(A) Funds not needed for current expenses or obligations of the county may be invested in any of the following:
(1) Obligations of the United States and of its agencies and instrumentalities, including obligations subject to repurchase agreements, provided that delivery of these obligations subject to repurchase agreements is taken either directly or through an authorized custodian. The investments may be accomplished through repurchase agreements reached with sources including, but not limited to, national or state banks chartered in Kentucky;
(2) Obligations and contracts for future delivery or purchase of obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or a United States government agency, including but not limited to:
(a) United States Treasury;
(b) Export-Import Bank of the United States
(c) Home Administration
(d) Government National Mortgage Corporation; and
(e) Merchant Marine bonds;
(3) Obligations of any corporation of the United States government, including but not limited to:
(a) Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
(b) Federal Farm Credit Banks;
(c) Bank for Cooperatives;
(d) Federal Intermediate Credit Banks;
(e) Federal Land Banks;
(f) Federal Home Loan Banks;
(g) Federal National Mortgage Association; and
(h) Tennessee Valley Authority;
(4) Certificates of deposit issued by or other interest-bearing accounts of any bank or savings and loan institution which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar entity or which are collateralized to the extent uninsured, by any obligations permitted by KRS 41.240(4);
(5) Uncollateralized certificates of deposit issued by any bank or savings and loan institution rated in 1 of the 3 highest categories by a nationally recognized rating agency;
(6) Bankers’ acceptances for banks rated in 1 of the 3 highest categories by a nationally recognized rating agency;
(7) Commercial paper rated in the highest category by a nationally recognized rating agency;
(8) Bonds or certificates of indebtedness of this state and of its agencies and instrumentalities; and
(9) Securities issued by a state or local government, or any instrumentality or agency thereof, in the United States; and rated in 1 of the 3 highest categories by a nationally recognized rating agency.
(B) The investment authority outlined above shall be subject to the following limitations:
(1) The amount of money invested at any time by the county in one or more of the categories of investments authorized by divisions (A)(5), (A)(6), and (A)(8) of this section shall not exceed 20% of the total amount of money invested by the county; and
(2) The county shall not purchase any investment on a margin basis or through the use of any similar leveraging technique.
(C) The county hereby adopts the following standards for written agreements pursuant to which investments are made:
(1) The fiscal court should determine who is authorized to sign the written agreement, whether that agreement needs to be signed by more than 1 party; whether the agreement as a whole will need to be approved by fiscal court.
(2) The county should include any other requirements that it may want to make as standard for the written agreement.
(D) The county hereby adopts the following procedures for monitoring controls, deposit or retention of investments and collateral.
(1) Working with the county’s investment advisor, the county should make such determinations as to how often a report will be received on the deposits;
(2) Where the deposits or investments will be physically located;
(3) Whether a third party custodian is desired or required for the collateral;
(4) Whether the county actually wants to take possession and control of the investment security, or if that will be left with the county’s bank/trustee;
(5) The county should include any additional controls recommended by the investment advisor or the county’s auditor.
(E) The county hereby adopts the following standards for diversification investments, including diversification with respect to the types of investments and firm with which the county transacts business: the fiscal court should determine how much of the county’s investment should be in any one type of investment and how transactions will be executed.
(F) The county hereby adopts the following standards for the qualification of investment agents authorized to transact business with the county: The fiscal court should determine what criteria to use in choosing investment advisors, such as licensed to do business in Kentucky, the investment advisor’
(G) The county hereby requests that it receive reports on the status of investment of funds on a quarterly basis.
(Ord. passed 12-20-1994)