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Section 1.05 Directed Trustee. The term "Directed Trustee" shall mean Hand Benefits & Trust Company, the <br /> independent financial institution named herein and any successor named thereafter. <br /> Section 1.06 Participants. The term "Participants" shall mean individuals who from time to time satisfy the <br /> requirements to participate in the Plan. <br /> Section 1.07 Plan. The term "Plan" shall mean the City of Everett VEBA Plan, as adopted and as may be amended <br /> from time to time by the Employer. <br /> Section 1.08 Plan Administrator. The term "Plan Administrator" shall mean the person or entity identified in the <br /> Plan that has responsibility and authority to administer the Plan. <br /> Section 1.09 Trust or Trust Fund. The term "Trust" or "Trust Fund" shall mean the trust established (or amended <br /> and restated) by this Trust Agreement, comprising all property or interests in property held by the Directed <br /> Trustee from time to time under this Trust Agreement. The name of the Trust shall be City of Everett VEBA Plan <br /> and Trust. <br /> Section 1.10 Trust Agreement. The term "Trust Agreement" shall mean this agreement, as may be amended <br /> thereafter from time to time. <br /> Article II <br /> ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST <br /> Section 2.01 Purpose. The purpose of the Trust is to apply the assets of the Trust to provide benefits for <br /> Participants. The Trust, together with the Plan, is intended to constitute a "voluntary employees' beneficiary <br /> association" within the meaning of section 501(c)(9) of the Code.The Employer hereby represents that it sponsors <br /> the Plan; that the Plan is a defined contribution group health plan; and that all Assets will be Trust assets. The <br /> Employer also hereby represents that it has obtained IRS approval and/or an opinion from a licensed lawyer <br /> stating that (i) the Trust is exempt from income tax under Code Section 501(c)(9); (ii) the Trust is not required to <br /> file any federal or state tax returns; and (iii) contributions to, and distributions from,the Trust are not includible in <br /> the gross income of any Participant or Beneficiary under Code Section 61 and are not wages for Federal Insurance <br /> Contributions Act(FICA), Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), or income-tax withholding purposes. <br /> Section 2.02 Receipt of Funds. The Directed Trustee shall accept all sums of money and other property deposited <br /> or remitted to the Trust and the Directed Trustee shall hold, manage, and administer the Trust without distinction <br /> between principal and income. The Directed Trustee shall be accountable for the contributions or transfers it <br /> receives, but shall not be responsible for the collection of any contributions or transfers to the Trust. <br /> Section 2.03 Return of Contributions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, contributions <br /> to the Trust made by the Employer based upon mistake of fact may be returned to the Employer within one year <br /> of such contribution; provided that the return of contributions under this Section 2.03 may not violate any <br /> provision of the Plan. The Directed Trustee shall return contributions under this Section 2.03 only in accordance <br /> with Appropriate Directions and the Directed Trustee shall have no duty to determine whether the return of such <br /> contributions is permitted under this Section 2.03 and the Plan. <br /> Section 2.04 No Diversion. Excepted as provided in Section 2.03, at no time shall any part of the corpus or income <br /> of the Trust Fund be used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and <br /> Beneficiaries, including reasonable costs of establishment, amendment and administration of the Trust and the <br /> Directed Trust Agreement—Single Plan (405512) Page 2 of 12 <br />