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O R D I N A N C E NO. 12139
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 11247, adopted June 26, 2002, and enacting
a new Ordinance in lieu thereof on the same subject, establishing an amended and restated
Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for employees of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN ST.
LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 11247, as adopted June 26, 2002, is hereby repealed
without, however, altering or extinguishing the legal relationships established by such
Ordinance.
Section Two. There is hereby established a restated and amended Deferred
Compensation Plan to comply with amendments to the rules applicable to the involuntary
payment of small benefits under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and to
incorporate model language provided by the Internal Revenue Service for eligible governmental
plans under Code Section 457(b). As permitted by Revenue Procedure 2004-56, this Ordinance
is effective January 1, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The primary purpose of this restated Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deferred
Compensation Plan (“Plan”) is to benefit those employees of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District who elect to participate by permitting them to defer a portion of their compensation in
order to provide for retirement benefits and certain other contingencies such as death, disability,
loans, and unforeseeable emergencies. In addition, this Ordinance establishes a Trust to hold all
of the assets and income of the Plan.
Section 1
Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this Plan, have the meaning set forth below:
1.1 “Administrator”: The committee described in Section 8.1 of the Plan.
1.2 “Account Balance”: The bookkeeping account maintained with respect to each Participant
which reflects the value of the deferred Compensation credited to the Participant, including the
Participant’s Annual Deferrals, the earnings or loss of the Fund (net of Fund expenses) allocable
to the Participant, any transfers for the Participant’s benefit, and any distribution made to the
Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary. If the Participant has more than one Beneficiary at
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the time of the Participant’s death, then a separate Account Balance shall be maintained for each
Beneficiary. The Account Balance includes any account established under Section 6 for rollover
contributions made for the Participant, the account established for a Beneficiary after the
Participant’s death, and the sub-account established for any loans to the Participant under Section
4.6. The fair market value of a Participant’s Account Balance shall be determined as of each
Valuation Date.
1.3 “Annual Deferral”: The amount of Compensation deferred by a Participant in any year.
1.4 “Beneficiary”: The designated person (or if none, the Participant’s estate) who is entitled to
receive benefits under the Plan after the death of a Participant. A Participant may change his
designated Beneficiary at any time by written notice to the Employer.
1.5 “Board”: The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
1.6 “Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and
any regulations thereunder. All citations to sections of the Code are to such sections as they may
from time to time be amended or renumbered.
1.7 “Compensation”: All cash compensation for services to the Employer, including salary,
wages, fees, commissions, bonuses, and overtime pay, that is includible in the Employee's gross
income for the calendar year, plus amounts that would be cash compensation for services to the
Employer includible in the Employee's gross income for the calendar year but for a
compensation reduction election under section 125, 132(f), 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) of the Code
(including an election to defer compensation under Section 2).
1.8 “Employee” Each natural person, whether appointed or elected, who is employed by the
Employer as a common law employee, excluding any employee who is included in a unit of
employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement that does not specifically provide for
participation in the Plan.
1.9 “Employer”: The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
1.10 “Includible Compensation”: An Employee's actual wages in box 1 of Form W-2 for a year
for services to the Employer, but subject to a maximum of $200,000 (or such higher maximum as
may apply under section 401(a)(17) of the Code) and increased (up to the dollar maximum) by
any compensation reduction election under section 125, 132(f), 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) of the
Code ( including an election to defer Compensation under Section 2.
1.11 “Normal Retirement Age”: Either of the following dates:
(i) the first day of the month coinciding with or next following a person’s sixty-fifth
(65th) birthday and completion of sixty (60) months of Continuous Service; or
(ii) the first day of any month selected by the Participant following his Severance
from Employment on which benefits commence, provided the Participant has
seventy-five (75) Points on the day on which he has a Severance from
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Employment; provided, however, that such date is not later than the Participant’s
Required Beginning Date.
The Participant shall notify the Administrator in writing prior to the date on which the
Participant intends to utilize the “underutilization” provision of Section 3.3. Such writing shall
advise the Administrator that such prospective date shall be deemed the Participant’s Normal
Retirement Age for purposes of determining his/her maximum deferral amount under the
“underutilization” provision of Section 3.3 of this Plan. If a Participant fails to make such
written designation, his Normal Retirement Age shall mean his sixty-fifth (65) birthday.
1.12 “Participant”: An individual who is currently deferring Compensation, or who has
previously deferred Compensation under the Plan by salary reduction and who has not received a
distribution of his or her entire benefit under the Plan. Only individuals who perform services for
the Employer as an Employee may defer Compensation under the Plan..
1.13 “Plan”: Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan.
1.14 “Points” The term Points has the same meaning as defined under the Metropolitan St.
Louis Sewer District Employees’ Pension Plan
1.15 “Severance from Employment”: The term Severance from Employment means the date
that the Employee dies, retires, or otherwise has a severance from employment with the
Employer, as determined by the Administrator (and taking into account guidance issued under
the Code).
1.16 “Trust Fund”: The trust fund created under and subject to Section 7.
1.17 “Trustee”: The Trustee duly appointed and currently serving in accordance with Section 7.
1.18 “Valuation Date”: Each business day of the calendar year.
Section 2
Participation and Annual Deferrals
2.1 Eligibility. Each Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and defer
Compensation hereunder immediately upon becoming employed by the Employer.
2.2 Election Required for Participation. An Employee may elect to become a Participant by
executing an election to defer a portion of his or her Compensation (and have that amount
contributed as an Annual Deferral on his or her behalf) and filing it with the Administrator in
accordance with the procedures established by the Administrator. This participation election
shall be made on the deferral agreement provided by the Administrator under which the
Employee agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Administrator may
establish a minimum deferral amount, and may change such minimums from time to time. The
participation election shall also include designation of investment funds and a designation of
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Beneficiary. Any such election shall remain in effect until a new election is filed.
Notwithstanding the above, if a Participant decides to elect to defer all or a portion of his or her
accumulated sick pay or accumulated vacation pay, a separate election must be made pursuant to
Section 2.10.
