ORD 2001-21 - Annual Budget [Oct. 2001-Sept. 2002] 09-18-2001ORDINANCE NO. 2001 -21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
FINDING THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HAVE BEEN DONE IN
PREPARATION AND PRESENTMENT OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET; APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET FOR THE
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2001, THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2001, which was more than thirty days before the end of the
City's fiscal year and more than thirty days before the adoption of this
ordinance, the City Manager of the City Huntsville, Texas, submitted a
proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year according to Section 11.05 of the
Charter of the City of Huntsville, Texas, and Texas Local Government Code
Section 102.005; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager filed a copy of the proposed budget with the City Secretary
and the budget was available for public inspection at least fifteen days before
the budget hearing and tax levy for the fiscal year 2000 -2001 (Texas Local
Government Code § 102.006); and
WHEREAS, the itemized budget shows a comparison of expenditures between the
proposed budgetand theactual expenditures for the same orsimilar purposes
for the preceding year and projects for which expenditures and the estimated
amount of money carried for each [Texas Local Government Code § 102.103(a)];
and
WHEREAS, the budget contains financial information of the municipality that shows the
outstanding obligations of the City, the available funds on hand to the credit
of each fund, the funds received from all sources during the preceding year;
the funds available from all sources during the ensuing year; the estimated
revenue available to cover the proposed budget; and the estimated tax rate
required to cover the proposed budget [Texas Local Government Code §
102.103(b)]; and
WHEREAS, on August 22, August 26, and September 2, 2001, the City Secretary published
notice in the City's official newspaper of a public hearing relating to the
budget, which include one publication not earlier than the 30th day or later
than the tenth day before the date of the hearing (Texas Local Government
Code § 102.0065); and
WHEREAS, on September 4, 2001, the City Council of the City of Huntsville held a public
hearing relating to the budget; and
WHEREAS, the budget for the year October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002, has
been presented to the City Council, and the City Council has held a public
hearing with all notice as required by law, and all comments and objections
have been considered; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now makes changes to the budget that it considers warranted
by law or in the best interest of the municipal taxpayers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: City Council adopts the budget for the City of Huntsville, Texas, now before
the City Council for consideration and attached, as the budget for the City for
the period of October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002.
SECTION 2: The appropriation for the ensuing fiscal year for operating expenses, debt
service and capital outlay budgets shall be fixed and determined as follows:
I.
General Fund $
10,697,122
11.
General obligation Debt Service Fund
1,195,999
Ill.
Hotel/Motel Tax Special Revenue Fund
504,946
IV.
Street Special Revenue Fund
1,964,857
V.
Police Special Revenue Fund
46,540
Vi.
Airport Special Revenue Fund
-
VII.
Library Special Revenue Fund
4,000
VIII.
Court Security/Technology Special Revenue Fund
-
IX.
Fleet Management internal Service Fund
1,041,965
X.
Equipment Replacement - Fleet Internal Service Fund
720,200
XI.
Equipment Replacement - Technology Internal
Service Fund
120,000
XII.
Equipment Replacement - Fire internal Service Fund
-
XIII.
Planning and Development Internal Service Fund
1,479,646
XIV.
Water Fund
9,642,851
XV.
Wastewater Fund
6,223,031
XVI.
Solid Waste Fund
3,555,895
XVII.
Stormwater Drainage Utility Fund
-
XVIII.
Golf Course Operations Fund
753,195
XIX.
Medical Insurance Internal Service Fund
1,032,000
XX.
information Technology Internal Service Fund
492,921
XXI.
Oakwood Cemetery operations Fund
171,778
XXII.
Library Endowment Fund
XXIII.
Oakwood Cemetery Endowment Fund
15,000
Total S 39,661,946
SECTION 3: Projects described for fiscal year 2001-2002 in the Capital improvements
budget portion of the 2001-2002 budget are approved at the cost level
indicated, subject to the availability of funding of project costs from the
funding source(s) identified for each project:
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Swimming Pool Project
200,000
Log Cabin Project
10,000
GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND FACILITIES:
Wynne Home Improvements
301,774
Service Center Renovations/Furnishing
8,955
Information Technology
300,000
Fire Station Project
160,000
Library Project
30,000
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Streets
455,465
UTILITIES:
WASTEWATER:
Rework Elkins Lake Wastewater System - Phase 1
170,000
Extension of Wastewater to Majestic Forest Area
198,900
Wastewater - Westridge Interceptor System
612,427
Wastewater - Westridge Area Collection System
567,510
Wastewater - Hwy 30 West, McGary Creek Interceptor
500,000
Parker Creek Interceptor /Collector - FM 247 Area
71.300
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
SECTION 4: City Council has reviewed the retirement plan for the City employees and
approves participation in the City's ICMA -RC (International City /County
Management Association Retirement Corporation) Section 457 plan for
employees eligible to participate in the TMRS system in an amount equal to
15.5 %, less the percentage cost of the TMRS plan.
SECTION 5: City Council approves an increase in the monthly payment for a full -time
employee to the City's Medical insurance Internal Service Fund from the
current $190.00 per month to $230.00 per month, per budgeted position.
SECTION 6: City Council approves a transfer of an amount equal to two (2 %) percent of the
gross revenues received during Fiscal Year 2001 -2002 from all water,
wastewater, and solid waste collection and disposal customers, except
contractual customers, and deposited in the Water, Wastewater, and Solid
Waste Funds to the Street Special Revenue Fund to compensate the City for
the use of streets and rights -of -way by the water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste
Funds.
SECTION 7: Fiscal and Budgetary Policies as detailed in the 2001 -2002 budget are approved
as attached (Exhibit A).
SECTION 8: The Comprehensive Compensation Plan and employee allocations as detailed
in the Organization /Staffing section of the 2001 -2002 budget are approved as
attached (Exhibit B).
SECTION 9: City Council has reviewed the investment policies and investment strategies,
and the Investment and Banking Policies are approved as attached (Exhibit C).
SECTION 10: The City Secretary is directed to maintain a copy of the adopted budget, to file
a copy of it with the City Library and the County Clerk, and to publish a notice
saying the budget is available for public inspection [Texas Local Government
Code §§ 102.008 and 102.009(d)].
SECTION 11: Council may amend this budget from time to time as provided by law for the
purposes of authorizing emergency expenditures or for municipal purposes,
provided, however, no obligation shall be incurred or any expenditure made
except in conformity with the budget. Texas Local Government Code §§
102.009 - 102.011; Huntsville City Charter §§ 11.06- 11.07.
SECTION 12: The City Manager may, within the policies adopted within this budget,
authorize transfers between budget line items; City Council may transfer any
unencumbered appropriated balance or portion of it from one office,
department, or agency to another at any time, or any appropriation balance
from one expenditure account to another within a single office, department,
or agency of the City. Huntsville City Charter § 11.06.
SECTION 13: City Council expressly repeals all previous budget ordinances and
appropriations if in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. if a court
of competent jurisdiction declares any part, portion, or section of this
ordinance invalid, inoperative, or void for any reason, such decision, opinion,
or judgment shall in no way affect the remaining portions, parts, or sections,
or parts of a section of this ordinance, which provisions shall be, remain, and
continue to be in full force and effect.
SECTION 14: This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 18th day of September, 2001.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXA
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FISCAL AND BUDGETARY POLICIES
1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of the Fiscal and Budgetary Policies is to identify and present an overview of policies
dictated by state law, the City Charter, City ordinances, and administrative policies. The aim of these
policies is to achieve long -term stability and a positive financial condition. These policies provide
guidelines to the administration and finance staff in planning and directing the City's day -to -day financial
affairs and in developing financial recommendations to the City Council. These policies set forth the
basic framework for the overall fiscal management of the City. Operating independently of changing
circumstances and conditions, these policies assist in the decision- making process. These policies
provide guidelines for evaluating both current activities and proposals for future programs.
These policies represent long- standing principles, traditions and practices which have guided the City
in the past and have helped maintain financial stability. An important aspect of the policies is the
application of budget and fiscal policies in the context of a long -term financial approach. The scope
of these policies span accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal controls, operating and capital
budgeting, revenue management, cash and investment management, expenditure control, asset
management and debt management.
The City Council and/or Finance Committee annually review and approve the Fiscal and Budgetary
Policies as part of the budget process.
II. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
A. Accounting in Accordance With GAAP. The City's finances shall be accounted for in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principals as established by the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board.
1) Organization of Accounts. The accounts of the City shall be organized and operated on the
basis of funds and account groups. Fund accounting segregates funds according to their
intended purpose and is used to aid management in demonstrating compliance with finance -
related legal and contractual provisions. Account groups are a reporting device to account
for certain assets and liabilities of the governmental funds not recorded directly in those
funds.
2) Fund Structure. The City of Huntsville uses the following fund groups:
Governmental Funds
General Fund
General Obligation Debt Service Fund
Capital Projects Funds
Special Revenue Funds:
Street
Library Special Revenues
Police Special Revenues
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Municipal Court Special Revenues
Airport Special Revenues
Hotel /Motel Tax & Arts
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Proprietary Funds:
Enterprise Funds:
Water Wastewater
Solid Waste Storrnwater Drainage Utility
Golf Course Operations
Internal Service Funds:
Medical Insurance Fleet Management
Planning & Development Equipment Replacement
Information Services (future) Utility Billing (future)
Fiduciary Funds:
Library Endowment Trust
3) Governmental Fund Types. Governmental funds are used to account for the government's
general government activities and include the General, Special Revenue, General Obligation
Debt Service and Capital Project funds. Governmental fund types shall use the flow of current
financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the
modified accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when susceptible to accrual (i.e.,
when they are "measurable and available"). "Measurable" means the amount of the transaction
can be determined and "available" means collectible within the current period or soon enough
thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are recognized when the related
fund liability is incurred, if measurable, except for principal and interest on general long-term
debt, which are recorded when due, and compensated absences, which are recorded when
payable from currently available financial resources.
4) Proprietary Fund Types. Proprietary fund types are used to account for the City's business
type activities (e.g., activities that receive a significant portion of their funding through user
charges). The City has two types of proprietary funds: Enterprise Funds and Internal Service
Funds. The City's Proprietary fund types are accounted for on a flow of economic resources
measurement focus and use the accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, revenues are
recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred. Enterprise
funds receive their revenues primarily through user charges for service. Internal Service funds
receive their revenues primarily from the other funds of the City.
5) Nonexpendable Trust Fund. The Library Endowment Fund, is used to account for
endowments received by the City for Library purposes. The only money available for
expenditures in this fund is the accumulated interest earnings.
6) Encumbrance Accounting. The City shall utilize encumbrance accounting for its
Governmental fund types, under which purchase orders, contracts and other commitments for
the expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve that portion of the applicable
appropriation.
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III. OPERATING BUDGET
A. PREPARATION. The operating budget is the City's annual financial operating plan. The budget
includes all of the operating departments of the City, the debt service fund, all capital projects
funds, internal service funds, and all special revenue funds of the City. An annual budget shall
be prepared for all funds of the City, with the exception that capital projects will be budgeted on
a project length basis, rather than an annual basis. The budget is to be prepared by the City
Manager and Finance Department with the cooperation of all City Departments.
1, Basis of Budget. Operating budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board, with exceptions, including that depreciation is not included in the budget, capital
purchases are budgeted in the year of purchase, unmatured interest on long-term debt is
recognized when due, and debt principal is budgeted in the year it is to be paid.
a) Governmental Fund Types are budgeted on a modified accrual basis, with exceptions as
noted above. Revenues are included in the budget in the year they are expected to
become measurable and available. Expenditures are included in the budget when they are
measurable, a liability is incurred, and the liability will be liquidated with resources
included in the budget.
b) Capital project budgets are project length budgets and are budgeted on a modified accrual
basis.
c) Proprietary fund types are budgeted generally on an accrual basis with exceptions as
noted above. Revenues are budgeted in the year they are expected to be earned and
expenses are budgeted in the year the liability is expected to be incurred. The emphasis
is on cash transactions in lieu of non-cash transactions, such as depreciation. The focus
is on the net change in working capital.
2. Legal Level of Control. The budget shall be adopted at the "legal level of control," which
is, by division, within individual funds. The level at which management, without prior
council approval, loses the ability to reapply budgeted resources from one use to another is
known as the budgets' "legal level of control." The City has a number of levels of detail in
the operating budgets - the fund, the department, the division, the object and the line item.
Example:
Fund - General Fund
Department - Public Safety
Division - Police
Object - Salaries, Other Pay and Benefits
Line Item - Regular Salaries
In the above example, the legal level of control is the budget total for the Police Division.
Department Heads may not exceed budget allocations at the object code level in controllable
account without City Manager approval.
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3. Line Item. A detail budget supporting requested allocations shall be presented to City
Council for review during the budget review process.
