COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION 42 5.1 Borrower's Loan Accounts ............................................................. 42 5.2 Statements ........................................................................... 42 5.3
FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund, Series and class: Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic distributions to be made by the applicable Fund, Series or class; Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit and respond timely and completely to related requests; Cooperate with each Fund’s independent auditors; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as reasonably agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund or Series and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund and Series: Assist the Fund in responding to SEC examination requests by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list and by making employees responsible for providing services available to regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the performance of such services as may be required or reasonably requested by such regulatory authorities; Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters and other due diligence requests or requests for proposal on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the applicable Fund on behalf of itself and its Series may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time; and
Fund Administration ● Prepare annual and semi-annual financial statements utilizing templates for standard layout and printing ● Prepare Forms N-CSR and N-PX ● Prepare and file Forms N-PORT and N-CEN* ● Host annual audits ● Calculate monthly SEC standardized total return performance figures ● Prepare required reports for quarterly Board meetings ● Monitor expense ratios ● Maintain budget vs. actual expenses ● Manage fund invoice approval and bill payment process ● Assist with placement of Fidelity Bond and E&O insurance ● Assist with proxy statements and shareholder meetings ● Calculate daily NAVs ● Transmit NAVs to NASDAQ, transfer agent, adviser and other third parties ● Compute yields, expense ratios, portfolio turnover rates, etc. ● Reconcile cash and investment balances with the Custodian ● Support preparation of financial statements ● Prepare and maintain required Fund Accounting records in accordance with the 1940 Act ● Obtain security valuations from appropriate sources consistent with the Trust’s pricing and valuation policies ● Coordinate EDGARization and file Forms N-CSR, N-PX and other SEC filings ● File Fidelity Bond with SEC ● Coordinate and assist with annual shareholder proxy filing and mailing process ● Send notices of press releases to Fund’s securities exchange and maintain compliance with such exchange requirements. ● Compile and distribute board materials for quarterly board meetings ● Attend and prepare initial draft of minutes for quarterly board meetings ● Maintain board compliance calendar for the Trust with schedule for quarterly board matters and items ● Support secondary offerings through coordination with legal counsel. ● Perform daily prospectus & SAI, SEC investment restriction monitoring ● Provide warning/Alert notification with supporting documentation ● Provide quarterly compliance testing certification to Board of Directors ● Calculate dividend and capital gain distribution rates ● Prepare ROCSOP and required tax designations for Annual Report ● Prepare and coordinate filing of income and excise tax returns o Audit firm to sign all returns as paid preparer ● Calculate/monitor book-to-tax differences ● Provide quarterly Subchapter M compliance monitoring and reporting ● Provide tax re-allocation data for shareholder 1099 reporting ● Prepare and coordinate distribution of 19a-1 filings as required ● Provide the Trust with individuals to serve in the Trust’s President (PEO), Treasurer (PFO), Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer positions. +
Financial, Accounting, and Administrative Services The Manager shall maintain the existence and records of the Corporation; maintain the registrations and qualifications of Fund Shares under federal and state law; monitor the financial, accounting, and administrative functions of the Fund; maintain liaison with the various agents employed by the Corporation (including the Corporation’s transfer agent, custodian, independent accountants and legal counsel) and assist in the coordination of their activities on behalf of the Fund.
