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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 11/10/2015
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Item Creation Date: 11/3/2015

CTR - Investment Policy

Agenda Item#: 17.


 
                               
Summary:

RESOLUTION approving and adopting a Revised Investment Policy for the City of Houston, Texas

Background:

The Texas Public Funds Investment Act and the City Investment Policy require that City Council review the City’s Investment Policy not less than annually and shall evidence by resolution that it has conducted such review.  The last action was November 12, 2014.

 

The Controller’s Office is requesting that Council approve a Resolution adopting the Investment Policy for the City of Houston.  The policy has been reviewed and approved by the City’s Investment Committee (see below) at their meeting on October 27, 2015.  The proposal is to amend Section 6.0 Investment Training - Reduce the amount of Public Funds Investment Act training hours for city and school district finance and investment officers from ten hours every two years to eight hours every two years.

 

Investment Committee Members

 

Ronald C. Green

Chairperson

Charisse Mosely

Deputy City Controller

Han Au

Investment Manager

Kelly Dowe

Mayor’s Appointee

Susan Bandy

Mayor’s Appointee

Matt Townsend

Mayor’s Appointee

Drew Masterson

Private Sector Appointee, First Southwest Securities

Ron Stapleton

Private Sector Appointee, Partners Advisors

Suresh Raghavan

Private Sector Appointee, Raghavan Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ronald C. Green, City Controller

City of Houston

Prior Council Action:

5/7/08  Res 2008-10; 1/16/08 Res 2008-1; 11/5/08 Res 2008-31; 11/10/2009 Res 2009-33; 11/15/2010 Res 2010-57; 12/20/11 Res 2011-32; 12/18/12 Res 2012-44; 11/13/2013 Res 2013-52; 11/12/2014 Res 2014-45

Contact Information:

Charisse Mosely   832-393-3529     

Han Au                  832.393.3524