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Res 141-87 8/18/1987RESOLUTION NO. __1g1- ( RESOLUTION MODIFYING RESOLUTION 97-86 TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1987. WHEREAS, Resolution 97-86 established the investment procedures for the investment of local funds and ; WHEREAS, such policies and rules have been prepared and submitted to the City Council for approval ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: That Section One, Investment Objectives be replaced with the provisions of the new State Law and it shall read as follows: SECTION ONE, INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing , that persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment , considering the probable safety of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived . Each investment transaction shall seek to first insure that capital losses are minimized . That Section Two , Authorized Investments, be replaced with the provisions of the new State Law and it shall read as follows: SECTION TWO, AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS a) The city may, in accordance with this Act , purchase, sell , and invest its funds and funds under its control in the following : 1 ) obligations of the United States or its agencies and instrumentalities; 2) direct obligations of the State of Texas or its agencies; 3) other obligations , the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the State of Texas or the United States ; 4) obligations of states, agencies, counties, cities, and other political subdivisions of any state having been rated as to investment quality by the nationally recognized investment rating firm and having received a rating of not less than A or its equivalent ; 5) certificates of deposit issued by state and national banks domiciled in this state that are: A) guaranteed or insured by the Federal deposit Insurance Corporation, or its successor ; or B) secured by obligations that are described by Subdivisions ( 1 )- (4) of this subsection, which are intended to include all direct agency or instrumentality issued mortgage backed securities rated AAA by a nationally recognized rating agency, or by Chapter 726, Acts of the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 2529b-1 , Vernon ' s Texas Civil Statutes) , and that have a market value of not less than the principal amount of the certificates; and 6) fully collateralized direct repurchase agreements having a defined termination date, secured by obligations described by Subdivision ( 1 ) of this subsection, pledged with a third party selected or approved by the political entity, and placed through a primary government securities dealer , as defined by the Federal Reserve, or a bank domiciled in this state. b ) In addition to investment in obligations, certificates , or agreements described in Subsection (a ) of this section, bond proceeds of the city , may be invested in common trust funds or comparable investment devices owned or administered by banks domiciled in this state and whose assets consist exclusively of all of a combination of the obligations described by Subdivisions ( 1 )-)4) and 6) of Subsection ( a) of this section. Common trust funds of banks domiciled in this state may be used if they: 1 ) are available; 2) comply with the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and applicable federal regulations governing the investment of bond proceeds; and 3) meet the cash flow requirements and the investment needs of the city. c ) In this section: 1 ) "Bond proceeds ' includes but is not limited to proceeds from the sale of bonds and reserves and funds maintained for debt service purposes. 2) "Repurchase agreement" means a simultaneous agreement to buy, hold for a specified time, and then sell back at a future date, obligations described by Subsection (a) ( 1 ) of this section, the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States or any of its agencies, in market value of not less tha the principal amount of the funds disbursed . PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1 : a - y of Aug s , 19: . P M A 0 R ATTEST: ydc City Clerk