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<br />4.10 Liability Limited. The Board, its authorized representatives, employees and designees <br />shall have no duty or liability to any of the Participants or Providers with respect to the fees, <br />premium and/or contract charges, offers, acceptances or binders of coverage, cancellation <br />notices, or other matters relating to a Participant's subscribers, all of which shall be the <br />responsibility of the Participant. The Board, its authorized representatives, employees and <br />designees, and each Participant shall have no duty or liability due to negligence of other <br />Participants and Providers. When it is not exercising the joint powers authorized by this <br />Agreement (and therefore not acting as the Board), the SC Board of Directors shall have no duty <br />or obligation whatsoever to act for the benefit of Participants (as Participants). <br /> <br />4. I 1 Withdrawal by Board. The undertakings for the provision of Group Employee Benefits <br />in this Agreement may be terminated by the Board or the SC (as applicable) at any time. <br /> <br />SECTION 5 <br /> <br />RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS <br /> <br />5.1 Enrollment and Renewal. Participants may elect whether to participate in any Group <br />Employee Benefit and any Other Financial and Risk Management Service made available by the <br />Board. If a Participant elects to participate in a Group Employee Benefit or Other Financial or <br />Risk Management Service, the Participant must execute any applicable Group Contract, Group <br />Contract amendment, enrollment and renewal documents directly with the Provider. <br /> <br />5.2 Participants to Furnish Data. Each Participant agrees to furnish all reasonably necessary <br />emplQyee data directly to the SC or its designee. <br /> <br />5.3 Remittance of Premiums and Contract Charges. The Participant shall remit premiums <br />and/or contract charges in the time and manner as from time to time determined by the Board. <br /> <br />5.4 CBA Employee Benefits. Each Participant that participates in CBA Employee Benefits <br />shall be solely responsible for the collective bargaining of such benefits, and for providing any <br />notices regarding CBA Employee Benefits, including, without limitation, the obligation to notify <br />certain representatives regarding the adoption of a self-insured health benefit plan set forth in <br />Minn. Stat. 471.617, Subd.4. <br /> <br />5.5 . Participant Withdrawal. <br /> <br />5.5. I Voluntary Withdrawal. At any time during a year, (but at least three (3) months <br />prior to renewal), a Participant may terminate its participation in this Agreement or in a Pool <br />upon ninety (90) days written notice to the Board and to all Providers of programs in which it <br />participates. <br /> <br />5.5.2 Withdrawal Relating to Participant Rate Solicitation. If a Participant solicits <br />proposals independently of this Agreement when there has not been a fifty percent (50%) <br />increase in the aggregate rates for that Participant group in a given year, the Board retains the <br />right to deem that the Participant has withdrawn from the appropriate Pool. "Soliciting <br /> <br />090299 <br /> <br />8 <br />