2.3 Commencement of Participation. An Employee shall become a Participant as of the first
day of the calendar quarter following the date the Employee timely files a participation election
pursuant to Section 2.2. Such election must be filed no later than the first day of the calendar
month preceding the calendar quarter for which the election is effective. A new Employee may
defer compensation earned on or after the first day he performs services for the Employer if an
agreement providing for the deferral is entered into on or before the first day on which the
Participant performs services for the Employer.
2.4 Information Provided by the Participant. Each Employee enrolling in the Plan should
provide to the Administrator at the time of initial enrollment, and later if there are any changes,
any information necessary or advisable for the Administrator to administer the plan, including,
without limitation, whether the Employee is a participant in any other eligible plan under Code
section 457(b).
2.5 Contributions Made Promptly. Annual Deferrals by the Participant under the Plan shall be
transferred to the Trust Fund within a period that is not longer than is reasonable for the proper
administration of the Participant's Account Balance. For this purpose, Annual Deferrals shall be
treated as contributed within a period that is not longer than is reasonable for the proper
administration if the contribution is made to the Trust Fund within 15 business days following
the end of the month in which the amount would otherwise have been paid to the Participant.
2.6 Amendment of Annual Deferrals Election. Subject to other provisions of the Plan, a
Participant may at any time revise his or her participation election, including a change of the
amount of his or her Annual Deferrals, his or her investment direction and his or her designated
Beneficiary. Unless the election specifies a later effective date, a change in the amount of the
Annual Deferrals shall take effect as of the first day of the next following calendar quarter for
which an election is timely filed (as described in Section 2.3) An election to discontinue all
Annual Deferrals shall be effective as of the pay period commencing at least 30 days after the
date of the election. A change in the investment direction shall take effect as of the date provided
by the Administrator on a uniform basis for all Employees. A change in the Beneficiary
designation shall take effect when the election is accepted by the Administrator. A change to an
election to defer accumulated sick pay or accumulated vacation pay is subject to the provisions
of Section 2.10.
2.7 Leave of Absence. Unless an election is otherwise revised, if a Participant is absent from
work by leave of absence, Annual Deferrals under the Plan shall continue to the extent that
Compensation continues.
2.8 Disability. A disabled Participant may elect Annual Deferrals during any portion of the
period of his or her disability to the extent that he or she has actual Compensation (not imputed
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Compensation and not disability benefits) from which to make contributions to the Plan and has
not had a Severance from Employment.
2.9 Change in Investments. On a daily basis, a Participant may alter or change the allocation of
his/her Account Balance among various investments. To implement a change in investments, the
Participant shall comply with the administrative procedures required by the Administrator as
amended from time-to-time. If, for any period, a Participant fails to designate the investments in
which his/her Account Balance should be invested, his/her Account Balance shall be invested by
the Trustee in its sole discretion and subject to the Trust provision hereinafter.
2.10 Deferrals of Accumulated Sick Pay and Vacation Pay. In addition to deferral elections
pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.6, a Participant who has not yet had a Severance from
Employment may elect to defer his or her accumulated sick pay and accumulated vacation pay
that would otherwise become payable upon Severance from Employment. Such election must be
made or changed at any time prior to the first day of the month in which the Participant has a
Severance from Employment.
Section 3
Limitations on Amounts Deferred
3.1 Basic Annual Limitation. The maximum amount of the Annual Deferral under the Plan for
any calendar year shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Applicable Dollar Amount or (ii) the
Participant’s Includible Compensation for the calendar year. The Applicable Dollar Amount is
the amount established under section 457(e)(15) of the Code applicable as set forth below:
For the following years: The Applicable Dollar Amount is:
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2002 $11,000
2003 $12,000
2004 $13,000
2005 $14,000
2006 or thereafter $15,000 Adjusted for
cost-of-living after 2006 to the
extent provided under section
415(d) of the Code.
3.2 Age 50 Catch-up Annual Deferral Contributions. A Participant who will attain age 50 or
more by the end of the calendar year is permitted to elect an additional amount of Annual
Deferrals, up to the maximum age 50 catch-up Annual Deferrals for the year. The maximum
dollar amount of the age 50 catch-up Annual Deferrals for a year is as follows:
For the following years: The maximum age 50 catch-up dollar amount is:
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2002 $1,000
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2003 $2,000
2004 $3,000
2005 $4,000
2006 or thereafter $5,000, adjusted for cost-of-
living after 2006 to the extent provided
under the Code.
3.3 Special Section 457 Catch-up Limitation. If the applicable year is one of a Participant's last
3 calendar years ending before the year in which the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age
and the amount determined under this Section 3.3 exceeds the amount computed under Sections
3.1 and 3.2, then the Annual Deferral limit under this Section 3 shall be the lesser of:
(a) An amount equal to 2 times the Section 3.1 Applicable Dollar Amount for such year;
or
(b) The sum of:
(1) An amount equal to (A) the aggregate Section 3.1 limit for the current year
plus each prior calendar year beginning after December 31, 2001 during which
the Participant was an Employee under the Plan, minus (B) the aggregate amount
of Compensation that the Participant deferred under the Plan during such years,
plus
(2) An amount equal to (A) the aggregate limit referred to in section 457(b)(2) of
the Code for each prior calendar year beginning after December 31, 1978 and
before January 1, 2002 during which the Participant was an Employee
(determined without regard to Sections 3.2 and 3.3), minus (B) the aggregate
contributions to Pre-2002 Coordination Plans for such years.
However, in no event can the deferred amount be more than the Participant's Compensation for
the year.
3.4 Special Rules. For purposes of this Section 3, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Participant Covered By More Than One Eligible Plan. If the Participant is or has been
a participant in one or more other eligible plans within the meaning of section 457(b) of
the Code, then this Plan and all such other plans shall be considered as one plan for
purposes of applying the foregoing limitations of this Section 3. For this purpose, the
Administrator shall take into account any other such eligible plan maintained by the
Employer and shall also take into account any other such eligible plan for which the
Administrator receives from the Participant sufficient information concerning his or her
participation in such other plan.
