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After the Chief Deputy Comptroller has determined the approximate maturity date based on the cash flow needs and market conditions and has analyzed and selected one or more optimal types of investments, a minimum of three qualified brokers and/or dealers will be contacted and asked to provide bids on the securities in question. In most situations the competitive bid process shall be utilized, except when securities are purchased as an initial offering. The Chief Deputy Comptroller will choose the appropriate brokers or dealers from among those on the approved broker/dealer list based on expertise, competitiveness and the ability to execute the transaction and deliver the securities on a timely basis. A minimum of three (3) bids will be obtained. A broker's response that they are unable to bid on the investment can be counted as one of the required bids. 1. Bids will be held in confidence until the best bid is determined and awarded, 2. Documentation will be retained for all bids, with the winning bid clearly identified, 3. If for any reason the highest bid (on sales of investments) or the lowest bid (on purchases of investments) is not selected, then the reasons leading to that decision will be clearly documented, 4. If the maturing investment is a certificate of deposit, the present holder of the funds will be one of the contacts made, subject to the portfolio diversification requirements in this policy and the institutions' ability to maintain collateral. XIV. INTERNAL CONTROLS The Clerk shall adopt a written set of internal controls and operational procedures to be implemented by the Chief Deputy Comptroller, which said controls are designed to protect the County's funds and ensure proper accounting and reporting of securities transactions. Such internal controls shall consist, at a minimum, of the following: 1. All securities purchased or sold will be transferred only under the "delivery versus payment" (DVP) method to ensure that funds or securities are not released until all criteria relating to the specific transaction are met; 2. The Clerk is authorized to accept, on behalf of and in the name of Indian River County, bank trust receipts or confirmations as evidence of actual delivery of the obligations or securities in return for investment of funds; and 3. Trust receipts or confirmations shall fully describe the various obligations or securities held. The receipt or confirmation shall state that the investment is held in the name of Indian River County. 4. The written system of internal controls and operational procedures shall be approved by the Investment Advisory Committee and shall be subject to review by the external auditors as part of the annual financial audit. XV. REPORTING 6 77