Sarasota County, Florida Notes to Financial Statements September 30, 2021 Actuarial Assumptions The total pension liability in the July 1, 2021, actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement: Inflation 2.40% Per year Salary Increases 3.25% Average, Including inflation Investment Rate of Return 6.80% Net of investment expense, Including inflation Mortality rates were based on the PUB-2010 base tables varies by member category and sex; projected generationally with Scale MP-2018. The actuarial assumptions used in the July 1, 2021 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2018. The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments is not based on historical returns, but instead is based on a forward-looking capital market economic model. The allocation policy’s description of each asset class was used to map the target allocation to the asset classes shown below. Each asset class assumption is based on a consistent set of underlying assumptions, and includes an adjustment for the inflation assumption. The target allocation, as outlined in the FRS Plan’s investment policy, and best estimates of arithmetic and geometric real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table: Compound Annual Annual Target Arithmetic (Geometric) Standard Asset Class Allocation Return Return Deviation Cash 1.0% 2.1% 2.1% 1.1% Fixed income 20.0% 3.8% 3.7% 3.3% Global equity 54.2% 8.2% 6.7% 17.8% Real estate (property) 10.3% 7.1% 6.2% 13.8% Private equity 10.8% 11.7% 8.5% 26.4% Strategic investments 3.7% 5.7% 5.4% 8.4% Assumed Inflation - Mean 2.4% 1.2% Discount Rate The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 6.80% for the FRS Plan. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that employee and employer contributions will be made at the rate specified in statute. Based on that assumption, each of the pension plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current active and inactive employees. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability. Pension Liability Sensitivity The following presents the County’s proportionate share of the net pension liability for the FRS Plan, calculated using the discount rate disclosed in the preceding paragraph, as well as what the County’s proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate one percentage point lower or one percentage point higher than the current discount rate: Description FRS Plan Discount Rate 1% Decrease In Discount Rate 5.80% Current Discount Rate 6.80% 1% Increase in Discount Rate 7.80% FRS Plan Net Pension Liability $ 279,990,188 $ 62,608,675 ($119,097,897) 136
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