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1'an~el~r ~1.reruIs-Kitrg <br />()ctaber 23, 2007 !~ <br />Page 3 ,~ <br />Please note: <br />^ We will bill the City at the following hourly rates: <br />President & Senior Actuary $300 Actuary $225 <br />Consultant $Z00 Actuarial Analyst $17S <br />Actuarial Trainee $1 SO Administrative Support $7S <br />^ Provision for miscellaneous expenses (for travel, computer, outline production, etc.) are included in <br />the above hourly rates. <br />^ Qur study wilt include retiree medical benefits, but no dental, vision, or life insurance benefts. <br />^ Results will be shown separately for Miscellaneous and Safety employee groups. <br />^ Costs and Iiabiiities will be provided using one funding method and one set of assumptions <br />including 2 investment return scenarios {not funded and funded with Ca1PERS). <br />^ We will have 2 meetings with the City: one to review the data, plan provisions, methods, and <br />assumptions and a second to review preliminary valuation results <br />^ We will provide a forma] valuation report. <br />^ If the City's outside auditor determines the City does not need an actuarial analysis of the usage of <br />unused sick leave for retiree medical benefts, the above estimate will be reduced by $5,000. <br />^ The above fees assume the retiree medical subsidy programs contain individual accounts and <br />GASB 45 does not apply. However, if these programs do not contain individual accounts and the <br />City's outside auditor determines GASB 45 does apply, then our fees will be higher. Without <br />additional information we can't estimate what our additional fees will be. <br />^ The above fees are estimates and may be higher if. <br />• participant data is not relatively clean and free from internal inconsistencies or is not provided in <br />electronic format (Excel workbook); <br />• the City's retiree healthcare promise is more complicated than we summarized above; <br />• results are needed separately for additional employee or bargaining groups; <br />• results are needed for additional assumptions, funding methods, or alternative plan designs; <br />• the City requests more than 2 meetings to discuss actuarial methods and assumptions and to <br />present. the study results, a presentation to the City Council, a meeting with outside auditors, or <br />meetings with bargaining groups. An additional meeting may cast, far example, $S00 fora 2- <br />hour presentation or $1,500 fora 2-hour meeting that requires 3 hours of preparation or <br />additional work. <br />^ Our results outline and valuation report will include all the information needed for the City's <br />financial statement. if the City would like us to prepare an executive summary or draft footnote, <br />our estimated fees would be $1,750 for an executive summary and $1,250 for a draft financial <br />statement footnote. <br />^ We agree to bill not more than $32,000 in fees based on the above project scope and including a <br />City Council meeting and an Executive Summary. <br />^ if the City pre-funds using the CERB'1', the City will need an actuarial certification and an Excel <br />spreadsheet completed. fur fees to complete this information will be approximately $1.,500, <br />Data Requirements <br />To complete the GASB 45 and GASB 16 study, please provide: <br />^ Summary of plan provisions and copies of the most recent MQUs far bargained employee groups <br />and agreements for unrepresented groups or documentation of plan changes since the June 30, 2006 <br />actuarial valuation. <br />^ Total pay-as-you-go costs .for the last 3 complete fiscal years (2004/05, 2005/OG, 2006/07} and ail <br />esti~natc for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. <br />^ The City's CatPEa~S (PT:MiICA} healthcare program contract or resolution joining Pt;MHCA. <br />^ City investment fund annual returns for the last ] 0 years or as many years as are available, if less. <br />25G-~ 1 <br />