4. Identify Available Funds. The budget shall be sufficiently detailed to identify all available
funds. The format will include estimated beginning funds, sources of funds, uses of funds,
and estimated remaining funds at budget year end. An actual prior year, estimated current
year and proposed budget shall be presented.
5. Interfund Transfers. A summary showing transfers and charges between funds will be
provided during the budget process to explain the "double counting" of revenues and
expenditures.
6. Periodic Reports. The City will maintain a budgetary control system to ensure adherence
to the budget and will prepare periodic reports comparing actual revenues, expenditures and
encumbrances with budgeted amounts.
7. Self Sufficient Enterprise Funds. Enterprise operations, Water, Wastewater and Solid
Waste, Golf Course Operations, and Stormwater Drainage Utility, shall be totally self
sufficient.
8. Administrative Cost Reimbursement. Proprietary fund budgets shall include a
reimbursement to the General Fund to pay a proportionate share of administrative costs.
Documentation to support the transfer shall be presented to City Council during the budget
process.
9. Charges to Other Funds by Internal Service Funds. Charges by internal service funds to
user divisions and funds shall be documented as part of the budget process.
10. Appropriations Lapse. Annual Appropriations lapse at year end. Items purchased through
the formal purchase order system (i.e., the encumbered portions), and not received by fiscal
year end ordered, are presented to City Council for re- appropriation in the subsequent fiscal
year. To be eligible for automatic re- appropriation in a subsequent year, the goods or services
must have been ordered in good faith and appropriated in the year encumbered. Any
unencumbered appropriations at year end may be appropriated by the governing body in the
subsequent year.
B. PLANNING. Budgeting is an essential element of the financial planning, control, and evaluation
process of municipal government. The budget planning process is for a three to five year period
recognizing that budgets are influenced by decisions made in prior year budgets and that decisions
made in the current year budgets serve a precursor to future budget requirements. The City shall
recognize both short-term needs and objectives in relation to the long -term goals of the City.
C. BUDGET PROCESS.
1. Proposed Budget. The City Charter requires that the City Manager submit to the City
Council a proposed budget at least 30 days prior to the end of the fiscal year that presents a
complete financial plan for the ensuing year. Past practice has been to present the budget to
City Council at least six weeks prior to fiscal year end.
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a) The budget shall include four basic segments for review and evaluation: (1) personnel
costs, (2) base budget (same level of service) for operations and maintenance costs, (3)
decision packages for capital and other (non-capital) project costs, and (4) revenues. In
the base budget, the City Manager may elect to include decision package items, or
replacement items with a cost of up to $5,000, and may include in the base budget
scheduled replacements in the Equipment Replacement Fund.
b) The budget review process shall include City Council participation in the development
of each of the four segments of the proposed budget.
c) The budget process will allow the opportunity for the City Council to address policy and
fiscal issues.
d) A copy of the proposed budget shall be filed with the City Secretary when it is submitted
to the City Council.
2. Modified Incremental Approach. The operating budget for the prior year shall serve as the
starting point for budget estimates. Increases or decreases shall be detailed in supporting
documents. Detail supporting sheets shall be prepared for each object series.
3. Adoption. Upon the presentation of a proposed budget document to the City Council. the
City Council shall call and publicize a public hearing. The City Council shall subsequently
adopt by Ordinance such budget, as it may have been amended, as the City's Annual Budget,
effective for the fiscal year beginning October 1.
If the City Council takes no action to adopt a budget on or prior to September 27th, the
budget as submitted by the City Manager, is deemed to have been finally adopted by the City
Council.
4. Government Finance Officers Association. The annual budget shall be submitted to the
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for evaluation and consideration for the
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
D. BALANCED BUDGET. The budget shall be balanced using a combination of current revenues
and available funds [defined in Section 111(a)]. Current year operating expenses shall be funded
with current year generated revenues. Proprietary Funds with outstanding revenue bonds shall
not rely on funds available from the prior year to balance the operating budget. No budget shall
be adopted unless the total of estimated revenues, income, and funds available is equal to or in
excess of such budget.
E. REPORTING. Periodic financial reports shall be prepared to enable the Department Heads to
manage their budgets and to enable monitoring and control of the budget. A quarterly budget
review shall be presented to City Council in sufficient detail to allow decision making.
F. CONTROL. Operating Expenditure Control is addressed in Section V of these Policies.
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G. CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION. As part of the budget, an adequate contingent appropriation
of no less than 3% of the total allocations, less debt and transfers to capital projects, in each of
the operating funds shall be established. This contingent appropriation, titled "Reserve for Future
Allocation ", shall be disbursed only by transfer to another departmental appropriation. Transfers
from this item shall be controlled as outlined in Section V B of these policies.
H. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. The City budget process shall include a review of employee benefits.
Medical Insurance Fund - The Finance Committee shall review rates to be charged for
employee and dependent coverage. The City shall pay the cost of employee coverage, and
the dependent coverage may be purchased at the employee's cost. Changes in benefits shall
be at the recommendation of the Trustees of the Employee Medical Plan.
2. Retirement Plan - The City is a member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS).
The City limits its participation in the employees' retirement plan to 15.5% of payroll.
Employees working at least 1000 hours per year shall contribute 7% to the TMRS plan, and
the City's match will be established at a rate that will not exceed the 15.5% maximum rate.
Retaining the annual repeating updated service credits will be a priority in the funding. The
difference between the TMRS rate and the 15.5% budget shall be deposited to the benefit of
the employees in a supplemental retirement plan. Any budgeted funds not spent will revert
back to the unallocated monies in the appropriate fund.
3. Workers Compensation Insurance - The City shall participate in the Texas Municipal League
(TML) Workers Compensation Risk Pool. Rates for required coverage will be established
by the Pool, adjusted for experience on an annual basis. Refunds that maybe granted through
the pool will be prorated between the City funds. Unspent monies will revert back to the
appropriate fund.
4. Social Security/Medicare - The City does not pay Social Security for employees. Medicare
is paid for employees hired after March 31, 1986.
5. Recommendations for adjustments to the pay and classification system will be made annually
by the Finance Committee in order to maintain external parity and internal equity.
Recommendations will be built into the proposed basic budget.
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IV. RESERVES /UNALLOCATED FUNDS
A. OPERATING RESERVES /FUND BALANCES. The City shall maintain unallocated reserves
in operating funds to pay expenditures caused by unforeseen emergencies or for shortfalls caused
by revenue declines, and to eliminate any short -term borrowing for cash flow purposes.
Generally, unallocated reserves for all funds excluding Special Revenue and capital projects funds
shall be maintained at a minimum amount of 16.67% of the annual budget (excluding transfers
to capital projects) for each fund unless specifically identified in this section. Unallocated
reserves shall not be used to support long -term, on -going operating expenditures unless they
exceed the recommended reserve. This reserve is defined as unreserved current assets [less
inventory] minus current liabilities payable from these assets. For purposes of defining this
reserve, the accrued liabilities for unpaid vacation and sick leave pay shall be calculated as 25%
of the total liability for unpaid sick leave and vacation.
B. FUND BALANCES USED FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Reserves shall be used for one
time capital expenditures only if:
1. there are surplus balances remaining after all reserve and fund allocations are made; or
the City has made a rational analysis with justifying evidence that it has an adequate level of
short and long -term resources.
C. SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION BY CITY COUNCIL. If fund balances are used to support one
time capital and one time non - operating expenditures, the funds must be specifically appropriated
by the City Council,
D. SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. Monies in the Special Revenue Funds shall be expended for their
intended purposes, in accordance with an approved budget. There is no reserve requirement, with
the exception of the Hotel /Motel Tax and Arts Special Revenue Fund. The Hotel/Motel Tax and
Arts Special Revenue Fund reserves shall be at least 10% of the annual tourism and Visitors
Center Operations budget or at a level approved by City Council. Adequate reserves are essential
due to the cyclical nature of this revenue source.
E. CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS. Monies in the Capital Projects Funds shall be expended in
accordance with an approved budget. There is no reserve requirement. Interest income will be
used to offset construction costs or interest expense on the debt issue.
F. GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE FUND AND INTEREST ACCOUNTS. Reserves
in the General Obligation Debt Service Fund and Water and Wastewater Funds, Interest and
Sinking accounts shall be maintained as required by outstanding bond indentures. Reduction of
reserves for debt shall be done only with City Council approval after Council has conferred with
the City's financial advisor to insure there is no violation of bond covenants.
G. DEBT COVERAGE RATIOS. Debt Coverage Ratios shall be maintained as specified by the
bond covenants.
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H. MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND RESERVE. A reserve shall be established in the City's Health
Insurance Fund to avoid potential shortages. Such reserve shall be used for no purpose other than
for financing losses under the insurance program. Excess reserves shall be used to reduce
premiums charges; an insufficient reserve shall be increased by adjustments to the premium. The
reserve shall be approximately 25 % of anticipated un-reimbursed claims for the budget year.
V. REVENUE MANAGEMENT
A. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REVENUE SYSTEM. The City strives for the following
optimum characteristics in its revenue system:
1. Simplicity and Certainty. The City shall strive to keep the revenue classification system
simple to promote understanding of the revenue sources. The City shall describe its revenue
sources and enact consistent collection policies to provide assurances that the revenue are
collected according to budgets and plans.
2. Equity. The City shall make every effort to maintain equity in its revenue system structure.
The City shall minimize all forms of subsidization between entities, funds, services, utilities,
and customers.
3. Realistic and Conservative Estimates. Revenues are to be estimated realistically. Revenues
of volatile nature shall be budgeted conservatively.
4. Centralized Reporting. Receipts will be submitted daily to the Finance Department for
deposit and investment. Daily transaction reports and supporting documentation will be
prepared.
5. Review of Fees and Charges. The City shall review all fees and charges annually in order
to match fees and charges with the cost of providing that service.
6. Aggressive Collection Policy. The City shall follow an aggressive policy of collecting
revenues. Utility services will be discontinued (i.e. turned off) for non-payment in
accordance with established policies and ordinances. The attorney responsible for delinquent
tax collection, through the central collection agency, shall be encouraged to collect delinquent
property taxes using an established tax suit policy and sale of real and personal property to
satisfy non-payment of property taxes.
B. NON-RECURRING REVENUES. One-time or non-recurring revenues will not be used to
finance current ongoing operations. Non-recurring revenues will be used only for one-time
expenditures such as capital needs.
C. PROPERTY TAX REVENUES. All real and business personal property located within the City
shall be valued at 100% of the fair market value based on the appraisal supplied by the Walker
County Appraisal District. Reappraisal and reassessment is as provided by the Appraisal District.
A ninety-six percent (96%) collection rate shall serve each year as a goal for tax collections and
the budgeted revenue projection. Property tax rates shall be maintained at a rate adequate to fund
an acceptable service level. Based upon taxable values, rates will be adjusted to fund this service
level. Collection services shall be contracted out with a central collection agency, currently the
Walker County Appraisal District.
D. INTEREST INCOME. Interest earned from investment of available monies, whether pooled or
not, shall be distributed to the funds in accordance with the equity balance of the fund from which
monies were invested.
E. USER -BASED FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES. For services associated with a user fee or
charge, the direct and indirect costs of that service shall be offset wholly or partially by a fee
where possible. There shall be an annual review of fees and charges to ensure that the fees
provide adequate coverage of costs of services. Full fee support for operations and debt service
costs shall be required in the Proprietary Funds. Partial fee support shall be generated by charges
for miscellaneous licenses and fines, sports programs, and from other parks, recreational, cultural
activities, and youth programs.
F. UTILITY RATES. The City shall review and adopt utility rates annually that generate revenues
required to cover operating expenditures, meet the Iegal requirements of applicable bond
covenants, and provide for an adequate level of working capital. This policy does not preclude
drawing down cash balances to finance current operations if legal requirements of the bond
covenants are met.
G. COST REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND. The General Fund shall be
reimbursed by other funds for a proportionate share of administrative costs. Documentation to
support the transfer shall be presented to City Council as part of the budget process.
H. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES fGRANTSISPECIALREVENUES. Grant revenues and
other special revenues shall be spent for the purpose(s) intended. The City shall review grant
match requirements and include in the budget all grant revenues and expenditures.
REVENUE MONITORING. Revenues actually received are to be regularly compared to
budgeted revenues and reported to the City Council quarterly.
J. REVENUE PROJECTIONS. The City shall project revenues for a five year period and will
update this projection annually. Each existing and potential revenue source shall be re- examined
annually.
VI. EXPENDITURE CONTROL
A. APPROPRIATIONS. The responsibility for budgetary control lies with the Department Head.
Department Heads may not approve expenditures that exceed monies available at the object code
level. Capital expenditures are approved by the City Council on a per project basis. Personnel
allocations may not be changed without the approval of City Council.
B. AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET. In accordance with the City Charter, the City Council may
transfer any unencumbered appropriated balance or portion thereof from any office, department,
or agency to another at any time.
C. CENTRAL CONTROL. Unspent funds in salary and capital allocation object codes may not be
spent for any purpose other than their specifically intended purpose without prior authorization
of City Council.
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D. CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY TO AMEND BUDGET.
1. Reserve for Future Allocation. The City Manager may authorize transfers of $3,000 or less
from the budgeted Reserve for Future Allocation without prior City Council approval. The
cumulative total of transfers approved by the City Manager, without prior Council approval,
may not exceed 25% of the budgeted Reserve for Future Allocation.
2. Transfer Between Line Items. The City Manager may, without prior City Council approval,
authorize transfers between budget line items within a division and may authorize transfers
of $3,000 or less between divisions with the exception that:
a) Regular personnel allocations may not be changed;
b) Salary and benefit saving due to vacancies may not be transferred from the object code;
and
c) Savings from City Council - approved capital purchases may not be spent for other than
their intended purpose.
3. Capital Project Budgets. The City Manager shall have the authority to transfer amounts
between line items of a capital project budget and to transfer monies from a project's
Contingency Reserve to fund change orders on the project. The City Manager, without prior
Council approval, may approve a change order to a construction or engineering contract in
an amount not to exceed $25,000, as long as the cumulative total of all change orders to the
project do not exceed the State allowed maximum of 25% of the original contract price.
Change orders approved by the City Manager shall be presented to Council at their next
regularly scheduled meeting.
4. Reports to Council. Transfers from the reserve for future allocation or transfers between
divisions authorized by the City Manager shall be reported to City Council on a quarterly
basis for review by the City Council as part of the regular quarterly budget review.
E. PURCHASING. All purchases shall be made in accordance with the Purchasing Procurement and
Disposition Policies approved by the Finance Committee. The following shows a summary of
approval requirements for purchases.
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APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES
✓ Denotes signature approval
F. PROMPT PAYMENT. All invoices approved for payment by the proper City authorities shall
be paid by the Finance Department within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt, in accordance with
the provisions of state law. Proper procedures shall be established that enables the City to take
advantage of all purchase discounts, except in the instance where payments can be reasonably and
legally delayed in order to maximize the City's investable cash.
VII. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
A. PROGRAM PLANNING. The City shall develop and maintain a multi-year plan for capital
improvements and make capital improvements in accordance with the approved plan. The Capital
Improvements Program will be updated annually. The Capital Improvements Program (CIP) is
a planning document and does not authorize or fund projects. The planning time frame for the
capital improvements program will normally be five to ten years.
B. BUDGET PREPARATION. The capital budget shall evolve from the Capital Improvements
Program. Capital project expenditures must be appropriated in the capital budget. A funding
source and resource availability shall be presented to the City Council at the time a project is
presented for funding. The City's Capital Budget is to be prepared annually in conjunction with
the operating budget on a fiscal year basis to ensure that capital and operating needs are balanced
against each other. Projects approved for funding from the Capital Improvements Program will
be included in the Capital Budget.
C. PROJECT LENGTH BUDGET. A budget for a capital project shall be a project length budget.
At the end of the fiscal year, the unspent budget of an approved capital project shall automatically
carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year until the project is completed.
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✓ Denotes signature approval
F. PROMPT PAYMENT. All invoices approved for payment by the proper City authorities shall
be paid by the Finance Department within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt, in accordance with
the provisions of state law. Proper procedures shall be established that enables the City to take
advantage of all purchase discounts, except in the instance where payments can be reasonably and
legally delayed in order to maximize the City's investable cash.
VII. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
A. PROGRAM PLANNING. The City shall develop and maintain a multi-year plan for capital
improvements and make capital improvements in accordance with the approved plan. The Capital
Improvements Program will be updated annually. The Capital Improvements Program (CIP) is
a planning document and does not authorize or fund projects. The planning time frame for the
capital improvements program will normally be five to ten years.
B. BUDGET PREPARATION. The capital budget shall evolve from the Capital Improvements
Program. Capital project expenditures must be appropriated in the capital budget. A funding
source and resource availability shall be presented to the City Council at the time a project is
presented for funding. The City's Capital Budget is to be prepared annually in conjunction with
the operating budget on a fiscal year basis to ensure that capital and operating needs are balanced
against each other. Projects approved for funding from the Capital Improvements Program will
be included in the Capital Budget.
C. PROJECT LENGTH BUDGET. A budget for a capital project shall be a project length budget.
At the end of the fiscal year, the unspent budget of an approved capital project shall automatically
carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year until the project is completed.
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D. BUDGET AMENDMENT. All budget amendments shall be in accordance with State law. City
Manager authority to amend the budget is identified in Section VI - D.
E. FINANCING PROGRAMS. Alternative financing sources will be explored. Debt shall be used
only to acquire major assets. The term of the debt issue may not exceed the expected useful life
of the asset.
F. REPORTING. Periodic financial reports shall be prepared to enable the Department Heads to
manage their capital budgets and to enable the Finance Department to monitor and control the
authorized capital budget. Capital project status reports shall be presented to the City Council at
least quarterly.
G. EVALUATION CRITERIA. Capital investments shall foster goals of economic vitality,
neighborhood vitality, infrastructure preservation, provide service to areas lacking service and
improve services in areas with deficient services. Evaluation criteria for selecting which capital
assets and projects to include for funding shall include the following:
• mandatory projects
• efficiency improvement
• policy area projects
• project's expected useful life
• availability of state/federal
grants
• prior commitments
• maintenance projects
• project provides a new service
• extent of usage
• effect of project on operation and
maintenance costs
• elimination of hazards
VIII. ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
A. ACCOUNTING. The Finance Director is responsible for establishing the Chart of Accounts and
for recording financial transactions.
B. AUDITING.
1. Qualifications of the Auditor. In conformance with the City's Charter, the City shall be
audited annually by independent accountants ("auditor"). The CPA firm must demonstrate
that it has staff to conduct the City's audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards and contractual requirements. The auditor must be licensed by the State of Texas.
2. Responsibility of Auditor to City Council and Finance Committee. The auditor is
retained by and is accountable to the City Council. The auditor shall communicate directly
with the Finance Committee as necessary to fulfill its legal and professional responsibilities.
The auditor's report on the City's financial statements shall be completed within 120 days of
the City's fiscal year end.
Selection of Auditor. The City shall request proposals for audit services at least once every
three years. The City shall select the auditor by May 31, of each year.
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4. Contract with Auditor. The agreement between the independent auditor and the City shall
be in form of a written contract. A time schedule for completion of the audit shall be
included.
5. Scope of Audit. All general purpose statements, combining statements and individual fund
and account group statements and schedules shall be subject to a full scope audit.
C. FINANCIAL REPORTING.
External Reporting. As a part of the audit, the auditor shall assist with preparation of a
written Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to be presented to the City Council.
The CAFR shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) and shall be presented annually to the Government Finance Officer's Association
(GFOA) for evaluation and consideration for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence
in Financial Reporting.
2. Availability of Reports. The comprehensive annual financial report shall be made available
to the elected officials, bond rating agencies, creditors and citizens.
3. Internal Reporting. The Finance Department shall prepare internal financial reports,
sufficient to plan, monitor, and control the City's financial affairs.
IX. INVESTMENTS AND CASH MANAGEMENT
A. DEPOSITORY BANK. A Depository Bank shall be selected by the City Council for a two year
period. A request for proposal shall be used as the means of selecting a Depository Bank. The
Depository Bank shall specifically outline safekeeping requirements.
B. DEPOSITING OF FUNDS. The Finance Director shall promptly deposit all City funds with the
Depository Bank in accordance with the provisions of the current Bank Depository Agreement
and the City Council approved Investment Policies. Investments and reporting shall strictly
adhere to the City Council approved Investment Policies.
C. INVESTMENT POLICY. All funds shall be invested in accordance with the approved
investment policy. Investment of City funds emphasizes preservation of principal. Objectives
are, in order, safety, liquidity and yield. A procedures manual shall be approved by the Finance
Committee.
D. MONTHLY REPORT. A monthly cash and investment report shall be prepared.
X. ASSET MANAGEMENT
A. FIXED ASSETS AND INVENTORY. A fixed asset of the City is defined as a purchased or
otherwise acquired piece of equipment, vehicle, furniture, fixture, capital improvement, or
addition to existing land, buildings, etc. A fixed asset's cost or value is $5,000 or more, with an
expected useful life greater than one year.
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B. MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL ASSETS. The City will maintain its physical assets at a level
adequate to protect the City's capital investment and minimize future maintenance and
replacement costs. The budget will provide for the adequate maintenance and the orderly
replacement of fixed assets.
C. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES MANUAL. Records shall be purged that do not meet the
capitalization criteria and operational procedures shall be in accordance with a fixed asset records
procedure manual.
D. SAFEGUARDING OF ASSETS. The City's fixed assets will be reasonably safeguarded and
properly accounted for. Responsibility for the safeguarding ofthe City's fixed assets lies with the
Department Head in whose department the fixed asset is assigned.
E. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. The Finance Department shall maintain the records of the
City's fixed assets including description, cost, department of responsibility, date of acquisition
and depreciation where applicable.
F. ANNUAL INVENTORY. An annual inventory of assets shall be performed by each department
using guidelines established by the Finance Department. Such inventory shall be performed by
the Department Head or the designated agent. The Department Head shall use a detailed listing
and shall be responsible for a complete review of assigned fixed assets. A signed inventory list
shall be returned to the Finance Department.
G. INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE. The City recognizes that deferred maintenance
increases future capital costs. Funds shall be included in the budget each year to maintain the
quality of the City's infrastructure. Replacement schedules should be developed in order to
anticipate this inevitable ongoing and obsolescence of infrastructure.
H. SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT OF ASSETS. As a part of the ongoing replacement of assets,
the City has established the Equipment Replacement Fund. This fund will receive contributions
from each of the operating funds in relation to the estimated replacement cost and estimated life
of each piece of covered equipment. Additionally, annual contributions from each of the
operating funds will be designated for future replacement of vehicles and rolling stock. Beginning
in FY 2001-2002, this fund will be expanded to include computers and other office equipment.
XI. DEBT MANAGEMENT
A. DEBT ISSUANCE. The City shall issue debt only as specifically approved by the City Council
and expenditure of such monies shall be in strict accordance with the designated purpose.
B. ISSUANCE OF LONG-TERM DEBT. The issuance of long-term debt is limited to use for
capital improvements or projects that cannot be financed from current revenues or resources.
Debt may be issued for the purposes of purchasing land or rights-of-way and/or improvements
to land, street improvements, or construction projects to provide for the general good. For
purposes of this policy, current resources are defined as that portion of fund balance in excess of
the required reserves. The payback period of the debt will be limited to the estimated useful life
of the capital projects or improvements. The City may use long -term debt financing when it can
be determined that future citizens will receive a benefit from the improvement.
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C. The City shall strive to schedule debt issues to take advantage of the small issuer status
designation in regard to Federal Arbitrage laws.
D. PAYMENT OF DEBT. When the City utilizes long -term debt financing it will ensure that the
debt is financed soundly by realistically projecting the revenue sources that will be used to pay
the debt; and financing the improvement over a period not greater than the useful life of the
improvement.
E. TYPES OF DEBT.
1. General Obligation Bonds (G.O.'s). General obligation bonds shall be used only to fund
capital assets of the general government, and not used to fund operating needs of the City.
General obligation bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the City as well as the ad
valorem tax authority of the City. The term of a bond issue shall not exceed the useful life
of the asset(s) funded by the bond issue. General obligation bonds must be authorized by a
vote of the citizens of the City of Huntsville.
2. Revenue Bonds (R.B.'s). Revenue bonds shall be issued as determined by City Council to
provide for the capital needs of any activities where the capital requirements are necessary for
continuation or expansion of a service which produces a revenue and for which the asset may
reasonably be expected to provide for a revenue stream to fund the debt service requirements.
The term of the obligation may not exceed the useful life of the asset(s) to be funded by the
bond issue.
3. Certificates of Obligation (C.O.'s). Certificates of obligation may be used in order to fund
capital assets. Debt service for C.O.'s may be either from general revenues or backed by a
specific revenue stream or streams or by a combination of both. C.O.'s may be used to fund
capital assets where full bond issues are not warranted as a result of the cost of the asset(s)
to be funded through the instrument. Infrastructure and building needs may also be financed
with Certificates of Obligation, after evaluation of financing alternatives by the City's
Financial Advisor. The term of the obligation may not exceed the useful life of the asset(s)
to be funded by the proceeds of the debt issue.
4. Tax Anticipation Notes. Tax Anticipation Notes may be used to fund capital assets of the
general government or to fund operating needs of the City. Tax Anticipation Notes are
backed by the full faith and credit of the City as well as the ad valorem tax authority of the
City. The term of a note issue shall not exceed the useful life of the asset(s) funded by the
debt issued or seven years whichever is less.
