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Established in 1991…
Michigan Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (Michigan CLASS) is a local government investment pool that emphasizes safety, liquidity, convenience, and competitive yield. Since 1991, Michigan CLASS has provided Michigan public agencies a safe and competitive investment alternative. Michigan CLASS invests only in instruments applicable to Michigan state laws governing investment options for local agencies. Michigan CLASS is established pursuant to a Participation Agreement (the Agreement) and is governed by a 13 member Board of Trustees elected by the program Participants (the Participants). Michigan CLASS is rated ‘AAAm’ by S&P Global Ratings Services.
Section 28 of Article 7 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 provides, among other things, that the legislature may authorize two or more local governmental entities to enter into contractual agreements to provide for the joint administration of functions which each entity would have the power to perform independently and to share in the related costs and responsibilities with each other. In accordance with this constitutional provision and certain statutory provisions incorporated in the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967 of the State of Michigan, the Agreement constitutes an interlocal trust agreement creating a legal entity established for the purpose of facilitating the joint investment of public sector surplus funds. This type of program is included in Public Act 20 as amended in 1997, under Section 1 (1) h.
The program’s Investment Advisor is Public Trust Advisors, LLC, and the program’s Custodian is Fifth Third Bank.
Michigan CLASS has four general objectives:
- Legality
- To invest only in investments legally permitted under Michigan State Law.
- Safety
- To minimize risk by managing portfolio investments to preserve principal and maintain a stable Net Asset Value (NAV).
- To maintain the highest money market rating for the Michigan CLASS portfolio from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
- Liquidity
- To manage portfolio investments in a way that ensures that cash will be available as required to finance Participants’ operations.
- Yield
- To maximize current income to the degree consistent with legality, safety, and liquidity.
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