DATE: February 9, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Donald C. Kendig, CPA, Retirement Administrator
SUBJECT: June 30, 2015 Annual Actuarial Report and 2016-17 Retirement Contribution Rates
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
1. Receive and file the Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association Actuarial Valuation and Review report as of June 30, 2015 by The Segal Group.
2. Accept the Board of Retirement's recommended employer and employee contribution rates for FY 2016-17 as provided for in the Actuarial Valuation and Review report as of June 30, 2015, and in accordance with Government Code Sections 31453 and 31454.
REPORT
In accordance with the provisions of the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and Board of Retirement policy, the annual review and actuarial valuation of the Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association (FCERA) was performed for Retirement Tiers I through V by The Segal Group (Segal), for the one year period ended June 30, 2015.
Pursuant to the foregoing actuarial valuation, the Board of Retirement adopted the employer and employee contribution rates for all tiers as presented by Segal, the actuary, at the Board of Retirement's regular meeting held on December 16, 2015.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Government Code Section 31454 requires your Board of Supervisors to adjust employer and employee contribution rates not later than 90 days following the commencement of a fiscal year. You may defer implementation of the rates up to 90 days after the end of the 2015-16 fiscal year; however, that would delay the timing of the assumed funding and result in an adjustment to the subsequent Actuarial Valuation and Review report, slightly increasing future rates on a relative basis. The Board also has the option of pre-funding contributions based on the new rates, which would lower future rates on a relative basis; however, an agreement, policy, and procedures for receiving such advanced payment would need to be developed.
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