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Amendment and Restatement of the Adoption Agreement and Plan Document for the 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan of the North Texas Municipal Water District
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SUBJECT
recommendation
Adopt Resolution authorizing the amendment and restatement of the adoption agreement and plan document for the 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan of the North Texas Municipal Water District.
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PURPOSE
The amendment and restatement of the adoption agreement and plan document for the 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan for Employees of NTMWD are necessary to align with intended operational design, establish a fixed contribution and allocation formula, incorporated late amendments, and establish an effective date.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend that the Board of Directors adopt the resolution authorizing the amendment and restatement of the 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan Adoption Agreement and Plan Document for NTMWD with an effective date of January 1, 2025.
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Committee: |
This item was on the August 7, 2024, Personnel Committee meeting agenda. |
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
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Strategic Objective: |
4.4 Employer of Choice |
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☒ Regulatory Compliance |
☐ Asset Condition |
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☐ Capacity |
☐ Redundancy/Resiliency |
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☐ Relocation or External Requests |
☐ Operational Efficiency |
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☐ Safety |
☒ Administrative |
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☐ Policy |
☐ Other _____________ |
BACKGROUND
The 401(a) Plan of the North Texas Municipal Water District was established by an adoption agreement authorized effective October 1, 2004, but signed on January 31, 2011. This amendment and restatement of the adoption agreement and plan document, includes retroactive updates necessary to maintain compliance with legislation and IRS regulator guidance as listed in IRS “2010 Cumulative List.”
These amendments and restatements are necessary to:
• Align the 401(a) Plan to the intended operational design of a money purchase plan within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1-401-1(b)(1)(i).
• Establish fixed contribution with a fixed allocation formula for employer contribution.
• Remove elective participation and deferral.
• Align the plan operation to a 12-consecutive month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
• Incorporate late amendments related to suspension of “required minimum contribution” for 2009, payment of death benefits under the and payment of differential wage to employees who are called to active military duty under the Heros Earnings Assistance And Relief Act of 2008 as required by the IRS “2010 Cumulative List”.
• Establish an effective date of January 1, 2025, for the amended and restated adoption agreement and plan document (attached).
FUNDING
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