(b) Pre-Participation Years. In applying Section 3.3, a year shall be taken into account
only if (i) the Participant was eligible to participate in the Plan during all or a portion of
the year and (ii) Compensation deferred, if any, under the Plan during the year was
subject to the Basic Annual Limitation described in Section 3.1 or any other plan ceiling
required by section 457(b) of the Code.
(c) Pre-2002 Coordination Years. For purposes of Section 3.3(b)(2)(B), “contributions to
Pre-2002 Coordination Plans” means any employer contribution, salary reduction or
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elective contribution under any other eligible Code section 457(b) plan, or a salary
reduction or elective contribution under any Code section 401(k) qualified cash or
deferred arrangement, Code section 402(h)(1)(B) simplified employee pension
(SARSEP), Code section 403(b) annuity contract, and Code section 408(p) simple
retirement account, or under any plan for which a deduction is allowed because of a
contribution to an organization described in section 501(c)(18) of the Code, including
plans, arrangements or accounts maintained by the Employer or any employer for whom
the Participant performed services. However, the contributions for any calendar year are
only taken into account for purposes of Section 3.3(b)(2)(B) to the extent that the total of
such contributions does not exceed the aggregate limit referred to in section 457(b)(2) of
the Code for that year.
(d) Disregard Excess Deferral. For purposes of Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, an individual is
treated as not having deferred compensation under a plan for a prior taxable year to the
extent Excess Deferrals under the plan are distributed, as described in Section 3.5. To the
extent that the combined deferrals for pre-2002 years exceeded the maximum deferral
limitations, the amount is treated as an Excess Deferral for those prior years.
3.5 Correction of Excess Deferrals. If the Annual Deferral on behalf of a Participant for any
calendar year exceeds the limitations described above, or the Annual Deferral on behalf of a
Participant for any calendar year exceeds the limitations described above when combined with
other amounts deferred by the Participant under another eligible deferred compensation plan
under section 457(b) of the Code for which the Participant provides information that is accepted
by the Administrator, then the Annual Deferral, to the extent in excess of the applicable
limitation (adjusted for any income or loss in value, if any, allocable thereto), shall be distributed
to the Participant.
3.6 Protection of Persons Who Serve in a Uniformed Service. An Employee whose
employment is interrupted by qualified military service under Code section 414(u) or who is on a
leave of absence for qualified military service under Code section 414(u) may elect to make
additional Annual Deferrals upon resumption of employment with the Employer equal to the
maximum Annual Deferrals that the Employee could have elected during that period if the
Employee's employment with the Employer had continued (at the same level of Compensation)
without the interruption or leave, reduced by the Annual Deferrals, if any, actually made for the
Employee during the period of the interruption or leave. This right applies for five years
following the resumption of employment (or, if sooner, for a period equal to three times the
period of the interruption or leave).
Section 4
Loans
4.1 Loans. A Participant who is an Employee may apply for and receive a loan from his or her
Account Balance as provided in this Section 4. Any such loan may not be for an amount less
than the minimum amount specified by the Administrator. If not specified by the Administrator,
the minimum loan amount shall be $1,000. All loans shall be made subject to uniform and
nondiscriminatory rules consistently applied by the Administrator.
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4.2 Maximum Loan Amount. No loan to a Participant hereunder may exceed the lesser of: (a)
$50,000, reduced by the greater of (i) the outstanding balance on any loan from the Plan to the
Participant on the date the loan is made or (ii) the highest outstanding balance on loans from the
Plan to the Participant during the one-year period ending on the day before the date the loan is
approved by the Administrator (not taking into account any payments made during such one-year
period), or
(b) one half of the value of the Participant's vested Account Balance (as of the Valuation Date
immediately preceding the date on which such loan is approved by the Administrator).
For purposes of this Section 4.2, any loan from any other plan maintained by a participating
employer shall be treated as if it were a loan made from the Plan, and the Participant's vested
interest under any such other plan shall be considered a vested interest under this Plan; provided,
however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall not be applied so as to allow the amount of a
loan under this Section 4.2 to exceed the amount that would otherwise be permitted in the
absence of this paragraph.
4.3 Terms of Loan. The terms of the loan shall:
(a) require level amortization with payments not less frequently than quarterly throughout
the repayment period, except that alternative arrangements for repayment may apply in
the event that the borrower is on an bona fide unpaid leave of absence for a period not to
exceed one year for leaves other than a qualified military leave within the meaning of
section 414(u) of the Code or for the duration of a leave which is due to qualified military
service;
(b) require that the loan be repaid within five years unless the Participant certifies in
writing to the Administrator that the loan is to be used to acquire any dwelling unit which
within a reasonable time is to be used (determined at the time the loan is made) as a
principal residence of the Participant; and
(c) provide for interest at a rate equal to one percentage point above the prime rate, as
reported by Reuters, determined as of the first business day of the quarter in which the
loan is approved by the Administrator.
4.4 Security for Loan; Default.
(a) Security. Any loan to a Participant under the Plan shall be secured by the pledge of
the portion of the Participant's interest in the Plan invested in such loan.
(b) Default. In the event that a Participant fails to make a loan payment under this Section
4 within 90 days after the date such payment is due, a default on the loan shall occur. In
the event of such default, (i) all remaining payments on the loan shall be immediately due
and payable, (ii) effective as of the first day of the calendar month next following the
month in which any such loan default occurs, the interest rate for such loan shall be (if
higher than the rate otherwise applicable) the rate being charged on loans from the Plan
that are approved by the Administrator in the month in which such default occurs, (iii) no
contributions shall be made on such Participant's behalf prior to the first payroll period
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that follows by 12 calendar months the date of repayment in full of such loan, and (iv) the
Participant shall be permanently ineligible for any future loans from the Plan.
In the case of any default on a loan to a Participant, the Administrator shall apply the portion of
the Participant's interest in the Plan held as security for the loan in satisfaction of the loan on the
date of Severance from Employment. In addition, the Administrator shall take any legal action it
shall consider necessary or appropriate to enforce collection of the unpaid loan, with the costs of
any legal proceeding or collection to be charged to the Account Balance of the Participant.
