CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: City of Menifee Investment Portfolio Overview
MEETING DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Finance Committee
PREPARED BY: Margarita Cornejo, Deputy Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Travis Hickey, Chief Financial Officer
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Receive and file a presentation on the City of Menifee’s Investment Portfolio.
DISCUSSION
The City of Menifee’s Investment Policy, CC-11, was created in 2008 and is reviewed on an annual basis with the purpose of establishing guidelines for investment operations of the City.
Pursuant to the policy, the City of Menifee will foster a prudent and systematic investment program designed to seek the City of Menifee’s objectives of safety, liquidity, and return through a diversified investment portfolio.
The City Treasurer, who also serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), oversees the City's investment operations. Regular updates on these activities are provided through the Treasurer's Report, which is submitted as a recurring agenda item during City Council meetings throughout the year. During the year the City has proactively identified opportunities to improve the City’s overall investment portfolio and strategy, including:
•Participation in the California Asset Management Program (CAMP) investment pool, in addition to the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF);
•Consolidation of the City’s investment portfolio from a split broker-dealer and investment advisor structure to a unified portfolio under a single investment advisor, Chandler Asset Management;
•Expansion of the City’s longer term investment portfolio, moving available funds from the City’s principal bank account, and/or CAMP/LAIF holdings to the investment portfolio managed by Chandler Asset Management;
•Deliberate restructuring of the previous Piper Sandler managed portfolio to allow for overall stronger diversification and higher returns going forward.
City of Menifee Staff Report
City of Menifee Investment Portfolio Overview
September 10, 2024
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A presentation on the City’s investment performance since the unification and restructuring has been prepared by Chandler Asset Management and is presented to the Finance Committee for receipt and file.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Chandler Asset Management Investment Portfolio Review