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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 8259RESOLUTION NO. 82 59 OF THE TRUCKEE CONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT .(V I I APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WHEREAS, Government Code Section 6502 authorizes two or more public agencies to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting bodies, and; WHEREAS, Section 53213 of the Government Code authorizes local agen- cies to establish deferred compensation plans for their officers and employ- ees; and WHEREAS, the North Tahoe Public Utility District, Tahoe City Public Utility District and Truckee Donner Public Utility District have each es- tablished a deferred compensation plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District as follows: 1. The Joint Powers Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby approved. 2. The President of the Board of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District is hereby authorized to execute the Joint Powers Agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District duly called and held in said Dis- trict on the 15th day ol November , 1982, by the following roll eaJ1 vote : AYES: iluber, VanLandinghara and Corbett. NOES: Kuttel. ABSENT: Maass. TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By _-j£?!™hy.V-- Ti i ,ident fcl ATTEST : /? >yf z I Susan M. Craig, Deputy District C Clerk f I AGREEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of , 1982, by and between Truckee-Donner P.U.D. State of California, hereinafter referred to as "AGENCY", and SACRAMENTO SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, a California corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "Plan Administrator"; I <■ :■ WHE WII WITNESSETH) jency has adopted Sacramento Savings' Defi 'Ian for the benefit of it' Jlan is an Eligible State D< :r Internal Revenue Code Section 457 imployees; and jd Compensation 2d solely by th> Plan contri! WHI has fou: ;ligib nar ticn In order for Agency to provide such a Plan, ,Vjency that i requires s ervices relating to t he administration of such P1. an; and WHERE; itrator han je that it uocsassoi the know] ed< 16 ana expern snce to administer and provide such administrative services; (c) If the Account is less than $100,000.00 but with I a minimum of $10,000.00 at the beginning of a calendar quarter, that amount shall be invested in Six-Month Money Market Certificates (Treasury Dills), at the rate then prevailing and with simple interest calculation. VLL INTERIM DEPOSITS, I (contributions) into the Account shall earn 8% daily until either: (1) The interim deposits (contributions) equal or exceed $10,000.00 and are, on the first day of the quarter following that occurence, deposited into a Six-Month Money Market Certificate; or (2) One of the Plan's Six-Month Money Market Certificates matures, iit which time the interim deposits (contributions) shall be added to the funds in the maturing Certi- ficate and reinvested in a new Six-Month Money Market Certificate. I I (d) If the Account is $100,000.00 or more at the beginning of a calendar quarter, the interest rate will be that rate then being offered by Plan Administrator on Certificates of Deposit in excess of $100,000.00, bearing ninety (90) day maturity dates, (commonly referred to as the "Jumbo Rate"), with interest paid and compounded quarterly, or that rate then being offered on Six-Month Money Market Certificates, whichever is higher. This rate will be adjusted quarterly. (e) Notwithstanding, Plan Administrator guarantees that the minimum rate shall be the stated rate on Plan Administrator's longest term fixed rate certificate with interest paid and compounded daily, presently 8%. All funds on deposit shall be subject to all applicable rules, regulations, and statutes of the California Department of Savings and Loans, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and all other applicable regulatory authorities. 3. CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP. Plan Administrator shall have no privity of contract with the individual participants of Plan, and Plan Administrator agrees not to accept nor honor any instructions pertaining to transactions that may be submitted by participants. iV I I 4. OWNERSHIP OF FUNDS. Title and Ownership of the Account established under the Plan shall at all times be in the Agency and named (Agency) Deferred Compensation Plan Account. As funds of Plan remain the property of Agency until such time as funds are "made available" (Death, Disability, Retirement, Termination or such "Unforeseeable Emergency" as specifically determined by and pursuant to> regulations issued by the Secretary of Treasury 4 57B-5) to participant, no participant shall have any right to encumber, hypothecate, or alienate his or her interest in Plan. 5. PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY. Eligible participants in the Plan are those who are compensated for services rendered to Agency, whether employee or independent contractor. Consistent with Internal Revenue Service policy governing all such plans, discri- mination favoring any segment of eligible participants is specifi- cally prohibited. 6. ALLOWABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 457, the maximum that may be deferred to a taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of: (a) $7,500.00; or Il» I ib) 33 1/3% of the participant's includable compensation. The term "includable compensation" means compensation for services performed for Agency which (taking into account Section 457 of Internal Revenue Service Code) is currently includable in gross income. All contributions shall be in the form of a payroll deduction per pay period and forwarded to Plan Administrator by warrant along with a listing of deductions per participant. The deductions will be credited to the "Sub-Accounts" established in the name of the Agency for each participant; i.e., "(Agency) Account Under Deferred Compensation for John Doe". I Participants are permitted to make changes in their authorized payroll deductions subject to reasonable time limitations that may be imposed by Agency. For each such change the Agency and the participant will execute a new Plan and Agreement. A copy of the new Plan and Agreement will be sent by the Agency to Plan Administrator by no later than the following pay period. 