§ 19-8-305 - Terms of trust agreement. - Arkansas Statutes

19-8-305. Terms of trust agreement.

(a) Each trust agreement shall specify the following:

(1) Its duration;

(2) (A) The number, qualifications, method of election, and terms of the trustees who shall serve as the governing body of the trust.

(B) (i) Each trust shall have a minimum of seven (7) trustees.

(ii) Only current elected officials and active or retired employees of a local government or of a local government association may serve as trustees.

(iii) A majority of the trustees must be officials or employees of participants.

(C) (i) Each trustee shall be elected by the participants for a term not to exceed three (3) years.

(ii) The terms of office shall be staggered so that at least one-third (1/3) of the trustees are elected each year.

(D) Each participant shall be entitled to one (1) vote in each election of trustees;

(3) The qualifications, terms, and conditions necessary for additional local governments to become parties to the trust;

(4) The terms and conditions under which local governments may withdraw as parties to the trust; provided, that any party shall have the unconditional right to withdraw upon not more than ninety (90) days' notice;

(5) The permissible methods for acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the operation of the trust;

(6) The maximum amount of funds of participants the trust may accept for investment;

(7) The permissible methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the trust and for disposing of property upon the partial or complete termination;

(8) The terms and conditions under which the trust agreement may be amended and supplemented; and

(9) Any other necessary and proper matters.

(b) Each addition of a local government as a party to a trust, each withdrawal of a local government as a party to a trust, and each amendment or supplement to a trust agreement shall be evidenced by a written supplement to the trust agreement.