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DECLARATION OF TRUST <br />of <br />ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST <br /> <br /> ARTICLE I. Nmme and Definition! <br /> <br /> SECTION 1 1 Nam(. Thc. Name of Iht, Trusl creeled hereb) ~$ lhe <br />ICMA Rehrement lrust <br /> <br /> SECTION 1.2 Dehnihons Whereve~ Ihey are used he,em, lhe <br />Iollowin~ terms shall have the tollowmg respechve meanings <br /> <br /> (al By-Laws ~he By-Laws rel~red to in ~chon 4 1 hereof. <br /> emended Irom hme to bme <br /> <br /> (bi DelerreO Compens~hon P~an A deler~e0 compensahon pIBn <br /> estabhshed end mamlmned by e Pubm,c Employer fo~the purpose <br /> of providing reh~emenl income and othe~ Oeler~ed benefits !o Its <br /> employees m aCCOrdance wdh Ihe provisions Of sechon 457 <br /> Ihe Internal Revenue Code Of 1954 BS Blended <br /> <br /> (ct guarBnleed Investment OontrBcl A conlr~clenteredmJoby <br /> the RelJtemen[ ~ rust with insurance companies that prow0es lot <br /> a guarant~d rate of return on invesimenls made pursuanl to <br /> such conlracJ <br /> <br /> Id) ICUA The International Cily Management Associal~on <br /> <br /> (el ICMA~RC Trustees Those ~rustees elected by lhe Pubhc <br /> Employers who. in accordance wilh lhe provisions Of Sechon <br /> 3 1 [al he,ecL e~e also lemurs o1 the B~rd of D~reclors ol ICMA <br /> or RC. <br /> (fl Inveslmenl Adviser. The Inveslmenl Adviser Ihs1 enters <br /> ~nl(acl with the Retirement Trusl to provide advice with respect <br /> id investmenl ol Ihe Trust Property <br /> <br /> (gl Employer ~rust A lrusl creeled pursuanl to an agreement <br /> between RC and a Pubhc Employer lot the purpose of mvestmg <br /> and admm~ste~mg Ihe tunas se: 8side bi' such employer ~n <br /> connechon with its deferred compensation agreements wiJh <br /> employes <br /> <br /> (hi Porlfohos The Porliohos oJinvestmenls estabhshed by lhe <br /> Investment Adviser to I~ Reliremenl ~rusl, under <br /> supe~is~on ol Ihe Trusl~s. lot the purpose of providing <br /> inveslmenls tot the Trusl P~operl)' <br /> <br /> il) Public Employ~ ~ruslees Those ~ruslees elecled by the <br /> Public Employers who, in accordance wilh the provisions <br /> ~Cllon 3 1(al hereol, are lult-l~me employees of Pubhc <br /> Employers <br /> <br /> (j) Pubhc Employer A unit o( s~ale or local government, or any <br /> agency or instrumenlahly lhereof, lhal has adopted a Deferred <br /> Compensation Plan and has execuled Ihis ~claration of Trusl. <br /> <br /> (k) RC. The Inlernalional City Managemenl Ass~iation <br /> Reliremenl Corporalion <br /> <br /> (I) Retiremenl ~rust lh~ lrusl created by Ibis Declaration <br /> Trusl. <br /> <br /> (mi Trust Property. The amounts held in lhe Reliremenl Trusl on <br /> beh8ll ol lhe Pubhc Employers 1he 1~USl P~opetly shall include <br /> any income resulling horn lhe mveslmenl of Ihe amounts so held <br /> <br /> tn) Truslee5 ~he Pubhc Employee lruslees and ICUA'RC <br /> Trusl~s elecled by Ihe Public Employers Io serve 85 lemurs of <br /> Ihe B~rd of lluslees of Ihe Rehremenl ;rusl <br /> <br /> ARTICLE II, Creation and Purpote Ot Ihe Trust; Owner;hip <br />Properly <br /> <br />eSlabh&hed by Ihe execut,om of lhms Decle~ ahon Of )rusl by Ihe <br />and the parbCmpetm~ PubhC Employers. <br /> <br /> SECTION 2 2 Purpo~ ~he puTpo~e Ol the Rehremenl ~ruS' <br />prOvmUe lot Ihe commingled mveslmenl of fun~s held by Ihe <br />Employers in connecho~ with t~mr Pelerred Compensahon <br />lrust P~operty sh~ll ~ mnveste~ in the POrlfOhOS. mn Guera-'~3 <br />Invesimenl ~ontrects a~,~ m othe~ mveSlmenls ~ecommen~ed <br />Inveslmenl AOv:se~ un~ the Superv,S~Dn ol the ~oard Ol TrUSl~ <br /> <br /> SECTION 2 30wners~,~p of Trust P~operly ~he Trustees <br />legs~ hlie Io the lru~ Properly The Pubhc Employers shall <br />~nehciBI owners OI t~ ~rust Prope~ty <br /> <br /> ARTICLE III. Trustees <br /> <br /> SECTION 3 1 Numbe'and Ouahf,cationof Trustees <br /> <br /> (al The Board or Trustees shall cons~$l of nrne Trustees F~,-_- <br /> the Trustees sha~ be tull-trmeemployees of a Pubhc <br /> (the Pubhc Empac, Fee Trustees) who are aufhorizeO by s..~'..h <br /> Public Employer toserve as Trustee The remaining four Trus'ees <br /> shah consist Of tv,.~ persons who. at tl'~e hme of electron t-_ <br /> Board of Trustees are members of Ihe Board of D~recto-s of <br /> ICMA and two pa'sons who. at the time ct elechon, are me,- <br /> of Ihe Board of D~rectors o( RC (the ICMA/RC Trustees) Or-e. of <br /> the Trustees who ~s a director of ICMA. and one of Ihe Trus'_.~-.s <br /> who ~s a d~reclo- o' RC. sha!L a! the time o( election, be fuh+-,e <br /> employees of a Pubhc Employer. <br /> <br /> (bi No person ma; serve as a Trustee for more Ihan onete~ <br /> any ten-year peri:): <br /> <br /> SECTION 32 Elech~- and Term <br /> <br /> (a) Except for the Trustees appointed to hll vacancies pu-s._=-: <br /> to Sechon 3 5 here_-', the Trustees shall be elecled by a vote <br /> malority of the Fubhc Employers in accordance v,,'dl- <br /> procedures scl fo'-tn m the By-Laws <br /> <br /> (bi A! the first eezhon o! Trustees. three Truslees sh~ <br /> elected for alert', c'lhree yea-s, lhree Truslees sham! be <br /> for alerm of t~e )ea's and three_ Trustees shall be elected f:- <br /> lerm of one yea~ A~each subsequent election, three <br /> shall be elected lo- a term of lhree years and until his o~ <br /> successor is elected and quahfied. <br /> <br /> SECTION 3.3 Nommatlons The Trustees who are luH-t~,e <br />employees of Public Employers shall Serve as the Nomm=' <br />Committee lot the Pubhc Employee Trustees. The Nom~n;.-,-...: <br />Commillee shall choose candidates for Pubhc Employee Truslees ~n <br />accordance with Ihe procedures set lorth in the By-Laws <br /> <br /> SECTION 3 4 Res~gna'.,on and Removal <br /> <br /> (at Any 1;uslee m~, res,gn as Trustee (w~thoul need lot pr,c o' <br /> subsequent accoun:mg) by an mnslrumenl mn wrHmg s~gned b; <br /> Trustee and dphvore3 Io IbP othe~ Truslees and such resigns' <br /> shall be eflechve up2n such d~,hvery. Or at a later date accc,~:': ~ <br /> <br /> <br />