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  The Association believes that in order to achieve its desired balance of
                                     principal protection and return on investment, it will be best served by a mix
                                     of equity and fixed-income investments; and
                                   The Association will determine the style of investment philosophy desired
                                     from the Manager it hires.

                                 Investment Objectives
                                 The Association’s primary financial objective is to increase the real (inflation-
                                 adjusted) purchasing power of its assets and income after accounting for
                                 spending, inflation and costs of investment management. The Board of
                                 Governors has established a 5% real rate of return objective for the
                                 Association’s portfolio.

                                 Additionally:
                                   The Board may establish a spending policy which attempts to balance the
                                     long-term objective of  maintaining the Association’s purchasing power
                                     with the goal of providing a reasonable, predictable, stable and sustainable
                                     level of spendable revenue to support current needs.
                                   Investment performance will be reviewed quarterly with the Manager. It is
                                     not anticipated that the goals defined below will be satisfied in every quarter
                                     of year. It is, however, expected that performance goals will be met over a
                                     rolling three-year period. Analysis of performance should always be within
                                     the context of the prevailing investment environment and the Manager’s
                                     particular investment style. The investment performance will be evaluated
                                     relative to the following indices and standards:

                                 A.      Indices
                                                                             Salomon
                                 Portfolio                    S & P          Broad 3-7 Yr.        90-Day
                                 Segment               CPI    500            Govt./Corp.          US T-Bill

                                            1
                                 Total Fund            yes    yes            yes                  yes

                                 Common Stocks         yes    yes            no                   no
                                 Domestic

                                 Fixed Income          yes    no             yes                  yes
                                 Domestic

                                 Cash                  yes    no             no                   yes
                                 Equivalents

                                 B.      For the Total Fund
                                 The performance of the total fund will be compared with the following:

                   1   The Total Fund performance will be compared to the CPI and to an index developed by combining the
                   representative indices weighted as to the policy asset mix.

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