INFORMATION #1 04-15-2013 INFORMATION
City of
Elk
Awft
River MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Tim Simon, Finance Director
DATE: April 15, 2013
SUBJECT: Quarterly Investment Report (January thru March, 2013)
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this report is to update the City Council on the status of the various
investments that the city maintains. This report is as of March 28,2013.
BACKGROUND
The City Council adopted the original investment policy on April 28, 1998,with subsequent
modifications on February 5,2007. The policy generally follows the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA) model and does comply with state statutes.
The investment goals for the City of Elk River are passive in nature due to the allowable
investments permitted under State Statutes. The city has four objectives for investing. In
order of importance,they are safety of principal,liquidity,return on investment, and
maintaining the public trust. This means we are focused on not losing on the original
investment,having sufficient funds on hand to meet ongoing operating cash needs,getting a
market rate of return, and not purchasing speculative investments.
State statutes limit the city's ability to invest in many risky types of investments. The city
does not purchase stocks or mutual funds. The city is generally limited to federal and state
government obligations or agencies backed by them. The city can invest in short-term
commercial paper (highly rated), Certificates of Deposit or money market accounts (with
collateralization if in excess of FDIC insurance amounts),and the rated debt of local
governments.
The city intends to hold investments until maturity,which means we will get the rate of
return for which we invest our funds. Our goal is not to extend our maturities beyond five
years unless we are matching cash flow to a specific debt service payment.
The city makes sure we are sufficiently liquid by continually updating our forecast on the
anticipated cash flow needs over the next five-year time horizon. We also build in a reserve
balance in case of unexpected expenditures;these funds are maintained in money market
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accounts.We anticipate we will have two large tax settlements each year, along with the
regularly scheduled debt service payments.
Over the past couple of years,the search for quality has been the goal.We have avoided
commercial paper for close to two years due to concerns over the credit quality issues. In
addition, for high quality commercial paper, the yield is several basis points below a short-
term CD. The yield curve has remained relatively flat in the 30-day to 2-year range,but the
longer side has increased slightly from December 31, 2012. This may also indicate that
investors still prefer liquidity and will take a lower yield for short-term and secure
investments.
The city has to weigh the opportunity cost to invest in longer term investments or ride the
yield curve and reinvest at shorter maturity intervals. Most recent purchases have been high
credit quality municipals (Mum's) and certificates of deposits (CD's). Muni's and CD's have
been several basis points over Agencies with call features. Investing in shorter-term
investments has presented far fewer options since the decline in the commercial paper
market. Treasury yields are still around historical lows.Three-month notes are yielding
0.07%and the 10-year notes are 1.87%. See graphical illustration below:
Treasury Yield Curve
3.50% -
3.00% -
2.50% -
2.00% 12/31/2012
1.50% !
1.00% .03/28/2013
0.50%
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1mo. 3mo. 6mo. 1yr. 2yr. 3yr. Syr. 7yr. 10yr. 30yr.
Cities generally use a short-horizon benchmark such as the two-year Treasury Bill (03/28—
.25%no change from .25%as of 12/31) or some similar measure. Our current portfolio
yield is roughly 1.65%which is several basis points over the treasury yield benchmark.This
is calculated by taking the yield times the current value for each investment and dividing the
resulting amount by the total portfolio value. As investments purchased in earlier years
mature,we will be able to replace them and lock into some longer term interest rates,but
they may have to be reinvested at lower interest rates as market conditions change. It is
typical to lag the market as interest rates change. This will lead to more predictability in our
interest earnings.
Our primary reserve account is our 4M Fund which is a money market account where many
cities pool their funds. It currently yields .02%with daily withdrawal privileges. The city
strives to maintain a strong diversification portfolio so liquidity and exposure risk are
reduced.
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