CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to The City of Seattle's Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan; amending Section 2.5 of the Deferred Compensation Plan to clarify existing immunity from liability for offering certain investment options.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 119159 adopted The City of Seattle's Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan (Plan) as Exhibit A to the ordinance and as referred to in Seattle Municipal Code Section 4.38.010; and
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Ordinance 119159 states that the Plan Committee may amend the Plan only in specified areas; and
WHEREAS, the Committee wishes to consider offering broader socially responsible investment options for participant-directed investments, and clarifying the immunity from liability in such circumstances will help implement those options; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.5 of The City of Seattle's Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan is amended as follows:
2.5 Investment Selections
When enrolling, the Participant needs to make an investment selection or selections from among the investment alternatives offered by the Trustee for this Plan. It is the Participant's responsibility throughout the Participant's participation in this Plan to direct the investment of the Participant's deferred amounts to the Plan's investment options. The Participant may change the Participant's investment selection from time to time. The Participant's investment directions must be given according to the procedure or form required by the Plan Committee and may be subject to reasonable restrictions imposed by the Plan Committee as to the frequency with which an individual Participant and the Participants collectively may give investment directions. The City, the Trustee, the Plan Committee, its custodian, its third party administrator, or any other person ((deemed to be a fiduciary of)) or entity providing se...
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