F. METHOD OF SALE. The City shall use a competitive bidding process in the sale of bonds and
certificates of obligation unless some other method is specifically agreed to by City Council.
G. FINANCIAL ADVISOR. The Finance Committee will recommend to the City Council a
financial advisor to oversee all aspects of any bond issue.
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H. ANALYSIS OF FINANCING ALTERNATIVES. Staff will explore alternatives to the issuance
of debt for capital acquisitions and construction projects. These alternatives will include, but not
be limited to, 1) grants in aid, 2) use of reserves, 3) use of current revenues, 4) contributions from
developers and others, 5) leases, and 6) impact fees.
1. DISCLOSURE. Full disclosure of operations shall be made to the bond rating agencies and other
users of financial information. The City staff, with the assistance of financial advisors and bond
counsel, shall prepare the necessary materials for presentation to the rating agencies, and shall aid
in the production of Offering Statements.
DEBT STRUCTURING. The City will generally issue debt for a term not to exceed 20 years.
The City will exceed a 20 year term only upon recommendation of the City's Financial Advisor
and in no case shall the term of the debt issue exceed the life of the asset acquired. The repayment
schedule shall approximate level debt service unless operational matters dictate otherwise or if
market conditions indicate a potential savings could result from modifying the level payment
stream. Consideration of market factors, including tax - exempt qualification, and minimum tax
alternatives will be given during the structuring of long -term debt instruments.
K. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. The City will maintain procedures to comply with arbitrage
rebate and other Federal requirements.
L. BIDDING PARAMETERS. The notice of the sale of bonds will be carefully constructed so as
to ensure the best possible bid for the City, in light of the existing market conditions and other
prevailing factors. Parameters to be examined include:
• Limits between lowest and highest coupons
• Coupon requirements relative to the yield curve
• Method of underwriter compensation, discount or premium coupons
• Use of bond insurance
• Call provisions
XII. INTERNAL CONTROLS
A. WRITTEN PROCEDURES. Wherever possible, written procedures shall be established and
maintained by the Finance Department for all functions involving cash handling and/or
accounting throughout the City. These procedures shall embrace the general concepts of
fiscal responsibility set forth in this policy statement.
B. DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBILITIES. Each Department Head is responsible to
ensure that good internal controls are followed throughout the Department, that all Finance
Department directives or internal controls are implemented, and that all independent auditor
internal control recommendations are addressed.
XIII. RISK MANAGEMENT
A. RESPONSIBILITY. The Director of Community Services is responsible for the general risk
liability insurance risk management function of the City. Recommendations for deductibles,
limits of coverage, etc. shall be presented to the Finance Committee for review.
B. SELF INSURED HEALTH INSURANCE. The Director of Community Services shall be
responsible for administration of the Medical Insurance Health Plan. A detailed annual report
shall be given to the Finance Committee that includes available funds, expected payouts in
the plan, reinsurance costs and a rate recommendation. The presentation shall include a
proposed budget for a period coinciding with the City's fiscal year,
XIV. ROLE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF CITY COUNCIL
The finance committee appointed by City Council upon recommendation of the Mayor shall have
responsibilities including:
A. Monitoring and recommending changes to the Investment Policy;
B. Managing the audit;
C. Overseeing of the City's Medical Insurance Health Plan;
D. Retirement Policy review;
E. Employee Benefit Policy review; and
F. Review of liability insurance coverages.
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SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL
BY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
GENERAL FUND
Charter Offices
City Manager
1.00
1.00
2.00
City Secretary
1.00
1.00
-
City Attorney
1.00
1.00
1.00
City Judge
1.00
1.00
1.00
Charter Office Support
2.00
2.00
TOTAL
6.00
6.00
4.00
Organization & Staff Development Department
Human Resources
-
-
3.00
Risk Management/Safety/Emergency Management
1.00
TOTAL
-
-
4.00
Finance Department
Finance
3.00
3.00
3.00
Accounting
3.00
3.63
4.00
Purchasing
-
-
1.00
Municipal Court
-
-
4.00
TOTAL
6.00
6.63
12.00
Public Works Department
Public Works Administration
6.00
5.00
4.00
Parks Administration/Recreation
-
2.00
-
Parks Maintenance
12.66
11.66
Street
19.00
-
-
Technical/Regulatory
-
-
1.00
Central Inspection
6.00
-
-
Fleet Maintenance/Warehouse
11.00
-
-
TOTAL
54.66
18.66
5.00
Community Services Department
Community Services Administration
2.50
2.50
1.00
Parks/Recreation
-
-
1.00
Parks Maintenance
-
13.66
Main Street Program
-
1.00
-
Library
8.00
8.00
9.00
Cultural Services
2.00
2.00
2.00
Municipal Court
4.00
4.00
-
Management Information Services (MIS)
4.00
4.00
-
Building Services
2.00
2.00
2.00
Purchasing
1.00
1.00
-
Human Resources
1.00
1.00
-
TOTAL
24.50
25.50
28.66
SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL
BY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02
Public Safety Department
Public Safety Administration
2.00
2.00
2.00
Police
42.00
43.00
46.00
Fire
5.00
5.00
6.00*
Dispatch Services
6.00
-
-
TOTAL
55.00
50.00
54.00
Planning & Development Department
Central Inspection
-
6.00
8.00
Health Inspection/Animal Control
-
2.00
2.00
TOTAL
-
8.00
10.00
Economic Development
Economic Development
-
-
2.00
Main Street Program
-
-
1.00
TOTAL
-
-
3.00
TOTAL GENERAL FUND
146.16
114.79
120.66
STREET FUND
Public Works Department
Street
-
19.00
19.00
TOTAL
-
19.00
19.00
TOTAL STREET FUND
19.00
19.00
FLEET MANAGEMENT FUND
Public Works Department
Fleet/Warehouse Management Administration
-
3 .00
3.00
Garage Operations
8.00
8.00
TOTAL
-
11.00
11.00
TOTAL FLEET MANAGEMENT FUND
11.00
11.00
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
Information Technology Services
-
-
6.00
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
6.00
SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL
BY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FUND
Planning & Development Department
Planning & Development Administration
-
3.00
4.00
Design/Survey Services
-
9.00
10.00
Planning & Development Services
-
3.00
3.00
GIS Services
-
2.00
-
TOTAL
-
17.00
17.00
TOTAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT FUND
-
17.00
17.00
WATER AND SEWER FUND
Public Works Department
Water Production
4.00
-
-
Water Distribution
9.00
-
-
Wastewater Collection
9.00
-
-
A.J. Brown WWTP
6.00
-
-
N.B. Davidson WWTP
3.50
-
-
Lab/Compliance
2.50
-
-
Sewer Line Monitoring
2.00
-
-
Community Development
15.00
-
-
TOTAL
51.00
-
-
Finance Department
Customer Service
7.63
-
-
TOTAL
7.63
-
-
TOTAL WATER AND SEWER FUND
58.63
-
WATER FUND
Public Works Department
Water Production
-
4.00
4.00
Water Distribution
-
9.00
12.00
TOTAL
-
13.00
16.00
Finance Department
Utility Billing
-
8.00
9.00
TOTAL
-
8.00
9.00
TOTAL WATER FUND
21.00
25.00
SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL
BY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02
WASTEWATER FUND
Public Works Department
Public Works Department
Wastewater Collection
- 11.00
11.00
A.J. Brown WWTP
- 6.00
6.00
N.B. Davidson WWTP
- 3.50
3.50
Robinson Creek WWTP
- -
3.00
Lab /Compliance
- 2.50
3.00
TOTAL
TOTAL WASTEWATER FUND
23.00 26.50
23.00 26.50
SOLID WASTE FUND
Public Works Department
Commercial Collection
8.00
7.00
7.00
Solid Waste Disposal
9.00
9.00
9.00
Residential Collection
13.00
13.00
13.00
Recycling
-
1.00
1.00
Street Sweeping
2.00
-
1.00
TOTAL
32.00
30.00
31.00
TOTAL SOLID WASTE FUND
32.00
30.00
31.00
STORMWATER DRAINAGE UTILITY FUND
Public Works Department
Street Sweeping
TOTAL
TOTAL STORMWATER DRAINAGE UTILITY FUND
1.00 -
1.00 -
1.00
OAKWOOD CEMETERY OPERATIONS FUND
Community Services Department
Oakwood Cemetery Operations - - 2.00
TOTAL OAKWOOD CEMETERY OPERATIONS FUND - 2.00
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Public Works Department
Capital Construction Crew 5.00 5.00 4.00
TOTAL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION 5.00 5.00 4.00
SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL
BY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02
GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS FUND
Communitv Services Department
Golf Course Operations - - 1.00
Golf Pro Shop Operations - - 1.00
TOTAL GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS FUND - - 2.00 **
TOTAL ALL FUNDS 241.79 241.79 264.16
* Additional Firefighter dependent on funding 1/2 of cost by County.
** During startup year, one Superintendent, a Pro Shop Manager, will be hired in January 2002. Maintenance
employees may be hired late in the fiscal year. Current plans are to hire an Assistant Superintendent in July
2002, a Maintenance I in June 2002, and four Sam Houston State University interns in June 2002. In FY 2002-
03, an Assistant Pro Shop Manager, a Pro Shop Assistant, a Mechanic, a Grill Manager, and four part -time cart
and grill employees will be added.
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02
Budgeted actual number of full -time employees 238 238 261
Budgeted actual number of part -time employees 7 7 3.16
(excluding seasonal help and part -time firefighters)
FY 2001 -02 budgeted Dart -time emplovees
(full -time equivalents)
Parks Maintenance
Horticulture
Library
Clerk I
Library
Clerk I
N.B. Davison WWTP
Maintenance II
Solid Waste Disposal
Clerk I
Solid Waste Disposal
Maintenance II
Budgeted interns /Student Workers
FY 2001 -02
Finance
SHSU Student Worker
Utility Billing
SHSU Student Worker
Garage Operations Student Worker
Information Technology SHSU Student Worker
Central Office Services Student Worker
Budgeted number of part -time firefighters
66
50
50
50
50
50
1
1
1
2
1
2/2 �U
5 6
40 40 40
SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL
BY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02
GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS FUND
Community Services Department
Golf Course Operations - - 1.00
Golf Pro Shop Operations - - 1.00
TOTAL GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS FUND - - 2.00 **
TOTAL ALL FUNDS 241_.79 241.79 264.16
* Additional Firefighter dependent on funding ' /z of cost by County.
** During startup year, one Superintendent, a Pro Shop Manager, will be hired in January 2002. Maintenance
employees may be hired late in the fiscal year. Current plans are to hire an Assistant Superintendent in July
2002, a Maintenance I in June 2002, and four Sam Houston State University interns in June 2002. In FY 2002-
03, an Assistant Pro Shop Manager, a Pro Shop Assistant, a Mechanic, a Grill Manager, and four part-time cart
and grill employees will be added.
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02
Budgeted actual number of full -time employees
238
238
261
Budgeted actual number of part-time employees
7
7
3.16
(excluding seasonal help and part-time firefighters)
FY 2001 -02 budgeted part-time employees
(full -time equivalents)
Parks Maintenance Horticulture
.66
Library Clerk I
.50
Library Clerk I
.50
N.B. Davison WWTP Maintenance II
.50
Solid Waste Disposal Clerk I
.50
Solid Waste Disposal Maintenance II
.50
Budgeted interns ��� L�LLn,�
1
5
6
FY 2001- 02ka —t
Finance SHSU Student Worker
i
Utility Billing SHSU Student Worker
1
Garage Operations Student Worker
I
Information Technology SHSU Student Worker
2
Central Office Services Student Worker
1
Budgeted number of part-time firefighters
40
40
40
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SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL CHANCES
Summary of Personnel Changes
FY 2000 -01 Budget $ 241.79
Robinson Creek W WTP First Year Operations
Plant Operator
1.00
Maintenance II
2.00
Oakwood Cemetery First Year Operations
Crewleader
1.00
Maintenance IV
1.00
Golf Course Operations
Superintendent IV
1.00
Note: Additional employees to be hired as course nears completion
Golf Pro Shop
Golf Pro Shop Manager
1.00
Note: Additional employees to be hired as course nears completion
Public Safety
Police Officers
2.00
Warrant Officer
1.00
Firefighter
1.00
Planning & Development
Code Inspector
1.00
Administrative Assistant (shared with newly structured Community Services)
1.00
Information Technology Services
Director
1.00
Accounting
Mid -year change from part-time to full -time Accountant
.37
Utility Billing
Maintenance IV
1.00
Water Distribution
Crewleader
1.00
Maintenance 11
2.00
Lab Services
Part -time to full -time Lab Technician
.50
Library
Two Part-Time Clerks
1.00
Public Works Administration
Assistant Public Works position deleted
-1.00
Superintendent IV - Public Works Operations added
1.00
Public Works Technical /Regulatory
Superintendent III - Technical Advisor Added
1.00
CIP Construction Crew
Superintendent III position deleted
-1.00
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SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL CHANGES
Community Services Restructured
Community Services Director renamed Economic Development Director -1.00
Community Services Director appointed for restructured department 1.00
Superintendent II position deleted in Parks Maintenance -1.00
Two Crewleaders in Parks Maintenance division 2.00
Clerk I - Part-Time position deleted -.50
Economic Development
Economic Development Director part of Community Service Restructuring 1.00
Administrative Assistant 1.00
Net Position Additions/Deletions 22.37
FY 2001 -02 Budget 264.16
Other Changes Not Affecting Total Allocations:
• Organization & Staff Development Department (OSDD) was created mid -year. The City Secretary was
appointed as Director of this department.
