Western Surety Company
<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY -IN -FACT
<br />Know All Men By These Preseuls, That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, a South Dakota corporation, is a duly organized and existing corporation having its
<br />principal affiee in die City of Sioux Falls, That
<br />State of South Dakota, and dial it does by vhme ofthe signature mid seal herein affixed hereby make, comtitute and appoint
<br />Amy J. Forde , Individually
<br />of Toledo, OH ,its true aid Iawdid Attoruey(s)-m-Fact with fail power mid authority hereby conferred to sigo, seal and execute for mid on its behalf
<br />bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nalme
<br />- In Unitmlted Amounts —
<br />Surety Bond No: Bid Bond
<br />Pt'haripal: Hoekstra Roofing Company
<br />Obligee: South Bend Fire Station
<br />and to bind it thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such iusmmmnn were signed by a duly authorized officer ofthe corporation and all die acts of said Attorney,
<br />Pursuant to the authority hereby given, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
<br />This Power of Attorney is made mid executed pursuant to and by authority of the Authorizing By -Laws and Resolutions printed at the bottom of this page, duly
<br />adopted, as indicated, by the shareholders ofthe corporation.
<br />In 1111mem Whereof, WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its Vice President and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed on
<br />din IOth day ofJmmmy, 2024.
<br />waE*rP WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
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<br />Lary Kasten, Vice President
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<br />On this I Oth day of'Jantwy, 2024, before me personally came Larry Kasten, to me knomr, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: Bat be resides in the
<br />City ofSio ix Falls, State of South Dakota; that he is a Vice President of)VESTERN SURETY COMPANY described in and which executed the above instrument; Bat he
<br />knows the seal of said corporation, that die seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal, that it Was so affixed porsuaut to authority given by the Board of
<br />Directors ofsaid corporation and that he signed lips name thereto par ant to like snthority, and acknowledges since to be the act and deed ofsand corporation.
<br />Myconmtission expires ,(�R;sHOT. BENT"
<br />March 2, 2026 'ysES'aJcourx oaxmasar Vf
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<br />M. Beat, Notary Public
<br />CERTIPICAIE
<br />I, Paula Kolsrud, Assistant Secretary of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY do hereby certify flat die Power of Attonney herehmbove set forth is still in force, aid
<br />touter cedifythat the By -Law mid Resolutions ofthe corporation printed below this certificate are still fit force. hnfesthuonywlieteoflbaveliereUntosuWribedmymmme
<br />and affixed the seal ofthe said corporation this 22ud day of November , 2024.
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<br />eSOorMbn+n� Paula KoBtud, Assistant Secretary
<br />Authorizing By -Laws and Resolutions
<br />ADOPTED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
<br />This Power ofAttomey is made mid executed pursuma to and by authority ofthe following By -Law duly adapted by the shareholders of Ilse Company.
<br />Sectiou T AB bonds, policies, Undertakings, Powers ofAttomey, or other obligations ofthe corporation shall be executed in the corporate name ofthe Company by
<br />the President, Secretary, mid Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, or any Vice President, or by such other officers as the Board of Directors nay authorize. The president, any
<br />Vice President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, orthe Treasntermayappoful Attorneys inFact moSents who shallhave authority to issue bonds, policies, orundertakings
<br />in the time of the Company. The corporate seal is not necessary for the validity of any bonds, policies, undedakiags, Powers of Attorney or other obligation of the
<br />corporation. The signature ofauy such officer and the corporate seal may be printed by facsimile.
<br />This Poser ofAttonay is signed by Larry Kasten, Vice President, mho has been authorized pursmu t to die above Bylaw, to execute power of attomeys on behalfof Western
<br />Surety Compxuy.
<br />This PowerofAltontey may be sigued by digital signature and sealed by a digital orothensise electronic-formattedcorporate seal tinder mid by the authority ofthe following
<br />Resolution adopted by Ilse Board of Directors ofthe Company by unammmw, written consent dated the 27a day ofApnl, 2022:
<br />"RESOLVED: That it is in the best interest ofthe Company to periodically ratify and confirm any corporate documents sipped by digital signatures and to ratify and
<br />cotSum the use of a digital or otherwise electronic -formatted corporate seal, each to be considered the act and deed ofthe Company."
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