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salaries of the President, Secretary or Treasurer, educational expenses of the trustees, audit and <br />�- legal expenses, insurance expenses, expenses of ofiicers related to the responsibilities as <br />administrators of the Special Fund. All other expenses of the Association shall be paid out of the <br />General Fund. <br />Section 4- DEPOSITS. All money belonging to this Association shall be deposited to the credit <br />of the Association in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories the Board of Trustees <br />may designate. The Board of Trustees shall make deposits in conformance with State Statutes <br />and the bylaws. <br />Section 5- DISBURSEMENTS. No disbursement of the funds of this Association shall be made <br />except by checks drawn by the Treasurer and countersigned by the President. Except when <br />issued for pensions and other fixed charges, the exact amount of which has been determined by <br />the Board of Trustees or the members, no check shall be issued until the claim to which it relates <br />has been approved by the Board of Trustees. <br />Section 6- NONASSIGNABILITY OF BENEFITS. No member entitled to a service pension or <br />ancillary benefit from the Association may assign any service pension or ancillary benefit <br />payments, nor shall the Association have the authority to recognize any assignment or pay over <br />any sum which has been assigned. <br />� ARTICLE VIII - APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS <br />Section 1- APPLICATION. All applications for benefits shall be made in writing on forms <br />furnished by the Secretary. <br />Section 2- PROCESS. All applications for pensions shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees <br />at a regular or special meeting of the Board. Applications shall state the age of the applicant, the <br />period of service, the date of retirement from active duty in the Fire Department, and other <br />information the Board may require. No benefits or pensions shall be paid until the application <br />has been approved by a majority vote of the Board. <br />Section 3- NOTICE. It shall be the duty of each member who intends to request a service <br />pension from the Association to fle a notice of intent to take distribution. Such notice shall be in <br />writing and shall be filed with the Secretary not less than 90 days prior to the date of retirement <br />and submission of application for service pension. Upon receipt of the notice, the Secretary shall <br />provide to the applicant any forms or notices required by state or federal law with respect to <br />service pension payments. <br />ARTICLE IX - SERVICE PENSION BENEFITS <br />Section 1- LUMP SUM SERVICE PENSION. Upon meeting the requirements in Section 2 of <br />� this Article, the Association shall pay the member the base sum for each year that the member <br />