After funds are collected by the Treasurer, but before they go into active use for the provision of services, the Treasurer’s Office invests those funds in order to make the best use of tax dollars and maximize how far those tax dollars go. In order of importance, the Treasurer’s Office invests funds to ensure the safety of those tax dollars, that the county’s investments are sufficiently liquid (or accessible) for the county’s expected cash needs, and to earn a competitive rate of return over the course of the market’s cycles of rise and fall.

The investment activities of the Treasurer’s Office are monitored and overseen by the Investment Advisory Committee, a group made up of the Treasurer, County Executive and an appointee of County Council. This group meets on a quarterly basis to review the county’s investments and policies.