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includingtheDirectorofFinance,willdemonstratecompetenceintheexecutionoftheĭźƷǤ͸ƭ <br />investments.AllInvestmentOfficerswillinsurecompliancewiththeinvestmentprogramwith <br />ongoingtrainingandevaluationbymanagement. <br />PRUDENCEInvestmentsshallbemadewithjudgmentandcare,underprevailingcircumstances, <br />thatapersonofprudence,discretionandintelligencewouldexerciseinthemanagementofthe <br />ƦĻƩƭƚƓ͸ƭownaffairs,notforspeculation,butforinvestment,consideringtheprobablesafetyof <br />capitalandtheprobableincometobederived.InvestmentOfficersactinginaccordancewith <br />writtenproceduresandthisinvestmentpolicyandexercisingduediligenceshallberelievedof <br />personalresponsibilityforanindividualsecurity'screditriskormarketpricechanges,provided <br />deviationsfromexpectationsarereportedinatimelyfashionandtheliquidityandthesaleof <br />securitiesarecarriedoutinaccordancewiththetermsofthispolicy. <br />IMDEMNIFICATIONTheDirectorofFinanceandtheInvestmentOfficer,actinginaccordance <br />withwrittenproceduresandexercisingduediligence,shallnotbeheldpersonallyresponsiblefor <br />aspecificźƓǝĻƭƷƒĻƓƷ͸ƭcreditriskormarketpricechanges,providedthatthesedeviationsare <br />reportedimmediatelyandtheappropriateactionistakentocontroladversedevelopments. <br />ETHICSDISCLOSUREANDCONFLICTSOFINTERESTOfficersandemployeesinvolvedinthe <br />investmentprocessshallrefrainfrompersonalbusinessactivitythatcouldconflictwithproper <br />executionandmanagementoftheinvestmentprogram,orwhichcouldimpairtheirabilityto <br />makeimpartialinvestmentdecisions.EmployeesandInvestmentOfficersshalldisclosetothe <br />CityManageranymaterialinterestsinfinancialinstitutionsthatconductbusinesswiththeCityof <br />LaPorte,andshallfurtherdiscloseanypersonalfinancialorinvestmentpositionsthatcouldbe <br />relatedtotheperformanceoftheCity'sinvestmentportfolio.EmployeesandInvestmentOfficers <br />shallrefrainfromundertakingpersonalinvestmenttransactionswiththesameindividualwith <br />whichbusinessisconductedonbehalfoftheCityofLaPorte. <br />AnInvestmentOfficeroftheCityofLaPortewhohasapersonalbusinessrelationshipwithan <br />organizationseekingtosellaninvestmenttotheCityofLaPorteshallfileastatementdisclosing <br />thatpersonalbusinessinterest.AnInvestmentOfficerwhoisrelatedwithintheseconddegree <br />byaffinityorconsanguinitytoanindividualseekingtosellaninvestmenttotheCityofLaPorte <br />shallfileastatementdisclosingthatrelationship.Astatementrequiredundersubsection <br />2256.005(i)oftheActmustbefiledwiththeTexasEthicsCommissionandthegoverningbodyof <br />theCityofLaPorte. <br />TRAININGInvestmentOfficersshallattend10hoursofinvestmenttrainingwithin12months <br />aftertakingofficeorassumingduties,and108hourseverysucceedingtwoyearsthatbeginson <br />st <br />thefirstdayofthefiscalyear,whichisOctober1,andconsistsofthetwoconsecutivefiscalyears <br />afterthatdate.Theinvestmentstrainingshallbeprovidedfromanindependentsourceapproved <br />bytheFiscalAffairsCommitteetoinsurethequalityandcapabilityofinvestmentmanagementin <br />compliancewiththeAct.Forthepurposesofthispolicy,an"independentsource"isdefinedasa <br />professionalorganization,aninstituteofhigherlearningoranyothersponsorotherthana <br />BusinessOrganizationwithwhomtheCitymayengageininvestmenttransactions.Trainingshall <br />beinaccordancewiththeActandshallincludeeducationininvestmentcontrols,securityrisks, <br />strategyrisks,marketrisks,diversificationofinvestmentportfolio,andcompliancewithstatutes <br />governingtheinvestmentofpublicfunds. <br /> <br /> <br />