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<br />12.02
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<br />12.03
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<br />Xlll.
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<br />12.04
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<br />12.05
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<br />12.C6
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<br /> p,~,',~'~., H~,,',e'. Pamctpnni Bccoun{ baiRnS5 $h~ll not
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<br /> the [.m[~oyerc¢,hhestoth~ PlanAdmm,sl,a~or Ihclthe
<br /> emended end r~s'.atod Plan ~nd Trust Conhnucs lO meal
<br /> Ihe reQu~rem~nl:, Of 8 quahfie~ plan unOer the
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<br />Amendment to Ve¢;ng Schedule. Il the Empioye. amends
<br />thevesJ'ng~c~edu~., : yPamc.panlmaywJthm~cays
<br />fro am(-n~m~']t e'.t(:c: ,e date or the date of written nct,f,ca-
<br />t;cn ol lbo Plan 3m[ndmenl. wh,chever ~S la,er, e~ec[ to have
<br />h,~%er F4onfcdg,taDie Inl~resl comDu1~ w~thc~ r~3~ to such
<br />ame~dmer,1 it SuCff e~ec~on J5 made. the v~s:ng schedule
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<br />to such amen~menl Ir any case. suchameqdmentsh~H not
<br />reouce the [4onfoHeJ~3{e Interest of any Pan,ctpan[ accrued
<br />as of the date ct the. mendmenJ or the effechve aa~e cf the
<br />amendment, whichever IS later.
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<br />Te~ination by Employer. The Employer resales the right
<br />tc lermmale lh~s Plan. However, in the event c~ such terra,na-
<br />t,on no ps~ of the Trust shall be used or diveqed to any pur-
<br />r~se other 1hah for 1he exclusive benefit of the Pa~mpants
<br />or their Ben~fciari~, exce~ as ~ovid~ m th,s ~on 12.03
<br />
<br />Li)3n P~an terminal,on, all account balances shail be valued
<br />a', :~,e~r fair ~arke[ v~lde and the Pa~icipanl'5 r~ghJ ~o h~s/her
<br />E'-D;cyer Cgmr~bu:,~n A. :ount shall be 1~ pe'c~nt yes,ac
<br />ago nonfode4abie. Such amount aha any other amounts he,d
<br />in '.he Pa~c,oar, l's other accounts shall be mainta~n~ for the
<br />Pa~cipant until paid pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
<br />
<br />Ary amour4s held in the Suspense Accoum, aha' ary all.ca-
<br />tons required for the Plan Year prior to the e~ec:~e date of
<br />the Plan termination, shall be paid to the Emp;oyer.
<br />
<br />Discontinuance of Contributions. A permanent disconti-
<br />nuance of contributions to the Plan by the Emplo'yer, unless
<br />a-: 3mended and restated PJan is este..bdshed, shah cons:itute
<br />a P~an term.nation.
<br />
<br />Amendment by ICMA Retirement Corporation. The ICMA
<br />F.e' remer, t Corpc;afion, aS spOnSOr of the Prob~type P',an. me.y
<br />¢..mer, 3 this P',an upc. r, 30 days written notification to the
<br />Err,,p~oyer: provMed, ho~,ever, that any such amenament must
<br />be for the ex.'-'ess purpose of maintaining compliance with
<br />p; :ab,e lec.: Jaws and regula!ions of the Internai Revenue
<br />Ser'.'~ce.
<br />
<br />Optional Provisions. Any provision wh;ch is optional unde;
<br />t'-. s Plan shat: become effective if and on;y if joLm'Jy agreed
<br />to by the Employer: '~d the ICMA Retirement Corporation.
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<br />ADMJNISTRATION
<br />
<br />13.01 Pcwers of the Employer. The employer shah have the fol!ow-
<br /> in~ powers and out;es:
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<br /> 1) To acpomt and remove, with or without cause, the Plan
<br /> Adm,nis:rator;
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<br /> 2) TO amend or terminate the Plan pursuant to the provisions
<br /> of Article XI~;
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<br /> 3) TO appoint a committee to facilitale administration of the
<br /> Pian and communications to Padicipants;
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<br /> 4) To'decide a!l questions of eligibility 1) for Plan padicipa-
<br /> t;on and 2) upon appeal by any Padicipant, Employee,
<br /> or Beneflcie'y, for the payment of benefits;
<br />
<br /> I~} 'J'o e','~a:~t. r~n ir~d~.,~ i'ndf'rll qUb: fif'J puhhc ~Stg.' : ''
<br />
<br /> m;ni:/'g'-;' I~ Wtll.r~g ~ll ~OC('t,~'/,nfc,rmahon to c~,-
<br /> the le"r,S of the Plan and Trust.
