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• The City will maintain a minimum of six (6) months of budgeted operating <br /> expenditures in short term investments to provide sufficient liquidity for <br /> expected disbursements. <br /> • The maximum stated final maturity of individual securities in the portfolio will be <br /> five (5) years, except as otherwise stated in this policy. <br /> TRUST AGREEMENTS <br /> The City shall direct the investment activities of trustees. Such direction shall be in <br /> keeping with the terms and conditions of its bond agreements, applicable law and policies <br /> set forth in this document. <br /> REVIEW OF THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO <br /> The Director of Finance shall periodically, but no less than quarterly, review the portfolio <br /> to identify investments that do not comply with this investment policy and establish <br /> protocols for reporting major and critical incidences of noncompliance to the City Council. <br /> MAXIMUM MATURITIES <br /> To the extent possible, the City will attempt to match its investments with anticipated cash <br /> flow requirements. Because of inherent difficulties in accurately forecasting cash flow <br /> requirements, a portion of the portfolio should be continuously invested in readily <br /> available funds. Where this policy does not specify a maximum remaining maturity at the <br /> time of the investment, no investment shall be made in any security that at the time of the <br /> investment has a term remaining to maturity in excess of five (5) years from the date of <br /> trade settlement. <br /> The City will not invest in securities maturing more than five (5) years from the date of <br /> trade settlement, unless the City Council has by resolution granted authority to make such <br /> an investment either specifically or as a part of an investment program approved by the <br /> City Council no less than three months prior to the investment. <br /> The City may invest proceeds of bond issuances or certificates of participation for a term <br /> exceeding five years, provided the City Council authorizes such investments as part of <br /> the legal documents. <br /> INTERNAL CONTROLS <br /> The Director of Finance shall establish an annual process of independent review by an <br /> external auditor to prevent loss of funds arising from fraud, theft, staff errors and <br /> irregularities, misrepresentations by third parties, misuse, or imprudent actions by staff. <br /> This review will provide internal control by assuring compliance with policies and <br /> procedures. <br /> 13 <br />