Service Contracts (a) The Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory, management and/or administrative services for the Trust or for any Series with any Person; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for the Investment Adviser to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments, and such other responsibilities as may specifically be delegated to such Person.
(b) The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with any Persons, appointing such Persons exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or Principal Underwriter for the Shares of one or more of the Series or other securities to be issued by the Trust. Every such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine.
(c) The Trustees are also empowered, at any time and from time to time, to contract with any Persons, appointing such Person(s) to serve as custodian(s), transfer agent and/or shareholder servicing agent for the Trust or one or more of its Series. Every such contract shall comply with such terms as may be required by the Trustees.
(d) The Trustees are further empowered, at any time and from time to time, to contract with any Persons to provide such other services to the Trust or one or more of the Series, as the Trustees determine to be in the best interests of the Trust and the applicable Series.
(e) The fact that:
(i) any of the Shareholders, Trustees, or officers of the Trust is a shareholder, director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, Manager, adviser, Principal Underwriter, distributor, or affiliate or agent of or for any Person with which an advisory, management or administration contract, or Principal Underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other type of service contract may be made, or that
(ii) any Person with which an advisory, management or administration contract or Principal Underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other type of service contract may be made also has an advisory, management or administration contract, or principal underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other service contract, or has other business or interests with any other Person, shall not affect the validity of any such contract or disqualify any Shareholder, Trustee or officer of the Trust from voting upon or executing the same, or create any liability or accountability to the Trust or its Shareholders, provided approval of each such contract is made pursuant to the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act.
Material Contracts and Commitments (a) Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all of the following contracts, agreements and commitments, whether oral or written ("Contracts"), to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their material Company Assets is bound, as each such contract or commitment may have been amended, modified or supplemented:
(i) any agreement (including all master commitments and pool purchase contracts) between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any Agency or Investor pursuant to which the Company and its subsidiaries sold more than $175 million in principal amount of Mortgage Loans during fiscal year 1999, and all insurance or guaranty contracts (including contracts with any private mortgage insurer or Pool (as defined herein) insurance provider with respect to the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property to or from any Person providing for rent in excess of $100,000 during any twelve-month period;
(iii) any agreement for the lease of real property providing for the payment of rent in excess of $250,000 during any twelve-month period;
(iv) any agreement (or group of related agreements) or indemnity under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed any debt including without limitation any indebtedness for borrowed money, warehouse lines of credit, or any capitalized lease or purchase money obligation (except for intercompany obligations);
(v) any agreement under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has granted a lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance upon any of its material assets;
(vi) any agreement under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has an obligation to indemnify a director, officer or employee;
(vii) any agreement for the employment of any individual on a full-time, part-time, consulting or other basis other than oral retainers of professionals terminable at will except for employment agreements of employees with a salary of less than $100,000 who have signed the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' standard form employment agreement (excluding commissioned employees);
(viii) any agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition given by the Company other than those agreements (A) with employees on the Company's standard form employment, (B) related to Company Stock Options, (C) entered into with any Person in connection with the proposed sale of the Company and (D) that do not materially restrict the manner in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries conduct its business;
(ix) any other plan, contract or arrangement, whether formal or informal, which involves direct or indirect compensation (including bonus, stock option, severance, golden parachute, deferred compensation, special retirement, consulting and similar agreements and all agreements and arrangements regarding the Company's net branches) for the benefit of one or more of the current or former directors, officers or employees of the Company (other than Company Employee Plans described in Section 3.12(a));
(x) any guaranty or suretyship, performance bond or contribution agreement;
(xi) any marketing, sales representative or dealership agreement with respect to which the fees paid or payable by the Company are or will be in excess of $100,000; any material agreement relating to e-commerce or agreements related to the Company's "net branches"; and
(xii) any other material contract or commitment.
(b) The Company has heretofore made available to the Parent true and complete copies of all of the Contracts required to be set forth in Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Each such Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the Company or one of its subsidiaries in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and effect (except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule), except where the failure to be valid and binding and in full force and effect would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default with respect to any such Contract, nor (to the Company's Knowledge) does any condition exist that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default thereunder or permit any other party thereto to terminate such Contract, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company's Knowledge, no other party to any such Contract is in default in any respect with respect to any such Contract, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No party has given any written notice (i) of termination or cancellation of any such Contract or (ii) that it intends to assert a breach of any such Contract, whether as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Contract identified in Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule in response to any item under this Section 3.16 shall be deemed incorporated by reference to all other items in this Section 3.16.