7. ALLOWABLE DISTRIBUTIONS. Internal Revenue Code Section I 457 provides that funds are "made available" upon the occurence of the following: (a) Termination (voluntary-involuntary) (b) Disability (c) "Unforeseeable Emergency'1 (d) Retirement (e) Death Plan Administrator will honor requests of withdrawal from the Account of Plan ONLY when authorized by Agency. I While Plan Administrator has no provisions for accumulating income-tax withholdings from disbursements, Plan Administrator will make direct payments including periodic payments to Plan participants at the direction of Agency. While Federal Regulations impose certain interest penalties for early withdrawals, there are many conditions under which withdrawals may be made witiiout penalty, and Plan Administrator will advise Agency to utilize those options whenever possible. Further- more, should an interest penalty be required by Federal Regulations, Plan Administrator will invoke the absolute minimum penalty allowed. I I Any withdrawal made as a result of the death of a Plan participant will not be subject to penalty. 8. PRIVITY OF CONTRACT BETWEEN AGENCY AND PARTICIPANT. All participants must sign an individual Plan and Agreement form provided by Plan Administrator and acknowledged by Agency. All participants must also complete and sign the Settlement Agreement and Designation of Beneficiary form. Plan Administrator will retain copies of all such agreements and amendments for filing. 9. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES. (a) Plan Administrator shall relieve Agency of all administrative, bookkeeping, reporting and payout procedures. (b) Plan Administrator shall provide detailed quarterly statements to all Plan participants, as well as providing a cumulative quarterly report to Agency. (c) Plan Administrator will assist in implementing Plan by conducting meetings for Agency and Plan partici- pants which are normally scheduled on a biannual basis. All such meetings will be conducted by Plan Administrator Representatives. 0» I I (d) Plan Administrator shall be the source of supply of all forms related to the Plan. (e) In-House legal counsel shall assist Plan Adminis- trator in monitoring Plan to assure that Plan is in full compliance with all pertinent laws and regulations and Plan Administrator shall advise Agency of any changes in such laws and regulations and shall do so in writing. (f) Plan Administrator shall report pertinent information to outside agencies, as now or later may be required, and furnish information regarding Plan to Agency for its records and accounting, as now or later may be required. (g) Plan Administrator shall render these services at NO COST to the Agency or Plan participants. 10. AGENCY SERVICES. Agency shall provide or cause to be provided to the Plan Administrator the following: (a) Complete and accurate information and any forms or documents in completed form which are necessary for Plan Administrator to perform the services required hereunder, and which are requested by Plan Administrator in a timely manner. (b) Payroll deduction procedures and facilities. p I I (c) Assistance in scheduling tor and providing facilities for yroup meetings between Plan Administrator and participants lor the purpose of distributing information relating to Plan. (d) Assistance in obtaining such other information as may be needed from time to time by Plan Administrator for efficient administration of Plan. 11. TERM. This agreement shall remain in force until either party elects to terminate the agreement in writing and forwards such written notice of termination by registered mail to the other party. 12. TERMINATION. The agreement shall terminate not less than sixty (GO) day:; after receipt of such written notice. In the event termination is by Agency, and the effective date of such termination is at a time other than the end of a quarter, then Agency shall pay Plan Administrator the reasonable costs of preparing statements of activity and such other reports to be given to Agency by Plan Administrator. Upon termination by Agency or Plan Administrator, full withdrawal of funds shall be subject to Federal Regulations governing early withdrawals for Certificates of Deposit. 10 »* I I 13. WARRANTY. Plan Administrator hereby warrants that it shall perform all services required hereunder in a careful, diligent, and professional manner, and that Plan Administrator shall correct promptly any and all errors made by it in the course of performance of said service that may be discovered from time to time. 14. HOLD HARMLESS - AGENCY. Plan Administrator agrees to hold Agency, its Board, commissions, officers, agents and/or employees, including any Advisory Committee members harmless from any and all claims, losses, damage of liability which Agency may suffer or incur by reason of Plan Administrator's failure to accurately or correctly perform the services required of it. hereunder. 15. HOLD HARMLESS - PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. Agency agrees to hold Plan Administrator harmless from any and all claims, losses, damage or liability which Plan Administrator may suffer or incur by reason of Agency's failure to accurately or correctly perform the services required of it hereunder. 16. AMENDMENT. This agreement may be amended or modified either by written agreement signed by both partial) 0£ when ii-quircd by changes in applicable law. 11 fi I I 17. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. All information supplied to, and all work processed or completed by Plan Administrator or caused to be processed or completed by Plan Administrator in furtherance of terms and conditions of this agreement shall be kept confidential by Plan Administrator. However, Plan Administra- tor shall not be required to keep confidential any information or any work processed or completed or caused to be processed or completed which is required to be disclosed by Plan Administrator in order to comply with Federal, State and County laws and regula- tions. 18. NONASSIGNABILITY. It is mutually agreed that this agreement shall not be assigned, nor shall any of the services agreed to be performed or provided by Plan Administrator hereunder be assigned without first obtaining the express written consent of Agency. 19. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR'S STATUS. In the performance of the obligations set forth in this agreement, Plan Administrator shall have the status of an independant contractor, and in no sense shall Plan Administrator be considered an employee of the Agency described herein. ****************************************************************** 12 I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement, consisting of 13 pages including this page, the day and year first here- inafter written. >.*4w^ President, Board of Directors TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTI 8 By William G. Stewart, Vice President Public Funds Plan Administrator SACRAMENTO SAVINGS £ LOAN ASSOCIAT] 3 1 I