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Director Memorandum No. 19-003                                                       Page 3 of 9












                                    STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY
                                                     January 15, 2019


                                                     INTRODUCTION

               The purpose of this policy is to provide broad guidelines to the District Investment Officer, who is
               charged with the responsibility for the investment of funds for the District.  All investments by the
               District shall be governed by State law and by this policy.

               The  District  Investment  Officer  is  responsible  for  administering  the  District's  investments.    In
               furtherance of this responsibility, the District Investment Officer shall issue and administer detailed
               Investment Instructions which may change periodically, and which will implement this Investment
               Policy.  The investment of bond proceeds will be further restricted by the provisions of relevant
               bond documents.

                                                  POLICY GUIDELINES

               1)      Prudence

               The standard of prudence to be used by the District Investment Officer shall be the "prudent
               person" standard and shall be applied in the context of managing an overall portfolio.  All persons
               investing,  reinvesting,  purchasing,  acquiring,  exchanging,  selling,  and  managing  public  funds
               shall act with care, skill, prudence and diligence in order to safeguard the principal amount of the
               investments and maintain the liquidity needs of the District.

               2)      Objectives

               The primary objectives, in priority order, of the District's investment activities shall be:

                       A.     Safety of Principal.  The investments shall be undertaken in a manner that seeks
                              to ensure preservation of capital in the portfolio.

                       B.     Liquidity.  The  investment  portfolio  will  remain  sufficiently  liquid  to  enable  the
                              District to meet its cash flow requirements.

                       C.     Return  on  Investment.  The  investment  portfolio  shall  be  designed  with  the
                              objective of attaining a market rate of return on its investments consistent with the
                              constraints imposed by its safety objective and cash flow requirements.

               3)      Delegation of Authority






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