Contracts and Commitments (a) Schedule 5.18 hereto (with paragraph references corresponding to those set forth below) contains a true and complete list of each of the following contracts (true and complete copies or, if none, reasonably complete and accurate written descriptions of which, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, have been delivered or made available to PMCT), to which STH or any of the STH Subsidiaries is a party or by which any Hotel is bound:
(i) all contracts providing for the management of the Hotels;
(ii) all franchise agreements (the "Franchise Agreements");
(iii) all material contracts providing for a commitment of employment or consultation services for a specified or unspecified term;
(iv) all contracts with any person containing any provision or covenant prohibiting or materially limiting the ability of STH or any of the STH Subsidiaries to engage in any business activity or to compete with any person;
(v) all partnership, joint venture, stockholders' or other similar contracts with any person;
(vi) all notes, debentures, bonds and other evidence of indebtedness which are secured or collateralized by mortgages, deeds of trust or other security interests in any Hotel or any personal property of STH or any of the STH Subsidiaries;
(vii) all contracts relating to any business combination;
(viii) all contracts between or among STH or any of the STH Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of their stockholders or affiliates, on the other hand;
(ix) all collective bargaining or similar labor contracts; and
(x) all other contracts that involve the annual payment or potential annual payment pursuant to the terms of such contract, by or to STH or any of the STH Subsidiaries of more than $25,000 or aggregate payments in excess of $300,000 that will not (A) be fully performed on or prior to the Effective Time, (B) expire by their terms within 90 days following the Effective Time, or (C) be cancelable by the Surviving Entity, without penalty, upon not more than 30 days notice, including, without limitation, all leases, contracts for purchase and sale of assets, advance booking contracts and banquet contracts.
(b) Each contract required to be disclosed on Schedule 5.18 is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms and, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.18, neither STH, any of the STH Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of STH, any other party to such contract is in violation, breach or default under any such contract (or with notice or lapse of time or both would be in violation, breach or default under any such contract), the effect of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expect to result in an STH Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Franchise Agreements disclosed on Schedule 5.18 constitute all of the franchise or similar agreements necessary to operate and manage the Hotels and neither STH nor any STH Subsidiary has received any notice or has any knowledge of an event of default or termination or proposed termination under any such Franchise Agreement.
Project Contracts Prior to the delivery of this Lease, the Company may have entered into a contract or contracts with respect to the acquisition and/or construction of the Improvements. Those contracts, and any such contracts entered into by the Company after delivery of this Lease are hereinafter referred to as the “Project Contracts.” Prior to the delivery hereof, certain work has been or may have been performed on the Improvements pursuant to said Project Contracts or otherwise. Subject to the Lender’s rights in the Project Contracts, the Company hereby conveys, transfers and assigns to the Issuer all of the Company’s rights in, but not its obligations under the Project Contracts and the Issuer hereby designates the Company as Issuer’s agent for the purpose of executing and performing the Project Contracts. After the execution hereof, the Company shall cause the Project Contracts to be fully performed by the contractor(s), subcontractor(s) and supplier(s) thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof, and the Company covenants to cause the Improvements to be acquired, constructed and/or completed in accordance with the Project Contracts. Any and all amounts received by the Issuer, the Trustee or the Company from any of the contractors or other suppliers by way of breach of contract, refunds or adjustments shall become a part of and be deposited in the Project Fund.
Supplemental Contracts 1. Supplemental contracts may be agreed to by the Board of Education and a teacher. Supplemental assignments constitute duties apart from the primary contracts, which are assigned by the administrators and for which there is a written contract. Any teacher may make application for those assignments. Persons who wish to fill these assignments may apply for such work in writing to the administrator of the building where the position is located. Supplemental contracts will be paid a percentage of the supplemental base (See Appendix B).
1.1 In the event that an employee holding a supplemental contract does not fulfill said contract, payment shall be prorated based on such things as, but not limited to, percent of season completed, percent of performances completed, meetings, or duties, completion of product/production. The superintendent or designee will determine percentage to be paid after consultation with the impacted parties.
1.2 A job description must be developed at the building level and approved by the Board of Education for each supplemental position for which compensation is paid and a contract issued.
1.3 The formation of new clubs/activities/positions may occur at any building providing a teacher can show justification for that club/activity/position. The teacher will make a proposal to the Building Principal’s Advisory Council. The proposal will include such things as projected meeting time, number of students involved, and number of teacher hours. Final approval for implementation rests with the superintendent/designee. If approved, sponsors will be paid on an hourly timecard rate with appropriate documentation of activities for possible inclusion in the supplemental salary schedule.
2. Prior to the start of each activity season (fall, winter, spring) a listing of available extra duty assignments will be posted for employees to sign up to work. Employees sign up for all duties he/she wants to do for that particular season. As duties are completed, the employee enters the time worked in the district’s time and attendance system. Some specialized duties (scorebook, game manager, etc.) may be pre-assigned by the activities director. The rate of pay will be $19.00 per hour paid in one half (1/2) hour increments.
3. Short-term assignments can be incurred at any grade level and are not governed by written contract. Teachers may agree to short-term assignments of supervision/ instruction in addition to their regularly assigned duties within the contract day. When the short-term period exceeds one-half (½) hour, then the teacher will receive full hourly compensation for each hour assigned. When the short-term period is less than one-half (½) hour, the teacher will receive one half (½) the hourly compensation.
3.1 All short-term assignments will be paid at the rate of $19.00 per hour.
3.2 Elementary teachers who accept the assignment of students from teachers who are absent and whose classroom cannot be covered with a substitute teacher will receive the substitute teacher’s pay proportionally divided among the teachers who take the additional students. If the teacher does not receive a plan time, the short-term assignment rate will apply.
3.3 Building Principal’s Advisory Council members will be paid at the above short-Term Assignment rate for Building Principal’s Advisory Council meetings.