R-2020-34 Amending the City of La Porte Investment Policy

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including the Director of Finance, will demonstrate competence in the execution of the city's investments. All Investment Officers will insure compliance with the investment program with ongoing training and evaluation by management. PRUDENCE Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under prevailing circumstances, that a person of prudence, discretion and intelligence would exercise in the management of the person's own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the probable safety of capital and the probable income to be derived. Investment Officers acting in accordance with written procedures and this investment policy and exercising due diligence shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual security's credit risk or market price changes, provided deviations from expectations are reported in a timely fashion and the liquidity and the sale of securities are carried out in accordance with the terms of this policy. IMDEMNIFICATION The Director of Finance and the Investment Officer, acting in accordance with written procedures and exercising due diligence, shall not be held personally responsible for a specific investment's credit risk or market price changes, provided that these deviations are reported immediately and the appropriate action is taken to control adverse developments. ETHICS DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Officers and employees involved in the investment process shall refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with proper execution and management of the investment program, or which could impair their ability to make impartial investment decisions. Employees and Investment Officers shall disclose to the City Manager any material interests in financial institutions that conduct business with the City of La Porte, and shall further disclose any personal financial or investment positions that could be related to the performance of the City's investment portfolio. Employees and Investment Officers shall refrain from undertaking personal investment transactions with the same individual with which business is conducted on behalf of the City of La Porte. An Investment Officer of the City of La Porte who has a personal business relationship with an organization seeking to sell an investment to the City of La Porte shall file a statement disclosing that personal business interest. An Investment Officer who is related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to an individual seeking to sell an investment to the City of La Porte shall file a statement disclosing that relationship. A statement required under subsection 2256.005(i) of the Act must be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and the governing body of the City of La Porte. TRAINING Investment Officers shall attend 10 hours of investment training within 12 months after taking office or assuming duties, and hours every succeeding two years that begins on the first day of the fiscal year, which is October 1", and consists of the two consecutive fiscal years after that date. The investments training shall be provided from an independent source approved by the Fiscal Affairs Committee to insure the quality and capability of investment management in compliance with the Act. For the purposes of this policy, an "independent source" is defined as a professional organization, an institute of higher learning or any other sponsor other than a Business Organization with whom the City may engage in investment transactions. Training shall be in accordance with the Act and shall include education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks, diversification of investment portfolio, and compliance with statutes governing the investment of public funds.