Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a | Trustees authorize preparer of form 990 to submit to Fund Attorney for review prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b | Compensation is negotiated by the collective bargaining process. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | William Hopkins and Brandon Hopkins share a family relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | The Fund annually requires Trustees and key employees to disclose any relationships that could give rise to a conflict of interest under the Conflict of Interest Policy regarding the Fund. Any identified potential conflicts are brought to the attention of the affected individual and appropriately addressed, including that person recusing himself or herself from any involvement regarding the affected entity or transaction, The Trustees and key employees are also encouraged to be watchful of conflict of interest issues and bring such issues to the attention of either the Chairman of the Board of Trustees or the Trustees third party law firm. Any identified conflicts of interest are dealt with by the Board of Trustees |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Fund is established and maintained pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It operates in compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Subtitle B, Part I of ERISA with respect to disclosure of its governing documents and financial information. It operates in compliance with the fiduciary responsibility requirements of Subtitle B. Part 4 of ERISA. ERISA does not require the Fund to make governing documents available to the general public. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b | Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISA, all members of the Board of Trustees are considered fiduciaries. As such, they are required to act soley in the interes of plan participants and their beneficiaries and with the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to them. Thus, while certain members of the Board of Trustees are not regarded as independent under Form 990 reporting standards, all members are held under ERISA to a high fiduciary standard of conduct which requires them to act soley in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. |
| Software ID: | 13000230 |
| Software Version: | 13.6.0.0 |