Notwithstanding anything elsewhere in the Plan to the contrary, in the event a loan is outstanding
hereunder on the date of a Participant's death, his or her estate shall be his or her Beneficiary as
to the portion of his or her interest in the Plan invested in such loan (with the Beneficiary or
Beneficiaries as to the remainder of his or her interest in the Plan to be determined in accordance
with otherwise applicable provisions of the Plan).
4.5 Repayment. The Participant shall be required, as a condition to receiving a loan, to enter into
an irrevocable agreement authorizing the Employer to make payroll deductions from his or her
Compensation as long as the Participant is an Employee and to transfer such payroll deduction
amounts to the Trustee in payment of such loan plus interest. Repayments of a loan shall be
made by payroll deduction of equal amounts (comprised of both principal and interest) from each
paycheck, with the first such deduction to be made as soon as practicable after the loan funds are
disbursed; provided however, that a Participant may prepay the entire outstanding balance of his
loan at any time (but may not make a partial prepayment); and provided, further, that if any
payroll deductions cannot be made in full because a Participant is on an unpaid leave of absence
or is no longer employed by a participating employer (that has consented to make payroll
deductions for this purpose) or the Participant's paycheck is insufficient for any other reason, the
Participant shall pay directly to the Plan the full amount that would have been deducted from the
Participant's paycheck, with such payment to be made by the last business day of the calendar
month in which in which the amount would have been deducted.
4.6 Loan Sub-Account. The outstanding balance of the loan amount shall be maintained as a
separate sub-account for the applicable Participant . The loan sub-account shall contain the
outstanding portion of the principal and interest charges thereon of all outstanding loan amounts
made to the Participant. The loan sub-account shall be included as a part of the aggregate
amount to the credit of such sub-account except that, solely for the purpose of allocating
investment results, any loan sub-account shall not be included as a part of the aggregate amount
to the credit of the Participant in his Account Balance, and shall not share in the allocation of
earnings, gains or losses of the Trust Fund. All interest payments and all repayments of principal
shall, as of the end of the calendar year in which paid, reduce the loan sub-account and be
credited to the remaining portion of the applicable Account Balance.
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Section 5
Benefit Distributions
5.1 Benefit Distributions At Retirement or Other Severance from Employment. Upon
retirement or other Severance from Employment (other than due to death), a Participant is
entitled to receive a distribution of his or her Account Balance under any form of distribution
permitted under Section 5.3 commencing at the date elected under Section 5.2. If a Participant
does not elect otherwise, the distribution shall be paid as soon as practicable following Normal
Retirement Age or, if later, following retirement or other Severance from Employment and
payment shall be made in quarterly installments of the minimum annual payments described in
Section 5.8.
5.2 Election of Benefit Commencement Date. A Participant may elect to commence
distribution of benefits at any time after retirement or other Severance from Employment by a
notice filed in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. However, in no
event may distribution of benefits commence later than the date described in Section 5.8.
5.3 Forms of Distribution. In an election to commence benefits under Section 5.2, a Participant
entitled to a distribution of benefits under this Section 5 may elect to receive payment in any of
the following forms of distribution:
(a) a lump sum payment of the total Account Balance, or
(b) substantially equal annual installments, or
(c) such other form of distribution mutually agreed to by the Participant and the
Administrator.
At the Participant's election, annual payments can be made in monthly or quarterly
installments.
5.4 Death Benefit Distributions. If a Participant dies after benefits commence and before the
entire Account Balance is paid to the Participant, the remaining Account Balance shall be paid at
least as rapidly as under the method of payment being used as of the Participant’s date of death.
If the Participant dies before benefits have commenced, the entire Account Balance must be paid
to the Beneficiary:
a. over the life of the Beneficiary (or over a period not extending
beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary) if the Beneficiary is
the Participant’s surviving spouse, or
b. within five (5) years after the death of such Participant if the
Beneficiary is not the Participant’s surviving spouse.
In all events, the benefit payable to a spousal Beneficiary shall commence on or before the later
of (i) December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the
Participant died and (ii) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have
attained age 70-1/2
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5.5 Small Account Balances. Notwithstanding Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, if the amount of a
Participant's Account Balance is not in excess of $5,000 ($1,000 for distributions on or after
January 1, 2006 or the dollar limit under section 401(a)(31) of the Code, if greater) on the date
that payments commence under Section 5.3 or on the date of the Participant's death, then
payment shall be made to the Participant (or to the Beneficiary if the Participant is deceased) in a
lump sum equal to the Participant's Account Balance as soon as practicable following the
Participant's retirement, death, or other Severance from Employment.
5.6 Amount of Account Balance. Except as provided in Section 5.3, the amount of any payment
under this Section 5 shall be based on the amount of the Account Balance on the preceding
Valuation Date.
5.7 Revocation of Prior Election. Any election made under this Section 5 may be revoked at
any time.
5.8 Latest Distribution Date. In no event shall any distribution under this Section 5 begin later
than the later of (a) April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the Participant
attains age 70 1/2 or (b) April 1 of the year following the year in which the Participant retires or
otherwise has a Severance from Employment. If distributions commence in the calendar year
following the later of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 or the calendar
year in which the Severance from Employment occurs, the distribution on the date that
distribution commences must be equal to the annual installment payment for the year that the
Participant has a Severance from Employment and an amount equal to the annual installment
payment for the year after Severance from Employment must also be paid before the end of the
calendar year of commencement. The amount payable each year shall be equal to a fraction of
the Account Balance equal to one divided by the distribution period set forth in the Uniform
Lifetime Table at section 1.401(a)(9)-9, A-2, of the Income Tax Regulations for the Participant's
age on the Participant's birthday for that year. If the Participant's age is less than age 70, the
distribution period is 27.4 plus the number of years that the Participant's age is less than age 70
5.9 Unforeseeable Emergency Distribution.
(a) Distribution. If the Participant has an unforeseeable emergency before retirement or
other Severance from Employment, the Participant may elect to receive a lump sum
distribution equal to the amount requested or, if less, the maximum amount determined
by the Administrator to be permitted to be distributed under this Section 5.9.
