2002-057 - Considering Changes to the City's Statement of Investment Policy

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CITY OF SANTA ANA STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY JULY 2002-2003 Government Sponsored ~En~erp~ise. Federal Agency Issues include, but are not limit~8' to ~NMA (Government National Mortgage Association), FFCB (Federal Farm Credit Bank), FHLB (Federal Home Loan Bank Board), FBLMC (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), FNMA (Federal National Mortgage Association), ELMA (Student Loan Marketing Administration), FHA (Federal Housing Administration) and TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority). Although there is no percentage limitation on these issues, the "prudent investor" rule shall apply for a single agency name as U.S. Government backing is implied rather than guaranteed. Bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank, otherwise known as banker's acceptances, which are eligible for purchase by the Federal Reserve System. Purchases of banker's acceptances may not exceed 180 days ~or 40 percent of the cost value of the Fund which may be invested pursuant to this section. However, no more than 30 percent of the City's cost value of the Fund may be invested in the bankers acceptances of any one commercial bank pursuant to this section. Commercial paper of ~prime" quality of the highest ranking or of the highest letter and number rating as provided for by Moody's Investor Services, Inc. (Moody's), Standard and Poor's (S&P)or Fitch Financial Services, Inc. (Fitch). The corporation that issues the commercial paper shall be organized and operating within the United States, shall have total assets in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), and shall issue debt, other than commercial paper, if any, that is rated "A" or higher by Moody's or S&P or Fitch. Eligible commercial paper shall have a maximum maturity of 270 days or less. The City may purchase no more than 10% of the outstanding commercial paper of any single corporate issue; Purchases of commercial paper may not exceed 25 percent of the surplus money which may be invested. Eo Negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a nationally or state-chartered bank, a savings association or a federal association (as defined by Section 5102 of the Financial Code), a state or federal credit union or by a state-licensed branch of a foreign bank. However, the City shall not invest in negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a state or federal credit union if a member of the City Council or any City personnel with investment decision making authority also serves on the board of directors, or any committee appointed by the board of directors, or the credit committee or the supervisory committee of the state or federal credit union issuing the negotiable certificates of deposit. 'The City's investment in negotiable certificates of deposit may not exceed 30 percent of the cost value of the Fund. The amount so invested shall be subject to the limitations of Government Resolution No. 2002-057 Page 6 of 10