HomeMy Public PortalAbout09891 O R D I N A N C E NO. 9891
REPEALED BY 9950 - 9/12/96
AN ORDINANCE repealing Ordinance No. 9630 adopted July 13, 1995 and
enacting a new Ordinance in lieu thereof on the same subject, establishing an amended and
restated Deferred Compensation Plan 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Section One: Ordinance No. 9630 adopted July 13, 1995, is hereby repealed,
without, however, altering or extinguishing the legal rights and obligations established by such
Ordinance.
Section Two: There is hereby established a restated and amended Deferred
Compensation Plan to comply with amendments to Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Section 1: Purpose. 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 and unforeseeable emergencies.
Section 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, certain terms shall have the
following meanings:
2.1 "Administrator" shall mean the committee appointed by the Employer
pursuant to Section 10.
2.2 "Beneficiary" means the person or legal entity named by a Participant, in
accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, to receive any payments payable
under the Plan in the event of the death of the Participant. In the manner and within the
limits prescribed by the Administrator, a Participant may designate more than one Beneficiary
to share a benefit or to receive a benefit if one or more other Beneficiaries should die before
such benefit becomes payable. Except as otherwise provided herein, if no Beneficiary is
named, or if no named Beneficiary is living or in existence at the time a benefit is payable, the
estate of the deceased Participant shall be the Beneficiary. A Participant may change or
revoke a Beneficiary designation at any time without the consent of the Beneficiary, by filing
with the administrator a new Beneficiary designation. Any change of Beneficiary designation
shall revoke all prior Beneficiary designations made by that Participant.
2.3 "Benefit Settlement Election Form" shall mean the form on which a
Participant or his Beneficiary selects the form in which his Book Account shall be paid and
when payment shall commence if the automatic provisions of Section 6.2 of the Plan do not
apply.
2.4 "Book Account" shall mean the separate bookkeeping account
established for each Participant and shall be composed of all Sub-Book Accounts held for a
Participant.
2.5 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.6 "Compensation" shall mean only compensation paid to the Participant by
the Employer and which is attributable to services performed for the Employer as reported on
Form W-2 and shall include amounts paid for overtime. For purposes of this Plan,
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compensation shall include any single sum payment for accrued but unused either sick leave
or vacation, or both for purposes of the "underutilization" provision of Sections 2.16 and 4.2.
2.7 "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental condition which renders the
Participant incapable of continuing in the employment of the Employer. An Employee shall be
deemed to be disabled when certified by a physician licensed by the state of Missouri who is
acceptable to the Employer.
2.8 "Effective Date of this Plan" shall mean the date of the adopting
ordinance.
2.9 "Eligible Plan" shall mean a plan which satisfies the provisions of Code
Section 457.
2.10 "Employee" shall mean any individual performing services for the
Employer as an Employee.
2.11 "Employer" shall mean the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
2.12 "Entry Date" shall mean January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st
of each year.
2.13 "Fund" shall mean the aggregate amounts of Compensation deferred by
Participants, including the income, gains, and losses both realized or unrealized which accrue
thereon and any property in which such deferred Compensation is invested.
2.14 "Includable Compensation" shall mean Compensation for services
performed for the Employer which is currently includable in gross income, taking into account
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the provisions of Code Section 457 and Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
2.15 "Investment" shall mean each of the properties in which a Participant's
deferred Compensation may be invested as indicated by the Participant on the Participation
Agreement executed by him. The term "Investment" shall include by way of example but not
by way of limitation, the collective funds created by the 1995 Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust -- American Express Collective Investment Funds for Employee Benefits
Trusts. Any assets of the Employer held pursuant to this Plan and added to any of said
collective funds at any time, shall be subject to all of the provisions of said Declaration of
Trust as amended from time to time.
2.16 "Normal Retirement Age" means either of the following dates:
(i) the first day of the month coinciding with or next following a
person's fifty-fifth (55) birthday and completion of sixty (60)
months of Continuous Service; or
(ii) the first day of any month selected by the Participant following
his Separation from Service on which benefits commence,
provided the Participant has eighty (80) points on the day on
which he has a Separation from Service;
provided the Participant notifies the Assistant Administrator in writing prior to the calendar year
in which the Participant intends to utilize the "underutilization" provision of Section 4.2. Such
writing shall advise the Assistant 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 4.2 of this Plan. If a Participant fails
to make such written designation, his Normal Retirement Age shall mean his sixty-fifth (65)
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birthday. For purposes of this section "points" shall have the same meaning as the definition
included in Section 1.28 of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Employees' Pension
Plan.
