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CITY.DF GEM LAKE, MINNESOTA NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2007 NOTE 2 DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS A. Deposits The City maintains a cash and investment pool that is. available for use by all funds. Each fund type's portion of this pool is displayed on the statement of net. assets and the balance sheet as "Cash and Investments." In accordance with Minnesota Statutes the City maintains deposits at financial institutions which are authorized by the City's City Council. Custodial Credit Risk-- Custodial.credit risk for de posits is the risk that in the. event of a bank failure, the City's deposits may not be returned to it, The City does not have a deposit policy for custodial credit risk and follows Minnesota Statutes for deposits. Minnesota Statutes require. that all deposits be protected by insurance, surety bond, or collateral, The market value of collateral pledged must equal 110% of the deposits not covered by insurance or corporate surety bonds:. Authorized collateral include: U.S. government treasury bills, notes, or bonds; issues of a U.S. government agency; general obligations of a state or local. government rated "A" or better; revenue obligations of a state or local government rated "AA" or better; irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank; and time deposits insured by a federal agency. Minnesota Statutes require securities pledged as collateral be held in safekeeping in a restricted account at the Federal Reserve Bank or in an account at a trust department of a commercial bank or other financial institution not owned or controlled by the depository. The carrying value and bank balance of the. City's deposits in banks at December 31, 2007 js $671.,340 and $683,369, respectively, and were entirely covered by federal depository insurance or by surety bonds and collateral in accordance with Minnesota Statutes. B. Investments The City may also invest idle funds as authorized by Minnesota Statutes as follows: • Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies. • Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and received the highest credit rating, are rated in one of the two. highest rating categories by a statistical rating agency and .all of the. investments have a finial maturity of thirteen months or less. • General obligations rated "A or better; revenue obligations rated "AA" or better. • General obligations of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency rate "A" or better. • Bankers' acceptances of United States banks eligible for purchase by the Federal Reserve System.. • Commercial paper issued by United States banks corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of highest quality category by a least two nationally recognized rating agencies, and maturing in 270 days or less. t22J