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<br /> To nol;fy the Plan Admm~slralor in waling of the ler~ ~¢-
<br /> lion 0~ the Plan.
<br />
<br />~.02 Du~ie~of the Plnn Adminlsltntor.~he PJen
<br /> ~halJ have lhe lOIIowmg ~wers and duhes:
<br />
<br /> To construe 8n¢ inJerprel the prcv~s~ons of lhe
<br />
<br /> To m~ .i¢'n and prov,de such returns, re~ds. ~h~.
<br /> ¢e%-:p' cas, and md,wdua! 8cc0unl statements as
<br /> qu~re~ 5t law w;m,n ihe t~mes prescribed by law: a-.¢ to
<br /> furn~5~ to ~he Employer. u~n request, Copies of 8- ~ Or
<br /> afl Suer. mc:¢r,~!S, and luff, hat. to make cop,es o!
<br /> instruments, re.ns, oescnphons, and slatemenls
<br /> feqult¢d by law available for exempt .t~on by Da~lc:pan~2
<br /> end such of their Beneficiaries who 8re or may ~ en~:ied
<br /> lo ~nef~s under me Plan in such pia~s ~nd in s~h
<br /> nar ~ r~uired by law;
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<br /> To obt~:n from the Employer such information as sba"
<br /> necessa~ for the proper admm~stra[~on of the Pia~.
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<br /> 4) To determine the amount, manner, and time of payment
<br /> of benefits hereunder;
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<br /> 5) To ap~mi and retain su' ~ agents, counsel, and
<br /> ants fo' the put.se of prope;¥ administering the
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<br /> To d~s:-]bute assets of the Trus: to eash Pamcipam and
<br /> ~ne~c;a~ ~s pro¢C~ in S~tion 5 ~ of the Plan
<br /> in accordance with A~iole X of the P~an;
<br /> ~ To pay expenses from the Trum pursuant to ~em~on 503
<br /> of the Plan: and
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<br /> 8) To ac such other acts reasonably required to criminator
<br /> the P~an in accordance ~4th its provisions or ~ m~' be
<br /> provided for or r~uir~ by law.
<br />
<br />~3.03 Proration of t~ ~ployer. The Employer shaft not be ~¢le
<br /> for the act-: or omiss:ons of the Plan Administrator. but
<br /> the e~ent that such acts or omissions do not result from the
<br /> Empioyer's failure to provide accurme or ~mety inform~::,on
<br /> ~ r~uir~ or n~e~ for proof admimmra~on of me Pan.
<br />
<br />~3.04 Protection of the PUn Adminimmtor. ~e Plan Admini~t~r
<br /> may rety u~n any cenificme, notice or dir~ian pu~%mg
<br /> to h~ve been s]gn~ on ~h; ¢ of the Empioyer which the
<br /> AdmJnis~rmor beF, eves to have been sJgn~ by a Cufy
<br /> designated o~c~a: of the Empioyer.
<br />
<br />1~.05 Resignation or Rc,~ov;~ of Pi~n Administrntot. The P:,an
<br /> A=ministra:ar may :esign ~t any ~ime effect;ye u~n s;~¢ (60}
<br /> days prior wfi~en notice to the Employer. The Plan Ad-
<br /> minimrator m~y ~ remov~ by the Employer at say t:me
<br /> s~y (60) days prior wrmen noJ~ce ta the P~an Admm~s:r~:or.
<br /> U~n the res~gn¢~Jan or remov~ of ~' ~ P:~n Admimstr&tor. the
<br /> Employer m~y, if it ~ elems, appo;m a successor P~nn Ad-
<br /> ministrator hay:ag such powers and duties as may be ag-earl
<br /> u~n by the Employer and any such Pi~n Administrator; o~her-
<br /> w~se, the EmD:oyer shall ~ssume the ~we~ nnd auras
<br /> former Plan Administrator and any Trust assets formerly in-
<br /> vested by or he~d in the name of the Plan Administrator ~hall
<br /> be return~ to the Employer in ~h or pro~, at fa:r m~et
<br /> value, except that the return of Trum assms invemed in
<br /> tract issued by an insurance co,'npany shall ~ governed by
<br /> the terms of tha~ comract.
<br />~3.06 No T~rmination Penalty. ~e Plan Administrator shall b~ve
<br /> no authority or discretion to impose any termination pe~fty
<br /> u~n its removal.
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