2001-296RESOLUTION NO. 2001R-296
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 75R-431, AS LAST
AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 98R-242, WHICH ESTABLISHED A
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FULL-TIME
EMPLOYEES, TO INCORPORATE NEW LEGISLATION
WHEREAS, the City Treasurer has recommended in a staff report dated December 11, 2001,
that Resolution No. 75R-431, as last amended by Resolution 98R-242, be amended in the manner
herein set forth, effective January 1, 2002; and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof, the need exists to amend Resolution 75R-431 which
established the City of Anaheim Deferred Compensation Plan (hereinafter called "Plan"), for full-
time employees in compliance with Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 provides for changes in
Section 457 of the Internal Revenue code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find that the aforementioned
amendment is in the best interest of the City of Anaheim;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim that
the Plan be amended and restated. A copy of the Plan is attached as Exhibit "A".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of said amendment to Resolution No.
75R-431 is January 1, 2002.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, except as amended herein, Resolution No. 75R-
431 shall remain in full force and effect.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Anaheim this 1 lth day of December 2001.
MA~E CITY OF AN EIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLEaRK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
CITY ~TTOR?I'E][ OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2001R-296 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 11th day of December, 2001, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Tait, Kring, McCracken, Daly
NOES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
(SEAL)
EXHIBIT A
CITY OF ANAHEIM
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
ARTICLE I. NAME
The Employer hereby amends and restates the Employer's Deferred Compensation
Plan and Trust. The name of this plan is the City of Anaheim Deferred
Compensation Plan hereinafter referred to as the "Plan." The Plan consists of the
provisions set forth in this document. This amendment and restatement of the
Plan is effective January 1, 2002, pursuant to PL 107-16 (HR1836) (June 7, 2001) the
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and as may be adopted
by California Revenue Taxation Code 17024.5, as amended.
ARTICLE I1. PURPOSE
2.01 The primary purpose of this Plan is to provide retirement income and other
deferred benefits to the Employees of the Employer and the Employees'
Beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of Section 457 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
2.02 This Plan shall be an agreement solely between the Employer and
participating Employees. The Plan and Trust forming a part hereof are established
and shall be maintained for the exclusive benefit of eligible Employees and their
Beneficiaries. No part of the corpus or income of the Trust shall revert to the
Employer or be used for or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of
Participants and their Beneficiaries.
2.03 The Employer does not and cannot represent or guarantee that any
particular federal and state income, payroll or other tax consequences will occur by
reason of an Employee's participation in this Plan. The Participant should consult
with his own attorney or other representative regarding all tax or other
consequences of participation in this Plan.
ARTICLE III. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Plan, certain words or phrases used herein will have the
following meanings:
3.01 Account: The bookkeeping account maintained for each Participant
reflecting the cumulative amount of the Participant's Deferred Compensation,
including any income, gains, losses, or increases or decreases in market value
attributable to the investment of the Participant's Deferred Compensation, and
further reflecting any distributions to the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary
and any fees or expenses charged against such Participant's Deferred
Compensation.
3.02 Automatic Distribution Date: On or after January 1, 2002, "Automatic
Distribution Date" means April 1 of the calendar year after the Plan year the
Participant attains age 70 1/2, or, if later, has a Severance Event.
3.03 Beneficiary: Any person, trust, corporation or firm, or the estate of the
Participant, or any combination of the foregoing designated by a Participant to
receive benefits under the Plan. Designation shall be made on a City of Anaheim
Participation Agreement executed by the Participant to the Plan Administrator,
unless otherwise provided. Beneficiary may be singular or plural, primary or
contingent.
3.04 Compensation: The salary or wages which would be paid by the Employer to
or for the benefit of an Employee (if he were not a Participant in the Plan) for actual
services performed for the Employer for the period that he is a Participant.
3.05 Contract Administrator: An administrator employed under contract
authorized by the City Council and under the direction of the Plan Administrator.
3.06 Deferred Compensation: The portion of Compensation which the Participant
and the Employer mutually agree to defer in accordance with the provisions of this
Plan; any amount credited to the Participant's Account.
3.07 Deferred Compensation Committee: Shall mean the Committee, consisting
of the Plan Administrator, as Chairperson; the City Manager or his appointee; the
Finance Director or his appointee; the Human Resources Director or his appointee;
and a Participating Employee.
3.08 Disability: The substantial permanent inability of a Participant to engage in
his usual occupation by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental
impairment as determined by the Employer or by the Public Employees' Retirement
System, on the basis of advice from a physician or physicians.
3.09 Employee: Any individual who provides services for the Employer, whether
as an employee or officer of the Employer and who has been designated by the
Employer as eligible to participate in the Plan.
3.10 Employer: Shall mean the City of Anaheim
3.11 Includible Compensation: The amount of an Employee's compensation from
the Employer for a taxable year that is attributable to services performed for the
Employer and that is includible in the Employee's gross income for the taxable year
for federal income tax purposes; such term does not include any amount
excludable from gross income under this Plan or any other plan described in
Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or any other amount excludable from
gross income for federal income tax purposes. Includible Compensation shall be
determined without regard to any community property laws.
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3.12 Normal Compensation: The amount of compensation which would be
payable to a Participant by the Employer for a taxable year if. no Participation
Agreement were in effect to defer compensation under this Plan.
3.13 Normal Retirement Age: Shall mean age 70-1/2. For purposes of Article 6.02,
the Participant may elect an alternate Normal Retirement Age by written
Participation Agreement delivered to the Plan Administrator prior to a Severance
Event. Once a Participant has to any extent utilized the catch-up limitation of
Article 6.02, his designated Normal Retirement Age for purposes of such section
may not be changed or redesignated for this purpose.