(b) Unforeseeable emergency defined. An unforeseeable emergency is defined as a severe
financial hardship of the Participant resulting from: an illness or accident of the
Participant, the Participant's spouse, or the Participant's dependent (as defined in section
152(a)); loss of the Participant's property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a
home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by homeowner's insurance,
e.g., as a result of a natural disaster); the need to pay for the funeral expenses of the
Participant's spouse or dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Code); or other
similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events
beyond the control of the Participant. For example, the imminent foreclosure of or
eviction from the Participant's primary residence may constitute an unforeseeable
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emergency. In addition, the need to pay for medical expenses, including non-refundable
deductibles, as well as for the cost of prescription drug medication, may constitute an
unforeseeable emergency. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 5.9,
neither the purchase of a home nor the payment of college tuition is an unforeseeable
emergency.
(c) Unforeseeable emergency distribution standard. A distribution on account of
unforeseeable emergency may not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may
be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, by
liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would
not itself cause severe financial hardship, or by cessation of deferrals under the plan.
(d) Distribution necessary to satisfy emergency need. Distributions because of an
unforeseeable emergency may not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the
emergency need (which may include any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or
local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution).
5.10 Inservice Distributions for Certain Small Account Balances. At the direction of the
Administrator or the Participant, a Participant's total Account Balance shall be paid in a lump
sum as soon as practical following the direction if (a) the total Account Balance does not exceed
$5,000 ($1,000 for distributions on or after January 1, 2006 or the dollar limit under section
401(a)(31) if greater), (b) the Participant has not previously received a distribution of the total
amount payable to the Participant under this Section 5.10 and (c) no Annual Deferral has been
made with respect to the Participant during the two-year period ending immediately before the
date of the distribution.
5.11 Rollover Distributions.
(a) A Participant or the surviving spouse of a Participant who is entitled to an eligible
rollover distribution may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the
Administrator, to have all or any portion of the distribution paid directly to an eligible
retirement plan specified by the Participant in a direct rollover.
(b) For purposes of this Section 5.11, an eligible rollover distribution means any
distribution of all or any portion of a Participant's Account Balance, except that an
eligible rollover distribution does not include (a) any installment payment under Section
5.3 for a period of 10 years or more (b) any distribution made under Section 5.9 as a
result of an unforeseeable emergency, or (c) for any other distribution, the portion, if any,
of the distribution that is a required minimum distribution under section 401(a)(9). In
addition, an eligible retirement plan means an individual retirement account described in
section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b)
of the Code, a qualified trust described in section 401(a) of the Code, an annuity plan
described in section 403(a) or 403(b) of the Code, or an eligible governmental plan
described in section 457(b) of the Code, that accepts the eligible rollover distribution.
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Section 6
Rollovers to the Plan
6.1 Eligible Rollover Contributions to the Plan.
(a) A Participant who is an Employee and who is entitled to receive an eligible rollover
distribution from another eligible governmental plan under Code section 457(b) may
request to have all or a portion of the eligible rollover distribution paid to the Plan. The
Administrator may require such documentation from the distributing plan as it deems
necessary to effectuate the rollover in accordance with section 402 of the Code and to
confirm that such plan is an eligible governmental plan under Code section 457(b).
(b) For purposes of Section 6.1(a), an eligible rollover distribution means any distribution
of all or any portion of a Participant's benefit under another eligible governmental plan
under Code section 457(b), except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include
(1) any installment payment for a period of 10 years or more, (2) any distribution made as
a result of an unforeseeable emergency or other distribution which is made upon hardship
of the employee, or (c) for any other distribution, the portion, if any, of the distribution
that is a required minimum distribution under section 401(a)(9) of the Code.
(c) The Plan shall establish and maintain for the Participant a separate account for any
eligible rollover distribution paid to the Plan from an eligible governmental plan under
Code section 457(b).
Section 7
Trust Fund
7.1 Trustee Duties. All amounts of Annual Deferrals, all property and rights purchased with
such amounts, and all income attributable to such amounts, property, or rights shall be held and
invested in the Trust Fund in accordance with this Plan. The Trust Fund, and any subtrust
established under the Plan, shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7 and
shall constitute a valid trust under the law of Missouri. The Trustee shall ensure that all
investments, amounts, property, and rights held under the Trust Fund are held for the exclusive
benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries. The Trust Fund shall be held in trust pursuant to
the Trust Agreement for the exclusive benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries and
defraying reasonable expenses of the Plan and of the Trust Fund. It shall be impossible, prior to
the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to Participants and their Beneficiaries, for any part of
the assets and income of the Trust Fund to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the
exclusive benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries.
7.2 Earnings of Trust Fund. All income and earnings of the Trust Fund shall be accumulated
by the Trustee and held, invested and reinvested as part of the principal of said Trust Fund. No
part of such income and earnings shall be applied otherwise than for the benefit of the
Participants of the Plan, and their beneficiaries, named, or provided for, in the Plan.
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7.3 Acceptance of Annual Deferrals. The Trustee shall add to the principal of the Trust Fund,
as originally constituted, all subsequent Annual Deferrals made by the Employer in accordance
with the Plan, but the Trustee shall be under no duty to inquire as to the correctness of the
amounts paid by the Employer, or the value of the property contributed, nor to bring proceedings
or otherwise seek to enforce payment of Annual Deferrals from the Employer.