Payments for Distribution Assistance and Administrative Support Services (a) Payments to the Distributor. In consideration of the payments made by the Fund to the Distributor under this Plan, the Distributor shall provide administrative support services and distribution services to the Fund. Such services include distribution assistance and administrative support services rendered in connection with Shares (1) sold in purchase transactions, (2) issued in exchange for shares of another investment company for which the Distributor serves as distributor or sub-distributor, or (3) issued pursuant to a plan of reorganization to which the Fund is a party. If the Board believes that the Distributor may not be rendering appropriate distribution assistance or administrative support services in connection with the sale of Shares, then the Distributor, at the request of the Board, shall provide the Board with a written report or other information to verify that the Distributor is providing appropriate services in this regard. For such services, the Fund will make the following payments to the Distributor:
Billing and Collection As an agent on behalf of and for the account of the Practice, Retail Business Manager shall establish and maintain credit and billing and collection services, policies and procedures, and shall use reasonable efforts to timely xxxx and collect all fees for all billable Professional Eye Care Services and Optical Services provided by the Practice, the Professionals, or other personnel employed or otherwise retained by the Practice. In connection with the billing and collection services to be provided hereunder, and throughout the Term (and thereafter as provided in Section 6.3), the Practice hereby grants to Retail Business Manager an exclusive special power of attorney and appoints Retail Business Manager as the Practice’s exclusive true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (which shall be deemed revoked in the event of termination for cause by the Practice), and Retail Business Manager hereby accepts such special power of attorney and appointment, for the following purposes:
(a) To xxxx the Practice’s patients, in the Practice’s name using the Practice’s tax identification number and on the Practice’s behalf, for all billable Professional Eye Care Services and Optical Services provided by the Practice to patients.
(b) To xxxx, in the Practice’s name using the Practice’s tax identification number and on the Practice’s behalf, all claims for reimbursement or indemnification from health maintenance organizations, self-insured employers, insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and all other third-party payors or fiscal intermediaries for all covered billable Professional Eye Care Services and Optical Services provided by the Practice to patients.
(c) To collect and receive, in the Practice’s name and on the Practice’s behalf, all accounts receivable generated by such xxxxxxxx and claims for reimbursement, to administer such accounts including, but not limited to, extending the time of payment of any such accounts; suing, assigning or selling at a discount such accounts to collection agencies; or taking other measures to require the payment of any such accounts; provided, however, that the Practice shall review and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) any decision by Retail Business Manager to undertake extraordinary collection measures, such as filing lawsuits, discharging or releasing obligors, or assigning or selling accounts at a discount to collection agencies. Retail Business Manager shall act in a professional manner and in compliance with all federal and state fair debt collection practices laws in rendering billing and collection services.
(d) To deposit all amounts collected on behalf of the Practice into the Account which shall be and at all times remain in the Practice’s name. The Practice covenants to transfer and deliver to the Account all funds received by the Practice from patients or third-party payors for billable Professional Eye Care Services and Optical Services. Upon receipt by Retail Business Manager of any funds from patients or third-party payors or from the Practice pursuant hereto for billable Professional Eye Care Services and Optical Services, Retail Business Manager shall immediately deposit the same into the Account. On the first day of each calendar month during the Term of this Retail Business Management Agreement, Retail Business Manager shall pay to Professional Business Manager for deposit into the Professional Practice Account all amounts collected during the previous month on behalf of the Practice for billable Professional Eye Care Services, less any refunds, adjustments, or reductions in revenue then owed to, on behalf of, or in connection with the Practice’s patients by the Practice in connection with its provision of Professional Eye Care Services. Retail Business Manager shall administer, be responsible for, and be obligated to pay for all Dispensary Expenses; provided, however, that Retail Business Manager shall only be liable for Dispensary Expenses to the extent of funds in the Account. Retail Business Manager shall disburse funds from the Account to creditors and other persons on behalf of the Practice, maintaining records of such receipt and disbursement of funds.
(e) To take possession of, endorse in the name of the Practice, and deposit into the Account any notes, checks, money orders, insurance payments, and any other instruments received in payment of accounts receivable of the Practice.
(f) To sign checks on behalf of the Practice, and to make withdrawals from the Account for payments specified in this Retail Business Management Agreement. Upon request of Retail Business Manager, the Practice shall execute and deliver to the financial institution wherein the Account is maintained, such additional documents or instruments as may be necessary to evidence or effect the special power of attorney granted to Retail Business Manager by the Practice pursuant to this Section 3.9. The special power of attorney granted herein shall be coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable except with Retail Business Manager’s written consent. The irrevocable power of attorney shall expire when this Retail Business Management Agreement has been terminated, all accounts receivable payable to Retail Business Manager pursuant to this Retail Business Management Agreement have been collected, and all Management Fees due to Retail Business Manager have been paid. If Retail Business Manager assigns this Retail Business Management Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Practice shall execute a power of attorney in favor of the assignee in a form acceptable to Retail Business Manager.
