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<br />Preview <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Minai Shah, Assistant City Manager-Finance <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />4/21/2011 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Resolution to Approve Banking Services with Branch Banking and Trust <br />Company (BB&T) to house and facilitate transactions for the City's <br />operating accounts. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Staff recommends approval of the resolution awarding a three year agreement with BB&T with <br />two-three year renewal options for banking services. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The City requires banking services to handle operating cash which includes, but is not limited <br />to, deposits, accounts payable checks, payroll checks, AFT processing, and wire transfers. The <br />City currently uses Bank of America to service the City's banking needs. Prior to migrating to <br />Bank of America, the City utilized Colonial Bank (which is now BB&T). Colonial Bank had <br />provided exceptional customer service, but did not have the technology in place to efficiently <br />manage the City's banking needs. Since then, BB&T has acquired Colonial Bank. BB&T <br />provides the necessary infrastructure for the City to manage its cash and the local branch has <br />maintained their key branch staff who has always provided exceptional service to the City. In <br />addtition, BB&T has come in with very competitive package which includes waiving the FDIC <br />assessment fees and allowing the City to earn interest on available balances above the required <br />amount for the earnings credit. BB&T's earnings credit rate is .45% while Bank of America's <br />earnings credit rate is .35%. Bank of America does not offer interest earnings on any excess <br />balances under the earnings credit method. Below is a comparison of the two banks with the <br />City's transactions for December. <br /> <br />Bank Services Fees <br /> <br />DECEMBER 2010 <br />Bank of America <br />1,271.45 <br /> <br />BB&1 <br />718.49 <br /> <br />Agenda Item I 0 I <br />http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview.aspx?ItemID=457&MeetingIl Date ~ -l \ <br />