A Participant's alternate Normal Retirement Age shall be any date elected by the
Participant in a Participation Agreement filed with the Plan Administrator. Such
date shall be no earlier than the earliest date that the Participant will become
eligible to retire (without the consent of the Employer) and to receive retirement
benefits under the California Public Employees Retirement System without
actuarial or similar reduction because of retirement before an age which is later
than such alternate age. A Participant may designate an age greater than 70-112 if
the Participant continues employment after attaining age 70-1/2, not having
previously elected an alternate Normal Retirement age. However, the Participant's
alternate Normal Retirement Age shall not be later than the mandatory retirement
age, if any, established by the Employer, or the age at which the Participant
actually Separates from Service (if the Employer has no mandatory retirement age).
If the participant will not become eligible to receive benefits under the California
Public Employees Retirement System, the Participant's alternate Normal
Retirement Age may not be earlier than attainment of age 65.
3.14 Participant: Any member of the Plan who has elected, pursuant to the Plan,
to defer a portion of this compensation and who fulfills the requirements of
participation in the Plan
3.15 Participating Employee: An appointed member to the Deferred
Compensation Committee. The Participating Employee must submit an Application
for Appointment to the Committee. The Committee will select the Participating
Employee. The Participating Employee must be a full-time employee with the City
of Anaheim and must be a Participant of the Plan. This member shall be limited to a
two (2) year term.
3.16 Participation Agreement: An agreement entered into between an Employee
and the Employer, including any amendments or modifications, thereof. Such
agreement shall: (a) fix the amount of Deferred Compensation; (b) specify a
preference among the Providers designated by the Employer; (c) designate the
Employee's Beneficiary or Beneficiaries; and (d) incorporate the terms, conditions,
and provisions of the Plan by reference.
3.17 Plan Administrator: The City Treasurer unless another person or entity is
designated by the City Council.
3.18 Plan Year: The calendar year.
3.19 Provider: An institution providing investments or deposit vehicles.
3.20 Required Beginning Date: April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar
year in which the Participant attains age 70-1/2 or a Severance Event, whichever is
later.
3.21 Retirement: The first date upon which both of the following shall have
occurred with respect to a Participant: Severance Event and attainment of age 50.
3.22 Severance Event: Severance of the Participant's employment with the
Employer which constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of
Section 402(d)(4)(A)(iii) of the Code as amended. In general, a Participant shall be
deemed to have severed his employment with the Employer for purposes of this
Plan when, in accordance with the established practices of the Employer, but not
earlier than such time as the person is no longer on the payroll of the Employer.
3.23 Sub-Committee: A subdivision of the Committee and shall be less than a
quorum of the Committee.
3.24 Trust: The Trust created under Article VIII of the Plan which shall consist of
all compensation deferred under the Plan, plus any income and gains thereon, less
any losses, expenses and distributions to Participants and Beneficiaries.
3.25 Trustee: The Deferred Compensation Committee Members shall act as
Trustees.
ARTICLE IV. ADMINISTRATION
4.01 The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator but may be
administered through a Contract Administrator under the direction of the Plan
Administrator. Participants receiving services from said Plan Administrator and/or
Contract Administrator may be charged a fee for said services.
The Trustees shall determine said fees in a manner deemed fair and equitable. The
Trustees may have withheld or collect, such fee, in such manner as it deems
equitable, from the compensation deferred pursuant to the Plan, or the income
produced from the compensation deferred pursuant to the Plan.
4.02 Duties of the Plan Administrator: The Plan Administrator shall have the
authority to make all discretionary decisions affecting the rights or benefits of
Participants which may be required in the administration of this Plan. The Plan
Administrator's decisions shall be afforded the maximum deference permitted by
applicable law.
4.03 Duties of the Provider: The Provider, as agent for the Trust, shall perform
nondiscretionary administrative functions in connection with the Plan, including
but not limited to; the maintenance of Participants' Accounts, the provision of
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periodic reports of the status of each Account, and the disbursement of benefits on
behalf of the Trust in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.
ARTICLE V. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
5.01 Employer and Participant mutually acknowledge that the compensation of
each Employee is as set forth in the salary resolution or personnel ordinance of the
Employer and that said compensation includes the dollar amount of funds deferred
under this Plan. Each employee may elect to become a Participant and to defer
payment of part of his compensation by executing and delivering to the Employer a
written Participation Agreement.
5.02 Initial Participation: An Employee may become a Participant by executing a
Participation Agreement prior to the beginning of the calendar month in which the
Participation Agreement is to become effective to defer compensation not yet paid,
or such other date as may be permitted under the Internal Revenue Code. The
minimum deferral is $10.00 per pay period. At the Employer's option, there may be
established one or more open enrollment dates during the year in which an
employee may commence or make changes to his account.
5.03 Amendment of Participation Agreement: A Participant may amend an
executed Participation Agreement to change the amount of compensation not yet
paid which is to be deferred (including the reduction of such future deferrals to
zero) or to change his investment preference (subject to such restrictions as may
result from the nature of terms of any investment made by the Employer). Such
amendments for deferral increases shall become effective as of the beginning of
the calendar month commencing after the date the amendment is executed. A
Participation Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from month to month
unless modified, revoked or superseded by a new Participation Agreement. No
Compensation previously deferred shall be payable to an Employee upon
revocation of his Participation Agreement unless otherwise due pursuant to Article
X.
5.04 A Participant may designate by Participation Agreement, delivered to the
Plan Administrator, a Beneficiary to receive any benefits which may be payable
under the Plan upon the death of such Participant. A Participant may at any time
amend his Participation Agreement to change the designated Beneficiary and such
amendment shall become effective as of the date of delivery to the Plan
Administrator.
