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Indian River County, Florida Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2017 NOTE 3 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Continued C. Investments - Continued The County had the following recurring fair value measurements as of September 30, 2017: Level Level Level Total U.S. Treasuries $ - $ 86,849,111 $ - $ 86,849,111 U.S. Agencies - 129,531,640 - 129,531,640 Florida Trust Funds - 14,048,195 - 14,048,195 Florida Prime - 101,593 - 101,593 FLCLASS - 63,984 - 63,984 Total Investments $ - $ 230,594,523 $ - $ 230,594,523 Interest Rate Risk The County's investment policy limits interest rate risk by attempting to match investment maturities with known cash needs and anticipated cash flow requirements. All investments must have stated maturities of ten (10) years or less and no more than 25% of the portfolio shall be invested in instruments with stated final maturities greater than five (5) years. The portfolio shall have securities with varying maturity and at least 10% of the portfolio shall be invested in readily available funds. All constitutional officers with the exception of the Tax Collector and Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller (Clerk) follow this policy. The Tax Collector's policy is to limit maturities to 24 months or less. The Clerk's policy is to limit maturities to three years or less and maintain at least 50% of the portfolio in readily available funds. Credit Risk Florida Statutes Section 218.415 limit investments to the following: 1. Direct obligations of the United States Treasury; 2. Florida PRIME (formerly known as Fund A); 3. Florida Local Government Investment Trust Funds (Florida Trust); 4. Interest-bearing time deposits or savings in qualified public depositories as defined in Section 280.02 Florida Statutes; 5. Federal agencies and instrumentalities; 6. Securities of, or other interests in, any open-end or closed-end management -type investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. ss. 80a-1 et seq., as amended from time to time, provided that the portfolio of such investment company or investment trust is limited to obligations of the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof and to repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such United States Government obligations, and provided that such investment company or investment trust takes delivery of such collateral either directly or through an authorized custodian; 63