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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Pension General_Tab 12.13c_08/10/2015A PARTNERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ATTORNEYS AT LAT Reply to: 400 Executive Center Drive Suite 207 West Palm Beach, FI 33401 Telephone: (561)686-6550 Facsimile: (561)686-2802 bonni@robertdklausner.com MEMORANDUM To: Board of Trustees Tequesta General Employees' Pension Trust Fund F From: Bonni S. JensenAt Subject: New Florida Pension Reporting under Florida Statutes §112.664 Date: May, 2015 As you may know, the Division of Management Services recently created a rule regarding the format for the new report required under Florida Statutes §112.664. Your actuary will be creating and filing the report pursuant to that rule. In addition to the report which must be filed, there is a requirement that the Plan Sponsor and the Plan provide certain information in the budget and on a web site. (See excerpt from statute below.) • The information to be provided in the municipal budget (disclosures required under §166.241(3)) and on any website that contains budget information are: A. The report prepared by the actuary under this law; and B. The funded ratio as determined in the most recent actuarial valuation. NOTE: Neither the law nor the rule specify which funded ratio to use - GASB 67 or the old GASB 25 • Pension Plans that have a publicly available website are required to provide on that website: A. The plan's most recent financial statement (audit or CAFR) 7080 NORTHWEST 4TH STREET, PLANTATION, FLORIDA 33317 PHONE: (954) 916-1202 • FAX: (954) 916-1232 www.robertdklausner.com Board of Trustees Tequesta General Employees' Pension Trust Fund New Florida Pension Reporting under Florida Statutes §112.664 May, 2015 Page 2 of 2 B. The plan's most recent actuarial valuation C. A link to the Division of Retirement Actuarial Summary Fact Sheet for that plan. I am recommending that you also include the attached cover memorandum. D. A chart or graph showing the investment return for the previous 5 years, beginning with 2013, with a side-by-side comparison of the plan's assumed rate of return. This chart should also show the percentages of cash, equity, bond, and alternative investments in the plan portfolio. STATUTORY EXCERPT: Section 112.664(2) Each defined benefit retirement system or plan, excluding the Florida Retirement System, and its plan sponsor: (a) Shall provide the information required by this section and the funded ratio of the system or plan as determined in the most recent actuarial valuation as part of the disclosures required under s. 166.241(3) and on any website that contains budget information relating to the plan sponsor or actuarial or performance information related to the system or plan. (b) That has a publicly available website shall provide on that website: 1. The plan's most recent financial statement and actuarial valuation, including a link to the Division of Retirement Actuarial Summary Fact Sheet for that plan. 2. For the previous 5 years, beginning with 2013, a side-by-side comparison of the plan's assumed rate of return compared to the actual rate of return, as well as the percentages of cash, equity, bond, and alternative investments in the plan portfolio. 3. Any charts and graphs of the data provided in subparagraphs 1. and 2., presented in a standardized, user-friendly, and easily interpretable format as prescribed by the department. HATequesta GE 101 Moard\2015\1 12.664 web disclosure.wpd