ARTICLE VI. LIMITATIONS ON DEFERRALS
6.01 Normal Limitation: Except as provided in Article 6.02, the maximum amount
of the compensation of any Participant which may be deferred under the 457 plans
for each calendar year shall be the lesser of 100% of the Participants includible
compensation or $11,000.00, with annual increases of $1,000.00 until the year 2006
and thereafter adjusted for the calendar year to reflect increases in the cost-of-
living in accordance with Sections 457(e)(15) and 415(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
6.02 Catch-Up Limitations:
(a)
Normal Catch-up Provision: Effective January 1, 2002, for each of the last three
(3) taxable years of a Participant ending before his attainment of Normal
Retirement Age, the maximum amount of Deferred Compensation shall be the
lesser of: (1) double the Normal Limitation as stated in Section 6.01 or (2) the
sum of (i) the Normal Limitation for the taxable year, and (ii) the Normal
Limitation for each prior taxable year of the Participant commencing after 1978
less the amount of the Participant's Deferred Compensation for such prior
taxable years. A prior taxable year shall be taken into account under the
preceding sentence only if (i) the Participant was eligible to participate in the
Plan for all or part of such year (or in any other eligible deferred compensation
plan established under Section 457 of the Code which is properly taken into
account pursuant to regulations under Section 457), and (ii) compensation (if
any) deferred under the Plan (or such other plan) was subject to the deferral
limitations set forth in Article 6.01.
(b)
50 Plus Catch-up Provision: Effective January 1, 2002 participants 50 years of
age or older before the close of the plan year may contribute additional annual
contributions each year. Participants may contribute an additional $1,000.00 in
the year 2002, an additional $2,000.00 in the year 2003, an additional $3,000.00
in the year 2004, an additional $4,000.00 in the year 2005 and an additional
$5,000.00 in the year 2006, thereafter adjusted for the calendar year to reflect
increases in the cost-of-living in accordance with Sections 457(e)(15) and 415(d)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
The 50 Plus Catch-up Provision does not apply during years when a participant is
utilizing the Normal Catch-up Provision.
The amounts deferred under the 50 Plus Catch-up Provision will not be considered
when determining the amounts eligible to be contributed under the Normal Catch-
up Provision.
ARTICLE VII. NON-RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE
The Employer may, but is not required to, invest funds held pursuant to
agreements between Participants and the Employer in accordance with the
preference or preferences indicated by each Participant at the time of enrollment or
change in enrollment, prospectively only. The Employer shall retain the right to
approve or disapprove such investment request or requests, for transfer of
investment among different modes of investment available under the Plan. Any
such action by the Employer in investing funds, or approving of any investment of
funds, shall not be considered to be either an endorsement or guarantee of any
investment, nor shall it be considered to attest to the financial soundness or the
suitability of any investment for the purpose of meeting future obligations.
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In no event shall the Employer's obligation to pay benefits to a Participant exceed
the value of the amounts credited to the Participant's account; the Employer shall
not be liable for losses arising from depreciation or shrinkage, in.the value of any
investments acquired under this Plan.
ARTICLE VIII. TRUST AND INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS
8.01 Investment Funds: In accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory rules
established by the Employer and the Provider, the Participant may direct his
Accounts to be invested in one (1) or more investment funds available under the
Plan; provided, however, that the Participant's investment directions shall not
violate any investment restrictions established by the Employer. Neither the
Employer, the Provider, nor any other person shall be liable for any losses incurred
by virtue of following such directions or with any reasonable administrative delay
in implementing such directions.
8.02 Crediting of Accounts: The Participant's Account shall reflect the amount
and value of the investments or other property obtained by the Employer through
the investment of the Participant's Deferred Compensation. Each Participant shall
receive periodic reports from the Providers, not less frequently than annually,
showing the then current value of his Account. Investment and market valuation of
mutual funds can be made only when the New York Stock Exchange is open for
trading.
8.03 Trust: Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, in accordance
with Section 457(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, all amounts of compensation
deferred pursuant to the Plan, all property and rights purchased with such
amounts, and all income attributable to such amounts, property, or rights shall be
held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants and beneficiaries under the
Plan. Any trust under the Plan shall be established pursuant to a written
agreement that constitutes a valid trust under the law of the State of California.
All amounts of compensation deferred under the Plan shall be transferred to a trust
established under the Plan within a period that is not longer than is reasonable for
the proper administration of the accounts of participants. Attached hereto as
Exhibit A, an incorporated herein by reference is the City of Anaheim Section 457
Deferred Compensation Plan Trust.
ARTICLE IX. ELIGIBLE ROLLOVERS
9.01 Eligible Rollover Distributions:
(a) Effective Date: This Article 9.01 is effective January 1, 2002.
(b) Incoming Rollovers: An eligible rollover distribution may be accepted from an
eligible retirement plan. The Employer may require such documentation from
the distributing plan as it deems necessary to effectuate the rollover in
accordance with Section 402 of the Code and to confirm that such plan is an
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eligible retirement plan within the meaning of Section 402(c)(8)(B) of the Code.
The Plan shall separately account for eligible rollover distributions from any
eligible retirement plan that is not an eligible deferred con~pensation plan
described in Section 457(b) of the Code maintained by an eligible
governmental employer described in Section 457(e)(1)(A) of Code. The
Employer may refuse to accept a transfer in the form of assets other than
cash, unless the Employer or Provider agree to hold such assets under the
Plan.
(c)
Outgoing Rollovers: Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary
that would otherwise limit a distributee's election under this Article, a
distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan
Administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid
directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct
rollover.
