11-13-17 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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MONITORING The market price of each investment shall be obtained monthly from a source such as the Wall Street Journal newspaper, the City’s custodial bank, a reputable brokerage firm or security pricing service and reported on the investment reports. Investments with minimum rating requirements will be monitored for rate changes and liquidation of such investments will be determined at such time. Monitoring credit ratings – The Investment Officer shall monitor, on no less than a monthly basis, the credit rating on all authorized investments in the portfolio based upon independent information from a nationally recognized rating agency. If any security falls below the minimum rating required by Policy, the Investment Officer shall notify the City Manager of the loss of rating, and liquidate the investment within one week. Monitoring FDIC Status for Mergers and Acquisitions – The Investment Officer shall monitor, on no less than a weekly basis, the status and ownership of all banks issuing brokered CDs owned by the City based upon information from the FDIC. If any bank has been acquired or merged with another bank in which brokered CDs are owned, the Investment Officer or Advisor shall immediately liquidate any brokered CD which places the City above the FDIC insurance level. VI. INVESTMENTS ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT The City intends to pursue active versus passive portfolio management philosophy. That is, securities may be sold before they mature if market conditions present an opportunity for the City to benefit from the trade. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS The following are authorized investments for the City and all are authorized and further defined by the Act. Only those investments listed in this section are authorized. A.Obligations, including letters of credit, of the United States or its agencies and instrumentalities; direct obligations of this state or its agencies and instrumentalities; other obligations, the principal and interest of which are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, this state or the United States or their respective agencies and instrumentalities, including obligations that are fully guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by the explicit full faith and credit of the United States; obligations of states, agencies, counties, cities, and other political subdivisions of any state rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than A or its equivalent; and interest-bearing banking deposits that are guaranteed or insured by: the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor; or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or its successor. (Section 2256.009 (a) of the Act) The following are not authorized investments under Section 2256.009 (b) of the Act: obligations whose payment represents the coupon payment on the outstanding principal balance of the underlying mortgage-backed security collateral and pays not principal (Interest only bonded); obligations whose payment represents the principal stream of cash from the underlying mortgage-backed security collateral and pays no interest (Principal only bonds); collateralized mortgage obligations that have a final stated maturity date of greater than 10 years; and 4