Benefit Plans Administrative Services BPAS 3/9/2020

ARTICLE VIII. PLAN ADMINISTRATION 8.1 Plan Administrator. (a) The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the general supervision of the Plan and shall have authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall perform any and all acts necessary or appropriate for the proper management and administration of the Plan. (b) The Adopting Employer shall be the Plan Administrator unless its Managing Body designates a person or persons other than the Adopting Employer to be the Plan Administrator. The Adopting Employer shall also be the Plan Administrator if the person or persons so designated cease to be the Plan Administrator. (c) The Plan Administrator may designate an individual or entity to act on its behalf with respect to certain powers, duties, and/or responsibilities regarding the operation and administration of this Plan. 8.2 Plan Administrator Absolute Authority. Any and all questions or controversies of whatever character, arising in any manner in connection with the Plan or the operation thereof, shall be submitted to the Plan Administrator and shall be considered and determined by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall have the sole and absolute discretion to construe and interpret the Plan, including but not limited consideration of any and all of the provisions, rules, regulations, or procedures used to interpret the Plan. Benefits under the Plan shall be paid only if the Plan Administrator determines in its sole and absolute discretion that the claimant is entitled to such benefits. To the extent any Plan Administrator duties are delegated to others, the Plan Administrator retains the ultimate right and responsibility, in its sole and absolute discretion, to ultimately decide all appeals. Any exercise by the Plan Administrator (or its delegate) of the Plan Administrator's sole and absolute discretionary authority with respect to the construction and interpretation of the Plan, including but not limited to eligibility for coverage and entitlement to benefits, shall be final and binding. 8.3 Agent for Service of Legal Process. The agent for service of legal process for the Plan is the Plan Administrator. 8.4 Allocation of Responsibility for Administration. The Plan Administrator shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of this Plan as is specifically described in this Plan. The designated representatives of the Plan Administrator shall have only those specific powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are specifically given to them under this Plan. The Plan Administrator warrants that any directions given, information furnished, or action taken by it shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Plan authorizing or providing for such direction, information or action. It is intended under this Plan that the Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the proper exercise of its own powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations under this Plan and shall not be responsible for any act or failure to act of an Employee of the Adopting Employer. Neither the Plan Administrator nor the Adopting Employer makes any guarantee to any Participant in any manner for any loss or other event because of the Participant's participation in this Plan. 8.5 Rules and Decisions. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, the Plan Administrator may adopt such rules and procedures as it deems necessary, desirable, or appropriate. All rules and decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all Participants in similar circumstances. When making a determination or calculation, the Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon information furnished by a Participant, the ©2017 Hitesman&Wold, P.A. 25 Funded Post-Employment HRA Basic Plan Document(Single Employer Non-ERSA)