(d) Definitions:
(1)
(2)
(3)
Eligible Rollover Distribution: An eligible rollover distribution is any
distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the
distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include:
any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic
payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life
expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of
the distributee and the distributee's designated beneficiary, or for a
specified period of ten years or more; any distribution to the extent such
distribution is required under Sections 401(a)(9) and 457(d)(2) of the Code;
and any distribution made as a result of an unforeseeable emergency of the
employee. For purposes of distributions from other eligible retirement
plans rolled over into this Plan, the term eligible rollover distribution shall
not include the portion of any distribution that is not includible in gross
income (determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized
appreciation with respect to employer securities).
Eligible Retirement Plan: An eligible retirement plan is an individual
retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, an individual
retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code, an annuity plan
described in Sections 403(a) or 403(b) of the Code, a qualified trust
described in Section 401(a) of the Code, or an eligible deferred
compensation plan described in Section 457(b) of the Code which is
maintained by an eligible governmental employer described in Section
457(e)(1)(A) of the Code, that accepts the distributee's eligible rollover
distribution.
Distributee: A distributee includes an employee or former employee. In
addition, the employee's or former employee's surviving spouse and the
employee's or former employee's spouse or former spouse who is the
alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in
Section 414(p) of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of
the spouse or former spouse.
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(4) Direct Rollover: A direct rollover is a payment by the plan to the eligible
retirement plan specified by the distributee.
9.02 Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers to Purchase Permissive Service Credit: All or
a portion of a Participant's Account may be transferred directly to the trustee of a
defined benefit governmental plan (as defined in Section 414(d) of the Code) and
as permitted for acceptance by the Defined Benefit Governmental Plan, if such
transfer is (A) for the purchase of permissive service credit (as defined in Section
415(n)(3)(A) of the Code) under such plan, or (B) a repayment to which Section
415 of the Code does not apply by reason of subsection (k)(3) thereof, within the
meaning of Section 457(e)(17) of the Code.
9.03 Treatment of Distributions of Amounts Previously Rolled Over From 401(a)
and 403(b) Plans and IRAs. For purposes of Section 72(t) of the Code, a
distribution from this Plan shall be treated as a distribution from a qualified
retirement plan described in Section 4974(c)(1) of the Code to the extent that
such distribution is attributable to an amount transferred to an eligible deferred
compensation plan from a qualified retirement plan (as defined in Section 4974(c)
of the Code).
9.04 Deemed IRAs: Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002,
the Employer will allow Employees to make voluntary employee contributions to
a separate account or annuity established under the Plan that complies with the
requirements of Code section 408(q) and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. Such accounts or annuities shall meet the applicable requirements
of Code sections 408 or 408A and shall be treated as an individual retirement plan
that is not part of the Plan. Such accounts shall be restricted to the Employer's
Providers and Investment Funds.
ARTICLE X. DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
'10.01 Retirement Benefits and Election on Severance Event:
(a)
General Rule: Except as otherwise provided in this Article X, the distribution
of a Participant's Account shall commence as of a Participant's Automatic
Distribution Date, and the distribution of such benefits shall be made in
accordance with one of the payment options described in Article 10.02.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the following paragraphs of this
Article 10.01, the Participant may elect following a Severance Event to have
the distribution of benefits commence on a fixed determinable date other than
that described in the preceding sentence, but not later than April I of the year
following the year of the Participant's Retirement or attainment of age 70-1/2,
whichever is later. Prior to January 1, 2002, an election made pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall not be valid unless such election is made not less
than 30 days prior to the date that the distribution of a Participant's Account
would otherwise commence.
(b) Additional Delay in Distribution: The Participant may elect to defer the
commencement of distribution of benefits to a fixed determinable date later than
the date provided in Article 10.01(a), but not later than Ap£il 1 of the year
following the year of the Participant's retirement or attainment of age 70-1/2,
whichever is later, provided, however, that in the case of elections made prior to
January 1, 2002, (a) such election is made after the 61st day following the
Participant's Severance Event and before commencement of distributions, (b)
the Participant may only make only one (1) such election, and (c) such election
is made not less than 30 days prior to the date the distribution of a Participant's
Account would otherwise commence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan
Administrator, in order to ensure the orderly administration of this provision,
may establish a deadline after which such election to defer the commencement
of distribution of benefits shall not be allowed.
(c)
Loans: Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 10.01, no
election to defer the commencement of benefits after a Severance Event shall
operate to defer the distribution of any amount in the Participant's Loan
Account in the event of a default of the Participant's loan.
10.02 Payment Options:
As provided in Articles 10.01, 10.05, 10.06 and 10.07, a Participant or Beneficiary
may elect to have the value of the Participant's Account distributed in accordance
with one of the following payment options, provided that such option is consistent
with the limitations set forth in Article 10.04:
(a) Equal monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments in an amount chosen
by the Participant, continuing until his Account is exhausted;
(b) One lump-sum payment;
(c) Approximately equal monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments,
calculated to continue for a certain period chosen by the Participant.
(d)
Annual Payments equal to the minimum distributions required under Section
401(a)(9) of the Code, including the incidental death benefit requirements of
Section 401(a)(9)(G), over the life expectancy of the Participant or over the life
expectancies of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary.
(e) Payments equal to payments made by the issuer of a retirement annuity policy
acquired by the Provider.
(f)
A split distribution under which payments under options (a), (b), (c) or (e)
commence or are made at the same time, as elected by the Participant under
Article 10.01, provided that all payments commence (or are made) by the latest
benefit commencement date under Article 10.01.
(g) Any payment option elected by the Participant and agreed to by the Employer
and Provider and as provided for by the Internal Revenue Service.
