55A - RESO - PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SRVS

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written directions of the Plan Administrator concerning those Assets. The Plan Administrator shall not issue directions in violation of the terms of the Plan and Trust or prohibited by any applicable federal or state laws or regulations governing the establishment and operation of trusts by governmental entities for the purpose of providing retirement benefits for their employees or other individuals providing services to such entities, including, but not limited to, laws governing the actions of plan fiduciaries ("Statutes"). Except to the extent required by applicable state or federal law or regulations, or otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to review, initiate action, or make recommendations regarding Trust Assets and shall follow investment directions and retain Assets until directed in writing by the Plan Administrator to dispose of them. The Trustee shall not be liable for any investment decisions of the Plan Administrator or any investment losses in the Account attributable to investment decisions of the Plan Administrator. 2.2 Trustee as Manager. The Plan Administrator may also delegate all or a portion of its investment authority to the Trustee for all or a portion of the Trust Assets. Upon written acceptance of that delegation, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to invest and reinvest that portion of the Trust so designated by the Plan Administrator in investments of any kind. The Trustee shall be responsible for proper diversification of the Assets only if all the Plan Assets are subject to its management. The Plan Administrator shall have the responsibility for establishing and carrying out a funding policy and method consistent with the objectives of the Plan, taking into consideration the Plan's short- term and long-term financial needs (hereinafter referred to as the "Permissible Investment Guidelines"). The Trustee's responsibility for investment and diversification of the Assets in the portion of the Trust for which Trustee has investment discretion shall be subject to, and is limited by, the funding policy and investment guidelines issued to it by the Plan Administrator and any Statutes. It is understood and acknowledged that the Plan Administrator, rather than the Trustee, shall be responsible for the funding policy, for overall diversification of Trust Assets (unless the Trustee has investment responsibility for all Plan Assets), for benefit allocation, distribution, and for overall compliance of the Trust with statutory limitations on the amount of the Trust's investment in any assets. 2.3 Insurance Contract. The Plan Administrator may direct the Trustee in writing to invest assets of the Trust in group or individual insurance contracts of all kinds authorized under the Plan, Statutes and Permissible Investment Guidelines provided such contracts are issued by an insurance company or companies qualified to do business in more than one state, and the Plan Administrator shall have the sole responsibility and shall direct the Trustee with respect to such insurance contracts. The administration of these insurance contracts shall be the sole responsibility of the Plan Administrator, and the Trustee shall follow the directions of the Plan Administrator with respect to the administration of any such contracts. 2.4 Independent Investment Manamer. The Plan Administrator may appoint one or more investment managers to direct the Trustee in the investment of all or a specified portion of the Trust Assets. Any investment manager shall be a qualified investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. The Plan Administrator may also remove any investment manager. The Plan Administrator shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the appointment or removal of any investment manager. The Plan Administrator shall cause the investment manager to acknowledge to the Trustee in writing 55A-23