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" THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON EMPLOYEE FLEXIBLE BENEFIT ACCOUNT PLAN INTRODUCTION The Employer has amended this Plan effective January 1, 2000 to recognize the contribution made to the Employer by its Employees. Its purpose is to reward them by providing benefits for those Employees who shall qualify hereunder and their dependents and beneficiaries. The concept of this Plan is to allow Employees to choose among different types of benefits based on their own particular goals, desires and needs. This Plan is a restatement of a Plan which was originally effective on January 1, 1984. The Plan shall be known as The City of New Brighton Employee Flexible Benefit Account Plan (the "Plan"). The intention of the Employer is that the Plan qualify as a "Cafeteria Plan" within the meaning of Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that the benefits which an Employee elects to receive under the Plan be includible or excludable from the Employee's income under Section 125(a) and other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1.1 "Administrator" means the individual(s) or corporation appointed by the Employer to carry out the administration of the Plan. In the event the Administrator has not been appointed, or resigns from a prior appointment, the Employer shall be deemed to be the Administrator. 1.2 "Affiliated Employer" means the Empioyer and any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which includes the Employer; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the Employer; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Employer; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to Treasury regulations under Code Section 414(0). 1.3 "Benefit" means any of the optional benefit choices available to a Participant as outlined in Section 4.1. 1.4 "Cafeteria Plan Benefit Dollars" means the amount available to Participants, pursuant to Article Ill, to purchase Benefits. Each dollar contributed to this Plan shall be converted into one Cafeteria Plan Benefit Dollar. 1.5 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced from time to time. 1.6 "Compensation" means the total cash remuneration received by the Participant from the Employer during a Plan Year prior to any reductions pursuant to a Salary Redirection Agreement authorized hereunder. Compensation shall include overtime, commissions and bonuses. 1