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A Participant's or Beneficiary's selection of a payment option made after December
31, 1995, under Subsections (a), (c), or (g) above may include the selection of an
automatic annual cost-of-living increase. Such increase will be based on the rise in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from the third quarter
of the last year in which a cost-of-living increase was provided to the third quarter
of the current year. Any increase will be made in periodic payment checks
beginning the following January.
10.03 Default:
A Participant's or Beneficiary's election of a payment option must be made at least
30 days before the payment of benefits is to commence.
If, prior to January 1, 2002, a Participant or Beneficiary made a timely election of a
payment date but failed to specify a payment option or failed to make a timely
election of both payment date and option, and as a result, either was defaulted to
benefit commencement at age 65, or such other date as the Participant or
Beneficiary may have specified, benefits shall be paid annually in the amount of
$100 per year commencing at age 65 or the date specified by the Participant or
Beneficiary until the Participant or Beneficiary reaches age 70-1/2. When the
Participant or Beneficiary reaches age 70-1/2, payments shall be made in
accordance with Code section 401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder.
10.04 Limitation on Options:
No payment option may be selected by a Participant under subsections 10.02(a)
or (c) unless the amount of any installment is not less than $100 per year. No
payment option may be selected by a Participant under Sections 10.02, 10.06, or
10.07 unless it satisfies the requirements of Sections 401(a)(9) and 457(d)(2) of
the Code, including that payments commencing before the death of the
Participant shall satisfy the incidental death benefit requirements under Section
401(a)(S)(G).
10.05 Minimum Distribution:
Starting the year a Participant who has a Severance Event reaches age 70-1/2 he is
required to withdraw a minimum amount annually from his account. If the
Participant works past age 70-1/2, he is required to begin withdrawals for the year
in which he actually has a Severance Event.
For purposes of this Section, the Internal Revenue Code Regulations shall apply
when determining the minimum distribution.
10.06 Post-retirement Death Benefits:
(a) Should the Participant die after he has begun to receive benefits under a
payment option, the remaining payments, if any, under the payment option shall
be payable to the Participant's Beneficiary within the 30-day period beginning
with the 61st day after the Participant's death, unless the Beneficiary elects
payment under a different payment option that is available under Article 10.02
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within 60 days of the Participant's death. Any different payment option elected
by a Beneficiary under this section must provide for payments at a rate that is at
least as rapid under the payment option that was applicable to the Participant.
In no event shall the Employer or Provider be liable to the Beneficiary for the
amount of any payment made in the name of the Participant before the
Employer or Provider receives proof of death of the Participant.
(b)
If the designated Beneficiary does not continue to live for the remaining period
of payments under the payment option, then the commuted value of any
remaining payments under the payment option shall be paid in a lump sum to
the Beneficiary(ies) of the Beneficiary. In the event that the Beneficiary has no
named Beneficiary(ies) on file, payment shall be made in a lump sum to the
estate of the Beneficiary.
(c) If the beneficiary is a spouse, the Beneficiary may rollover distributions to an
IRA or a 401,403(b) or governmental 457 plan in which the spouse participates.
In the event that the Participant's estate is the Beneficiary, the commuted value of
any remaining payments under the payment option shall be paid to the
Participant's estate in a lump sum.
10.07 Pre-retirement Death Benefits:
(a)
Should the Participant die before he has begun to receive the benefits provided
by Article 10.01, the value of the Participant's Account shall be payable to the
Beneficiary commencing within the 30-day period beginning on the 91st day
after the Participant's death, unless the Beneficiary elects a different fixed or
determinable benefit commencement date within 90 days of the Participant's
death. Such benefit commencement date shall be not later than the later of (i)
December 31 of the year following the year of the Participant's death, or (ii) if the
Beneficiary is the Participant's spouse, December 31 of the year in which the
Participant would have attained age 70-1/2.
(b)
Unless a Beneficiary elects a different payment option prior to the benefit
commencement date, death benefits under this Section shall be paid in
approximately equal annual installments over five years, or over such shorter
period as may be necessary to assure that the amount of any annual installment
is not less than $1,200. A Beneficiary shall be treated as if he were a Participant
for purposes of determining the payment options available under Article 40.02,
provided, however, that the payment option chosen by the Beneficiary must
provide for payments to the Beneficiary over a period no longer than the life
expectancy of the Beneficiary, and provided that such period may not exceed
(15) years if the Beneficiary is not the Participant's spouse.
(c)
In the event that the Beneficiary dies before the payment of death benefits has
commenced or been completed, the remaining value of the Participant's
Account shall be paid in a lump sum to the Beneflciary(ies) of the Beneficiary.
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(d) If the beneficiary is a spouse, the Beneficiary may rollover distributions to an
IRA or a 401,403(b) or governmental 457 plan in which the spouse participates.
In the event that the Participant's estate is the Beneficiary, payment shall be made
to the Participant's estate in a lump sum.
10.08 Unforeseeable Emergencies:
(a)
In the event an unforeseeable emergency occurs, a Participant may apply to the
Plan Administrator to receive that part of the value of his Account that is
reasonably needed to satisfy the emergency need. If such an application is
approved by the Plan Administrator, the Participant shall be paid only such
amount as the Plan Administrator deems necessary to meet the emergency
need, but payment shall not be made to the extent that the financial hardship
may be relieved through cessation of deferral under the Plan, insurance or other
reimbursement, or liquidation of other assets to the extent such liquidation
would not itself cause severe financial hardship.
