2015-029 - Approving the City's Statement of Investment Policy

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CITY OF SANTA ANA STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY JULY 2015 -2016 Page 4 B. Obligations issued by a Federal Agency or a United States Government Sponsored Enterprise. Federal Agency Issues by government- sponsored enterprises (GSEs) include, but are not limited to: FFCB (Federal Farm Credit Bank), FHA (Federal Housing Administration), FHLB (Federal Home Loan Bank Board), FHLMC (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), FNMA (Federal National Mortgage Association), FICO (Financial Corporation), GNMA (Government National Mortgage Association), REFCORP (Resolution Funding Corporation), SLMA (Student Loan Mortgage 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. C. 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 one hundred eighty (180) days or forty percent (40 %) of the cost value of the Fund which may be invested pursuant to this section. However, no more than thirty percent (30 %) of the City's cost value of the Fund may be invested in the banker's acceptances of any one commercial bank pursuant to this section. D. Commercial paper of "Prime" quality of the highest ranking or of the highest letter and number rating as provided for by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). The entity that issues the commercial paper shall be organized and operating within the United States, as a general corporation, shall have total assets in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), and has debt other than commercial paper, if any, that is rated "A" or higher by NRSRO. The entity is organized within the United States as a special purpose corporation, trust, or limited liability company; has program wide credit enhancements including, but not limited to, over- collateralization, letters of credit, or a surety bond; has commercial paper that is rated "A -1" or higher, or the equivalent, by an NRSRO. Eligible commercial paper shall have a maximum maturity of two hundred seventy (270) days or less. The City may purchase no more than ten percent (10 %) of the outstanding commercial paper of any single corporate issue. Purchases of commercial paper may not exceed twenty -five percent (25 %) of the surplus money which may be invested. E. 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 thirty percent (30 %) of the cost value of the Fund. The amount so invested shall be subject to the limitations of Government