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Consent-General Government # 17.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Financial Services |
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| Subject |
| Receive and file annual report on the securitized tobacco funds and the status of Ceres, Demeter and Pomona funds for fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. (No general fund impact) (Rinde) |
| Recommended Action |
| Receive and file the Department of Financial Services' annual report on the de-allocation of securitized tobacco funds and the status of the Ceres, Demeter and Pomona funds for fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
| Operational Excellence |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
In 2002, Yolo County participated in the Pooled Tobacco Securitization Program administered by the California Statewide Financing Authority ("the Authority"). In accordance with U. S. Treasury regulations, all investments held in connection with the bonds are restricted by the universal cap, which essentially requires that the value of investments equals at least the value of outstanding bonds. After each semi-annual debt service payment (May and November), the bonds and investment holdings are revalued and any excess of investment value over bond value is de-allocated, that is, released back to the County for unrestricted use. In 2003, the Board of Supervisors approved an investment strategy for tobacco settlement receipts securitized in 2002 and directed the Auditor-Controller (part of role of the Chief Financial Officer) to make an annual report on the status of the endowment fund ("Demeter") and annuity fund ("Pomona") and recommend necessary adjustments to the investment strategy.
At the November 06, 2018 meeting, upon the Department of Financial Services' recommendation, based on revised long-term projections for the funds, the Board adjusted the investment strategy and the distribution of de-allocated funds (Att. B. Deallocated Funds Flow). In brief, the adjusted strategy called for annual transfers of $225,000 of de-allocated monies to the former Ponoma Fund (now the Health & Human Services Emerging Needs Contingency) and make $225,000 available from appropriations to fund these programs as determined by the Board until the year 2043. The balance of de-allocated monies is directed toward the continued buildup of the Demeter Fund so that it can generate a perpetual annuity of $300,000 from the year 2043.
The Department of Financial Services staff together with PFM, will continue to review financial models for availability of resources from de-allocated funds and update to the Board should conditions change.
A financial summary of fund balances for the Ceres Fund, Pomona Fund (now Health & Human Services Emerging Needs Contingency) and Demeter Fund for fiscal year end June 30, 2019 is presented in Att. A. Report on Tobacco Funds. Unspent amounts are retained in the Demeter fund to grow the endowment. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| The Department of Financial Services has collaborated with PFM. PFM manages the investment of Ceres and Demeter funds in reviewing the de-allocated funds flow and future projections of available resources for de-allocation. |
| Competitive Bid Process |
| Not applicable. |
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