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File #: 17445    Version: 1
Type: Consent Agenda - Human Resource Status: Adopted
File created: 8/19/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action: 8/26/2025
Title: Section 115 Post-Employment Benefit Trust
Indexes: Court Order
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Section 115 Post-Employment Benefit Trust
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The Court, in their authority as the Risk Pool Trustees of the Brazoria County Section 115 Post-Employment Benefits Trust (the "Trust"), hereby removes First Financial Administrators, Inc., Gornto & Associates, Inc., First Financial Benefits, Inc. formerly known as Gornto, Kebodeaux & Bliese, Inc., and their representatives and agents, including but not limited to, Richard Gornto, Kathy Trussell, Niki Walker, and Heather Pugh from any and all account authorizations pertaining to post employment benefit accounts established by Brazoria County. Additionally, the Court, in their authority as the Risk Pool Trustees, hereby removes any authority explicitly or incidentally granted pursuant to or in conjunction with the Section 115 Post-Employment Benefits Trust to First Financial Administrators, Inc., Gornto & Associates, Inc., First Financial Benefits, Inc. formerly known as Gornto, Kebodeaux & Bliese, Inc., and their representatives and agents, including but not limited to, Richard Gornto, Kathy Trussell, Niki Walker, and Heather Pugh, to act as a trustee, agent, or other role, if any, under such Trust.

The County Judge is hereby authorized to sign any and all documents relating to removing the above-referenced organizations, their representatives and agents, and the specifically named individuals from any and all financial accounts, investment accounts, contracts, or other accounts managed on behalf of the County and its employees pursuant to the Trust.

The Court, in their authority as the Section 115 Post-Employment Benefits Trust Risk Pool Trustees, hereby appoint Holly Fox, Melissa Henken, and Angela Dees as joint temporary Investment Managers of the Section 115 Trust. The joint temporary Investment Managers shall abide by the explicit instruction that all accounts established under the Trust be maintained in the accounts and investments as they exist as of the date of this Order until further direct...

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