§ 11-65-9 — Treasurer of Commission; Investment of Funds of Commission

The treasurer of a commission shall collect all the fees, commissions, and other moneys provided for in this chapter, and shall supervise, check, and audit the operation of the pari-mutuel wagering pools and the conduct and distribution thereof. A commission may appoint the principal financial officer of the sponsoring municipality as the treasurer, in which case such officer shall perform the duties of treasurer, without any compensation other than that to which he or she is entitled as the principal financial officer of such sponsoring municipality, but he or she shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his or her duties as treasurer of a commission. The treasurer of a commission shall, with the approval of the commission, determine the managerial, accounting, and clerical personnel that are necessary to keep the books and records of such commission and to perform the audit and other financial functions for such commission authorized or contemplated by this chapter. If the commission appoints the principal financial officer of the sponsoring municipality as the treasurer of the commission, such managerial, accounting and clerical personnel may, as and to the extent approved by the commission, be employees of such sponsoring municipality and shall perform their duties with respect to the commission under the supervision of such principal financial officer in his capacity as treasurer of the commission. The number, qualifications, and compensation of personnel employed by the sponsoring municipality to perform all financial functions for a commission shall be subject to the approval of such commission, as well as to such other laws and regulations as may be applicable to such personnel as employees of such sponsoring municipality. A commission shall reimburse the sponsoring municipality for the costs and expenses incurred in the performance of any financial functions for such commission, including a reasonable allowance for the time of the principal financial officer of such sponsoring municipality devoted to the business of such commission as its treasurer.
The funds of a commission which it determines are not then needed to discharge its obligations or to make the disbursements provided for in Sections 11-65-34 and 11-65-36 may be invested in such of the following investments as its treasurer, acting at the direction of or with the approval of the commission, may determine to be most advantageous or convenient:
(1) Any time deposit with, or any certificate of deposit issued by, or any acceptance by, any bank which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and deposits in which are insured, in whole or in part, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of such corporation;
(2) Any direct, general obligation of the United States of America;
(3) Any obligation payment of the principal of and interest on which is unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America;
(4) Any direct, general obligation of, or any obligation payment of the principal of and interest on which is unconditionally guaranteed by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America (including, without limitation, the Federal National Mortgage Association); and
(5) Any repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement with any bank which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of such corporation) or with any government bond dealer reporting to and trading with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, provided that such agreement is secured by obligations or securities described in clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this sentence.
Funds of a commission not invested in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deposited in a bank the principal office of which shall be located in the sponsoring municipality and the deposits of which shall be insured, in whole or in part, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of such corporation.

Legislative History

(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §9; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §9.)