2.17 "Participant" shall mean any Employee who becomes covered under this
Plan in accordance with the terms of Section 3. "Former Participant" shall mean a
Participant who has separated from service with the employer but who has a balance
remaining in his Book Account.
2.18 "Participation Agreement" shall mean the election form on which an
Employee agrees to defer his Compensation or to indicate a change in investment instruction.
The Participation Agreement may also be referred to as the "Enrollment/Change Form."
2.19 "Plan Ceiling Amount" shall mean the lesser of;
a. $7,500, or
b. 33-1/3% of the Participant's Includable Compensation (which is
generally equal to 25% of the Participant's Compensation) for the
taxable year,
reduced by the amount, if any, which is excludable from the Participant's Federal gross
income for that taxable year because of a contribution made to (i) an annuity arrangement
described in Code Section 403(b), (ii) a qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in
Code Section 401(k)(2), (iii) a simplified employee pension plan described in Code
Section 408(k), or (iv) an employee-funded pension plan described in Code
Section 501(c)(18).
2.20 "Plan Year" shall mean the calendar year.
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2.21 "Required Beginning Date" means the later of (i) April 1 of the calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70-1/2 or
(ii) April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Employee separates
from service after attaining Normal Retirement Age.
2.22 "Retirement" shall mean a severance of the Employer-Employee
relationship with the Employer on or after attaining Normal Retirement Age.
2.23 "Separation From Service" shall mean a severance of the
Employer-Employee relationship with the Employer because of death, Disability, Retirement,
resignation or discharge within the meaning of Code Section 402(e)(4)(A)(iii).
2.24 "Settlement Date" shall mean the Valuation Date coinciding with or next
preceding the date on which a distribution is made to a Participant or his Beneficiary from the
Participant's Book Account.
2.25 "Sub-Book Account" shall mean the interest of a Participant in an
Investment of the Fund. Compensation deferred under the Plan may be further segregated
into contributions made before January 1, 1990, and contributions made after that date if the
Administrator so elects.
2.26 "Transferee Eligible Plan" shall mean an Eligible Plan to which amounts
deferred under this Plan are transferred.
2.27 "Valuation Date" shall mean December 31 of each calendar year and
any other date or dates as may be specified by the Administrator.
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Section 3. Eligibility.
3.1 Any Employee is eligible to become a Participant in the Plan provided he
irrevocably elects to reduce and defer his Compensation by signing a Participation Agreement.
3.2 Any eligible Employee may quarterly elect to participate in the Plan by
agreeing to reduce his Compensation provided such election is irrevocably made on the
Participation Agreement designated by the Employer and delivered to the Administrator at least
thirty (30) days prior to the next following Entry Date to which the deferral election applies.
In the case of an individual who is employed after the Effective Date of this Plan, however,
such Employee shall have an option to elect to defer some portion of his Compensation
provided such election is irrevocably made on or before the first day the Employee begins to
perform services for the Employer. An Employee's election to defer Compensation shall apply
only to Compensation which is earned and which becomes payable after the Employee has
effectively executed and delivered to the Administrator a Participation Agreement.
3.3 A Participant may revoke his election to participate in the Plan and to
discontinue deferral of his Compensation by delivering to the Administrator written notice
thirty (30) days prior to the pay period to which the revocation shall be effective; provided,
however, once a Participant has revoked his election to participate, he may not reinstate his
election until the next Entry Date and then only if an effective Participation Agreement is
delivered to the Administrator at least thirty (30) days prior to the Entry Date to which the
reinstated election applies.
3.4 A Participant may change the amount of Compensation he/she wishes to
defer by delivering a new Participation Agreement to the Administrator on each of the following
dates with respect to Compensation earned on and after the date indicated:
DELIVER NEW PARTICIPATION
WITH RESPECT TO
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AGREEMENT TO ADMINISTRATOR
BEFORE
COMPENSATION
EARNED ON AND AFTER
December 1
January 1
March 1
April 1
June 1
July 1
September 1
October 1
If the Participant does not deliver a new Participation Agreement to the Administrator on the
required date indicated above, his/her then current Participation Agreement shall constitute an
affirmative ratification of the then effective Participation Agreement.
