Upper Peninsula Plumbers & Pipefitters Health & Welfare Fund

“Line 2 - family relationship or business relationship - the relationship between the trustees of the fund is a "business relationship". The fund is established and maintained pursuant to the employee retirement income security act of 1974, as amended. The fund, as a taft-hartley trust fund, is administered by a board of trustees which is composed of an equal number of union and employer representatives. Because of this organizational requirement, there is a "business relationship" between the trustees. Line 12 - annually, each trustee must answer the fiduciary liability insurance renewal questionaire, which contains questions regarding potential and actual conflicts of interest. Line 15 - the fund did not have a ceo, executive director, or top management official, or other officers or key employees, as those terms are defined in the instructions.”

“Employer representatives on the board of trustees are appointed by the contributing employers. Employee representatives on the board of trustees are appointed by the union.”

“The form 990 is presented and approved at a meeting of the trustees, subject to review and approval by the funds legal council. The trustees are provided with a final copy of the return as ultimatly filed with the irs.”

“The fund is established and maintained pursuant to the employee retirement income security act of 1974, as amended. It operates in compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of subtitle b, part 1 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.”

“Line 1a - dean gutzman and scott thrasher served as trustees of the fund without compensation from the fund for those services. However, they were compensated as employees of the upper peninsula plumbers and pipefitters local 111, and the upper peninsula plumber and pipefitters education fund which were contributing employers, to the fund, and as such, "related organizations" as that term is defined in the instructions.”