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7 <br />Pool. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.8, the SC shall create a labor- <br />management committee to advise it on certain matters as required by Minn. Stat. 123A.25. <br />4.10 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 final 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 into a <br />Group Contract on behalf of a Participant, and that, subject to any applicable notice rules, nothing in <br />this Agreement shall prevent a Participant from withdrawing from this Agreement, any Group <br />Employee Benefit, or any Other Financial and Risk Management Service. <br />4.11 Liability Limited. The Board, its authorized representatives, employees and designees shall <br />have no duty or liability to any of the Participants or Providers with respect to the fees, premium <br />and/or contract charges, offers, acceptances or binders of coverage, cancellation notices, or other <br />matters relating to a Participant's subscribers, all of which shall be the responsibility of the <br />Participant. The Board, its authorized representatives, employees and designees, and each <br />Participant shall have no duty or liability due to negligence of other Participants and Providers. <br />When it is not exercising the joint powers authorized by this Agreement (and, therefore, not acting <br />as the Board), the SC Board of Directors shall have no duty or obligation whatsoever to act for the <br />benefit of Participants (as Participants). <br />4.12 Withdrawal by Board. The undertakings for the provision of Group Employee Benefits in <br />this Agreement may be terminated by the Board or the SC (as applicable) at any time. <br />SECTION 5 <br />RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS <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 Risk <br />Management Service, the Participant must execute any applicable Group Contract, Group Contract <br />amendment, enrollment and renewal documents directly with the Provider. <br />5.2 Participants to Furnish Data. Each Participant agrees to furnish all reasonably necessary <br />employee data directly to the SC or its designee. <br />5.3 Remittance of Premiums and Contract Charges. The Participant shall remit premiums and/or <br />contract charges in the time and manner as from time to time determined by the Board. <br />5.4 CBA Employee Benefits. Each Participant that participates in CBA Employee Benefits shall <br />be solely responsible for the collective bargaining of such benefits, and for providing any notices <br />regarding CBA Employee Benefits, including, without limitation, the obligation to notify certain <br />representatives regarding the adoption of a self-insured health benefit plan set forth in Minn. Stat. <br />471.617, Subd.4. <br />5.5 Participant Withdrawal. <br /> <br />5.5.1 Voluntary Withdrawal. At any time during a year, (but at least three (3) months prior <br />to renewal), a Participant may terminate its participation in this Agreement or in a Pool upon ninety