§ 2-505. Prudence and ethical standards.  


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  • (a) The "prudent person" standard shall be used in the management of the overall investment portfolio. The city manager, acting as a "prudent person" in accordance with these written policies and procedures, and exercising due diligence, shall not be responsible for an individual security's credit risk or market price changes provided that appropriate monitoring efforts are performed.

    (b) The "prudent person standard" is herewith understood to mean the following: "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 probable safety of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived."

(Ord. No. 95-44, § 1, 12-19-95)