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CCR1996243COMMON COUNCIL-CITY OF MUSKEGO RESOLUTION #243-96 TERMINATION OF CITY OF MUSKEGO PENSION PLAN AND TRUST FREEZE OF BENEFIT ACCRUALS AND WHEREAS, the City of Muskego maintains the City of Muskego Pension Plan and Trust (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, through the course of collective bargaining negotiations, the City has agreed by letter of intent to begin participation in the retirement benefit program offered through the Wisconsin Retirement Service for the future service only of accordance with the terms of the Wisconsin Retirement Service its eligible employees, effective on January 1, 1997, in and each applicable collective bargaining agreement. BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego does hereby agree to freeze the benefit accruals of all affected participants in the Plan as of December 31, 1996, and after December 31, 1996 for affected participants, no additional benefit accruals shall be made under the Plan notwithstanding that contributions as negotiated through the period ending on December 31, 1996 shall be contributed to the Plan. 0 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no benefit to which a Plan participant has earned a nonforfeitable right may be reduced or eliminated in the future. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all affected Plan participants will become 100% vested in their accounts under the Plan as of December 31, 1996. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, until such time as the Plan has been terminated, the Trustees of the Plan shall continue to have all rights, powers and responsibilities, as they have had in the past, to administer the Plan, including the ability to take such steps as necessary to terminate the group annuity contract with Lincoln National Life, under which the Plan's assets are held, and, if desirable, move Plan assets to another custodian and other investment vehicles. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as soon as reasonably and administratively practicable after January 1, 1997, the Trustees will take steps to terminate the City of Muskego Pension Plan & Trust, and are hereby authorized to take whatever steps and execute and deliver whatever documents are necessary to accomplish said termination. DATED THIS 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER , 1996 Resolution #243-96 Page 2 D SPONSORED BY: Mayor David De Angelis Negotiating Committee Ald. Dornonic D'Acquisto Ald. Patrick Patterson This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #243-96 which was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.