• One of the two employees previously budgeted in the Charter Office Support division is budgeted in the
City Manager division and reclassified to an Administrative Assistant pay grade. The second employee
transferred to the OSDD and is reclassified to Staffing Coordinator.
• Risk Management/Safety functions were centralized mid -year in OSDD, and a position transferred from
the Community Services Department. The Emergency Management function, previously in the Police
Division, is part of this new division's responsibilities.
• The Purchasing and Municipal Court divisions were moved from the Community Services Department
to the Finance Department.
• The ParkslRecreation and Parks Maintenance functions were moved from the Public Works Department
to the Community Services Department.
• In the Utility Billing division, one of the Meter Reader positions was reclassified to a Crewleader position
to allow for field supervision.
• The Main Street division was moved from the Community Services Department to the Economic
Development Department.
• The clerical position working with permitting was transferred from Public Works Administration to the
Planning & Development Department.
• Four MIS employees in the General Fund and one GIS employee in the Planning & Development Fund
are transferred to the new Information Technology Services Department.
• A Maintenance IV position in the CIP Construction Crew was reclassified to Crewleader because of the
deletion of the Superintendent position to allow for field supervision.
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EMPLOYEE ALLOCATION BY CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
CLASSIFICATION
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2000-01
2001-02
City Manager
1.00
1.00
1.00
104,755
110,760
City Attorney
1.00
1.00
1.00
83,600
89,600
City Secretary
1.00
1.00
-
45,980
-
City Judge
1.00
1.00
1.00
32,400
37,400
City Planner
-
1.00
1.00
47,880
49,108
Director of Finance
1.00
1.00
1.00
67,728
71,100
Director of Community Services
1.00
1.00
1.00
62,856
63,000
Director of Economic Development
-
-
1.00
-
66,000
Director of Planning & Development/
City Engineer
1.00
1.00
1.00
70,896
74,000
Director of Public Safety
1.00
1.00
1.00
67,152
71,000
Director of Information Technology
-
-
1.00
-
66,000
Director of Organization & Staff
Development/City Secretary
-
1.00
-
50,400
Director of Public Works
1.00 00
1.00
1.00
72,804
75,000
Assistant Director
1.00
1.00
-
59,412
-
Accountant
1.00
1.00
-
44,056
-
Accountant I
-
-
1.00
-
33,196
Accountant 11
-
-
1.00
-
44,980
Accounts Payable Clerk
1.00
1.00
1.00
29,516
30,200
Administrative Coordinator
for Finance
1.00
1.00
1.00
40,168
40,996
Administrative Assistant
2.00
2.00
4.00
56,720
101,472
Animal Control Officer
1.00
1.00
1.00
27,936
28,524
Assistant I - Circulation
2.00
2.00
2.00
38,259
41,538
Assistant III - Finance
1.00
1.00
1.00
27,356
27,944
Assistant IV
4.00
3.00
3.00
83,350
89,059
Assistant Librarian
1.00
1.00
1.00
34,783
36,636
Building Services Technician
1.00
1.00
1.00
25,770
25,274
Building Services Technician IV
1.00
1.00
1.00
31,629
30,122
Catalog/Circulation Technician
2.00
2.00
2.00
59,312
61,188
Clerk - Library - PT
-
-
1.00
-
15,240
Clerk - PT
-
-
Clerk I
I.00 00
1.00
1.00
22,980
22,936
Clerk I - PT
1.00
1.00
.50
20,366
8,360
Clerk 11
1.00
1.00
1.00
17,703
19,750
Clerk 11- PT
.63
.63
-
10,983
-
Communication Operator 1
5.00
-
-
Communication Operator 11
1.00
-
-
-
-
Court Clerk
2.00
2.00
2.00
51,292
54,159
Crewleader
7.00
7.00
13.00
242,869
393,617
Crewman 1
11.00
11.00
11.00
210,809
216,409
Cultural Services Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
43,006
45,236
Customer Assistant
2.00
3.00
2.00
85,712
59,904
Customer Service Clerk
1.00
2.00
2.00
48,062
52,486
Customer Service/Billing Clerk
1.00
1.00
1.00
29,680
30,316
Data Control Clerk
1.00
1.00
1.00
21,138
22,692
Design Engineer
1.00
1.00
1.00
62,470
63,180
Design Technician
-
1.00
2.00
29,904
46,439
Division Head - Planning &
Development
1.00
1.00
1.00
53,441
56,208
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EMPLOYEE ALLOCATION BY CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
BUDGET
CLASSIFICATION
1999 -00
2000 -01
2001 -02
2000 -01
2001 -02
Driver
11.00
11.00
11.00
$ 301,991
$ 308,544
Electrical Technician
1.00
1.00
1.00
38,649
40,524
Equipment Operator
8.00
8.00
7.00
231,074
205,723
Evidence Technician
1.00
1.00
1.00
32,688
33,372
Fire Chief
1.00
1.00
1.00
54,622
57,182
Firefighters
4.00
4.00
5.00
132,339
166,919
Firefighters - PT (40)
73,760
73,760
Fire Hydrant Maintenance
1.00
1.00
1.00
24,507
26,442
GIS Administrator
1.00
1.00
-
34,704
-
GIS Design Technician
2.00
-
-
-
-
GIS Technician
-
1.00
-
22,020
-
Health Inspector
1.00
1.00
1.00
39,492
40,368
Human Resources Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
38,235
40,216
Inspector
3.00
5.00
6.00
174,403
206,844
IT Manager /Analyst
-
-
1.00
-
51,666
IT Analyst
-
-
3.00
-
119,479
IT Help Desk/Web Technician
-
-
1.00
-
31,678
Lab Analyst
1.00
1.00
2.00
32,792
45,218
Lab Assistant - PT
.50
.50
-
8,353
-
Landscape Maintenance - PT
.66
.66
.66
19,230
19,618
Librarian
1.00
1.00
1.00
44,081
46,338
Lieutenant
3.00
3.00
3.00
176,255
184,476
Lift Station Operator
2.00
2.00
2.00
59,716
60,988
Main Street Program Manager
-
1.00
1.00
26,244
32,805
Maintenance I
6.00
6.00
6.00
93,692
100,630
Maintenance II
26.00
26.00
30.00
580,523
634,561
Maintenance II - PT
.50
.50
.50
9,828
9,078
Maintenance III
5.00
5.00
5.00
109,000
115,540
Maintenance III - PT
.50
.50
.50
11,847
12,734
Maintenance IV
5.00
5.00
7.00
147,389
192,478
Mechanic
5.00
5.00
5.00
164,612
167,840
Meter Reader
3.00
3.00
2.00
66,028
40,392
MIS Help Desk/Web Technician
1.00
1.00
-
28,579
-
MIS Manager
1.00
1.00
-
49,149
-
MIS Operations Analyst
2.00
2.00
-
77,635
-
Municipal Court Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
40,072
40,900
Office Supervisor
1.00
1.00
1.00
33,537
35,238
Parking Enforcement Official
1.00
1.00
1.00
27,492
27,840
Parks Supervisor
1.00
1.00
-
39,760
-
Payroll /Accounting Clerk
1.00
1.00
1.00
33,417
34,372
Planning & Development
Project Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
26,683
28,214
Planning Officer /Development
Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
36,986
38,819
Plant Operator
5.00
5.00
6.00
173,631
193,266
Police Officer
29.00
30.00
32.00
1,130,180
1,257,094
Program Assistant
1.00
1.00
-
36,204
-
Property Research Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
33,292
33,976
Purchasing Agent
1.00
1.00
1.00
40,516
41,344
Receptionist
1.00
1.00
1.00
21,184
21,832
Recreation Coordinator
1.00
1.00
1.00
43,904
44,636
EMPLOYEE ALLOCATION BY CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
CLASSIFICATION 1999 -00 2000 -01 2001 -02 2000 -01 2001 -02
Registered Surveyor
1.00
1.00
1.00
$ 47,519
$ 49,290
Risk Manager /Safety Coordinator
-
-
1.00
-
42,408
Senior Circulation Assistant
2.00
2.00
2.00
46,348
48,888
Senior Court Clerk
1.00
1.00
1.00
30,120
30,756
Senior Customer Service Clerk
1.00
1.00
1.00
31,820
34,022
Senior Mechanic
1.00
1.00
1.00
40,064
40,940
Sergeant
5.00
5.00
5.00
257,621
268,065
Staffing Coordinator
-
-
1.00
-
35,404
Superintendent I
3.00
3.00
3.00
130,331
125,883
Superintendent If
2.00
2.00
2.00
90,269
67,670
Superintendent 111
8.00
8.00
9.00
408,456
453,479
Superintendent IV
-
-
2.00
-
101,426
Survey Party Chief
2.00
2.00
2.00
64,712
67,196
Survey Technician
3.00
3.00
3.00
70,723
74,240
Transfer Station Operator
1.00
1.00
1.00
34,008
35,740
Utility Line Locator
1.00
1.00
1.00
29,844
30,480
Vacuum Truck Operator
1.00
1.00
1.00
27,132
28,539
Warrant Officer
-
-
1.00
-
27,672
Total Employee Allocations: 241.79
241.79 264.16
$ 8,093.995
$ $.946.471
Other Personnel Allocations:
Interns /Student Workers
SHSU Student Worker - Information
Technology Services (2)
$ -
$ 11,600
SHSU Student Worker - Finance
6,240
11,076
SHSU Student Worker - Utility Billing
-
8,320
Student Worker - Garage Operations
5,828
6,240
Student Worker - Central Office Services
6.240
Total Interns /Student Workers
$ 12,068
$ 43,476
Seasonal
Parks Maintenance
$ 56,924
$ 42,000
Street
34.287
34.287
Total Seasonal $ 91,211 $ 76,287
Other
Allocation for Pay Increase 222,374
Golf Course Operations - Workers to be added late in year 38,417
Overtime 309.135 361$31
Total Other $ 309,135 $ 624,622
Total Other Personnel Allocations S. 412,414 $ 744,385
TOTAL PERSONNEL ALLOCATIONS $ 8,506.409 $- ,690.856
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TEXAS
September 18, 2001
INVESTMENT AND BANKING POLICIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - INVESTMENT POLICY
I. Purpose of Policy ........................ ...............................
II. Scope of Policy ......................... ...............................
III. Designation of Investment Officers .........................................
IV. Investment Training ...................... ...............................
V. Ethics and Conflict of Interest .............................................
VI. Objectives ............................. ...............................
VII. Market Yield (Benchmark)/Market Price of Investments ........................
VIII. Investment Strategies ....................................................
IX. Prudence /Standard of Care ................ ...............................
X. Diversification .......................... ...............................
XI. Maximum Maturities ....................................................
XII. Purchase Procedures ..................... ...............................
XIII. Collateralization ........................................................
XIV. Safekeeping and Custody .................. ...............................
XV. Internal Control/Compliance Audit .........................................
XVI. Authorized Financial Dealers and Institutions ................................
XVII. Authorized Investments ..................................................
XVIII. Investment Pools ....................... ...............................
XIX. Reporting ............................. ...............................
XX. Policy Adoption ........................ ...............................
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PART H - BANKING SERVICES POLICY
I. Establishment of Banking Depository ....... ............................... 14
II. Collateralization Requirements /Safekeeping and Custody ...................... 16
Glossary.................................. ............................... 18
Appendix I - State Law List of Authorized Investments
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CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
INVESTMENT AND BANKING POLICIES
PART I - INVESTMENT POLICY
I. PURPOSE OF POLICY
This policy is adopted by the City Council to direct and limit the financial affairs of the City of
Huntsville. It is the policy of the City of Huntsville to invest public funds in a manner which will
obtain a rate of return throughout budgetary and economic cycles while meeting the cash flow
demands of the City and conforming to all state and local statutes governing the investment of
public funds. This policy sets forth the investment and banking program of the City of Huntsville,
Texas and the guidelines to be followed in achieving its objectives.