Bookkeeping and Administrative Expenses If so provided in the Prospectus, as compensation for providing bookkeeping and other administrative services of a character described in Section 26(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to the extent such services are in addition to, and do not duplicate, the services to be provided hereunder by the Trustee or the Depositor for providing supervisory services, the Depositor shall receive at the times specified in Section 3.05, against a statement or statements therefor submitted to the Trustee an aggregate annual fee in an amount which shall not exceed that amount set forth in the Prospectus, calculated as specified in Section 3.05. Such compensation may, from time to time, be adjusted provided that the total adjustment upward does not, at the time of such adjustment, exceed the percentage of the total increase, during the period from the Trust Agreement to the date of any such increase, in consumer prices for services as measured by the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index entitled "All Services Less Rent of Shelter" or similar index as described under Section 3.18. The consent or concurrence of any Unitholder hereunder shall not be required for any such adjustment or increase. Such compensations shall be paid by the Trustee, upon receipt of invoice therefor from the Depositor, upon which, as to the cost incurred by the Depositor of providing services hereunder the Trustee may rely, and shall be charged against the Income and Capital Accounts as specified in Section 3.
REPORT ON CONTRACT SALES ACTIVITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEE PAYMENT A. CONTRACT SALES ACTIVITY REPORT. Each calendar quarter, Supplier must provide a contract sales activity report (Report) to the Sourcewell Supplier Development Administrator assigned to this Contract. Reports are due no later than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. A Report must be provided regardless of the number or amount of sales during that quarter (i.e., if there are no sales, Supplier must submit a report indicating no sales were made). The Report must contain the following fields: • Participating Entity Name (e.g., City of Staples Highway Department); • Participating Entity Physical Street Address; • Participating Entity City; • Participating Entity State/Province; • Participating Entity Zip/Postal Code; • Participating Entity Contact Name; • Participating Entity Contact Email Address; • Participating Entity Contact Telephone Number; • Sourcewell Assigned Entity/Participating Entity Number; • Item Purchased Description; • Item Purchased Price; • Sourcewell Administrative Fee Applied; and • Date Purchase was invoiced/sale was recognized as revenue by Supplier.
B. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. In consideration for the support and services provided by Sourcewell, the Supplier will pay an administrative fee to Sourcewell on all Equipment, Products, and Services provided to Participating Entities. The Administrative Fee must be included in, and not added to, the pricing. Supplier may not charge Participating Entities more than the contracted price to offset the Administrative Fee. The Supplier will submit payment to Sourcewell for the percentage of administrative fee stated in the Proposal multiplied by the total sales of all Equipment, Products, and Services purchased by Participating Entities under this Contract during each calendar quarter. Payments should note the Supplier’s name and Sourcewell-assigned contract number in the memo; and must be mailed to the address above “Attn: Accounts Receivable” or remitted electronically to Sourcewell’s banking institution per Sourcewell’s Finance department instructions. Payments must be received no later than 45 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter. Supplier agrees to cooperate with Sourcewell in auditing transactions under this Contract to ensure that the administrative fee is paid on all items purchased under this Contract. In the event the Supplier is delinquent in any undisputed administrative fees, Sourcewell reserves the right to cancel this Contract and reject any proposal submitted by the Supplier in any subsequent solicitation. In the event this Contract is cancelled by either party prior to the Contract’s expiration date, the administrative fee payment will be due no more than 30 days from the cancellation date.