3.5 On a monthly basis, a Participant may alter or change the allocation of
his/her Book Account 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.
3.6 A Participant's failure to execute a new Participation Agreement on or
before March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 shall constitute an affirmative
ratification of his/her then effective Participation Agreement.
Section 4. Maximum Deferral Amount.
4.1 Except as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum amount of
Compensation that a Participant may defer during the Participant's taxable year shall not
exceed the Plan Ceiling Amount.
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4.2 A Participant may make a one-time election to defer in one (1) or more
of each of the last three (3) taxable years of the Participant ending before the Participant
attains Normal Retirement Age, the lesser of;
a. $15,000, reduced by the amount, if any, which is excludable
from the Participant's Federal gross income for that taxable year
because of a contribution made to (i) an annuity arrangement
described in Code Section 403(b), (ii) a qualified cash or
deferred arrangement described in Code Section 401(k)(2),
(iii) a simplified employee pension plan described in Code
Section 408(k), or (iv) an employee-funded pension plan
described in Code Section 501(c)(18).
b. The underutilized limitation.
For purposes of this section the "underutilized limitation" shall mean the sum of;
(i) The Plan Ceiling Amount for the taxable year of the
Participant, plus
(ii) The Plan Ceiling Amount for any prior taxable year or
years less the amount of Compensation deferred under
the Plan for such prior taxable year or years.
A prior taxable year shall be taken into account under subsection 4.2(b)(ii) only if;
(A) It began after December 31, 1978.
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(B) The Participant was eligible during all or any portion of the
taxable year to participate in this Plan, and
(C) The Compensation deferred (if any) under the Plan during the
taxable year was subject to the Plan Ceiling Amount.
If during the three (3) taxable years of the Participant prior to attaining Normal Retirement
Age, a Participant increases his deferral as provided herein and does not have a Separation
From Service on his Normal Retirement Age, in taxable years subsequent to attaining Normal
Retirement Age, the Participant may continue to defer Compensation in an amount which does
not exceed the Plan Ceiling Amount.
Section 5. Book Accounts.
5.1 The Administrator shall open and maintain a separate bookkeeping
account in the name of each Participant and shall credit to such Book Account that amount of
Compensation which the Participant elects to defer.
5.2 As of the close of business on the Valuation Date, the Administrator shall
determine the fair market value of each Investment of the Fund which shall reflect all
additions to, income earned or loss realized or unrealized by each Investment since the last
Valuation Date. The income, gains or losses reflected in such valuation shall be allocated
among the Participants' Sub-Book Account in each Investment in the proportion which the
value of each Participant's Sub-Book Account in the respective Investment at the end of the
preceding Valuation Date (increased by additional amounts of deferred Compensation and
decreased by any distributions) bears to the aggregate value of all interest in such Investment
as of the end of the preceding Valuation Date. A Participant's Book Account shall consist of
the sum of all Sub-Book Accounts maintained for the Participant.
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5.3 Subject to the provisions of Section 13.1, a Participant's interest in his
Book Account shall be 100% vested.
Section 6. Benefits.
6.1 Except as provided in Section 7, benefits under this Plan shall be
payable only in the event of Separation from Service. The benefit payable under the Plan
shall be the Participant's Book Account determined as of the Settlement Date.
6.2 Subject to the provisions of Section 6.7 and in compliance with the
provisions of Section 6.4 of this Plan, a Participant's Book Account shall be paid either in the
form of (i) an annuity; (ii) in equal annual installments (not to exceed fifteen); (iii) in a
single lump sum, or (iv) in such other form of distribution mutually agreed to by the
distributee and the Plan Administrator. The Participant may express a preference for a form of
distribution but the actual form of distribution shall be subject to the approval of the
Administrator. Distribution of a Participant's Book Account shall commence sixty (60) days
after a Participant has a Separation from Service for any reason. Subject to the provisions of
Sections 6.5 and 6.6, a Participant or his Beneficiary, as the case may be, may request a
benefit commencement date later than sixty (60) days after a Separation from Service but the
actual benefit commencement date shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator. Such
requests regarding form of payment and the benefit commencement date shall be made on a
Benefit Settlement Request Form delivered to the Administrator not later than thirty (30) days
after the Participant has a Separation from Service for any reason and before payment
commences. If no request form is filed within such thirty (30) day period, the Participant's
Book Account shall be distributed sixty (60) days after the Participant has a Separation from
Service in a single sum.
