MERRIMAN INVESTMENT TRUST
485APOS, EX-99.B1, 2000-12-21
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                                   EXHIBIT (a)




                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                              DECLARATION OF TRUST

                            MERRIMAN INVESTMENT TRUST



     The  undersigned,  being the  Secretary of Merriman  Investment  Trust (the
"Trust"),  a Trust  with  transferable  shares  of the  type  commonly  called a
Massachusetts  business  trust,  does  hereby  certify  that,  pursuant  to  the
authority  conferred  upon  the  Trustees  of the  Trust by  Section  9.3 of the
Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust dated  December 19, 1987,  as amended (the
"Declaration  of  Trust"),  and by the  affirmative  vote of a  majority  of the
Trustees at a meeting duly called and held on October 19, 2000,  the name of the
Merriman  Flexible  Bond Fund was  changed  to  "Merriman  High Yield Bond Fund"
effective  January 1, 2001,  and the first sentence of Section 6.2 of ARTICLE VI
of the Declaration of Trust was amended to read as follows:

     Without  limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in Section 6.1(a)
hereof, to establish and designated  further Funds,  there is hereby established
and designated "Merriman High Yield Bond Fund," "Merriman Growth & Income Fund,"
"Merriman  Capital   Appreciation   Fund,"  "Merriman  Asset  Allocation  Fund,"
"Merriman Leveraged Growth Fund," and "Merriman Strategic Equity Fund."

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his hand and seal this 20 day
of December, 2000.


                                    William L. Notaro
                                    Secretary



                                 acknowledgement

State of Washington        }
                           }  ss.
King County                }                                   December 20, 2000

     Then personally appeared the above, William L. Notaro, and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed before me,


                                    Notary Public:  Kimberly K. Bourassa
                                    My Commission Expires: 02-05-01

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