SECTION 590:15-5-8. Administration

(a)   Administrative Authority. The Board shall have the authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Excess Benefit Plan. The Board and the Administrator shall have the same rights, duties and responsibilities respecting the Excess Benefit Plan as the Board and the Administrator have with respect to the URSJJ Plan pursuant to 20 O.S. §1108, unless modified by Code Section 415 and its implementing regulations, or 20 O.S. §1104.1.

(b)   Powers of the Board. The Board shall have such power and authority (including discretion with respect to the exercise of that power and authority) as may be necessary, advisable, desirable or convenient to enable the Board:

(1)   to establish procedures with respect to administration of the Excess Benefit Plan not inconsistent with the Excess Benefit Plan and the Code, and to amend or rescind such procedures;

(2)   to determine, consistent with the Excess Benefit Plan, the URSJJ Plan, applicable law, rules or regulations, all questions of law or fact that may arise as to the eligibility for participation in the Excess Benefit Plan and eligibility for distribution of benefits from the Excess Benefit Plan, and the status of any person claiming benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan;

(3)   pursuant to Article IV of the Excess Benefit Plan document, to make payments from the Excess Benefit Fund to Participants;

(4)   to contract with a third party to perform designated administrative services under this Excess Benefit Plan;

(5)   subject to and consistent with the Code, to construe and interpret the Excess Benefit Plan as to administrative issues and to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Excess Benefit Plan with respect to same.

(c)   Action by the Board. Any action by the Board that is supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence and that is not found to be an abuse of discretion shall be final, conclusive and binding on all individuals affected thereby. The Board may take any such action in such manner and to such extent as the Board in its sole discretion may deem expedient, and the Board shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency.

(d)   Payment of benefits and erroneous payments. The Board, if in doubt concerning the correctness of its action in making a payment of a benefit, may suspend payment until satisfied as to the correctness of the payment or the Participant to receive the payment. Any benefit payment that according to the terms of the Excess Benefit Plan and the benefits provided hereunder should not have been made may be recovered as provided in 20 O.S. §1111.

[Source: Added at 28 Ok Reg 100, eff 9-17-10 (emergency); Added at 28 Ok Reg 672, eff 5-12-11]