Alabama § 36-36-5 Management and Control of Trust; Powers of Trustees; Payment of Expenses

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-36-5 — Management and Control of Trust; Powers of Trustees; Payment of Expenses

Alabama § 36-36-5

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 36Alabama Retiree Health Care Funding Act of 2007,

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Ala. Code § 36-36-5 (2026).

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(a)The trusts shall be under the management and control of their respective trustees. All powers necessary or otherwise advisable for the management and control of the trusts shall be vested solely in the respective trustees.

(b)The trustees shall have all of the powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all the power and authority granted under law to the board which created the trust, and all powers granted to trustees under Alabama law to the extent not in conflict with this chapter, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following powers:

(1)To adopt, alter, and repeal rules for the operation and conduct of the respective trust’s affairs and business;

(2)To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements,

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(a) The trusts shall be under the management and control of their respective trustees. All powers necessary or otherwise advisable for the management and control of the trusts shall be vested solely in the respective trustees.
(b) The trustees shall have all of the powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all the power and authority granted under law to the board which created the trust, and all powers granted to trustees under Alabama law to the extent not in conflict with this chapter, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following powers:
(1) To adopt, alter, and repeal rules for the operation and conduct of the respective trust’s affairs and business;
(2) To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments and to take such other actions as may be necessary or otherwise advisable for the management and operation of the respective trust, to accomplish any purpose for which the respective trust was created, or to exercise any power granted by this chapter;
(3) To enter into contracts with, to accept aid and grants from, to cooperate with, and to do any and all things that may be necessary or otherwise advisable in order to avail the respective trust of the aid and cooperation of the United States of America, the state, or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of either thereof in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;
(4) To appoint, employ, and contract with such employees, agents, advisors, and consultants, including, but not limited to, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, financial experts, and such other advisors, consultants, and agents as may, in the trustees’ judgment, be necessary or otherwise advisable and to determine and pay, from the funds of the trusts, the compensation of those persons; and
(5) To invest the funds of the trusts in any permitted investment.
(c) The expenses of making and disposing of investments, such as brokerage commissions, legal expenses referable to a particular transaction, transfer taxes, and other customary transactional expenses with respect to a trust shall be payable out of the funds of such trust.