Terms Used In Michigan Laws 124.83

  • Commissioner: means the director of the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 124.73
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • pooled plan: means a public employer pooled plan established pursuant to section 5(1)(b). See Michigan Laws 124.73
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  (1) The articles, bylaws, and trust agreement of the pooled plan and all amendments thereto shall be filed with and presumed approved by the commissioner before becoming operative. The trust agreement shall be filed on a form prescribed by the commissioner.
  (2) Each member employer of a pooled plan shall be given notice of every meeting of the members and shall be entitled to an equal vote, either in person or by proxy in writing by such member.
  (3) The powers of a pooled plan, except as otherwise provided, shall be exercised by the board of trustees chosen to carry out the purposes of the trust agreement. Not less than 50% of the trustees shall be persons who are covered under the pooled plan or the collective bargaining representatives of those persons. No trustee shall be an owner, officer, or employee of a third party administrator providing services to the pooled plan.