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BALLET WEST/AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS

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The Artists’ Resource Fund shall be a trust fund used for the purpose ofenhancing the efforts of Ballet West to assist COMPANY ARTISTs who, in anyvariety of ways, may have the need for such assistance.In the first year of the Agreement, an interest bearing account shall be institutedand all payments to the Artists’ Resource Fund as provided in this Agreement,will be deposited into said account.During the first year of this Agreement, the Trustees shall: (1) establish the rulesand regulations by which the Trust shall be governed; (2) establish the criteria forthe proper use of the fund herein established; and (3) establish the manner bywhich a public Performance will be designated, promoted and carried for thebenefit of the Artists’ Resource Fund.The designated benefit Performance shall take place in the second year of thisAgreement and each year thereafter. The gross amount of compensation due tothe COMPANY ARTISTs (calculated as one-fifth (1/5) of the total weeklycompensation) under contract at the time of the Performance shall be contributedto the Artists’ Resource Fund and a matching amount shall be contributed by theEMPLOYER to said Fund.E. BENEFITS1. Medical Coveragea. Health InsuranceThe EMPLOYER will provide and pay for health insurance benefits toall ARTISTs who are engaged by EMPLOYER for twenty (20) weeks ormore. The health insurance benefits will not fall below the level ofcoverage and range of the health insurance benefits EMPLOYERprovided to ARTISTs in effect on August 1, 2005. Such HealthInsurance will provide basic health benefits and major medical benefitsboth inside and outside the City of Origination. As of the effective dateof this Agreement the EMPLOYER shall demonstrate to AGMA that theMedical Coverage available to ARTIST meets the requirement of thisSection. In the event the insurance provider proposes to substantiallychange the level of coverage for the EMPLOYER’s group, thenEMPLOYER shall give AGMA immediate notice of such change (but inno event less than thirty (30) days notice) prior to any change in levelsof coverage or medical service providers. In the event of such change,the EMPLOYER shall meet and confer with AGMA so as todemonstrate compliance with this Section prior to any final decisiontaking place. EMPLOYER agrees to pay the entire amount of theapplicable deductible for each ARTIST during each year of his/heremployment, but in no event shall EMPLOYER be required to pay morethan one thousand dollars ($1,000) towards the deductible. In the eventthat the deductible increases above one thousand two hundred and fifty36

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