Council
Communication

Office of the City Manager

 
 

Date

March 24, 2008

 

Agenda Item No.       36

Roll Call No.              08-

Communication No.  08-140

Submitted by: Allen McKinley, Finance Director

 

 

AGENDA HEADING:

 

Approving banks to be used as depositories for city funds.

 

 

SYNOPSIS:

 

Recommend approval of banks to be used as depositories for city funds.  Per the City’s investment policy and state law, the City Council is required to approve a list of authorized depositories and the maximum amounts allowed at each.  The list of approved institutions is updated periodically as the need arises.  The list has been updated to no longer include Fort Des Moines Community State Bank (no interest in being a depository of city funds) and to raise all $15,000,000 maximums to $25,000,000.  Recently the City could not take advantage of an investment opportunity due to the $15,000,000 maximum.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT: NONE

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

 

                        Bank                                       Maximum Authorized Deposit

            Bank of America                                                $50,000,000

            Bankers Trust                                                   $100,000,000

            Bank of the West                                                $50,000,000

            Community State Bank                           $25,000,000*

            First American Bank                                           $25,000,000*

            First Bank                                                          $25,000,000*

            Iowa State Bank                                                 $25,000,000*

            Metabank                                                           $25,000,000*

            Principal Bank                                                    $25,000,000*

U.S. Bank                                                          $50,000,000

Regions Bank                                                     $50,000,000

Wells Fargo Bank Iowa                                      $50,000,000

West Bank                                                         $50,000,000

 

* Previous maximum was $15,000,000.

 

 

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):  

 

Date:  December 19, 2005

 

Roll Call Number:         05-3002

 

Action:   Designation of multiple depositories for City Funds.  (Council Communication No.  05-703)  Moved by Vlassis to adopt.  Motion Carried 6-1.  Pass:  Hensley.

 

 

BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S): NONE

 

 

ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE

 

 

 

 

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