H. SCOPE OF POLICY
This policy applies to all funds or financial resources available for investment by the City
accounted for in the City ofHuntsville, Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and include
the General Fund, General Obligation Debt Service Fund, Hotel/Motel Tax Special Revenue Fund,
the Capital Projects Funds, the Water and Sewer Fund, the Sanitation Fund, the City's self - funded
Health Insurance Fund, the Library Endowment Nonexpendable Trust Fund, and will include any
new fund created by the City Council unless specifically exempted by City Council. These policies
do not, however, govern funds that are managed under separate investment programs such as
retirement funds, pension funds, deferred compensation funds and certain private donations, that
are maintained as required by federal and state law, other local policies, or donor stipulations.
M. DESIGNATION OF INVESTMENT OFFICERS
The authority to manage the City of Huntsville investment program is derived from State Statute,
the City Charter, and these investment policies. Management responsibility for the investment
program is hereby delegated to the City Manager and Finance Director, designated as Investment
Officers for the City of Huntsville, who shall establish written procedures for the operation of the
investment program consistent with this investment policy and shall be responsible forthe operation
of the investment program consistent with this investment policy. The Director of Finance, under
general supervision of the City Manager, shall direct the cash management program of the City.
(See City Charter Art. XI). The City Manager and/or Director of Finance may deposit, withdraw,
invest, transfer, and manage City funds. The Investment Officers shall report to the Finance
Committee of City Council. The Finance Committee, appointed by the Mayor, shall be responsible
for monitoring, reviewing and making recommendations regarding the City's investment program
to the City Council.
IV. 0ATESTMENT TRAINING
The Finance Director and City Manager shall attend investment training on an annual basis that
includes education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks and general
compliance with state law. Not less than once in a two -year period, the investment officers shall
receive not less than 10 hours of instruction relating to investment responsibilities.
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V. ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Officers and employees involved in the investment function shall refrain from personal business
activity that could conflict with proper execution of the investment program, or that could impair
their ability to make impartial investment decisions. Employees and investment officials shall
disclose to the Finance Committee of the City Council any material financial interest in financial
institutions that conduct business with the City, and they shall further disclose any large personal
financial/investment positions that could be related to the performance of the City of Huntsville,
particularly with regard to the time of purchases and sales. Investment officers shall comply with
Texas Government Code section 2256.005(I) relating to personal business relationships with a
business organization offering to engage in an investment transaction with the City of Huntsville.
VI. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the City's investment policies are, in order of priority: preservation and safety
of principal, liquidity and yield/return on investments. The investment portfolio shall be designed
with the objective of obtaining a rate of return throughout budgetary and economic cycles,
commensurate with the investment risk constraints and the cash flow needs.
A. Preservation and safety ofprincipal shall be the foremost objective ofthe City's investment
program. Preservation and safety of principal shall be obtained through protection of
principal and safekeeping.
The City shall control risk of loss due to the failure of a security issuer or guarantor.
Such risk shall be controlled by investing in the safest types of securities, by
qualifying the financial institution with whom the City will transact, and by
portfolio diversification.
2. The City shall also control risks of loss by requiring collateral for depository bank
funds to be held by a financial institution separate from the depository bank.
B. Liquidity shall be achieved by matching investment maturities with forecasted cash flow
requirements and by investing in securities with active secondary markets. A security may
be liquidated to meet unanticipated cash requirements, to redeploy cash into other
investments expected to out perform current holdings, or to otherwise adjust the City's
portfolio.
C. Yield/Return on Investments. The City of Huntsville investment portfolio is designed with
the objective of attaining a rate of return throughout budgetary and economic cycles
commensurate with the City of Huntsville investment risk constraints and the cash flow
characteristics of the portfolio. Investments, other than the overnight cash concentration
account, shall be made in permitted obligations at yields equal to or greater than the bond
equivalent yield on United States Treasury obligations of comparable maturity.
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VII. MARKET YIELD (BENCHMARK)/MARKET PRICE OF INVESTMENTS
The market yield benchmark shall be a yield equal to the bond equivalent yield on United States
Treasury obligations of comparable maturity.
If selling a security prior to a fixed date maturity at a gain or loss, the investment officers shall
notify the Finance Committee of City Council at its next meeting. The City shall monitor the
market price of investments as of the end of each month through reports provided by brokers and/or
the use of a purchased service or available software.
The City of Huntsville shall generally invest funds with the intent to hold to maturity. Investment
selection shall be based on legality, appropriateness, liquidity, and risk/return considerations.
Monies designed for immediate expenditure should be passively invested to allow for liquidity to
pay upcoming disbursements, (payroll, debt service payments, payables, etc.), and allow for
structuring the investment portfolio on a "laddered" basis. The City of Huntsville maintains
portfolios that utilize four specific investment strategies designed to address the unique
characteristics of the fund groups represented in the portfolios:
A. Operating Funds have as their primary objective the assurance that anticipated cash flows
are matched with adequate investment liquidity. The secondary objective is to create a
portfolio structure that will experience minimal volatility during economic cycles. The
weighted average days to maturity of these funds shall be less than 365 days and shall be
calculated using the stated final maturity date for each security.
B. DebtService Funds shall have as the primary objective the assurance of investment liquidity
adequate to cover the debt service obligations on the required payment date. Securities
purchased shall not have a stated final maturity date that exceeds the debt service payment
date.
C. Debt Service Reserve Funds shall have as the primary objective the ability to generate a
dependable revenue stream to the appropriate debt service fund from securities with a low
degree of volatility. In addition to the bond ordinance specific to an individual bond issue,
which sets out investment parameters, securities shall have a maturity of less than five
years. Investments shall be limited to obligations of the United States or its agencies and
instrumentalities or in approved investment pools.
D. Special Projects or Special Purpose Fund portfolios will have as their primary objective to
assure that anticipated cash flows are matched with adequate investment liquidity. These
portfolios should include at least 10% in highly liquid securities to allow for flexibility and
unanticipated project outlays. The stated final maturity dates of securities held should not
exceed the estimated project completion date. A singular repurchase agreement may be
utilized if disbursements are allowed in the amount necessary to satisfy any expenditure
request. This investment structure is commonly referred to as a flexible repurchase
agreement.
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IX. PRUDENCE /STANDARD OF CARE
Investments shall be made with the 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. In determining whether the City's investment officers have
exercised prudence with respect to an investment decision, the determination shall be made taking
into consideration, the investment of all funds, or funds under the City's control, over which they
have responsibility rather than a consideration as to the prudence of a single investment, and
whether the investment decision is consistent with this investment policy.
X. DIVERSIFICATION
The City of Huntsville will diversify its investments by security type and institution. With the
exception of U.S. Treasury securities and authorized pools, no more than 50% of the total
investment portfolio will be invested in a single security type or with a single financial institution.
Diversification will also include terms of maturity as well as instrument type and issue.
Investments shall not exceed more than 20% of the capitalization of the financial institution other
than the main depository. Bond proceeds may be invested in a single security or investment which
exceeds the City's diversification limits ifthe Investment Officers, with concurrence ofthe Finance
Committee, determine that such an investment is necessary to comply with Federal arbitrage
restriction or to facilitate arbitrage record keeping and calculation.
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In order to stabilize yield for budgeting purposes, the City shall maintain a portion of its
investments in obligations with maturities greater than one year. No investment shall be made with
a maturity greater than five years without express authority of the Finance Committee of the City
Council. In determining the amount of investment longer than one year, cash flow and unallocated
reserve funds will be evaluated. The maximum dollar - weighted average maturity allowed based
on the stated maturity date for the portfolio shall not exceed 2 years.
XH. PURCHASE PROCEDURES
A. The City may, without further bidding, utilize any program established through the Texas
Interlocal Cooperation Act that invests in funds authorized by the Public Funds Investment
Act; or purchase certificates of deposit or other approved securities through its primary
depository bank.
When possible, other investments should be made after competitive bids are solicited.
Competitive bids may be solicited orally, in writing, electronically, or in any combination
of these methods. An offer worksheet shall be kept for each bid transaction showing the
name of dealer/bank contacted, amount of principal to be invested, yield quoted, type of
investment, fund designation, maturity date, issue date, length of time invested, and cusip
number. Purchase of security shall not be made at a price that exceeds the existing market
value of the security.
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The delivery shall be made under normal and recognized practices in the securities and
banking industries, including the book entry procedure of the Federal Reserve Bank. The
deposit shall be held in the name of the City of Huntsville and shall be evidenced by a trust
receipt of the bank with which the securities are deposited.
XHL COLLATERA.LIZATION
Collateralization will be required on two types of investments. certificates of deposit and
repurchase (and reverse) agreements. In order to anticipate market changes and provide a level
of security for all funds, the collateralization level will be at least 102% of the market value of
principal and accrued interest. The City chooses to limit collateral to obligations of the United
States or its agencies and instrumentalities, and direct obligations of the State of Texas or its
agencies and instrumentalities. Collateral will always be held by an independent third party with
whom the entity has a current custodial agreement. Collateral substitution is allowed.
XIV. SAFEKEEPING AND CUSTODY
All security transactions, including collateral for repurchase agreements entered into by the City
of Huntsville shall be conducted on a delivery vs. payment (DVP) basis. Securities shall be held
by a third party custodian. Safekeeping receipts shall be required.
XV. INTERNAL CONTROL/COMPLIANCE AUDIT
A system of internal controls shall be established. As part of the City's annual audit, an
independent auditor shall review internal controls, investment practices, investment performance,
quarterly reports prepared by the investment officers and the result of the review shall be reported
to the Finance Committee of the City Council. A compliance audit of management control on
investments and adherence to investment policies is to be included.
XVI. AUTHORIZED FINANCIAL DEALERS AND INSTITUTIONS
The City Council shall approve at least three broker /dealers upon recommendation of the Finance
Committee for use by the designated investment officers. The broker /dealers may include primary
dealers and regional dealers that qualify under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 150 -1
(uniform net capital rule).
The selection process shall include a proposal process with potential broker /dealers providing a
completed broker /dealer questionnaire, certification of having read the City of Huntsville
investment policy, proof ofNational Association of Security Dealers certification and proof of state
registration.
The selected broker /dealers must provide a written instrument certifying that they have received
and reviewed the City's Investment Policy and acknowledge that the business organization has
implemented reasonable procedures and control, in an effort to preclude investment transactions
conducted between the entity and the organization that are not authorized by the City's Investment
Policy. An investment officer may not buy any securities from a firm that has not filed this
instrument.
An annual review of the financial condition and registrations of qualified bidders is to be conducted
by the City Manager or Finance Director and a current audited financial statement is required to be
on file for each broker /dealer that conducts transactions with the City. The Finance Committee
shall review, revise and adopt a list of qualified brokers that are authorized to engage in investment
transactions with the City.
XVH. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS
The City of Huntsville may invest only in the safest type of securities and in accordance with Texas
state law (Appendix I). There are two general categories of authorized investments for the City of
Huntsville: (1) investments which the designated investment officers may invest without prior
approval from the Finance Committee; and, (2) investments that require prior Finance Committee
approval.
A. Authorized investments that do not require prior approval of Finance Committee:
1. Obligations of, or Guaranteed by, Governmental Entities:
a. obligations of the United States or its agencies and instrumentalities;
b. direct obligations of the State of Texas or its agencies and instrumentalities,
C. 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 [its] instrumentalities;
d. 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.
e. The following are not authorized investments under this section:
1) obligations whose payment represents the coupon payments on the
outstanding principal balance of the underlying mortgage - backed
security collateral and pays no principal;
2) obligations whose payment represents the principal stream of cash
flow from the underlying mortgage - backed security collateral and
bears no interest;
3) collateralized mortgage obligations that have a stated final
maturity date greater than 10 years; and
4) collateralized mortgage obligations the interest rate of which is
determined by an index that adjusts opposite to the changes in a
market index.
2. Certificates of Deposit:
Certificates of deposit issued by state and national banks or a savings bank
domiciled in Texas that are:
a. guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or
comparable insurance entities or their successors; or
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b. secured in any other manner and amount provided by law for deposits of
the City.
B. Authorized investments requiring prior approval of the Finance Committee:
1. Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO's) directly issued by a federal agency
or instrumentality of the United States, the underlying security for which is
guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States. The stated
maturity date can not be greater than 10 years and the interest rate can not be
determined by an index that adjusts opposite to the changes in a market index.
2. Repurchase Agreements
"Repurchase agreement" means a simultaneous agreement to buy, hold for a
specified time, and sell back at a future date obligations described by Texas
Government Code section 2256.009(a)(1), at a market value at the time the funds
are disbursed of not less than the principal amount of the funds disbursed. The term
includes a direct security repurchase agreement and a reverse security repurchase
agreement. The primary dealer and the City of Huntsville must sign a Master
Repurchase Agreement which details acceptable types of collateral; the standard for
collateral custody and control; the collateral valuation and initial margin, accrued
interest, a requirement of marking to market, and margin call; the method of
transmitting security income; and, the condition for agreement termination and
acceptable methods for delivery of securities and collateral.
