TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

Note 9. Pension Obligations (continued):

A. Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) (continued):

The following is a summary of the deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to PERS that will be recognized in future periods:

Year Ending
Dec 31,Amount
2020$ (519,807)
2021(931,957)
2022(1,588,691)
2023(653,510)
2024(61,707)
$ (3,755,672)

Actuarial Assumptions - The total pension asset/(liability) as of the measurement date was determined by using an actuarial valuation as noted in the table below, with update procedures used to roll forward the total pension liability to the measurement date. The actuarial valuations used the following actuarial assumptions:

Inflation
Price2.75%
Wage3.25%
Salary Increases:
Through 20262.00 - 6.00% Based on Years of Service
Thereafter3.00 - 7.00% Based on Years of Service
Investment Rate of Return7.00%
Mortality Rate Table
PERSPub-2010 General Classification Headcount weighted mortality with fully generational mortality improvement projections from the central year using Scale MP-2019
PFRSPub-2010 Safety Classification Headcount weighted mortality with fully generational mortality improvement projections from the central year using Scale MP-2019
Period of Actuarial Experience
Study upon which Actuarial Assumptions were BasedJuly 1, 2014 - June 30, 2018

Pre-retirement mortality rates were based on the Pub-2010 General Below-Median Income Employee Mortality Table with an 82.2% adjustment for males and 101.4% adjustment for females, and with future improvement from the base year of 2010 on a generational basis. Post-retirement mortality rates were based on the Pub-2010 General Below-Median Income Healthy Retiree mortality table with a 91.4% adjustment for males and 99.7% adjustment for females, and with future improvement from the base year of 2010 on a generational basis. Disability retirement rates used to value disabled retirees were based on the Pub-2010 Non-Safety Disabled Retiree mortality table with a 127.7% adjustment for males and 117.2% adjustment for females, and with future improvement from the base year of 2010 on a generational basis. Mortality improvement is based on Scale MP-2019.

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