55C - RESO PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SRVS

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3.4 Directions to Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement, all directions to the Trustee from the Plan Administrator or Delegatee must be in writing and must be signed by the Plan Administrator or Delegatee, as the case may be. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, direction shall include any certification, notice, authorization, application or instruction of the Plan Administrator, Delegatee or Trustee appropriately communicated. The above notwithstanding direction may be implied if the Plan Administrator or Delegatee has knowledge of the Trustee's intentions and fails to file written objection. The Trustee shall have the power and duty to comply promptly with all proper direction of the Plan Administrator, or Delegatee, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement. In the case of any direction deemed by the Trustee to be unclear or ambiguous the Trustee may seek written instructions from the Plan Administrator, the Agency or the Delegatee on such matter and await their written instructions without incurring any liability. If at any time the Plan Administrator or the Delegatee should fail to give directions to the Trustee, the Trustee may act in the manner that in its discretion seems advisable under the circumstances for carrying out the purposes of the Trust which may include not taking any action. The Trustee may request directions or clarification of directions received and may delay acting until clarification is received. In the absence of timely direction or clarification, or if the Trustee considers any direction to be a violation of the Trust Agreement or any applicable law, the Trustee shall in its sole discretion take appropriate action, or refuse to act upon a direction. 3.5 Trust Administrator. The Plan Administrator has appointed PARS as the Trust Administrator. The Trust Administrator has accepted its appointment subject to the Plan Administrator's delegation of authority, to act as such, pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Trust Agreement. The Trust Administrator's duties involve the performance of the following services pursuant to the provisions of this trust agreement and the Agreement for Administrative Services: (a) Performing periodic accounting of the Trust; (b) Directing the Trustee to (i) make distributions from the Trust, as directed and authorized by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Agreement for Administrative Services, to Participants pursuant to the provisions of the Agency's Plan and, (ii) liquidate assets in order to make such distributions; (c) Notifying the Investment Fiduciary of the amount of Assets in the Trust available for further investment and management by the Investment Fiduciary; (d) Allocating contributions, earnings and expenses to the Trust; (e) Directing the Trustee to pay insurance premiums, to pay the fees of the Trust Administrator and to do such other acts as shall be appropriate to carry out the intent of the Trust. (f) Such other services as the Agency and the Trust Administrator may agree. 3.6 Additional Trust Administrator Services. The Plan Administrator may at any time retain the Trust Administrator as its agent to perform any act, keep any records or accounts and make any computations which are required of the Agency or the Plan Administrator by this Trust Agreement or by 11 55C-29