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Investment Procedures

               The  City  shall  enter  the  following  agreements  (if  applicable):  safekeeping,
               repurchase  agreements,  wire  transfer  agreements,  banking  services
               contracts, and collateral/depository agreements.  These contracts shall include
               the explicit delegation of authority to persons responsible for the transactions
               involving  these  agreements.    No  person  except  those  designated  in  the
               contract may engage in any investment transactions.

               In  order  to  create  a  competitive  pricing  environment  for  each  investment
               transaction,  the  City  shall  solicit  quotations  from  multiple  investment
               providers,  authorized  broker/dealers  or  financial  institutions,  as  applicable.
               Records will be kept of the quotes offered, transactions accepted, and a brief
               explanation of the decision that was made regarding the investment.  Money
               market mutual fund, money market account and local government investment
               pool  risk/returns  shall  also  be  periodically  compared  to  ensure  competitive
               performance.


               Qualified Broker/Dealers

               Annually,  the  City  Council  shall  review  and  approve  a  list  of  qualified
               broker/dealers authorized to engage in investment transactions with the City.
               All firms shall answer and submit a Broker/Dealer questionnaire to the City for
               evaluation.  All personnel in the firms who will be trading or quoting securities
               to  the  City  Council  must  maintain  a  current  Financial  Industry  Regulatory
               Authority (FINRA) license and be registered to deal securities in the State of
               Texas.  Broker/dealers eligible to transact investment business with the City
               shall be presented a written copy of this Investment Policy.


               Certification of Business Organizations

               The registered principal of any investment pool or discretionary investment
               manager seeking to transact investment business with the City shall execute
               a written instrument substantially to the effect that the registered principal
               has:

               •       received and reviewed this Investment Policy, and
               •       acknowledged  that  the  organization  has  implemented  reasonable
               procedures  and  controls  in  an  effort  to  preclude  imprudent  investment
               activities with the City except to the extent that the authorization is dependent
               on  an  analysis  of  the  makeup  of  the  City’s  entire  portfolio  or  requires





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