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<br />4.6 Service Providers. <br /> <br />4.6.1 Selection. The Participants hereby delegate to the Board the right to select the <br />Providers for Group Employee Benefits and Other Financial and Risk Management Services. <br /> <br />4.6.2 Governmental Unit Bidding and Contracting Laws. As applicable, the Board <br />shall comply with all state and federal laws relating to requests for proposals, review of <br />proposals, length of Group Contract rules, and other laws and regulations relating to contracting <br />for Grpup Employee Benefits and Other Financial and Risk Management Services. <br /> <br />4.6.3 Service Provider Rate Increases. The Board will annually review renewal <br />information as presented by Providers, make recommendations and determine if requests for <br />propo$als are necessary. Rate renewals for group insurance will be determined on the basis of <br />the aggregate change of premiums. <br /> <br />4.7 Premiums and/or Contract Charges. To the extent not established by the applicable <br />Operating Agreement or in any other manner prescribed by this Agreement, premiums and/or <br />contract charges shall be determined by the Board in its discretion; provided, however, that in <br />accordance with Section 6.5, no retroactive assessment may be made without the consent of the <br />affected Participants. <br /> <br />4.8 . Advisory Committee(s). The Board may, but is not required to, appoint one or more <br />advisory committees. The purpose of any such committee may include, without limitation, the <br />receipt and processing of information relating to group employee benefits, and the future <br />directipn of such benefits as well as other programs and services. The Board shall consider, but <br />is not required to adopt, advisory committee recommendations and proposals. Labor <br />representation, when appropriate, on any advisory committee formed by the Board shall be, in so <br />far as is reasonably possible, representative of the bargaining representatives of individuals <br />covered in the relevant Pool. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.8, the <br />SC shall create a labor-management committee to advise it on certain matters as required by <br />Minn.!Stat. 123A.25. <br /> <br />4.9 Authority of Board. The Board, with due consideration given to recommendations <br />submitted by any advisory committee which may be established, shall, unless otherwise <br />expressly agreed, retain fmal authority in all matters relative to this Agreement and to the Group <br />Employee Benefits and Other Financial and Risk Management Services subject to this <br />Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall permit the Board to enter <br />into a Group Contract on behalf of a Participant, and that, subject to any applicable notice rules, <br />nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Participant ITom withdrawing ITom this Agreement, <br />any Group Employee Benefit, or any Other Financial and Risk Management Service. <br /> <br />090299 <br /> <br />7 <br />