7.4 Investment Powers of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.2 and 2.9 above, the
Trustee shall have the powers described in this section. The Trustee may, to the extent prudent
under all of the circumstances, retain part of the funds of the Trust Fund in a cash reserve or in
time deposits, savings deposits or certificates of deposit so as to enable the Trustee to meet the
liabilities payable under the Plan. The Trustee shall have full power and authority to manage and
control the Trust Fund and to sell, exchange, lease (for terms extending beyond the termination
of the Trust, or otherwise), grant options on, rent, mortgage, pledge, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of all or any part thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the Trustee may see fit. The
Trustee may invest and reinvest all or any part of the Trust Fund in such domestic securities,
including stocks, common or preferred, debentures, shares or participation in any common trust
fund, insurance company contracts, shares or participation, in any pooled investment fund issued
by any investment company, insurance company, or by any other issuer, bonds, notes, securities
or other property (real and/or personal), as the Trustee may, in the Trustee’s absolute discretion,
select, and the Trustee may make and change such investments from time to time, according to
the Trustee’s discretion.
7.5 Trustee’s Determination of Principal and Income. The Trustee shall have full power to
determine, in computing the earnings of the Trust for the purpose of the determinations required
by the Plan, whether any money or other property coming into the Trustee’s hands, concerning
which there may be any doubt, shall be considered as part of the principal or income of the Trust
Fund, and to apportion between such principal and income any loss or expenditure in connection
with the Trust, in such manner as the Trustee may deem just and equitable.
7.6 Other Powers of Trustee. In addition to such other powers as are herein otherwise conferred
upon the Trustee, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to the extent not inconsistent with
Sections 2.2 and 2.9 herein above:
(a) To employ such agents and counsel as may be reasonably necessary in managing,
protecting and administering the Trust, and to pay such agents and counsel reasonable
compensation. Any legal counsel shall be of the Trustee’s own selection and may be of
counsel to the Trustee, in the Trustee’s individual capacity, or of counsel to the
Employer.
(b) To borrow money form any lender, upon such terms, for such periods of time, at
such rates of interest, and upon the giving of such collateral, as the Trustee may
determine.
(c) To register any securities or any property held by the Trustee in the Trustee’s
name, or in the name of his nominee, with or without disclosure that the same are held in
a fiduciary capacity, to take or keep the same unregistered, and to retain the same or any
part thereof in such manner that title thereto will pass by delivery; provided, however,
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that on the books and records of the Trustee, such investments shall be shown to be part
of the Trust Fund and no such registration or holding, as herein provided, shall relieve the
Trustee of liability for the safe custody and proper disposition of such investments, in
accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.
(d) To vote any stocks, bonds or other securities of any company, or other issuer; at
any time held in the Trust Fund, and to give general or special proxies or powers of
attorney, with or without substitutions, with respect thereto; to consent to, participate in,
and take any action in connection with, reorganizations, recapitalizations, consolidations,
mergers, liquidations and similar transactions with respect to issuers of securities
constituting assets of the Trust, and to receive and retain any securities resulting from any
such transactions; to deposit the securities of any issuers in any voting trust or with any
protective or like committee, or trustee, and to exercise any subscription rights,
conversion, or other rights or privileges, with respect to any securities in the Trust Fund.
(e) To adjust, compromise or otherwise settle any obligation or liability due to, or
from, the Trustee, as Trustee hereunder, including any claim that may be asserted for
taxes under present or future laws, state or federal, or to enforce or contest the same by
appropriate legal procedures; but the Trustee shall not be required to institute or continue
litigation unless the Trustee is in possession of funds adequate for that purpose, or unless
the Trustee is indemnified to the Trustee’s satisfaction by the Employer with respect to
the Trustee’s counsel fees and all other expenses, costs and liabilities to which, in the
Trustee’s judgment, the Trustee may be subjected by any such action; provided, however,
that the Trustee shall have no power or authority to deviate from such directions as the
Employer may give to the Trustee with respect to payment of money, either as to amount
or the time or times of such payments, or as to the persons entitled thereto.
7.7 Disbursements. Disbursements of the funds of this Trust shall be made by the Trustee only
to, or for the benefit of, the Participants of the Plan, or their Beneficiaries, and only at the time,
in the amount, and in the manner prescribed by written instructions from the Employer, delivered
by the Employer to the Trustee. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to check or verify the
correctness of the instructions given to the Trustee by the Employer, the Trustee’s only duty
being to follow the directions of the Employer.
7.8 Transfers to Other Trust. Upon written instructions of the Employer delivered to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall transfer funds held hereunder to any other trust, which is now or
hereafter may be utilized by the Employer to fund benefits previously funded by this Trust. The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to check or verify the correctness of the instructions given to
the Trustee by the Employer, the Trustee’s only liability being to follow the directions of the
Employer.
7.9 Authority of Trustee. The Trustee shall have exclusive authority and complete discretion
with respect to the investment, management and control of the assets of the Trust.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may appoint an investment manager who shall
have the authority to direct the Trustee with respect, to the management (including the manner in
which to vote securities), acquisition or disposition of any assets in the Trust Fund. Any
investment manager shall be either an investment advisor registered as such under the
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Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or a bank, as defined in that Act. Any investment manager
shall certify in writing to the Trustee that it is qualified to act in such capacity under the
preceding sentence, shall accept its appointment as an investment manager, shall acknowledge
that it is a fiduciary under this Trust and the Plan, and shall undertake to perform the duties
imposed on it under this section. The Employer shall certify to the Trustee (a) that it has
appointed the investment manager, and (b) that there has been duly delegated to the investment
manager all of the powers and authorities required to be exercised by it under the Trust. The
Trustee may continue to rely upon all certifications, agreements and undertakings under this
section unless otherwise modified in writing by the Employer or the Investment Manager as the
case may be.
7.10 Assets to be Maintained in the United States. The Trustee shall not permit the indicia of
ownership of any of the assets of the Trust to be maintained at a location outside the jurisdiction
of the district courts of the United States.
7.11 Breach of Duty by Fiduciary Other than Trustee. The Employer shall indemnify the
Trustee against all liabilities and claims (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in
defending against such liabilities and claims) against the Trustee arising from any breach of
fiduciary responsibility by a fiduciary other than the Trustee unless the Trustee knowingly
participates in such breach, knowingly undertakes to conceal such breach, has actual knowledge
of such breach or, through the Trustee’s negligence, has enabled such other fiduciary to commit
a breach of the latter’s fiduciary responsibilities.