A fully collateralized repurchase agreement is an authorized investment if the
repurchase agreement has a defined termination date, is secured by obligations
described by Texas Government Code section 2256.009(x)(1), and, requires the
securities being purchased by the City to be pledged to the City, held in the City's
name, and deposited at the time the investment is made with the City or with a third
party selected and approved by the City, and is placed through a primary
government securities dealer, as defined by the Federal Reserve, or a financial
institution doing business in Texas.
Notwithstanding any other law, the term of any reverse security repurchase
agreement may not exceed 90 days after the date the reverse security repurchase
agreement is delivered.
Money received by the City under the terms of a reverse security repurchase
agreement shall be used to acquire additional authorized investments, but the term
of the authorized investments acquired must mature not later than the expiration
date stated in the reverse security repurchase agreement.
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3. Bankers' Acceptances
A bankers' acceptance is an authorized investment if the bankers' acceptance: (a)
has a stated maturity of 270 days or fewer from the date of its issuance; (b) will be,
in accordance with its terms, liquidated in full at maturity; (c) is eligible for
collateral for borrowing from a Federal Reserve Bank; and (d) is accepted by a bank
organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state, if the short-
term obligations of the bank, or of a bank holding company of which the bank is the
largest subsidiary, are rated not less than A -I or P -1 or an equivalent rating by at
least one nationally recognized credit rating agency.
4. Commercial Paper
Commercial paper is an authorized investment ifthe commercial paper has a stated
maturity of 270 days or fewer from the date of its issuance and is rated not less than
A -1 or P -1 or an equivalent rating by at least two nationally recognized credit rating
agencies or one nationally recognized credit rating agency and is fully secured by
an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank organized and existing under the
laws of the United States or any state.
5. Mutual Funds
a. A no -load money market mutual fund is an authorized investment if. (1) the
mutuaifund is registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission; (2) provides the investing entity with a prospectus and other
information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (I5 U.S.C.
Section 78a et seq.) or the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
Section 80a -1 et seq.); (3) has a dollar- weighted average stated maturity of
90 days or fewer; and (4) includes in its investment objectives the
maintenance of a stable net asset value of $1 for each share.
b. In addition to a no -load money market mutual fund permitted as an
authorized investment in Subsection (a), a no -load mutual fund is an
authorized investment under this subchapter if the mutual fund:
1) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
2) has an average weighted maturity of less than two years;
3) is invested exclusively in obligations approved by this subchapter;
4) is continuously rated as to investment quality by at least one
nationally recognized investment rating firm of not less than AAA
or its equivalent; and
5) conforms to the requirements set forth in Texas Government Code
sections 2256.016(b) and (c) relating to the eligibility of
investment pools to receive and invest funds of investing entities.
C. The City is not authorized by this section to:
1) invest in the aggregate more than 80 percent of its monthly average
fund balance, excluding bond proceeds and reserves and other
funds held for debt service, in money market mutual funds
described in Subsection (a) or mutual funds described in
Subsection (b), either separately or collectively;
2) invest in the aggregate more than 15 percent of its monthly average
fund balance, excluding bond proceeds and reserves and other
funds held for debt service, in mutual funds described in
Subsection (b);
3) invest any portion of bond proceeds, reserves and funds held for
debt service, in mutual funds described in Subsection (b); or;
4) invest its funds or funds under its control, including bond proceeds
and reserves and other funds held for debt service, in any one
mutual fund described in Subsection (a) or (b) in an amount that
exceeds 10 percent of the total assets of the mutual fund.
C. Effect of Loss of Required Rating
An investment that requires a minimum rating under this subchapter does not qualify as an
authorized investment during the period the investment does not have the minimum rating.
The City shall take all prudent measures that are consistent with its investment policy to
liquidate an investment that does not have the minimum rating.
XVIII. INVESTMENT POOLS
A. The City may invest in eligible investmentpools as defined by the Public Funds Investment
Act, which meet criteria outlined in chapter Texas Government Code section 2256.016 and
section 2256.019. The Council shall authorize participation in the pool by resolution or
ordinance.
B. The City must receive from the pool an offering circular or other similar disclosure
instrument that contains, at a minimum, the following information:
1. a description of eligible investment securities;
2. the maximum average dollar- weighted maturity allowed, based on the stated
maturity date, of the pool;
3. the maximum stated maturity date any investment security within the portfolio has;
4. a written statement of investment policy and objectives;
the size of the pool;
6. the names of the members of the advisory board of the pool and the dates their
terms expire;
7. the custodian bank that will safekeep the pool's assets; a description of how the
securities are safeguarded (including the settlement process) and how often the
securities are priced;
8. whether the intent of the pool is to maintain a net asset value of one dollar and the
risk of market price fluctuation;
9. whether the only source of payment is the assets of the pool at market value or
whether there is a secondary source of payment, such as insurance or guarantees,
and a description of the secondary source of payment;
10. the name and address of the independent auditor of the pool and how often the
program is audited;
11. the requirements to be satisfied for an entity to deposit funds in and withdraw funds
from the pool including how often and what size deposits and withdrawals are
allowed, and any deadlines or other operating policies required for the entity to
invest funds in and withdraw funds from the pool; and;
12. the performance history of the pool, including yield, average dollar- weighted
maturities, and expense ratios;
13. a description of interest calculations and how it is distributed and how gains and
losses are treated;
14. a schedule for receiving statements and portfolio listings;
15. an explanation of whether reserves, retained earnings, etc. are utilized by the pool;
16. a fee schedule, including when and how it is assessed;
17. an explanation of whether the pool is eligible and/or will it accept bond proceeds.
C. To maintain eligibility to receive funds from and invest funds on behalf of an entity under
this chapter, an investment pool must furnish to the investment officer or other authorized
representatives of the entity:
1. investment transaction confirmations; and
2. a monthly report that contains, at a minimum, the following information:
a.
the types and percentage breakdown of securities in which the pool is
invested;
b.
the current dollar- weighted average maturity, based on the stated maturity
date, of the pool;
C.
the current percentage of the pool's portfolio in investments that have
stated maturities of more than one year;
d.
the book value versus the market value of the pool's portfolio, using
amortized cost valuation;
e.
the size of the pool;
f.
the number of participants in the pool;
g.
the custodian bank that is safekeeping the assets of the pool;
h.
a listing of daily transaction activity of the entity participating in the pool;
i.
the yield and expense ratio of the pool;
j.
the portfolio managers of the pool; and
k.
any changes or addenda to the offering circular.
D. The City by contract may delegate to an investment pool the authority to hold legal title as
custodian of
investments purchased with its local funds.
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E. "Yield" shall be calculated in accordance with regulations governing the registration of
open -end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as promulgated from time to time by the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
XIX. REPORTING
Not less than quarterly, the Finance Director shall prepare and submit to the City Council a written
report of investment transactions for the preceding reporting period. The report shall describe in
detail the investment position of the City on the date of the report, and state compliance of the
investment portfolio, as it relates to the investment strategy and investment policies. The report
shall contain a summary statement prepared in compliance with generally accepted accounting
principles of each pools fund group that states the beginning market value for the reporting period,
additions and changes to the market value during the period, the ending market value for the period,
a comparison to the benchmark bond equivalent yield or United States Treasury obligation of
comparable maturity and fully accrued interest for the reporting period. The report shall state the
book value, market value, and maturity date of each separately invested asset as of the beginning
and end of the reporting period by the type of security and fund type invested. The fund for which
each individual investment was acquired shall be reported. The report shall be presented to the
Council and shall be jointly signed by the Finance Director and City Manager within 21 days after
the end of the period. On a monthly basis, the Finance Director shall provide to the City Council,
in summary form, a report showing by fund, total cash, monies in investment pools and securities
by type and maturity date, and a summary of interest earnings.
XX. POLICY ADOPTION
The City of Huntsville investment policy shall be adopted by ordinance of the City Council. The
policy shall be reviewed annually by the Finance Committee, and any modifications made thereto
must be approved by the City Council. Annually, City Council shall adopt a resolution stating that
it has reviewed the investment policy and investment strategies. The resolution shall record any
changes made to the investment policy or investment strategies.
PART H - BANKING SERVICES POLICY
The City Council shall approve a financial institution/institutions to act as a depository bank for a two year
period.
I. ESTABLISHMENT OF BANKING DEPOSITORY
A. The City Council shall select a bank, credit union or savings association as its primary
depository for normal banking transactions. In addition, the City may designate one or more
other depositories for investment transactions.
B. The City's primary banking depository shall have a branch located in the City.
C. Not more than four weeks and not less than one week before the City Council considers
applications for its depository, the City shall publish at least once in the City's official
newspaper a notice of the meeting at which applications are to be received.
D. A bank, credit union or savings association desiring to be selected as the city depository
must deliver its application to the City Secretary on or before the time stated in the notice.
The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit disclosing conflicts of interest, if any,
that apply to the selection of the depository. The City's Finance Committee may, as directed
by City Council, review the applications and prepare a recommendation regarding the
selection of depositories for Council.
E. The City Council may, after considering the application and the recommendation, if any, of
its staff and/or Finance Committee:
select as city depositories one or more banks, credit unions or savings associations
that offer the most favorable terms and conditions for the handling of the municipal
funds; or
2. reject any or all of the applications.
F. The City shall retain the right to withdraw any municipal funds deposited in a depository
that are not immediately required to pay obligations of the City and invest those funds as
outlined in these Investment and Banking Policies.
G. The Director of Finance shall immediately deposit in the depository to the credit of the City
any money received.
H. Except as provided for wire transfers to other depositories or ACH transfers, the funds of
the City may be paid out of a depository only on the checks of the City.
I. Checks must be signed by the Mayor and either the City Manager or Finance Director. A
facsimile signature may be used by the Mayor and/or City Manager.
Checks must be authorized by the Mayor, City Manager, or Finance Director.
K. No check shall be drawn on a special, fund created to pay bonded indebtedness other than
to pay principal or interest on the indebtedness, or to invest the fund as provided by these
polices or law.
L. All checks shall be payable by the depository at its place of business.
M. The Director of Finance may, with approval of Council, pay a bond, coupon, or other
indebtedness of the City at a place other than the depository if by its terms the indebtedness
is payable on maturity at the other location.
H. COLLATERALIZATION REQUIREMENTS /SAFEKEEPING AND CUSTODY
A. All public funds held in a checking account or time deposit at a bank or other depository
shall be secured by eligible security. An eligible security means:
a surety bond;
2. investment securities (obligations of the United States or its agencies and
instrumentalities); or
3. ownership or beneficial interest (but not merely an option contract to purchase or
sell) any authorized investment.
B. The market value of the collateral shall equal at least 102% of the cash value of a
repurchase agreement. Otherwise, market value of the investment securities used as
collateral should be at least equal to the deposits of public funds increased by the amount
of any accrued interest and reduced by the extent of insurance through an agency of the
United States.
C. Safekeeping
1. A depository for the City may deposit investment securities pledged to secure
deposits of public funds with a custodian that the City has approved as a custodian
and that is either:
a. a state or national bank domiciled in the State of Texas and which has a
capital stock and permanent surplus of not less than $5 million.
b. the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company; or
C. a Federal Reserve Bank or its branches.
2. The securities shall be held in trust by the custodian to secure the deposit of public
funds of the City in the depository pledging the securities.
3. On receipt of the investment securities, the custodian shall immediately, by book
entry or otherwise, identify on its books and records the pledge of the securities to
the City and shall promptly issue and deliver to the Director of Finance of the City
trust receipts for the securities pledged. The security evidenced by the trust receipts
is subject to inspection by the City or its agents at any time.
4. A custodian holding in trust investment securities of a depository may deposit the
pledged securities with a permitted institution. These securities shall be held by the
permitted institution to secure funds deposited by the City in the depository
pledging the securities. On receipt of the securities, the permitted institution shall
immediately issue to the custodian an advice of transaction or other document
evidencing the deposit of the securities. When the pledged securities held by a
custodian are deposited, the permitted institution may apply book entry procedures
to the securities. The records of the permitted institution shall at all times reflect
the name of the custodian depositing the pledged securities. The trust receipts the
custodian issues to the City shall indicate that the custodian has deposited with the
permitted institution the pledged securities held in trust for the depository pledging
the securities.
The custodian shall maintain separate, accurate, and complete records relating to
the pledged investment securities and all transactions relating to the pledged
investment securities.
D. The Director of Finance shall inform its depositories of significant changes in the amount
or activity of public funds reasonably in advance of such changes.
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GLOSSARY
ACH: Automated Clearing House.
AGENCIES: Federal agency securities.
ASKED: The price at which securities are
offered.
