TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Note 9. Pension Obligations (continued):
At December 31, 2019, the State’s proportionate share of the PFRS expense, associated with the Township, calculated by the plan as of the June 30, 2019 measurement date was $662,803.
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 | |
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| Price | 2.75% |
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| Wage | 3.25% |
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| Salary Increases: | |
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| Through all future years | 3.25 - 15.25% |
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| Based on Years of Service |
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| Investment Rate of Return | 7.00% |
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| Mortality Rate Table | |
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| PERS | Pub-2010 General Classification Headcount weighted mortality with fully generational mortality improvement projections from the central year using Scale MP-2019 |
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| PFRS | Pub-2010 Safety Classification Headcount weighted mortality with fully generational mortality improvement projections from the central year using Scale MP-2019 |
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| Period of Actuarial Experience | |
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| Study upon which Actuarial Assumptions were Based | July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2018 |
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Pre-retirement mortality rates were based on the Pub-2010 Safety Employee mortality table with a 105.6% adjustment for males and 102.5% 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 Safety Retiree Below-Median Income Weighted mortality table with a 96.7% adjustment for males and 96.0% adjustment for females, and with future improvement from the base year of 2010 on a generational basis. For beneficiaries (contingent annuitants), the Pub-2010 General Retiree Below-Median Income Weighted mortality table was used, unadjusted, and with future improvement from the base year of 2010 on a generational basis. Disability rates were based on the Pub-2010 Safety Disabled Retiree mortality table with a 152.0% adjustment for males and 109.3% 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.
The actuarial assumptions used in the July 1, 2018 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018.
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