Management and Administration 5.1 TxDOT Responsibility for Policy Decisions
BILLING AND PAYMENT OF CHARGES 11.1 Unless otherwise stated, each Party will render monthly bill(s), remittance in full by the Bill Due Date, to the other for Interconnection Services provided hereunder at the applicable rates set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
11.2 There will be no offset by the billed Party of payments due herein against any other amount owed by one Party to the other.
11.3 A Late Payment Charge will be assessed for all Past Due payments as provided below, as applicable.
11.3.1 If any portion of the payment is not received by Billing Party on or before the payment due date as set forth above, or if any portion of the payment is received by Billing Party in funds that are not immediately available to Billing Party, then a late payment and/or interest charge shall be due to Billing Party. The late payment and/or interest charge shall apply to the portion of the payment not received and shall be assessed as set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable state tariff exists, as set forth in the Guide Book as published on the AT&T CLEC Online website, or pursuant to the applicable state law as determined by Billing Party. In addition to any applicable late payment and/or interest charges, Billed Party may be charged a fee for all returned checks at the rate set forth in the applicable state tariff, or, if no applicable tariff exists, as set forth in the Guide Book or pursuant to the applicable state law.
11.4 If any charge incurred by AT&T-21STATE under this Agreement is Past Due, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest from the day following the Bill Due Date until paid. The interest rate applied will be the lesser of (i) the rate used to compute the Late Payment Charge contained in the applicable AT&T-21STATE intrastate access services tariff for that state and (ii) the highest rate of interest that may be charged under Applicable Law, compounded daily from the Bill Due Date to and including the date that the payment is actually made and available.
11.5 The Remittance Information to apply payments must accompany the payment. Payment is considered to have been made when the payment and Remittance Information are received by Billing Party. If the Remittance Information is not received with payment, Billing Party will be unable to apply amounts paid to Billed Party’s accounts. In such event, Billing Party shall hold such funds until the Remittance Information is received. If Billing Party does not receive the Remittance Information by the Bill due date for any account(s), Late Payment Charges shall apply.
11.6 CLEC shall make all payments to AT&T-21STATE via electronic funds transfers (EFTs) through the Automated Clearing House Association (ACH) to the financial institution designated by AT&T-21STATE. Remittance Information will be communicated together with the funds transfer via the ACH network. CLEC must use the CCD+ or the CTX Standard Entry Class code. CLEC and AT&T-21STATE will abide by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Rules and Regulations. Each ACH payment must be received by AT&T-21STATE no later than the Bill Due Date of each bill or Late Payment Charges will apply. AT&T-21STATE is not liable for any delays in receipt of funds or errors in entries caused by CLEC or Third Parties, including CLEC’s financial institution. CLEC is responsible for its own banking fees.
11.7 Prior to establishing EFT, CLEC will complete a Customer Information Form for Electronic Payments (ECF11 Form) found on AT&T’s CLEC Online website. This form provides AT&T-21STATE with CLEC’s set up and contract information for electronic payments. AT&T-21STATE banking information will be provided by AT&T-21STATE Treasury & Remittance Operations on AT&T-21STATE approved forms after CLEC’s completed ECF11 form is received, testing has completed and certification confirmed.
11.8 Processing of payments not made via electronic funds transfers through the ACH network may be delayed. CLEC is responsible for any Late Payment Charges resulting from CLEC’s failure to use electronic funds transfers through the ACH network.
11.9 If Unpaid Charges are subject to a billing dispute between the Parties, the Non-Paying Party must, prior to the Bill Due Date, give written notice to the Billing Party of the Disputed Amounts and include in such written notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item listed in Section 13.4 below. The Disputing Party should utilize the preferred form or method provided by the Billing Party to communicate disputes to the Billing Party. On or before the Bill Due Date, the Non-Paying Party must pay: (i) all undisputed amounts to the Billing Party and (ii) all Disputed Amounts, except for Disputed Amounts arising from compensation for the termination of Section 251(b)(5) Traffic or ISP-Bound Traffic, into an interest bearing escrow account with a Third Party escrow agent that is mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
