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Acceptance of the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
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Summary:
Chapter 2, Administration, Article VII (Finance), All of Division 2 (Investment Policy), Section 2-274 Reporting, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Deer Park, requires the Investment Officers to prepare and submit to City Council an investment report no less than on a quarterly basis. This requirement is in compliance with the Texas Public Funds Investment Act, V.T.C.A., Government Code Ch. 2256 as amended (the "Act"). The City's Investment Officers have worked with the Investment Advisor to prepare this report for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and each has signed the report.
At December 31, 2023, all City funds were held in various depository accounts or in accounts at TexPool, TexSTAR, or Texas CLASS, which are local government investment pools authorized by the Investment Policy. All three pools continue to maintain their AAAm rating by Standard & Poor's, which is the highest rating a local government investment pool can achieve.
Cash and investment activity included on the attached report is summarized below:
Cash in Wells Fargo (Depository Bank) $45,111,302.94
Money Market Accounts 2,275,533.02
Certificates of Deposit 22,512,539.69
Securities 30,352,810.12
TexPool 89,969,599.18
TexSTAR 3,569,321.97
Texas CLASS 36,449,291.99
Total Book Value $230,240,398.91
Working with the City's investment advisor, the City has diversified the portfolio during the last several years with current investments of $55,140,882.83 in various depository banks invested in money market accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), and securities. At the end of the quarter, these investments represent about 24% of the portfolio. Cash balances held in the primary depository bank represent about 20% of the portfolio at December 31, 2023.
These depository investments are earning between 1.29% and 5.69%. Comparatively, ...
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