(b)
An unforeseeable emergency shall be deemed to involve only circumstances of
severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden unexpected
illness, accident, or disability of the Participant or of a dependent (as defined in
Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property
due to casualty, or other similar and extraordinary unforeseeable circumstances
arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. For example
the need to send a Participant's child to college, divorce, or to purchase a new
home shall not be considered unforeseeable emergencies. The determination
as to whether such an unforeseeable emergency exists shall be based on the
merits of each individual case.
The Plan Administrator shall determine whether such unforeseeable emergency
exists.
If a request for an unforeseeable emergency is denied, the Participant may appeal
the decision to the Deferred Compensation Committee. The written appeal must be
filed with the Plan Administrator within 30 days of the date of the denial. The
decision of the Deferred Compensation Committee shall be final.
Withdrawals of amounts because of an unforeseeable emergency will be permitted
only to the extent reasonably needed to satisfy the emergency.
If the Participant receives a withdrawal for a Unforeseeable Emergency, he must
stop contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan for a period of one (1) year,
or as allowable by IRS Regulations.
10.09 Transitional Rule for Pre-1989 Benefit Elections: In the event that, prior to
January 1, 1989, a Participant or Beneficiary has commenced receiving benefits
under a payment option then that payment shall remain in effect unless a change is
allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.
10.10 Inactive Accounts (De Minimis)
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Voluntary In-Service Distribution: A Participant who is an active Employee of the
Employer shall receive a distribution of the total amount payable in a lump sum
to the Participant under the Plan if the following requirements are met:
(i) the total amount payable to the Participant's under the Plan does not
exceed $5,000 (or as may be revised by the Internal Revenue Service
and/or the Department of Labor),
(ii) the Participant has not previously received an in-service distribution of
the total amount payable to the Participant under the Plan,
(iii) no amount has been deferred under the Plan with respect to the
Participant during the two-year period ending on the date of the in-
service distribution; and
(iv) the Participant elects to receive the distribution.
10.11 Other Distributions: Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the
Employer may change the time or methods of benefit payment pursuant this Plan.
If the balance due the participant or beneficiary is less than $5,000 (or as may be
revised by the Internal Revenue Service and/or the Department of Labor), the
Employer shall discharge its obligation by a lump sum payment.
Article XI. Loans to Participants
11.01 Availability of Loans to Participants:
(a)
The Employer has elected to make loans available to Participants, the
Participant may apply for a loan from the Plan subject to the limitations and
other provisions of this Article XI and the Internal Revenue Service Code
restrictions.
(b)
The Plan Administrator shall establish written guidelines governing the
granting of loans, provided that such guidelines are approved by the Provider
and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, and that loans are
made available to all Participants on a reasonably equivalent basis.
11.02 Terms and Conditions of Loans to Participants:
Any loan by the Plan to a Participant under Article 11.01 of the Plan shall satisfy
the following requirements:
(a) Availability. Loans shall be made available to all Participants on a reasonably
equivalent basis.
(b) Interest Rate.
interest rate.
Loans
must be adequately secured and bear a reasonable
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(c) Loan Limit. No Participant loan shall exceed the present value of the
Participant's Account.
(d)
Foreclosure. In the event of default on any installment payment, the
outstanding balance of the loan shall be a deemed distribution. In such
event, an actual distribution of a plan loan offset amount will not occur until a
distributable event occurs in the Plan.
(e)
Reduction of Account. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the
portion of the Participant's Account balance used as a security interest held
by the Plan by reason of a loan outstanding to the Participant shall be taken
into account for purposes of determining the amount of the Account balance
payable at the time of death or distribution, but only if the reduction is used as
repayment of the loan.
(f) Amount of Loan. At the time the loan is made, the principal amount of the loan
plus the outstanding balance (principal plus accrued interest) due on any other
outstanding loans to the Participant from the Plan and from all other plans of
the Employer that are qualified employer plans under Section 72(p)(4) of the
Code shall not exceed the lesser of:
(1) $50,000, reduced by the excess (if any) of
(a)
The highest outstanding balance of loans from the Plan
during the one (1) year period ending on the day before the
date on which the loan is made, over
(b)
The outstanding balance of loans from the Plan on the date
on which such loan is made; or
(2) One-half of the value of the Participant's interest in all of his or
her Accounts under this Plan.
(g)
Application for Loan. The Participant must give the Employer adequate
written notice, as determined by the Plan Administrator, of the amount and
desired time for receiving a loan. No more than one (1) loan may be made by
the Plan to a Participant's in any calendar year. No loan shall be approved if
an existing loan from the Plan to the Participant is in default to any extent.
(h)
Length of Loan. Any loan issued shall require the Participant to repay the loan
in substantially equal installments of principal and interest, at least monthly,
over a period that does not exceed five (5) years from the date of the loan;
provided, however, that if the proceeds of the loan are applied by the
Participant to acquire any dwelling unit that is to be used within a reasonable
time (determined at the time of the loan is made) after the loan is made as the
principal residence of the Participant, the five (5) year limit shall not apply. In
this event, the period of repayment shall not exceed a reasonable period
determined by the Employer. Principal installments and interest payments
otherwise due may be suspended for up to one (1) year during an authorized
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leave of absence, if the promissory note so provides, but not beyond the
original term permitted under this subsection (h), with a revised payment
schedule (within such term) instituted at the end of such period of
suspension. All loans will be due and payable within 90 days of a Severance
Event. No payments are required during this grace period.
(i) Prepayment. The Participant shall be permitted to repay the loan in whole or in
part at any time prior to maturity, without penalty.
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Promissory Note. The loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note executed
by the Participant and delivered to the Plan Administrator, and shall bear
interest at a reasonable rate determined by the Plan Administrator.
(k) Security. The loan shall be secured by an assignment of the participant's right,
title and interest in and to his or her Account.
