EX-99.16.a
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned President/Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 23rd day of July, 2021.
/s/ Shawn K. Lytle
Shawn K. Lytle
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 26th day of July, 2021.
/s/ Jerome D. Abernathy
Jerome D. Abernathy
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this ___ day of __________, 2021.
/s/ Thomas L. Bennett
Thomas L. Bennett
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 22nd day of July, 2021.
/s/ Ann D. Boroweic
Ann D. Borowiec
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 23rd day of July, 2021.
/s/ Joseph W. Chow
Joseph W. Chow
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 20th day of July, 2021.
/s/ H. Jeffrey Dobbs
H. Jeffrey Dobbs
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 21st day of July, 2021.
/s/ John A. Fry
John A. Fry
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this ___ day of __________, 2021.
/s/ Joseph Harroz, Jr.
Joseph Harroz, Jr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 21st day of July, 2021.
/s/ Sandra A.J. Lawrence
Sandra A.J. Lawrence
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 23th day of July, 2021.
/s/ Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 20th day of July, 2021.
/s/ Thomas K. Whitford
Thomas K. Whitford
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 20th day of July, 2021.
/s/ Christianna Wood
Christianna Wood
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganizations listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 21st day of July, 2021.
/s/ Janet L. Yeomans
Janet L. Yeomans
Exhibit A
| PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS |
| ACQUIRED FUND | ACQUIRING FUND |
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| Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc. | Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund |
| Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. | Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund |
