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4 <br />ARTICLE 11. EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND MEMBERSHIP <br />Any qualifying county or governmental unit that formally applies for membership in the Risk Pool will <br />be admitted and become a Member. This Agreement is effective as of the date the Resolution <br />adopting this Agreement is executed, and the membership application and fully executed Resolution <br />are incorporated by reference into this Agreement. This Agreement replaces all prior Interlocal <br />Agreements and Participation Agreements, is effective from year to year, and shall remain in force <br />unless terminated in writing by the Risk Pool, the Member, or the Board of Trustees as specified <br />herein. <br />Risk Pool Members may join the Workers' Compensation Pool, Liability and Property Pool and the <br />Group Benefits Pool, or may elect to only join one or two of these offered Pools. Members shall <br />designate the membership election on the Resolution and provide a new, fully executed Resolution if <br />individual Pool membership changes. <br />Under the plans offered by the Risk Pool, a Member's coverage will be automatically renewed on the <br />termination date of the coverage regardless of whether payment for the subsequent coverage period <br />has been received by the Risk Pool. The continuation of coverage will be pursuant to the same terms <br />and conditions as the expiring coverage and as set forth in this Agreement. Each renewal shall be <br />subject to a recalculation of contributions by the Risk Pool. <br />ARTICLE 111. TERMS AND CONDITIONS <br />1. The coverage terms, deductibles, conditions, limits of liability, exclusions, exceptions, <br />agreements, requirements for cooperation of Members, subrogation and other terms of <br />membership shall be governed primarily by the Coverage Documents and secondarily by the <br />Member Guide distributed to the Members. <br />2. Accurate information is necessary to determine the Group Benefits contribution, including the <br />number of employees, dependents to be covered and the claims experience of the individuals <br />subject to coverage. The Member must provide accurate information as requested within thirty <br />(30) days of the date of the request. if accurate information has not been provided, the Risk Pool <br />has the discretion to adjust the contribution amount accordingly. <br />3. A Member may be eligible for a multi-pool discount if the Member is a member of two (2) or <br />more Pools. Any Member that has outstanding contributions due to the Risk Pool from the most <br />recent fully completed fiscal year will have their multi-pool discount adjusted by the amount of <br />those outstanding contributions. <br />4. Changes in funding types, rates and plan specifications will occur only on the Member's renewal <br />date and will remain in effect for the coverage period. However, the Risk Pool reserves the right <br />to make adjustments to the Member's contribution and /or the plan specifications if a material, <br />substantive amendment or modification to the Group Benefits coverage is instituted. It is the <br />responsibility of the Risk Pool to provide notice to the Member sixty (60) days prior to any such <br />contribution change, amendment or modification. <br />5. Contributions are due on or before the list day of each month. If a Member fails to remit the <br />required contribution, the Risk Pool may suspend the payment of the Member's claims in <br />Interlocal Agreement Page 2 of 6 <br />Amended December 2009 <br />