Strategic Planning Facilitate the effective alignment of IT requirements/ Information Resource Management (IRM) plans with strategic business plans and program initiatives. Management Improvements: Development and implementation of improved systems and business practices to optimize productivity and service delivery operations (e.g., analysis, and implementation of improvements in the flow of IT work and program processes and tool utilization, including business system analysis, identification of requirements for streamlining, re-engineering, or re-structuring internal systems/business processes for improvement, determination of IT solution alternatives, benchmarking).
Project Development a. Collaborate with COUNTY and project clients to identify requirements and develop a project Scope Statement.
a. Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for each project.
b. Evaluate Scope Statement to develop a preliminary cost estimate and determinate whether project be vendor bid or be executed under a Job Order Contract (JOC).
Non-Investment Advisory Services The Fund hereby employs the Manager to provide certain non-investment advisory services for the Portfolio, subject to the direction of the officers and the Board on the terms hereinafter set forth. Specifically, the Manager shall perform or arrange for the performance, as applicable, at its own expense (except as provided in Section 4 or unless otherwise agreed to by the Manager and the Fund, in which case at the Fund’s expense), the following services to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio to the extent that any such services are not otherwise provided by any other service provider to the Fund:
(i) monitor and evaluate the services provided to the Fund for the benefit of the Portfolio by the Portfolio’s custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agents, printers, insurance carriers (as well as insurance agents and insurance brokers), independent public accountants, legal counsel and other persons and entities who provide similar services to the Fund for the benefit of the Portfolio;
(ii) monitor the preparation of periodic reports and notices of distributions to shareholders of the Portfolio;
(iii) coordinate, monitor and evaluate the daily pricing and valuation of the Portfolio’s investment portfolio;
(iv) monitor the Portfolio’s compliance with recordkeeping requirements of applicable federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations;
(v) assist the Portfolio to comply with the provisions of applicable federal, state, and foreign tax laws and tax regulations;
(vi) assist the Portfolio to comply with the provisions of applicable federal, state, local and foreign securities, organizational and other laws that govern the business of the Fund in respect of the Portfolio, including with respect to the preparation of registration statements and other materials in connection with the offering of the Portfolio’s shares;
(vii) monitor and coordinate the provision of trade administration oversight services to the Portfolio, including settlement oversight services, reconciliation services, collateral management oversight services, and similar services, including recommending corrective action;
(viii) assist the Portfolio to conduct meetings of the Portfolio’s shareholders if and when called by the Board;
(ix) furnish such information to the Board as the Board may reasonably require in connection with the annual approval of this Agreement, and coordinate the provision of such other information as the Board may reasonably request; and
(x) provide the shareholders of the Portfolio with such information regarding the operation and affairs of the Portfolio, and their investment in its shares, as they or the Fund may reasonably request. The Manager accepts such employment and agrees to provide or coordinate the provision of the non-investment advisory services specified above in this Section 3 for the compensation provided in Section 5. The Manager is not required at its own expense to provide non-investment advisory services to the Fund under this Agreement except as specified in this Section 3. The Manager may provide additional non-investment advisory services, i.e., those not specified in this Section 3, for the benefit of the Portfolio subject to terms mutually agreed upon by the Fund and the Manager. Subject to approval or ratification by the Board, the Manager may delegate to one or more entities some or all of the services for the Portfolio described in this Section 3 for which the Manager is responsible, provided that the Manager will be responsible for supervising such entities and paying the compensation, if any, of such entities for such services to the Portfolio, except as otherwise agreed to by the Manager and the Fund.
Sustainable Development 4.1 The Authority will review the Contractor’s Sustainable Development Policy Statement and Sustainable Development Plan submitted by the Contractor in accordance with the Schedule (Sustainable Development Requirements) and then at least annually thereafter.
4.2 Sustainable Procurement Risk Assessment Methodology (SPRAM) is a tool used by the Authority to identify and mitigate any potential risks to sustainability in contracts. The process requires that each Contract be assessed for its potential social, economic and environmental risks, throughout the various stages of its lifetime. Where risks are identified, appropriate mitigation action is required to reduce or eliminate the risk to sustainability. The Authority may at times require input from the Contractor in order to ensure that this process is given the required levels of consideration.
Program Development NWESD agrees that priority in the development of new applications services by XXXXX shall be in accordance with the expressed direction of the XXXXX Board of Directors operating under their bylaws.
Career Development The City and the Union agree that employee career growth can be beneficial to both the City and the affected employee. As such, consistent with training needs identified by the City and the financial resources appropriated therefore by the City, the City shall provide educational and training opportunities for employee career growth. Each employee shall be responsible for utilizing those training and educational opportunities made available by the City or other institutions for the self- development effort needed to achieve personal career goals.
Staff Development The County and the Association agree that the County retains full authority to determine training needs, resources that can be made available, and the method of payment for training authorized by the County. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the right of an employee to request specific training.
Mergers and Acquisitions The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become a party to any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, or agree to or effect any asset acquisition or stock acquisition, or enter into any LMA Agreement, except:
(a) upon prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the merger or consolidation of one (1) or more of the Operating Subsidiaries of the Borrower with and into the Borrower, or the merger or consolidation of two (2) or more wholly-owned (A) Operating Subsidiaries or (B) License Subsidiaries of the Borrower, so long as in each case the surviving Subsidiary is a Guarantor;
(b) after the Revert Date upon prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the acquisition (whether pursuant to an Asset Swap or otherwise) of stock, or other securities of, or any assets of, any Person, in each case to the extent such acquisition would involve all or substantially all of a radio broadcasting, television broadcasting or publishing business or business unit thereof, provided that:
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such acquisition;
(ii) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of such proposed acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, and upon the Administrative Agent’s request, such financial projections as shall be necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to demonstrate that, after giving effect to such acquisition, all covenants contained herein will be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis and that the Borrower’s ability to satisfy its payment obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents will not be impaired in any way;
(iii) all actions have been taken to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent to provide to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, a first priority perfected security interest in all of the assets so acquired (excluding any Excluded Assets) pursuant to the Security Documents, free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens;
(iv) in the event of a stock acquisition, the acquired Person shall become a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and shall comply with the terms and conditions set forth in §9.15;
(v) the board of directors and (if required by applicable law) the shareholders, or the equivalent thereof, of the business to be acquired has approved such acquisition;
(vi) all of the Borrower’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ (as the case may be) rights and interests in, to and under each contract and agreement entered into by such Person in connection with such acquisition to the extent permitted have been assigned to the Administrative Agent as security for the irrevocable payment and performance in full of the Obligations, pursuant to Collateral Assignments of Contracts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(vii) in the case of any acquisition involving domestic radio or television assets, the FCC shall have issued orders approving or consenting to such acquisition;
(viii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all liens and encumbrances with respect to the properties and assets so acquired, other than Permitted liens, have been discharged in full;
(ix) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (A) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower or such Subsidiary has completed such acquisition in accordance with the terms of the contracts and agreements entered into by such Person in connection with such acquisition, and (B) certified copies of all such documents shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(x) all FCC Licenses acquired in connection with such acquisition shall be transferred immediately upon consummation of such acquisition to a License Subsidiary;
(xi) substantially contemporaneously with such acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an updated Schedule 8.3(b) and an updated Schedule 8.21 to this Credit Agreement, as applicable, after giving effect to such acquisition.
Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Originator's Underwriting Guidelines;
Joint Development If joint development is involved, the Recipient agrees to follow the latest edition of FTA Circular 7050.1, “Federal Transit Administration Guidance on Joint Development.”
