by Sue Wilson
The balance of unrestricted funds as of March 31, 2019 was $16,263,591 which includes a $2.5M cash reserve. Restricted funds include the Preservation and Improvement Fund (“PIF”) and the Capital Reserve Fund. As of March 31, 2019, PIF had a balance of $11,957,030 plus $623,000 collected in March that was transferred into the PIF account the first part of April 2019. The Capital Reserve Fund had a balance of $5,193,050 as of month end.
The corporation operated within its budget for the 2019 fiscal year.
Investment Report 1st Quarter 2019:
RCSC’s Investment Policy (Bylaws Article XIII) is stringent in its requirements with the priority of investment objectives to be placed in this order: 1) safety, 2) liquidity, and 3) yield.
At the end of the first quarter 2019, $4,999,179.54 (cost basis) of the $2.5M unrestricted cash reserve and other unrestricted funds have been invested in various FDIC insured certificates of deposit, treasury bills and corporate bonds. In 2019, these investments along with the unrestricted money market account have produced interest income of $26,029.66 with management fees of $2,405.34 for a net income on unrestricted fund investments of $23,624.32.
As of March, 2019, $5,160,163.18 (cost basis) of the $5M restricted capital reserve plus interest earned has been invested in various FDIC insured certificates of deposit and corporate bonds. Year-to-date, these investments have produced interest income of $33,706.60 with management fees of $2,366.67 for a net income on restricted capital reserve investments of $31,339.93.
At the end of the first quarter 2019, $8,452,719.58 (cost basis) of the approximate $12.5M in the restricted Preservation and Improvement Fund has been invested in various FDIC insured certificates of deposit, treasury bills and corporate bonds. Year-to-date these investments have produced interest income of $72,127.07 with management fees of $3731.84 for a net income on restricted fund investments of $68,395.23.