Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township
Bylaws & Policies
 

6144 - INVESTMENT INCOME

The Board of School Trustees authorizes the Superintendent or designee to make investments of available monies from the several funds of the District in:

 

A.

bonds, bills, or notes of the United States; obligations, the principal and interest of which are fully guaranteed by the United States; or obligations of the State;

     
 

B.

certificates of deposit issued by financial institutions organized and authorized to operate in this State.

The purpose of the investments is to maximize the returns on the District's excess cash balances consistent with safety of those monies and with the desired liquidity of the investments.

Investments in U.S. Treasury securities and those other securities completely guaranteed by the Treasury as to payment of principal and interest may be purchased in any dollar amount up to 100% of the available reserves.

Investments in other types of authorized securities may be made with the provision that no more than ninety percent (90%) of the total current investment portfolio consists of one (1) type of security.

All investments must mature or be redeemable within one (1) year of the date of purchase, not to exceed two (2) years.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is authorized to contract with a depository for the operation of a cash management system under the following conditions:

 

A.

the contract is in writing

     
 

B.

the contract provides for the investment of funds by the depository with the written approval of the superintendent or designee.

     
 

C.

the depository keeps all records concerning investment cash management

     
 

D.

the investments are made in accordance with State law with maturities not to exceed two (2) years

     
 

E.

the contract, which cannot exceed two (2) years, is awarded using the District's bidding procedure

An obligation when received by the superintendent or designee, shall be deposited with the bank or trust company having the deposit of the money of the particular fund from which the obligation was purchased.

Money in the several funds of the District may be commingled for the purpose of making an investment. The Treasurer may also join with other school treasurers, the regional service region, for the purpose of investing District funds. S/He shall account for such investments separately.

The Board may authorize the Board’s investing officer to invest in certificates of deposit from depositories that have been designated by the State Board of Finance as a depository for State funds under I.C. 5-13-9-5 but have not been designated by the District’s Board of Finance established by Board Bylaw 0151.1. This authorization shall be in the form of a resolution approved by the Board. Such resolution must provide that the authority to invest in these certificates of deposit granted by the resolution expires on a date that is not later than two (2) years after the date of the Board’s vote adopting the resolution.

I.C. 5-13-9, 20-26-5-4
I.C. 5-13-9 –Deposit and investment of public funds
I.C. 5-13-9-5(a) – Authorization to invest in certificates of deposit
I.C. 20-26-5-4 – Specific powers
I.C. 36-1-2-10 – "Municipal corporation" defined to include "school corporation"
I.C. 36-1-2-13 – "Political subdivision" defined to include "municipal corporation"
State Board of Accounts Public Schools Manual Part 14

Revised 7/15/14

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