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47 <br />EXHIBIT A-1: <br />APPROVED QDRO PROCEDURES AND MODEL FORM FOR QUALIFIED PLANS <br />For the <br />City of Santa Ana Deferred Compensation Plan, 960140 <br />1. INTRODUCTION. Empower has arranged for QDRO Consultants to review domestic relations orders <br />DROs) related to the Plan, and to determine whether they are qualified domestic relations orders <br />QDROs). The Plan is a defined contribution plan that provides a Participant with a benefit equal to the <br />vested portion of the Participant’s account balance. <br />1.1. These QDRO Procedures help Plan Participants and other interested parties prepare QDROs <br />more effectively and efficiently. Among other things, these QDRO Procedures explain: <br />Who to contact for relevant information or Plan documents; <br />The required information that must be in a DRO; <br />The important information that should be in a DRO, and how the DRO will be interpreted if such <br />information is not included; <br />Model or sample language to assist the parties in preparing a DRO; <br />Where to send a draft or Executed DRO for review; <br />How the Alternate Payee’s interests will be protected during the DRO review process, including <br />any time or other limits on the review period; <br />The opportunity to revise a rejected DRO; <br />Who the Alternate Payee should contact to begin benefit payments; and <br />What happens when the Participant or Alternate Payee dies. <br />2. CONTACT INFORMATION. If you have questions or requests related to the review or determination of <br />a QDRO, please contact QDRO Consultants at: <br />QDRO Consultants <br />www.qdros.com/contact <br />If you need a Participant’s benefit statement, Plan documents (such as a summary plan description), <br />or if you have other questions or requests related to the Plan or a Participant, please contact the Plan <br />Recordkeeper at: <br />Empower <br />P.O. Box 173764 <br />Denver, CO 80217-3764 <br />Phone: 1-800-338-4015 <br />Fax: 1-866-633-5212