Payroll Deduction A. Membership dues of OCEA members in this Representation Unit and insurance premiums for such OCEA sponsored insurance programs as may be approved by the Board of Supervisors shall be deducted by the County from the pay warrants of such members. The County shall promptly transmit the dues and insurance premiums so deducted to OCEA.
B. OCEA shall notify the County, in writing, as to the amount of dues uniformly required of all members of OCEA and also the amount of insurance premiums required of employees who choose to participate in such programs.
Payroll Deductions An employee shall be entitled to have deductions from her salary assigned for the purchase of Canada Savings Bonds.
Other Payroll Deductions Upon appropriate written authorization from the employee, the Board shall deduct from the salary of any employee and make appropriate remittance for annuities, credit union, savings bonds, insurance, or any other plans or programs approved by the parties.
Payroll Deduction Schedule The Board will deduct the representation fee in equal installments, as nearly as possible, from the paychecks paid to each employee on the aforesaid list during the remainder of the membership year in question. The deductions will begin with the first paycheck paid:
PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF DUES 12.01 The Company shall deduct from the payroll of employees on each pay period, from wages due and payable to all employees coming within the scope of this agreement, an amount as provided by the Union, subject to the conditions described below.
12.02 The amount to be deducted shall be equivalent to the regular dues payment of the Union and may include initiation fees, fines, or special assessments. The amount to be deducted will only be changed during the term of the agreement to conform to a change in the amount of regular dues of the Union in accordance with its constitutional provisions.
12.03 If the wages of an employee payable on the payroll for the last pay period of any month are insufficient to permit the deduction of the full amount of dues, no such deduction shall be made from the wages of such employee by the Company in such month. The Company shall, because the employee did not have sufficient wages payable to him on the designated payroll, carry forward and deduct from any subsequent wages the dues not deducted in an earlier month.
12.04 Only payroll deductions now or hereafter required by law, as well as benefit and pension deductions, shall be made from wages prior to the deduction of dues.
12.05 The amount of dues so deducted from wages accompanied by a statement of deductions from individuals, shall be remitted by the Company to the Union as may be mutually agreed by the Union and the Company, not later than thirty (30) calendar days following the month in which the deductions were made.
12.06 The Union agrees to indemnify and save the Company harmless against any claim or liability arising out of the application of this article. However, in any instances in which an error occurs in the amount of any deduction of dues from an employee’s wages, the Company shall adjust the amount in a subsequent remittance.
12.07 The Union will provide the Company with a percentage or other amount of basic wages to be applied for the purpose of dues deductions.
Distribution Services 3.1. Distributor will have the right, as agent for the Fund, to enter into dealer agreements with responsible investment dealers, and to sell Shares to such investment dealers against orders therefor at the public offering price (as defined below) stated in the Fund’s effective Registration Statement on Form N-2 under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including the then-current prospectus and statement of additional information (the “Registration Statement”). Upon receipt of an order to purchase Shares from a dealer with whom Distributor has a dealer agreement, Distributor will promptly cause such order to be filled by the Fund.
3.2. Distributor will also have the right, as agent for the Fund, to sell such Shares to the public against orders therefor at the public offering price (as defined below) and in accordance with the Registration Statement.
3.3. Distributor will also have the right to take, as agent for the Fund, all actions which, in Distributor’s reasonable judgment, are necessary to carry into effect the distribution of the Shares.
3.4. The “public offering price” for the Shares of the Fund shall be the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Shares then in effect, plus any applicable sales charge determined in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement or as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or other applicable regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization under the oversight of the SEC. In no event shall any applicable sales charge exceed the maximum sales charge permitted by the Rules of FINRA.
3.5. The NAV of the Shares of the Fund shall be determined in the manner provided in the Registration Statement, and when determined shall be applicable to transactions as provided for in the Registration Statement. The NAV of the Shares shall be calculated by the Fund or by another entity on behalf of the Fund. Distributor shall have no duty to inquire into or liability for the accuracy of the NAV per Share as calculated.
3.6. On every sale, the Fund shall receive the applicable NAV of the Shares promptly, but in no event later than the third business day following the date on which Distributor shall have received an order for the purchase of the Shares.
3.7. Upon receipt of purchase instructions, Distributor will transmit such instructions to the Fund or its transfer agent for the issuance and registration of the Shares purchased.
3.8. Distributor, as agent of and for the account of the Fund, may repurchase the Shares at such prices and upon such terms and conditions as shall be specified in the Registration Statement.
3.9. Distributor shall maintain membership with the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) and any other similar successor organization to sponsor a participant number for the Fund so as to enable the Shares to be traded through FundSERV. The Distributor shall not be responsible for any operational matters associated with FundSERV or networking transactions.
3.10. Distributor will review all proposed advertising materials and sales literature for compliance with Applicable Law and shall file such materials with appropriate regulators as required by current laws and regulations. Distributor agrees to furnish the Fund with any comments provided by regulators with respect to such materials.
3.11. Distributor shall prepare or cause to be prepared reports for the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Fund regarding its activities under this Agreement as reasonably requested by the Board.
Offering Services The Manager shall manage and supervise:
(i) the development of any offering of Shares that is qualified or registered with the Commission (an “Offering”), including the Company’s initial Offering pursuant to Regulation A, including the determination of the specific terms of the securities to be offered by the Company, preparation of all offering and related documents, and obtaining all required regulatory approvals of such documents;
(ii) the preparation and approval of all marketing materials to be used by the Company or others relating to an Offering;
(iii) the negotiation and coordination of the receipt, collection, processing, and acceptance of subscription agreements, commissions, and other administrative support functions;
(iv) the creation and implementation of various technology and electronic communications related to an Offering; and
(v) all other services related to an Offering.
