The purpose of the fund is to provide funding for
the perpetual sustainment of the Town of Stratford monuments located
on Academy Hill. Earnings from the fund shall be available for expenditure
or reinvestment into the fund.
The Academy Hill Monument Commission, by a majority
vote of its members, is authorized to expend the principal, earnings
and/or deposits from the fund.
The Monument Preservation Fund may accept contributions
from individuals, corporations, State of Connecticut, U.S. Government
and the Town of Stratford. These contributions shall become funds
of the trust.
The Stratford Town Council, as part of this resolution,
acknowledges that the contributions of these funds to the trust fund
are sole possession of the fund and shall expel these funds in no
other manner other than that as directed by the Academy Hill Monument
Commission.
The Academy Hill Monument Commission may obtain a
professional investment manager or management firm of its choosing
to administer investment of the fund. The fee for management cannot
exceed 2% of the fund's value.