6.3 A Benefit Settlement Request Form which requests a postponed benefit
commencement date as provided in Section 6.2 shall be irrevocable upon delivery to the
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Administrator. If a postponed benefit commencement date is requested, the Participant, or
Former Participant, need not select the method of payment or if one is requested may change
the method requested until the date thirty (30) days preceding the date upon which payments
are to commence. Any form of benefit distribution requested by the Participant, or Former
Participant under this Section 6.3 shall be indicated on a Benefit Settlement Request Form
submitted to the Administrator and shall be subject to approval or disapproval of the
Administrator.
6.4 Without regard to any other provision of this Plan, no Participant's
request to receive benefits hereunder shall be effective unless pursuant to such request,
benefits will commence no later than the Required Beginning Date. Further, all distributions
under this Plan shall be made in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Income
Tax Regulations promulgated thereunder and the provisions of Code Section 401(a)(9) shall
be deemed to override any distribution option in this Plan which is inconsistent therewith.
6.5 Subject to the provisions of Section 6.2, the Benefit Settlement Request
Form shall permit a Participant or Former Participant (not a Beneficiary) to elect any one of
the following optional forms of settlement in lieu of a single sum payment;
a. Straight Life Annuity - a monthly annuity payable for as long as
the recipient lives.
b. Period Certain and Life Annuity - a monthly annuity payable for
as long as the recipient lives. If the recipient dies before
receiving payments for the certain period (60, 120, 180 months
as selected by the recipient in the Benefit Settlement Request
Form) any remaining payments for the balance of the period
certain shall be paid to the recipient's beneficiary in a lump sum.
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c. Installments - substantially equal annual installments (not to
exceed fifteen), the first of which is payable on the benefit
commencement date selected by the Participant and subsequent
payments of which shall be made on each anniversary of such
benefit commencement date until the full amount is distributed.
Interest on any deferred payments shall be paid at an average
rate equal to the ninety (90) day U.S. Treasury Bill rate
determined on a daily weighted average basis during the period
between installment payments.
d. Such other form of distribution mutually agreed to by the
Participant or Former Participant and the Plan Administrator.
Any form of settlement requested and approved hereunder must be one that insures that as of
the date on which distribution commences, (a) the projected amount payable to a Participant
or Former Participant during his life expectancy exceeds two-thirds (2/3) of the maximum
amount that would have been payable to the Participant or Former Participant if no provision
were made for payment to a Beneficiary; and (b) any amount not distributed to the Participant
during his life shall be distributed after the Participant's death in a form at least as rapidly as
the payment method applicable during the life of the Participant. If a Participant or Former
Participant dies before benefits have commenced, his Book Account shall either (i) be paid to
his Beneficiary in a single sum on a postponed payment date selected by the Beneficiary or
(ii) in three (3) annual installments commencing on a date sixty (60) days after the
Participant's death.
6.6 If a Participant or Former Participant dies after benefits commence and
before the entire deferred amount is paid to the Participant, the entire amount deferred must
be paid to the Beneficiary over;
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a. The life of the Beneficiary (or any shorter period) if the
Beneficiary is the Participant's surviving spouse, or
b. In a single sum 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. The benefit payable to a nonspousal beneficiary
shall commence no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the
calendar year which contains the Participant's date of death.
6.7 If the value of a Participant's Book Account on the Settlement Date is
less than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500), the full amount shall be paid to the Participant
or his Beneficiary in a single lump sum within sixty (60) days after the Participant has a
Separation from Service.
Section 7. Hardship.
In the event a Participant incurs an unforeseeable emergency, the Participant
may apply to the Assistant Administrator for a lump sum distribution of part or all of his Book
Account as of the last Settlement Date. For purposes of this emergency withdrawal option, an
unforeseeable emergency shall mean severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from
a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or of a dependent (as defined
in section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property due to
casualty or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of
events beyond the control of the Participant. The circumstances that will constitute an
unforeseeable emergency will depend upon the facts and circumstances, but an unforeseeable
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emergency shall not include the need to send a Participant's child to college or the desire to
purchase a residence. A distribution of a Participant's Book Account shall not be permitted to
the extent that such unforeseeable emergency may be relieved;
(i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or
otherwise;
(ii) by liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent the
liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial
hardship, or
(iii) by cessation of deferrals under the Plan.
The final determination of whether a Participant has an unforeseeable emergency, for which a
distribution is permitted under this Plan, shall be made by the Administrator.
Section 8. Plan to Plan Transfers
a. In the event a Participant has a Separation from Service and commences
employment with another entity which maintains an Eligible Plan, Section 6 of this Plan shall
not apply and amount deferred by the Participant under this Plan shall automatically be
transferred to the Transferee Eligible plan if;
(i) the Participant has a Separation from Service with the Employer
in order to accept employment with the entity described
hereinabove; and
(ii) the Participant (or Former Participant as the case may be) elects
to participate in the Transferee Eligible Plan not later than thirty
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(30) days after the date on which he has a Separation from
Service with the Employer.
b. If a Participant elects to transfer his Book Account, or any portion
thereof, to a Transferee Eligible Plan, he shall notify the Administrator in writing no later than
the date on which he has a Separation of Service. Within thirty (30) days of the
aforementioned date, the Participant (or Former Participant as the case may be) shall provide
evidence of his participation in the Transferee Eligible Plan. If such evidence is satisfactory to
the Administrator of this Plan, the Administrator shall transfer his Book Account (or any portion
thereof as directed by the Participant) to the administrator of the Transferee Eligible Plan.
c. This Plan shall accept transfers of amounts deferred by an Employee
under another Eligible Plan, provided such amounts are received directly from the administrator
of the other Eligible Plan and the deferred amount is transferred in cash or cash equivalents.
Section 9. Nonassignability
The interest of any person in this Plan or in any distribution to be made under
the Plan shall not be assignable either by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation
of law, including, but not by way of limitation, execution, levy, garnishment, attachment,
pledge, or in any other manner, but excluding devolution by death or transfer due to mental
incompetency, and no right or interest of any person in the Plan or in a Book Account shall be
liable for, or subject to, any obligation or liability of such person.
Section 10. Plan Administration
10.1 The Plan shall be administered by a committee of four persons; The
General Counsel, Secretary-Treasurer, the Director of Personnel and the Director of
Administration of the Employer. The committee of four shall be referred to as the
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Administrator; a subcommittee consisting of the Director of Personnel and the Director of
Administration shall be referred to as the Assistant Administrator. The Administrator shall act
as the agent of the Employer in administering the Plan and shall be solely responsible for its
operation and enforcement. All decisions of the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding
on all persons.
10.2 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;
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(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;
(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.
10.3 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.
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10.4 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 District and
third parties.
10.5 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 6.5, 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 11. Claims Procedures
a. 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 Assistant Administrator
a written claim for benefit on such forms and with such documentation as the Assistant
Administrator shall prescribe.
b. The Assistant 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 Assistant Administrator. If such claim is denied, in part or in full, the
Assistant 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;
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(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 (c),
below.
c. 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;
(i) Make written application for a review of the decision. Such
application shall be made on a form specified by the Assistant
Administrator and shall be delivered to the Assistant
Administrator.
(ii) Review documents in the possession of the Assistant
Administrator which are pertinent to the decision under review.
(iii) Submit, in writing, issues and comments on the decision under
review.
d. If review of a decision is requested pursuant to (c)(1), 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
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within 60 days after the date on which the claimant submits written issues and comments
pursuant to (c)(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 12. Plan Amendment & Termination
12.1 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 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.
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.
Section 13. General Provisions
13.1 The Fund shall at all times remain the sole assets of the Employer and
subject to the claims of its general creditors.
13.2 Neither this Plan, any Participation Agreement Benefit Settlement Election
Form or any Book Account shall be deemed to create a trust or custodial account on behalf of
or for the benefit of any Participant or his Beneficiaries. A Participant or his Beneficiary shall
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have no secured or preferred interest in any assets of the Employer by reason of participation
in this Plan.
13.3 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.
13.4 This Plan is intended to meet the requirements for qualification under
Section 457 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.
13.5 Any reference herein to any section of the Code or to any other statute or
law shall be deemed to include any successor statute or law of similar import.
13.6 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 on
July 1, 1996.
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The foregoing Ordinance was adopted June 13, 1996.