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to the terms of the instrument. Any of the Trustees may be times show that all such investments are a part of the Trust
<br /> removed for cause, by a vote of a majority of the Public Property;
<br /> Employers. (h) make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and ,~11
<br /> (b) Each Public Employee Trusteeshall resign his or her position documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other
<br /> as Trustee within sixty days of the date on which he or she ceases instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the
<br /> to be a full-time employee of a Public Employer. powers herein granted;
<br /> SECTION 3.5. Vacancies. The term of office of a Trustee shall (j) vote upon any stock, bonds, or other securities; give general
<br />terminate and a vacancy shall occur in the event of the death, or special proxies or powers of attorney with or without power of
<br />resignation, removal, adjudicated incompetence or other incapacity to substitution; exercise any conversion privileges, subscription
<br />perform the duties of the office of a Trustee. In the case of a vacancy, the rights, or other options, an d make any payments incidental
<br />remaining Trustees shall appoint such person as they in their discretion thereto; oppose, or consent to, or otherwise participate in,
<br />shall see fit (subject to the limitations set forth in this Section), to serve corporate reorganizations or other changes affecting corporate
<br />for the unexpired portion of the term of the Trustee who has resigned or securities, and delegate discretionary powers. and pay any
<br />otherwise ceased to be a Trustee. The appointment shall be made by a assessments or charges in connection therewith; and generally
<br />written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees. The person exercise any of the powers of an owner with respect to stocks,
<br />appointed must be the same type of Trustee (i.e., Public Employee bonds, securities or other property held as part of the Trust
<br />Trustee or ICMA/RC Trustee) as the person who has ceased to be a Property;
<br />Trustee. An appointment of a Trustee may be made in anticipation of a (j) enter into contracts or arrangements for goods or services
<br />vacancy to occur at a later date by reason of retirement or resignation. required in connection with the operation of the Retirement
<br />provided that such appointment shall not become effective prior to such Trust, including, but not limited to, contracts with custodians and
<br />retirement or resignation. Whenever a vacancy in the number of contracts for the provision of administrative services;
<br />Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled as provided in this
<br /> (k) borrow or raise money for the purpose of the Retirement
<br />Section 3.5. the Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have
<br /> Trust in such amount, and upon such terms and conditions, as the
<br />all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall discharge all the duties Trustees shall deem advisable, provided that the aggregate
<br />imposed upon the Trustees by this Declaration. A written instrument amount of such borrowings shall not exceed 30% of the value of
<br />certifying the existence of such vacancy signed by a majority of the the Trust Property. No person lending money to the Trustees
<br />Trustees shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such vacancy. shall be bound to see the application of the money lent or to
<br /> SECTION 3.6. Trustees Serve in Representative Capacity. By inquire into its validity. expediency or propriety of any such
<br />executing this Declaration, each Public Employeragrees that the Public borrowing;
<br />Employee Trustees elected by the Public Employers are authorized to (I) incur reasonable expenses as required for the operation of the
<br />act as agents and representatives of the Public Employers collectively. Retirement Trust and deduct such expenses from the Trust
<br /> Property;
<br /> ARTICLE IV. Powers of Trustees (m) pay expenses properly allocable to the Trust Property
<br /> SECTION 4.1, General Powers. The Trustees shall have the power to incurred in connection with the Deferred Compensation Plans or
<br />conduct the business of the Trust and to carry on its operations. Such the Employer Trusts and deduct such expenses from that portion
<br />power shall include, but shall not be limited to, the power to: of the Trust Property beneficially owned by the Public Employer
<br /> to whom such expenses are properly allocable;
<br /> (a) receive the Trust Property from the Public Employers or from
<br /> a Trustee of any Employer Trust; (n) pay out of the Trust Property all real and personal property
<br /> (b) enter into a contract with an Investment Adviser providing, taxes, income taxes and other taxes of any and all kinds which, in
<br /> among other things, for the establishment and operation of the the opinion of the Trustees. are properly levied, or assessed
<br /> Portfolios, selection of the Guaranteed Investment Contracts in under existing or future laws upon. or in respect of, the Trust
<br /> which the Trust Property may be invested, selection of other Property and allocate any such taxes to the appropriate accounts;
<br /> investments for the Trust Property and the payment of reasonable (o) adopt, amend and repeal the By-Laws, provided that such
<br /> fees to the Investment Adviser and to any sub-investment adviser Laws are at all times consistent with the terms of this Declaration
<br /> retained by the Investment Adviser; of Trust;
<br /> {c) review annually the performance of the Investment Adviser (p) employ persons to make available interests in the Retirement
<br /> and approve annually the contract with such Investment Adviser; Trust to employers eligible to maintain a deferred compensation
<br /> plan under section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code, as
<br /> {d) invest and reinvest the Trust Property in the Portfolios, the
<br /> amended;
<br /> Guaranteed Investment Contracts and in any other investment
<br /> recommended by the Investment Adviser, provided that if a (q) issue the Annual Report of the Retirement Trust, and the
<br /> Public Employer has directed that its monies be invested in disclosure documents and other literature used by the
<br /> specified Portfolios or in a Guaranteed Investment Contract, the Retirement Trust;
<br /> Trustees of the Retirement Trust shall invest such monies in (r) make loans, including the purchase of debt obligations,
<br /> accordance with such directions; provided that all such loans shall bear interest at the current
<br /> (e) keep such portion of the Trust Property in cash or cash market rate;
<br /> balances as the Trustees, from time to time. may deem to be in the (s) contract for, and delegate any powers granted hereunder to,
<br /> best interest of the Retirement Trust created hereby, without such officers. agents, employees. auditors and attorneys as the
<br /> liability for interest thereon; Trustees may select. provided that the Trustees may not delegate
<br /> (f) accept and retain for such time as they may deem advisable the powers set forth in paragraphs (b), (c) and (o) of this Section
<br /> any securities or other property received or acquired by them as 4.1 and may not delegate any powers if such delegation would
<br /> Trustees hereunder, whether or not such securities or other violate their fiduciary duties;
<br /> property would normally be purchased as investments here- (t) provide for the indemnification of the officers and Trustees of
<br /> under; the Retirement Trust and purchase fiduciary insurance;
<br /> (g) cause any securities or other property held as part of the (u) maintain books and records. including separate accounts for
<br /> Trust Property to be registered in the name of the Retirement each Public Employer or Employer Trust and such additional
<br /> Trust or in the name of a nominee, and to hold any investments in separate accounts as are required under, and consistent with, the
<br /> bearer form, but the books and records of the Trustees shall at all Deferred Compensation Plan of each Public Employer; and
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