PROFESSIONAL DUES OR FEES AND PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS 5.1 Any unit member who is a member of the Association, or who has applied for membership, may sign and deliver to the District an assignment authorizing deduction of unified membership dues, initiation fees, and general assessments of the Association. Pursuant to such authorization, the District shall deduct one-tenth of such dues from the regular salary check of the bargaining unit member each month for ten (10) months. Deductions for bargaining unit members who sign such authorization after the commencement of the school year shall be appropriately pro-rated to complete payments by the end of the school year.
5.2 Any unit member who is not a member of the Association, or who does not make application for membership within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Agreement, or within thirty (30) days from the date of commencement of assigned duties, shall become a member of the Association or pay to the Association a fee in an amount equal to unified membership dues, initiation fees and general
5.3 Any unit member who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teaching include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the Association, as a condition of employment, except that such unit member shall pay, in lieu of a service fee, sums equal to such service fee to one of the following non-religious, non- labor organizations, charitable funds exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) (3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code. Such payment shall be made on or before October 15 of each year. (For example: Murrieta Fire Protection District)
5.3.1 Proof of payment and a written statement of objection, along with verifiable evidence of membership in a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings object to joining or financially supporting employee organizations, pursuant to section 5.3 above, shall be made on an annual basis to the District as a condition of continued exemption from the provisions of sections 5.1 and 5.2 of this Article. Evidence shall be in the form of receipts and/or canceled checks indicating the amount paid, date of payment, and to whom payment in lieu of the service fee has been made. Such proof shall be presented on or before November 1 of each school year. The Association shall have the right of inspection in order to review said proof of payment.
5.3.2 Any unit member making payments as set forth in sections 5.3 and 5.3.1, above, and who requests that the grievance or arbitration provisions of this Agreement be used on his or her behalf, shall be responsible for paying the reasonable cost of using said grievance or arbitration procedures.
5.4 With respect to all sums deducted by the District pursuant to sections 5.1 and 5.2 above, whether for membership dues or agency fee, the District agrees to promptly remit such monies to the Association, accompanied by an alphabetical list of bargaining unit members for whom such deductions have been made, categorizing them as to membership or non-membership in the Association, and indicating any changes in personnel from the list previously furnished. The Association agrees to furnish any information needed by the District to fulfill the provisions of this Article.
Call Center Services Answer telephone inquiries during mutually agreed upon hours each day on which the Fund is open for trading. In the event that the Fund plans to be open on a business day when the New York Stock Exchange is to be closed, the Fund shall provide the Transfer Agent with reasonable advance notice and the parties shall discuss the call center resources available for such day. The Transfer Agent shall answer and respond to inquiries from existing Shareholders, prospective Shareholders of the Fund and broker-dealers on behalf of such Shareholders in accordance with the instructions provided by the Fund to the Transfer Agent for purpose of fulfilling its duties under this Agreement, including, accepting transaction requests on behalf of the Fund.
Administrative Services In addition to the portfolio management services specified above in section 2, you shall furnish at your expense for the use of the Fund such office space and facilities in the United States as the Fund may require for its reasonable needs, and you (or one or more of your affiliates designated by you) shall render to the Trust administrative services on behalf of the Fund necessary for operating as an open end investment company and not provided by persons not parties to this Agreement including, but not limited to, preparing reports to and meeting materials for the Trust's Board of Trustees and reports and notices to Fund shareholders; supervising, negotiating contractual arrangements with, to the extent appropriate, and monitoring the performance of, accounting agents, custodians, depositories, transfer agents and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, printers, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable to Fund operations; preparing and making filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other regulatory and self-regulatory organizations, including, but not limited to, preliminary and definitive proxy materials, post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, semi-annual reports on Form N-SAR and notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; overseeing the tabulation of proxies by the Fund's transfer agent; assisting in the preparation and filing of the Fund's federal, state and local tax returns; preparing and filing the Fund's federal excise tax return pursuant to Section 4982 of the Code; providing assistance with investor and public relations matters; monitoring the valuation of portfolio securities and the calculation of net asset value; monitoring the registration of Shares of the Fund under applicable federal and state securities laws; maintaining or causing to be maintained for the Fund all books, records and reports and any other information required under the 1940 Act, to the extent that such books, records and reports and other information are not maintained by the Fund's custodian or other agents of the Fund; assisting in establishing the accounting policies of the Fund; assisting in the resolution of accounting issues that may arise with respect to the Fund's operations and consulting with the Fund's independent accountants, legal counsel and the Fund's other agents as necessary in connection therewith; establishing and monitoring the Fund's operating expense budgets; reviewing the Fund's bills; processing the payment of bills that have been approved by an authorized person; assisting the Fund in determining the amount of dividends and distributions available to be paid by the Fund to its shareholders, preparing and arranging for the printing of dividend notices to shareholders, and providing the transfer and dividend paying agent, the custodian, and the accounting agent with such information as is required for such parties to effect the payment of dividends and distributions; and otherwise assisting the Trust as it may reasonably request in the conduct of the Fund's business, subject to the direction and control of the Trust's Board of Trustees. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to shift to you or to diminish the obligations of any agent of the Fund or any other person not a party to this Agreement which is obligated to provide services to the Fund.
