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(0) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT means the application to enroll and participate in the Plan that is completed by the Public Employee and provided to the Administrator. The Participation Agreement form for this purpose shall be provided by the Administrator and will have no effect until it is signed, f1led with the Administrator by the Participant, and accepted by the Administrator prior to the Participant's death. (P) PLAN means the Plan for Public Employees as set forth in this plan document and as it may be amended from time to time. (q) PLAN SPONSOR means the county, municipality, or other instrumentality of the State, which is an eligible governmental employer pursuant to IRC Section 457(e)(1), for which services are performed by Public Employees, and which participates in this Plan. (r) PLAN YEAR means the calendar year in which the Plan becomes effective, and each succeeding calendar year during the existence of the Plan. (s) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE means any person who receives any type of Compensation from the Plan Sponsor for services rendered to the Plan Sponsor (including, but not limited to, elected or appointed officials and salaried employees). (t) SEVERANCE FROM EMPLOYMENT means the date on which the Participant dies, retires or otherwise has a Severance from Employment with the Plan Sponsor. An Independent Contractor is considered to have a Severance from Employment with the Plan Sponsor upon the expiration of the contract (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which services are performed for the Plan Sponsor if the expiration constitutes a good-faith and complete termination of the contractual relationship. An Independent Contractor shall not be considered Severed from Employment with the Plan Sponsor, and shall not receive any benefits hereunder unless (i) at least 12 months have expired since the date on which the last contract pursuant to which the Independent Contractor provided any services to the Plan Sponsor was terminated, and (ii) the Independent Contractor has performed no services for the Plan Sponsor during the 12-month period referred to herein either as an Independent Contractor or Public Employee. (u) SPOUSE means a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife, as defined under Title 28, Chapter 15, Section 1738 of the United States Code. (v) VALUATION DATE means each business day/the last day of the calendar month/the last day of the calendar quarter/each December 31. 1.02 Gender and Plurals. Whenever used herein, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural unless the provisions of the Plan specifically require a different construction. ARTICLE II Election to Defer Compensation 2.01 Eligibility to Participate. Each Public Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and defer Compensation hereunder immediately upon becoming employed by the Plan Sponsor. 2.02 Election Required for Participation. A Public Employee may elect to become a Participant by executing a Participation Agreement and consenting to defer a portion of his Compensation by a @ Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. 3 Consolidated Standard 457 Plan Amended and Restated 457(b) Governmental Plan Document November 11, 2005