§ 35.102. BENEFITS PAYABLE TO MINORS AND INCOMPETENTS.

(A)

Whenever any person entitled to benefits under this plan is a minor or legally incompetent, the Committee may, in the exercise of its discretion, direct all or any portion of those payments to be made in any one or more of the following ways:

(1)

To the parent, lawfully appointed legal guardian, or legal representative of the person entitled to benefits under the plan;

(2)

To the spouse, child or other blood relative to be expended on behalf of the person entitled to benefits under the plan or that person's dependents;

(3)

To a recognized charity or nonprofit organization to be expended for the benefit of the person entitled to benefits under the plan or that person's dependents.

(B)

The decision of the Committee will, in each case, be final and binding upon all persons. Any payment made pursuant to the power herein conferred upon the Committee shall operate as a complete discharge of the obligations of the Committee.

(Code 1980, § 18-135; Am. Ord. No. 78-93, passed 12/7/93; Ord. No. 45-17 , § 8, passed 12/5/17)