Assignment or Pledge. For the purposes of paragraphs (f) and (g), assignment
or pledge of any portion of the Participant's interest in the Plan and a loan,
pledge, or assignment with respect to any insurance contract purchased under
the Plan, will be treated as a loan.
(m) Other Terms and Conditions. The Plan Administrator shall fix such other
terms and conditions of the loan as it deems necessary to comply with legal
requirements, to maintain the qualification of the Plan and Trust under Section
457 of the Code, or to prevent the treatment of the loan for tax purposes as a
distribution to the Participant.
The Employer, in its discretion for any reason, may also fix other terms and
conditions of the loan, including, but not limited to, the provision of grace periods
following an event of default, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article
and Section 72(p) of the Code, and any applicable regulations thereunder.
11.03 Participant Loan Accounts:
(a)
Upon approval of a loan to a Participant by the Plan Administrator, an amount
not in excess of the loan shall be transferred from the Participant's other
investment fund(s), described in Article 8.01 of the Plan, to the Participant's
Loan Account as of the Accounting Date immediately preceding the agreed
upon date on which the loan is to be made.
(b)
The assets of a Participant's Loan Account may be invested and reinvested
only in promissory notes received by the Plan from the Participant as
consideration for a loan permitted by Article 11.01 of the Plan or in cash.
Uninvested cash balances in a Participant's Loan Account shall not bear
interest. Neither the Employer, the Provider, nor any other person shall be
liable for any loss, or by reason of any breach, that results from the
Participant's exercise of such control.
(c)
Repayment of principal and payment of interest shall be made by payroll
deduction or, where repayment cannot be made by payroll deduction, by
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check, and shall be invested in one (1) or more other investment funds, in
accordance with Article 8.01 of the Plan, as of the next Accounting Date after
payment thereof to the Trust. The amount so invested shall be deducted from
the Participant's Loan Account.
(d)
The Employer shall have the authority to establish other reasonable rules, not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, governing the establishment and
maintenance of Participant Loan Accounts.
ARTICLE XlI. NON-ASSIGNABILITY
12.01 In General: Except as provided in Article 12.02, no Participant or Beneficiary
shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, pledge, transfer or otherwise convey
or encumber the right to receive any payments hereunder, which payments and
rights are expressly declared to be non-assignable and non-transferable.
12.02 Domestic Relations Orders:
(a)
Allowance of Transfers: To the extent required under final judgment, decree, or
order (including approval of a property settlement agreement that (i) relates to
the provision of child support, alimony payments, or marital property rights
and (ii) is made pursuant to a state domestic relations law, any portion of a
Participant's Account may be paid or set aside for payment to a spouse,
former spouse, child, or other dependent of the Participant. Where necessary
to carry out the terms of such an order, a separate Account shall be established
with respect to the spouse, former spouse, or child who shall be entitled to
make investment selections with respect thereto in the same manner as the
Participant; any amount so set aside for a spouse, former spouse, or child shall
be paid out in a lump at the earliest date that benefits may be paid to the
Participant, unless the order directs a different time or form of payment. The
alternate payee may elect to transfer this separate account to their existing
401(a), 403(b), 457 or Traditional IRA account. Nothing in this Article shall be
construed to authorize any amount to be distributed under the Plan at a time or
in a form that is not permitted under Section 457 of the Code. Any Payment
made to a person other than the Participant pursuant to this Article shall be
reduced by any required income tax withholding and shall be taxable to the
alternate payee.
(b)
Release from Liability to Participant: The Employer's liability to pay benefits to a
Participant shall be reduced to the extent that amounts have been paid or set
aside for payment to a spouse, former spouse, or child pursuant to paragraph
(a) of the Article. No such transfer shall be effectuated unless the Employer has
been provided with satisfactory evidence that the Employer is released from any
further claim by the Participant with respect to such amounts. The Participant
shall be deemed to have released the Employer from any claim with respect to
such amounts, in any case in which (i) the Employer has been served with legal
process or otherwise joined in a proceeding relating to such transfer, (ii) the
Participant has been notified of the pendency of such proceeding in the manner
prescribed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the proceeding is pending for
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service of process in such action or by mail from the Employer to the
Participant's last known mailing address, and (iii) the Participant fails to obtain
an order of the court in the proceeding relieving the Employer from the
obligation to comply with the judgment, decree, or order.
(c) Participation in Legal Proceedings: The Employer shall not be obligated to
defend against or set aside any judgment, decree, or order described in
paragraph (a) or any legal order relating to the garnishment of a Participant's
benefits, unless the full expense of such legal action is borne by the Participant.
In the event that the Participant's action (or inaction) nonetheless causes the
Employer to incur such expense, the amount of the expense may be charged
against the Participant's Account and thereby reduce the Employer's obligation
to pay benefits to the Participant. In the course of any proceeding relating to
divorce, separation, or child support, the Employer shall be authorized to
disclose information relating to the Participant's Account to the Participant's
spouse, former spouse, or child (including the legal representatives of the
spouse, former spouse, or child), or to a court.
ARTICLE XIII. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS AND EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS
This Plan serves in addition to any other retirement, pension, or benefit plan or
system presently in existence or hereinafter established for the benefit of the
Employer's employees. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to
constitute an employment contract or agreement between any Participant and the
Employer or to give any Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the
Employer. Nor shall anything herein be construed to modify the terms of any
employment contract or agreement between a Participant and the Employer.
ARTICLE XlV. APPLICABLE LAW
This Plan and Trust shall be construed under the laws of the State of California and
is established with the intent that it meets the requirements of an "eligible deferred
compensation plan" under Section 457 of the Code, as amended. The provisions of
this Plan and Trust shall be interpreted and applied so as to conform with the
requirements of Section 457 of the Code.
