Investment Committee Charter

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The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has adopted this Investment Committee Charter.

Purpose

The Investment Committee, as trustees and fiduciaries, is responsible for the proper oversight of the IMRF assets. The committee members shall carry out their functions solely in the interest of the IMRF members and benefit recipients and for the exclusive purpose of providing and defraying reasonable expenses incurred in performing such duties, as required by law.

Composition

The Investment Committee will consist of at least six members of the Board of Trustees. Annually, the President of the Board will appoint the Investment Committee members, Chair and Vice Chair of the Investment Committee and the full Board will approve the Committee Chair, Vice-Chair and committee members for a one-year term.

Meetings

The Committee will meet as necessary. A quorum of at least 5 members must be physically present for all meetings of the Committee. Meetings are subject to the Open Meetings Act. Each meeting agenda will be posted in advance and in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Meeting materials will be prepared by Staff and Consultant, as necessary.

Staff will prepare minutes for each meeting. These minutes will serve as a record of proceedings in the form of a non-verbatim report.

Responsibilities

Investment Committee members, as Trustees, shall act in accordance with the provisions of State Statute and with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of like character with like aims by diversifying the investment of the Fund so as to minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so.

The Investment Committee of the Board is responsible for the following investment related activities, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees:

Reporting Responsibilities of the Committee

Other Responsibilities

Procedures for Amending the Investment Committee Charter

This Charter may be amended by a majority vote of the Board. Recommendations for policy changes should be directed to the Chief Investment Officer. The Chief Investment Officer shall review all such recommendations and is responsible for submitting necessary changes to the Board for approval.

The Investment Committee Charter shall be reviewed annually.