55A - RESO - PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SRVS

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nominee, and to acquire for the Trust any investment in bearer form; but the books and records of the Trust shall at all times show that all such investments are a part of the Trust and the Trustee shall hold evidences of title to all such investments; (c) To serve as custodian with respect to the Trust assets with the sole exception of insurance policy or annuity contracts, the underlying assets of which shall be maintained by the insurance company issuer; (d) To employ such agents and counsel as may be reasonably necessary in managing and protecting the Trust assets and to pay them reasonable compensation; to employ any broker-dealer, including any broker-dealer affiliated with the Trustee, and pay to such broker-dealer its standard commissions; to settle, compromise or abandon all claims and demands in favor of or against the Trust; and to charge any premium on bonds purchased; (e) In addition to the powers listed herein, to do all other acts necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the Trust, as though the absolute owner thereof and to exercise and perform any and all of the other powers and duties specified in this Trust Agreement; (f) To abandon, compromise, contest, arbitrate or settle claims or demands; to prosecute, compromise and defend lawsuits, but without obligation to do so, all at the risk and expense of the Trust; (g) To permit such inspections of documents at the principal office of the Trustee as are required by law, subpoena or demand by United States agency and to disclose the Agency's name to issuers of securities in connection with shareholder communications unless directed otherwise in writing; (h) To comply with all requirements imposed by applicable state Statutes or other applicable provisions of state or federal law; (i) To seek written instructions from the Agency, Plan Administrator or other fiduciary or, to the extent Participants are permitted to direct the investment of all or any portion of their Accounts under the Plan, from a Participant, on any matter and await written instructions from such person without incurring any liability. If at any time the Agency, the Plan Administrator, a fiduciary or Participant should fail to give directions to the Trustee, the Trustee may but is not required to act in the manner that in its discretion seems advisable under the circumstances for carrying out the purposes of this Trust. Such actions shall be conclusive on the Plan Administrator and the Agency and the Participant if written notice of the proposed action is given to the Plan Administrator five (5) days prior to the action being taken, and the Trustee receives no response; (j) As directed by the Plan Administrator: (i) To cause the benefits provided under the Plan to be paid directly to the persons entitled thereto under the Plan, and in the amounts and in the manner specified, or to disburse such sums to the Agency, who shall be responsible to distribute sums due; and make appropriate tax reports to Participants, Beneficiaries and taxing authorities, and to charge such payments against the Trust with respect to which such benefits are payable; (ii) To compensate such executive, consultant, actuarial, accounting, investment, appraisal, administrative, clerical, secretarial, custodial, depository and legal, personnel and other 55A-27