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RECORDKEEPING SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS RECORDKEEPING SERVICE AGREEMENT (the "Service Agreement"), effective as of September 29, 2022 ("Effective Date") is entered into by and between LINCOLN RETIREMENT SERVICES COMPANY, LLC ("LRSC") and Indian River County BOCC (the "Employer") (each a "Party"). WHEREAS, LRSC will provide plan -participant -level record keeping to tax -qualified retirement plans governed by Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") Sections 401(a) and 401(k), retirement plans governed by Code Section 403(b), and deferred compensation plans governed by Code Sections 457 and 409A as part of the services provided by LRSC and its affiliates (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Lincoln" where the context permits) (collective services referred to as the "Program") through which investments in shares of registered investment companies (i.e. mutual funds), other appropriate securities, stable value fund and/or group annuities issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, and, in New York, Lincoln Life and Annuity Company of New York, and their applicable affiliates (collectively referred hereinafter as "Investments") shall be made available to plan participants or their beneficiaries (in the aggregate "Plan participants"). WHEREAS, Employer is the plan sponsor of the Indian River County BOCC Deferred Compensation Plan for Public Employees 457 Governmental Plan and Trust (hereinafter individually or collectively the "Plan"), a retirement plan governed by Code Section 457(b), and desires to fund future contributions to the Plan exclusively through the Program until such time as this Service Agreement may be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof; WHEREAS, Employer has determined, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that the Plan is not subject to the governance of Title I of ERISA since the Plan falls within the scope of the exclusion in ERISA Section 4(b)(1) for a government plan, and has delegated certain non -fiduciary administrative tasks and responsibilities to certain parties under this Service Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals reincorporated as part of the text hereof, mutual promises hereinafter contained, the value of which is hereby affirmed, LRSC and Employer agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 RECORDKEEPING SERVICES & INVESTMENT OPTION SELECTION 1.1 Recordkeeping Services. LRSC will provide Program recordkeeping services (the "Recordkeeping Services"), as described in this Service Agreement and in the Program administration manual (the "Manual"), which is incorporated into this Service Agreement by reference, as more fully described below. Recordkeeping Services shall be deemed to mean defined contribution retirement plan record keeping services kept at a Plan participant account level. Employer will provide Lincoln with data, information, plan documents and other information and assistance reasonably needed by Lincoln to perform the Recordkeeping Services. Except to the extent prohibited by law Employer will be Indian River County BOCC 457(b) INDR-001 1423269 Page 1 of 20