7.12 Reliance on Instructions. The Trustee shall not be obligated or required to determine
whether any instructions issued to the Trustee by the Employer are, in fact, so issued in
accordance with the terms of this Plan, or the powers and duties thereunder of the Employer, but
may rely absolutely on written instructions signed by the Employer.
7.13 Records. The Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed accounts of all investments, receipts
and disbursements, and other transactions relating to the administration of the Trust Fund. The
Trustee shall, within 60 days after the close of each Plan Year, render to the Employer an
account of the Trustee’s administration of the Trust for the Plan Year.
7.14 Limitations on Claims. As between the Trustee and persons dealing with the Trustee in
any manner regarding the Plan or the Trust, the claims of such persons shall be limited to the
assets of the Trust, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any claims in connection
therewith.
7.15 Reliance on Information from the Employer. The Trustee, and any expert assistant
engaged by the Trustee, shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the
Employer which is required for the purpose of the administration and operation of the Plan and
the Trust created hereunder, and shall not be liable for any action taken, or omitted, in reliance
on such information.
7.16 Trustee Authorized to Act. No person dealing with the Trustee shall be required to make
inquiry as to the authority of the Trustee to do any act which the Trustee may do hereunder; any
such person shall be entitled, conclusively, to assume that the Trustee is properly authorized to
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do any act which he purports to do hereunder, and any such person shall be under no liability to
any person, whomsoever, for any act done hereunder pursuant to the written direction of the
Trustee. Any such person may conclusively assume that the Trustee has full power and authority
to receive and give receipt for any money or property becoming due and payable to the Trustee,
and no such person shall be bound to inquire as to the disposition or application of any money or
property paid or delivered to the Trustee, or paid or delivered in accordance with the written
direction of the Trustee.
7.17 Termination. This Trust shall be irrevocable. In case of the termination of the Plan, then
the assets of this Trust shall be distributed, as provided in said Plan, subject to any and all
amendments to said Plan which may have theretofore become effective. In case of such
termination, the Trustee shall liquidate the assets of the Trust and disburse the same to, or for the
exclusive benefit of the Participants (or their Beneficiaries) in such Plan, in the manner
contemplated in the Plan, but subject to the designation by the Employer of the particular
individuals entitled to receive payment under the Plan and the amount of payments thereunder.
In no event shall any part of the principal or income of the Trust be paid to, or for the benefit of,
the Employer, except as provided under the Plan from time to time.
7.18 Resignation. The Trustee may resign at any time by giving sixty (60) days written notice to
the Employer; provided that the Employer may accept such resignation at any time within such
sixty (60) day period that the Employer may fix. Upon such resignation becoming effective, the
Trustee shall perform all acts necessary to transfer the assets of this Trust to such successor
Trustee, as the Employer shall appoint and designate.
7.19 Removal of Trustee. The Employer may remove the Trustee at any time by giving sixty
(60) days written notice to the Trustee. Upon such removal becoming effective, the Trustee shall
perform all acts necessary to transfer the assets of this Trust to such successor Trustee as the
Employer shall appoint and designate.
7.20 Vacancies. In the event of any vacancy in the trusteeship of this Trust, at any time, whether
by reason of the resignation of the then incumbent Trustee, the removal of the Trustee, or any
other cause, the Employer shall designate and appoint a successor Trustee. Any such successor
Trustee shall have all the powers herein conferred upon the original Trustee.
7.21 Payment of Administration Expenses. The expenses of administration of this Trust, shall
be paid by the Employer.
7.22 Payment of Taxes. All taxes which may be imposed upon the Trust shall be considered as
an expense of, and shall be paid from, the Trust, and, until so paid, shall constitute a lien upon
the assets of the Trust, without any right of repayment from, or recourse against, the Employer or
the Trustee.
7.23 Acceptance of Trust Provisions. The Trustee, by executing an Acceptance of Trusteeship
shall be deemed to have accepted the foregoing terms and conditions and to have agreed to carry
out the provisions thereof to be performed by the Trustee.
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Section 8
Administration
8.1 Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of not more than four
persons appointed by the Executive Director from employees holding unclassified positions.
This entity shall be referred to as the Administrator. The Administrator shall act as the agent of
the Employer in administering the Plan and shall have full and complete authority and discretion
to control and manage the operation of, and shall decide all matters under, the Plan, and shall
have any and all powers as may be necessary or advisable to discharge its duties under the Plan.
The Administrator has complete discretionary authority to decide all matters under the Plan and
its decisions shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
8.2 Duties. The Administrator shall have such duties and powers as may be necessary to
discharge its duties hereunder, including, by way of example but not by way of limitation, the
following:
(a) To construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan;
(b) To decide all questions of eligibility and participation hereunder;
(c) To prescribe such rules and procedures as are consistent with the provisions of the
Plan and as are deemed necessary and proper by the Administrator;
(d) To prepare and distribute, in such manner as the Administrator determines to be
appropriate, information explaining the Plan;
(e) To receive from the Employer and from Participants such information as shall be
necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;
(f) To maintain and furnish to the Employer, upon request, such reports with respect
to the Administration of the Plan as are reasonable and appropriate;
(g) To file with any state or federal authorities or agencies such records and reports as
may be required by law regarding the Plan;
(h) To make recommendations to the Employer regarding the employment of agents,
attorneys, accountants, consultants or other persons for such purposes as the
Administrator considers necessary or desirable;
(i) To review on an annual or periodic basis the performance of investment
alternatives offered under the Plan;
(j) To add or delete investment alternatives offered under the Plan;
(k) Make recommendations to the Employer regarding institution of legal action
regarding matters pertaining to the Plan;
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(l) Maintain and be custodian of all records, including financial records, relating to
the Plan or to the Plan Participants; and
(m) To do all such acts, take all such action and exercise all such rights, although not
specifically mentioned herein, as the Administrator may deem necessary or
convenient to administer this Plan and to carry out the purposes of this Plan.
