(A) Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the Plan Administrator has complete control of the administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator has all the powers necessary for it to properly carry out its administrative duties. Not in limitation, but in amplification of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator has complete discretion to construe or interpret the provisions of the Plan, including ambiguous provisions, if any, and to determine all questions that may arise under the Plan, including all questions relating to the eligibility of employees to participate in the Plan and the amount of benefit to which any participant, beneficiary, spouse, or contingent annuitant may become entitled. The Plan Administrator's decisions upon all matters within the scope of its authority shall be final.
(B) Unless otherwise set out in the Plan or annuity contract, the Plan Administrator may delegate recordkeeping and other duties that are necessary to assist it with the administration of the Plan to any person or firm which agrees to accept such duties. The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon all tables, valuations, certificates and reports furnished by the consultant or actuary appointed by the Plan Administrator and upon all opinions given by any counsel selected or approved by the Plan Administrator.
(C) The Plan Administrator shall receive all claims for benefits by participants, former participants, beneficiaries, spouses, and contingent annuitants. The Plan Administrator shall determine all facts necessary to establish the right of any claimant to benefits and the amount of those benefits under the provisions of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may establish rules and procedures to be followed by claimants in filing claims for benefits, in furnishing and verifying proofs necessary to determine age, and in any other matters required to administer the Plan. (Ord. 1806, passed 1-7-15)