annual Page 7 July 1, 2021 - Statement of Investment Policy June 30, 2022 direction of certificate holders. Working together, Investment Officials and Qualified Persons comprise the FMSA investment staff. 5.5 FMSA Investment Advisory Committee To provide a regular departmental forum and consultive body for evaluating investment portfolio performance and strategy, internal procedures and controls, and for making recommendations to the Executive Director for FMSA in her/his capacity as chief fiscal officer and City Treasurer, a FMSA Investment Advisory Committee is established. All authorized Investment Officials are de facto standing members of the FMSA Investment Advisory Committee. At the discretion of the Executive Director for FMSA, other FMSA investment staff may be authorized membership on the committee. Meetings shall be held regularly on a basis determined by the Executive Director for FMSA. The FMSA Investment Advisory Committee’s evaluations and recommendations are subject to the approval of the Executive Director for FMSA, who services as committee chair. 6.0 ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 6.1 Investment Officials and Officers Investment Officials, officers, and employees involved in the investment process shall refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with the proper execution and management of the investment program, or that could impair their ability to make impartial decisions. Investment Officials, officers and employees shall disclose any material interests in financial institutions with which they conduct business. They shall further disclose any personal financial/investment positions that could be related to the performance of the investment portfolio. Investment Officials, officers and employees shall refrain from undertaking personal investment transactions with the same individual with whom business is conducted on behalf of the City of Santa Ana. 6.2 Statement of Economic Interests Investment Officials and officers authorized to approve investment decisions shall be required to submit an annual Statement of Economic Interests, also known as a Form 700 in accordance with California Government Code, Section 1090 et seq. The Form 700 provides transparency and ensures accountability in two ways: 1) It provides necessary information to the public about official’s/officer’s personal financial interests to ensure that officials and officers are making decisions in the best interest of the public and not enhancing their personal finances. 2) It serves as a reminder to the public official of potential conflicts of interest so the official or officer can abstain from making or participating in governmental decisions that are deemed conflicts of interest.