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Portfolio             90-Day

                                 Segment               U.S. Treasury Bill

                                 Total Fund            yes

                                 Fixed Income          yes

                                 Cash Equivalents      yes

                                 As indicated above, The Total Fund, Fixed Income, and Cash Equivalents will
                                 all be measured against the 90-Day US Treasury Bill return for the selected
                                 period.

                                 Asset Allocation Objectives
                                 The Association’s assets will be managed as a total portfolio having (2) major
                                 components:
                                   a fixed income portion comprised of bonds (domestic); and
                                   cash equivalent securities.

                                 The following asset guidelines are recommended:

                                                                                           Central
                                 Portfolio Segment            Range of Portfolio Assets    Tendency

                                 Fixed Income Securities      0% - 100%                    50%
                                 Cash Equivalents             0% - 100%                    50%

                                 Fixed Income Guidelines
                                 Only the following bonds and/or fixed income securities are permissible
                                 investments:
                                   debt securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its
                                     agencies and instrumentalities;
                                   corporate bonds, debentures and other forms of corporate debt obligations,
                                     rated BBB or higher; and
                                   certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of U.S. banks, but only in
                                     amounts not to exceed that of FDIC Insurance, currently $250,000.00.

                                 Additionally, cash reserves shall be invested in interest bearing securities
                                 (including money market funds), free of risk of loss and price fluctuation, and
                                 shall have immediate liquidity.

                          3.     CORE INVESTMENTS/RESERVES
                                 The  Association’s core  investments/reserves shall be managed in a manner
                                 consistent with the following statements:



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