8.3 Role of Employees. Any Employee who is a member of the administrative committee may
participate in the Plan but may not participate in any discretionary action taken in connection
with his participation.
8.4 Agents. The Administrator may contract with an agent or agents to implement the Plan and
to perform some or all administrative services in connection therewith. All contracts for service
shall be executed in the same manner as other contracts between the Employer and third parties.
8.5 Expenses. The general administrative expenses shall be paid by the Employer. Any
expenses incurred in connection with the selection of an investment or an optional form of
settlement under Section 5.3, however, shall be borne by the Participant or his Beneficiary, as the
case may be. For purposes of this section, general administrative expenses shall include by way
of example but not by way of limitation, legal and accounting expenses.
Section 9
Claims Procedure
9.1 Claim for Benefits. If a Participant or his Beneficiary believes that he is entitled to a benefit
under this Plan such Participant or Beneficiary shall file with the Administrator a written claim
for benefit on such forms and with such documentation as the Administrator shall prescribe.
9.2 Denial of Claim. The Administrator shall consider and decide any claim filed pursuant to
(a), above, promptly upon receipt. A claim shall be allowed only to the extent determined by the
Administrator. If such claim is denied, in part or in full, the Administrator shall notify the
claimant in writing of such decision within 60 days after the receipt of the claim. Such notice
shall advise the claimant, in language calculated to be understood by him, of the following:
(i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial of the claim;
(ii) the pertinent Plan provision or provisions on which the denial is based;
(iii) a description of any additional material or information which will permit the
claimant to perfect the claim, together with an explanation of why such material
or information is necessary; and
(iv) an explanation of the claim review procedure provided by Section 9.3 below.
9.3 Appeal of Denial. If a claimant receives notice that his claim for benefits has been denied in
whole or in part, he or his duly authorized representative may, within 60 days after receipt of
notice of such denial:
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(i) Make written application for a review of the decision. Such application shall be
made on a form specified by the Administrator and shall be delivered to the
Administrator.
(ii) Review documents in the possession of the Administrator which are pertinent to
the decision under review.
(iii) Submit, in writing, issues and comments on the decision under review.
9.4. Contest of Decision on Appeal. If review of a decision is requested pursuant to Section
9.3(i) above, such review shall be made by the Administrator who shall review all relevant
documents and other matters, including matters submitted by the claimant. The decision on
review shall be made within 60 days after the receipt by the Assistant Administrator of the
request for review, or within 60 days after the date on which the claimant submits written issues
and comments pursuant to Section 9.3(iii) above, whichever is later. The decision on review
shall be in writing, shall include the specific reasons for the decision, including references to
pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based, shall be written in a manner calculated
to be understood by the claimant, and shall be final.
Section 10
Plan Amendment and Termination
10.1 Amendment. The Employer reserves the right to amend the Plan in whole or in part from
time to time, by the enactment of an ordinance by its Board of Trustees and the execution of a
formal amendment to the Plan, provided that any such amendment shall not cause the Plan to
become disqualified under Section 457(b) of the Code or any other section thereof. No
amendment shall have the effect of reducing or affecting the value of any Participant’s Book
Account or any Participant’s rights which have accrued under the Plan prior to the amendment or
termination of the Plan.
10.2 Termination. The Employer intends to continue the Plan indefinitely but reserves the right
to terminate it at any time. The Plan may be terminated by the enactment of an ordinance by the
Employer’s Board of Trustees and the execution of a formal amendment to the Plan. The
benefits under the Plan will be paid to Participant as soon as practicable after such termination of
this Plan.
Section 11
Miscellaneous
11.1 Non-Assignability. The interests of the Participant or his Beneficiary under the Plan are not
subject to the claims of the Participant’s or Beneficiary's creditors; and neither the Participant
nor any Beneficiary shall have any right to sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise convey the right to
receive any payments hereunder or any interest under the Plan, which payments and interest are
expressly declared to be non-assignable and non-transferable.
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11.2 Mistaken Contributions. If any contribution (or any portion of a contribution) is made to
the Plan by a good faith mistake of fact, then within one year after the payment of the
contribution, and upon receipt in good order of a proper request approved by the Administrator,
the amount of the mistaken contribution (adjusted for any income or loss in value, if any,
allocable thereto) shall be returned directly to the Participant or, to the extent required or
permitted by the Administrator, to the Employer.
11.3 Payments to Minors and Incompetents. If the Participant or Beneficiary entitled to
receive any benefits hereunder is a minor or is adjudged to be legally incapable of giving valid
receipt and discharge for such benefits, or is deemed so by the Administrator, benefits will be
paid to such person as the Administrator may designate for the benefit of such Participant or
Beneficiary. Such payments shall be considered a payment to such Participant or Beneficiary and
shall, to the extent made, be deemed a complete discharge of any liability for such payments
under the Plan.
11.4 Procedure When Participant Cannot Be Located. The Administrator shall make all
reasonable attempts to determine the identity and address of the Participant or the Participant’s
Beneficiary entitled to benefits under the Plan. For this purpose, a reasonable attempt means (a)
the mailing by certified mail of a notice to the last known address shown on the Employer's or
the Administrator's records, (b) notification sent to the Social Security Administration or the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (under their program to identify payees under retirement
plans), and (c) the payee has not responded within 6 months. If the Administrator is unable to
locate such a person entitled to benefits hereunder, or if there has been no claim made for such
benefits, the Trust Fund shall continue to hold the benefits due such person.
11.5 Plan Construction. In construing the text of this Plan, the masculine shall include the
feminine, and the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular wherever the
context shall plainly so require.
11.6 Compliance with Code Section 457(b). This Plan is intended to meet the requirements for
qualification under Section 457(b) of the Code. Any modification or amendment to the Plan may
be made by the Employer, retroactively if necessary, to establish and maintain such qualification.
11.7 Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Code
and, to the extent they are not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of Missouri.
Section Three. The amendments set out in this ordinance shall be effective as of the date
of enactment unless otherwise indicated.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted December 8, 2005.