ARTICLE XV. GENDER AND NUMBER
The masculine pronoun, whenever used herein, shall include the feminine
pronoun, and the singular shall include the plural, except where the context
requires otherwise.
ARTICLE XVI. MISCELLANEOUS
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16.01 The Deferred Compensation Committee, as defined in Article 3.07 is
empowered to review, evaluate, and make recommendations for product providers
to the City Council. Additionally, the Deferred Compensation Committee will serve
as an advisor to the Plan Administrator in decisions such as unforeseeable
emergency limitations, etc. and specific duties and responsibilities for overall
deferred compensation plan administration are noted below;
A. CITY COUNCIL
Authorize, by resolution, the Anaheim Deferred
Compensation Plan Document, in compliance with Section
457 of the Code.
Approves additions or removal of Plan Providers, as well as
approves major amendments to approved plans.
3. Authorize the administration of the Plan.
B. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR
Day to day administration, including approval of Plan
participation agreements and preliminary evaluation of
unforeseeable emergencies.
Authority to sign all legal agreements with approved Plan
Providers, including minor Plan amendments.
Provide recommendations on adding or deleting Plan
Providers, to the City Council.
Communicating the Deferred Compensation Program to
employees.
Maintain Deferred Compensation Procedures Manual and
related Plan documents.
6. Coordinate Plan Provider/City employee meeting schedule.
The Plan Administrator shall have the right to delegate any of
the above duties to staff.
C. DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Conduct reviews of the Deferred Compensation Program and
make recommendations as necessary.
Review Plan Provider performance and assist the Plan
Administrator in developing recommendations on adding,
deleting or amending Plan Providers to the City Council.
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Review and make determinations on adding, deleting or
amending Investment Options.
Assist the Plan Administrator on unforeseeable emergency
determinations, as necessary.
5. The Committee shall have the power to appoint subcommittees.
The five (5) Deferred Compensation Committee Members shall
serve as Trustees of the Trust.
The Committee will select the 5th member (Participating
Employee) of the Committee.
D. SUBCOMMITTEE
Performs task within the scope of the Committee's
responsibility
The subcommittee makes reports and recommendations for
consideration to the Committee.
16.02 No Participant or other person shall have any legal or equitable right against
the Employer except as provided in the Plan, and in no event shall the terms of
employment of any Employee or Participant be modified or in any way affected
thereby.
16.03 Each Participant herein expressly agrees for himself, his successors,
assignees and his beneficiaries that he shall look solely to the general assets of
the Trust for the payment of any such benefit to which he may become entitled
under the Plan.
16.04 The Plan has been adopted in the State of California and shall be construed
and governed and administered in compliance with all applicable State law.
16.05 The Plan shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
Employer, its successors and assigns, all Participants and Beneficiaries, and their
heirs, and legal representatives.
16.06 Any notice or other communication required or permitted under the Plan
shall be in writing, and if directed to the Employer shall be sent to the Employer or
Contract Administrator at its principal office, as applicable; and, if directed to a
Participant or a Beneficiary, shall be sent to such Participant or Beneficiary at his
last-known address as it appears on the Employer's records. Such notice shall be
deemed given when mailed.
16.07 Deductions for Participant's contributions to the Public Employees'
Retirement System, Social Security, or other retirement plan or associations, shall
be made regardless of amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan.
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16.08 A permitted leave of absence without pay shall be considered to be a
temporary suspension of contribution to the Plan. Contribution shall be
automatically reinstated in accordance with the Participation Agreement as of the
first day of the next payperiod subsequent to the termination of such leave of
absence status. In the event of a non-permitted leave of absence without pay, the
Employer at its discretion may deem such absence a revocation of the
Participation Agreement.
ARTICLE XVll. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN
The Employer has the sole and exclusive right to terminate this Plan for all
Participants at any time. Upon such termination, each Participant in the Plan will
be deemed to have revoked his Participation Agreement as of the date of such
termination. Such termination shall have no effect on the rights of the Participant
with respect to amounts already deferred under the Plan or transferred pursuant to
Article IX.
The Employer may also amend the provisions of this Plan at any time; provided,
however, that no amendment shall affect the rights of the Participants or their
Beneficiaries to the receipt of payment of benefits, to the extent of any
Compensation deferred at the time of the amendment as adjusted for income or
losses attributable to such Deferred Compensation prior to and subsequent to the
amendment.
To the extent that there are legislative changes affecting Section 457 of the Internal
Revenue Service Code, this plan shall be interpreted to allow implementation of
mandatory changes.
This Plan is intended to qualify as an eligible deferred compensation plan under
Section 457 of the Code and shall be interpreted and administered in a manner
consistent with such qualifications. The Employer reserves the right to amend the
Plan to the extent that may be necessary to conform the Plan to the requirements
of Section 457 of the Code and any other applicable law, regulation or ruling,
including amendments that are retroactive to the effective date of the Plan. In the
event that the Plan is deemed by the Internal Revenue Service to be administered in
a manner inconsistent with Section 457 of the Code, the Employer shall correct
such inconsistency within the period provided in Section 457 of the Code, or
terminate the Plan. The Employer reserves the right to take such action and do
such things as are required to make the Plan, as administered, consistent with
Section 457 of the Code.
ARTICLE XVlll. TOTAL AGREEMENT
This Plan and the Participation Agreement, and any subsequently adopted
amendment thereof, shall constitute the total agreement or contract between the
Employer and the Participant regarding the Plan. No oral statement regarding the
Plan may be relied upon by the Participant.
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DATE:
The Employer hereby establishes this Deferred Compensation Plan on the terms
and conditions set forth herein.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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