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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 22:53:37+00:00

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§ 32-3 Delegation of authority.
§ 32-4 Prudence; proper judgment and care.
§ 32-7 Designation of depositories.
§ 32-8 Collateralizing of deposits.
§ 32-9 Safekeeping and collateralization.
§ 32-10 Permitted investments; payment and redemption.
This chapter applies to all moneys and other financial resources available for investment on its own behalf or on behalf of any other entity or individual.
The governing board's responsibility for administration of the investment program is delegated to the Treasurer, who shall establish written procedures for the operation of the investment program consistent with these investment guidelines. Such procedures shall include an adequate internal control structure to provide a satisfactory level of accountability based on a data base or records incorporating description and amounts on investments, transaction dates and other relevant information and regulate the activities of subordinate employees.
All participants in the investment process shall seek to act responsibly as custodians of the public trust and shall avoid any transaction that might impair public confidence in the Village of Tivoli to govern effectively.
Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the safety of the principal, as well as the probable income to be derived.
It is the policy of the Village of Tivoli to diversify its deposits and investments by financial institution, by investment instrument and by maturity scheduling.
It is the policy of the Village of Tivoli for all moneys collected by any officer or employee of the government to transfer those funds to the Treasurer with five business days of deposit or within the time period specified in law, whichever is shorter.
The Treasurer is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that deposits and investments are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition and that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly and are managed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
First National Bank of the Hudson Valley.
By a pledge of eligible securities with an aggregate market value, as provided by General Municipal Law § 10, equal to the aggregate amount of deposits from the categories designated in Appendix A to this chapter.
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Village offices.
By an eligible irrevocable letter of credit issued by a qualified bank, other than the bank with the deposits, in favor of the government, for a term not to exceed 90 days, with an aggregate value equal to 140% of the aggregate amount of deposits and the agreed upon interest, if any. A "qualified bank" is one whose commercial paper and other unsecured short-term debt obligations are rated in one of the three highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or by a bank that is in compliance with applicable federal minimum risk-based capital requirements.
Eligible securities used for collateralizing deposits shall be held by M & T Bank, or the trust and investment bank or trust company subject to security and custodial agreements.
The security agreement shall provide that eligible securities are being pledged to secure local government deposits, together with agreed upon interest, if any, and any costs or expenses arising out of the collection of such deposits upon default. It shall also provide the conditions under which the securities may be sold, presented for payment, substituted or released and the events which will enable the local government to exercise its rights against the pledged securities. In the event that the securities are not registered or inscribed in the name of the local government, such securities shall be delivered in a form suitable for transfer or with an assignment in blank to the Village of Tivoli or its custodial bank.
The custodial agreement shall provide that securities held by the bank or trust company, or agent of and custodian for the local government, will be kept separate and apart from the general assets of the custodial bank or trust company and will not, in any circumstances, be commingled with or become part of the backing for any other deposit or other liabilities. The agreement should also describe that the custodian shall confirm the receipt, substitution or release of the securities. The agreement shall provide for the frequency or revaluation of eligible securities and for the substitution of securities when a change in the rating of a security may cause ineligibility. Such agreement shall include all provisions necessary to provide the local government a perfected interest in the securities.
Obligations of this local government, but only with any moneys in a reserve fund established pursuant to General Municipal Law §§ 6-c, 6-d, 6-e, 6-g, 6-h, 6-j, 6-k, 6-l, 6-m, or 6-n.
All investment obligations shall be payable or redeemable at the option of the Village of Tivoli within such times as the proceeds will be needed to meet expenditures for purposes for which the moneys were provided and, in the case of obligations purchased with the proceeds of bonds or notes, shall be payable or redeemable at the option of the Village of Tivoli within two years of the date of purchase.

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