BANKERS' ACCEPTANCE (BA): A draft or
bill of exchange accepted by a bank or trust
company. The accepting institution guarantees
payment of the bill, as well as the issuer.
BID: The price offered by a buyer of securities.
(When you are selling securities, you ask for a
bid.) See Offer.
BOND PROCEEDS: Proceeds from the sale of
bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by an
entity, and reserves and funds maintained by an
entity for debt service purposes.
BOOK VALUE: The original acquisition cost of
an investment plus or minus the accrued
amortization or accretion.
BROKER: A broker brings buyers and sellers
together for a commission.
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (CD): A time
deposit with a specific maturity evidenced by a
certificate. Large - denomination CD's are
typically negotiable.
COLLATERAL: Securities, evidence of deposit
or other property which a borrower pledges to
secure repayment of a loan. Also refers to
securities pledged by a bank to secure deposits of
public monies.
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS (CMOs): Debt obligations
collateralized by pools of mortgages. The
collateral can consist of conventional whole loans
or agency - backed securities such as GNMAs,
FNMAs or FHLMCs. The monthly cash flow
generated from the pool is transformed into a
series of securities with differing average lives
and maturities. CMOs are issued by investment
banks, commercial banks, the FNMA and the
FHLMC. The issuer takes a higher yielding
security and carves it up into different classes
with lower interest rates and shorter maturities.
COMMERCIAL PAPER: Commercial Paper
consists of short-term note issues by large
corporations. Maturity is 270 days or less. There
is no explicit coupon rate and interest is figured
on a discount basis in the same manner as for
Treasury Bills.
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL
REPORT (CAFR): The official annual report for
the City of Huntsville. It includes five combined
statements for each individual fund and account
group prepared in conformity with GAAP. It also
includes supporting schedules necessary to
demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
and contractual provisions, extensive introductory
material, and a detailed Statistical Section.
COUPON: (a) The annual rate of interest that a
bond's issuer promises to pay the bondholder on
the bond's face value. (b) A certificate attached to
a bond evidencing interest due on a payment date.
CUSIP NUMBER: A unique nine -digit
identification number permanently assigned by the
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification
Procedures to each publicly traded security at the
time of issuance. If the security is in physical
form, the CUSIP number is printed on its face.
DEALER: A dealer, as opposed to a broker, acts
as a principal in all transactions, buying and
selling for his own account.
DEBENTURE: A bond secured only by the
general credit of the issuer.
DELIVERY VERSUS PAYMENT: There are
two methods of delivery of securities: delivery
versus payment and delivery versus receipt.
Delivery versus payment is delivery of securities
with an exchange of money for the securities.
Delivery versus receipt is delivery of securities
with an exchange of a signed receipt for the
securities.
DISCOUNT: The difference between the cost
price of a security and its maturity when quoted at
lower than face value. A security selling below
original offering price shortly after sale also is
considered to be at a discount.
DISCOUNT SECURITIES: Non - interest
bearing money market instruments that are issued
a discount and redeemed at maturity for full face
value, e.g. U.S. Treasury Bills.
DIVERSIFICATION: Dividing investment
funds among a variety of securities offering
independent returns.
FEDERAL CREDIT AGENCIES: Agencies of
the Federal government set up to supply credit to
various classes of institutions and individuals, e.g.
S & L's, small business firms, students, farmers,
farm cooperatives, and exporters.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION (FDIC): A federal agency that
insures bank deposits.
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS (FFCB):
The Federal Farm Credit Banks Consolidated
Systemwide Bonds are obligations of the 37 Farm
Credit Banks. The Farm Credit Administration
which is an independent agency of the U.S.
Government supervises the Farm Credit System.
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE: The rate of interest
at which Fed funds are traded. This rate is
currently pegged by the Federal Reserve through
open- market operations.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS (FHLB):
The institutions that regulate and lend to savings
and loan associations. The Federal Home Loan
Banks play a role analogous to that played by the
Federal Reserve Bank vis -a -vis member
commercial banks.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION (FHLMC): The Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, also known as
Freddie Mac, is an agency of the Federal
Government. The Participation Certificates (PC)
issued by Freddie Mac are full faith and credit
obligations of an agency of the U.S. Government.
In that all loans purchased by Freddie Mac are
either FHA/VA mortgages originated by members
of the Federal Home Loan Bank System or other
HUD- approved mortgages.
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION (FNMA OR FANNIE MAE):
FNMA, like GNMA was chartered under the
Federal National Mortgage Association Act in
1938. FNMA is a federal corporation working
under the auspices of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). It is the largest
single provider of residential mortgage funds in
the United States. Fannie Mae, as the corporation
is called, is a private stockholder -owned
corporation. The corporation's purchases include
a variety of adjustable mortgages and second
loans, in addition to fixed -rate mortgages.
FNMA's securities are also highly liquid and are
widely accepted. FNMA assumes and guarantees
that all security holders will receive timely
payment of principal and interest.
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FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
(FOMC): Consists of seven members of the
Federal Reserve Board and five of the twelve
Federal Reserve Bank Presidents. The President
of the New York Federal Reserve Bank is a
permanent member, while the other Presidents
serve on a rotating basis. The Committee
periodically meets to set Federal Reserve
guidelines regarding purchases and sales of
Government Securities in the open market as a
means of influencing the volume of bank credit
and money.
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: The central
bank of the United States created by Congress and
consisting of seven member Board of Governors
in Washington, D.C., 12 regional banks and about
5,700 commercial banks that are members of the
system.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: As used in these
policies also refers to Security Broker/Dealers
doing business with the City.
FUNDS: Public funds in the custody of a local
government that the investing entity has authority
to invest.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION (GNMA OR GINNIE MAE):
Securities influencing the volume of bank credit
guaranteed by GNMA and issued by mortgage
bankers, commercial banks, savings and loan
associations, and other institutions. Security
holder is protected by full faith and credit of the
U.S. Government. Ginnie Mae securities are
backed by the FHA, VA or FMHM mortgages.
The term "passthroughs" is often used to describe
Ginnie Maes.
INVESTMENT POOL: An entity created under
this code to invest public funds jointly on behalf
of the entities that participate in the pool and
whose investment objectives in order of priority
are (a) preservation and safety of principal; (b)
liquidity; and (c) yield.
LIQUIDITY: A liquid asset is one that can be
converted easily and rapidly into cash without a
substantial loss of value. In the money market, a
security is said to be liquid if the spread between
bid and asked prices is narrow and reasonable size
can be done at those quotes.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
POOL (LGIP): The aggregate of all funds from
political subdivisions that are placed in the
custody of the State Treasurer for investment and
reinvestment.
MARKET VALUE: The current face or par
value of an investment multiplied by the net
selling price of the security as quoted by a
recognized market pricing source quoted on the
valuation date.
MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT: A
written contract covering all future transactions
between the parties to repurchase - reverse
repurchase agreements that establishes each
party's rights in the transactions. A master
agreement will often specify, among other things,
the right of the buyer - lender to liquidate the
underlying securities in the event of default by the
seller- borrower.
MATURITY: The date upon which the principal
or stated value of an investment becomes due and
payable.
MONEY MARKET: The market in which
securities are traded that have one year or less
until their maturity.
MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS: A
mutual fund with investments that mature within
one year.
MUTUAL FUNDS: A type of investment
company that pools investments from participants
to purchase a portfolio and give to investors
fractional ownership of the created portfolio. A
mutual fund redeems investors' shares at the net
asset value of the shares.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SECURITIES DEALERS (NASD): A trade
association that helps regulate the performance of
the over-the-counter securities market.
NET ASSET VALUE (PER SHARE): The
value of the securities underlying one share in the
investment company.
NO-LOAD MONEY MARKET MUTUAL
FUND: A mutual fund that imposes no initial
sales charges or fees.
OFFER: The price asked by a seller of securities.
(When you are buying securities, you ask for an
offer.) See Asked and Bid.
OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS: Purchases
and sales of government and certain other
securities in the open market by the New York
Federal Reserve Bank as directed by the FOMC in
order to influence the volume of money and credit
in the economy. Purchases inject reserves into the
bank system and stimulate growth of money and
credit; sales have the opposite effect. Open
market operations are the Federal Reserve's most
important and most flexible monetary policy tool.
PORTFOLIO: Collection of securities held by
an investor.
PRIMARY DEALER: A group of government
securities dealers who submit daily reports of
market activity and positions and monthly
financial statements to the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York and are subject to its informal
oversight. Primary dealers include Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered securities
broker-dealers, banks, and a few unregulated
firms.
PRUDENT PERSON RULE: An investment
standard. In some states the law requires that a
fiduciary, such as a trustee, may invest money
only in a list of securities selected by the custody
state--the so-called legal list. In other states the
trustee may invest in a security if it is one which
would be bought by a prudent person of discretion
and intelligence who is seeking a reasonable
income and preservation of capital.
QUALIFIED PUBLIC DEPOSITORIES: A
financial institution which does not claim
exemption from the payment of any sales or
compensating use or ad valorem taxes under the
laws of this state, which has segregated for the
benefit of the commission eligible collateral
having a value of not less than its maximum
liability and which has been approved by the
Public Deposit Protection Commission to hold
public deposits.
QUALIFIED REPRESENTATIVE: A person
who holds a position with a business organization,
who is authorized to act on behalf of the business
organization, and who is one of the following:
(A) for a business organization doing business
that is regulated by or registered with a securities
commission, a person who is registered under the
rules of the National Association of Securities
Dealers; (B) for a state or federal bank, a savings
bank, or a state or federal credit union, a member
of the loan committee for the bank or branch of
the bank or a person authorized by corporate
resolution to act on behalf of and bind the banking
institution; or (C) for an investment pool, the
person authorized by the elected official or board
with authority to administer the activities of the
investment pool to sign the written instrument on
behalf of the investment pool.
RATE OF RETURN: The yield obtainable on a
security based on its purchase price or its current
market price. This may be the amortized yield to
maturity on a bond the current income return.
RATING AGENCY: A nationally recognized
investment rating firm including Moodys and
Standard & Poors that assigns a rating to a debt
issue.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (RP OR
REPO): A holder of securities sells these
securities to an investor with an agreement to
repurchase them at a fixed price on a fixed date.
The security "buyer" in effect lends the "seller"
money for the period of the agreement, and the
terms of the agreement are structured to
compensate him for this. Dealers use RP
extensively to finance their positions. Exception:
When the Fed is said to be doing RP, it is lending
money, that is, increasing bank reserves. State
Statute defines repurchase agreement as a
simultaneous agreement to buy, hold for a specific
time, and sell back at a future date obligations
described in State Statute Section 2256.009 a(1)
(obligations of the United States or its agencies
and instrumentalities) at a market value at the time
the funds are disbursed of not less than the
principal amount of the funds disbursed. The
term includes a direct security repurchase
agreement and a reverse repurchase agreement.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT:
See Repurchase Agreement.
SAFEKEEPING: A service to customers
rendered by banks for a fee whereby securities
and valuables of all types and descriptions are
held in the bank's vaults for protection.
SEC RULE I5C3 -1: See Uniform Net Capital
Rule.
SECONDARY MARKET: A market made for
the purchase and sale of outstanding issues
following the initial distribution.
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE
COMMISSION: Agency created by Congress to
protect investors in securities transactions by
administering securities legislation.
SEPARATELY INVESTED ASSET: An
account or fund of a state agency or local
government that is not invested in a pooled fund
group.
STATE AGENCY: An office, department,
commission, board, or other agency that is part of
any branch of state government, an institution of
higher education, and any nonprofit corporation
acting on behalf of any of those entities.
TREASURY BILLS: A non - interest bearing
discount security issued by the U.S. Treasury to
finance the national debt. Most bills are issued to
mature in three months, six months, or one year.
TREASURY BOND: Long -term U.S. Treasury
securities having initial maturities ofmore than 10
years.
TREASURY NOTES: A non - interest bearing
discount security issued by the U.S. Treasury to
finance the national debt. Most bills are issued to
mature in three months, six months or one year.
UNIFORM NET CAPITAL RULE: Securities
and Exchange Commission requirement that
member firms as well as nonmember broker -
dealers in securities maintain a maximum ratio of
indebtedness to liquid capital of 15 to 1; also
called net capital rule and net capital ratio.
Indebtedness covers all money owed to a firm,
including margin loans and commitments to
purchase securities, one reason new public issues
are spread among members of underwriting
syndicates. Liquid capital includes cash and
assets easily converted into cash.
YIELD: The rate of annual income return on an
investment, expressed as a percentage. (a)
INCOME YIELD is obtained by dividing the
current dollar income by the current market price
for the security. (b) NET YIELD or YIELD TO
MATURITY is the current income yield minus
any premium above par or plus any discount from
par in purchase price, with the adjustment spread
over the period from the date of purchase to the
date of maturity of the bond.
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