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CIVILIAN PENSION BOARD AGENDA
AUGUST 15, 2012 - 4:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
15 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA
DOVER, DELAWARE
Public comments are welcomed on any item and will be permitted at appropriate times.
When possible, please notify the City Clerk (736-7008 or e-mail at CityClerk@dover.de.us)
should you wish to be recognized.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
1. Adoption of Minutes - Civilian Pension Board Meeting of May 9, 2012
2. Organizational Issues - Election of Chair
3. Quarterly Performance Review (Quarter Ending June 30, 2012) (Milliman, Inc.)
4. Discussion - Liability to Asset Allocation Study (Milliman, Inc.)
5. Discussion - Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) As It Relates to Pension Funds
6. Discussion - Adjustment to the Minimum Payment for Pension
7. Scheduling of Future Meeting Dates
8. Adjournment
TO ASSURE THAT THERE WILL BE A QUORUM,
PLEASE RSVP BY CONTACTING THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
BY EMAIL AT CITYCLERK@DOVER.DE.US OR BY CALLING 736-7008
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE
THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
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CIVILIAN PENSION BOARD
A meeting of the Civilian Pension Board was held on May 9, 2012 at 3:30 with
Chairman McGlumphy presiding. Members present were Mr. Bonar, Mr, Koenig (arrived at 3:43 p.m.),
Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Blakeman, and Mr. Clendaniel. Mrs. Hettinger was absent.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Bonar moved for approval of the agenda as presented, seconded by Mr. Blakeman and
unanimously carried.
Quarterly Return Summary and Quarterly Investment Monitor Report (Milliman, Inc.)
Mr. Jeff Marzinsky, Principal and Employee Benefits Consultant, Milliman, Inc., stated that it was
an honor to be retained by the City of Dover and that he hoped to bring value to the organization and
bring results with the City’s investment plans.
Mrs. Donna Mitchell, Controller/Treasurer, explained that since Milliman, Inc., performs the City’s
actuarial analysis for the unfunded liability, they would be reviewing investments to see how to best
serve the unfunded liability. She noted that the Civilian and Police Pension Plan investments were
currently aligned; however, in the future these trust funds may ultimately have a different mix of
investments. For this reason, she stated that the Civilian and Police Pension Board meetings would
be held separately in the future.
Noting the length of the report and the distance traveled by Mr. Marzinsky, Mr. Bonar inquired if
the report could be presented in the form of an executive summary in the future. He felt that, in the
interest of expediency for members and for Milliman, if members received an executive summary,
the presence of a representative from Milliman might be necessary only once or twice per year.
Mrs. Mitchell explained that, since the City’s investment policy requires the Pension Board to
authorize changes in investments, quarterly meetings would be necessary in order to make such
changes. If the Controller/Treasurer were authorized to make investment decisions, the policy could
be changed to reflect this. She indicated that this was something that could be addressed in the
future; however, in the past, the Board had chosen to be a part of making investment decisions.
Mr. Bonar felt that it would be appropriate for the Board to continue to make investment decisions;
however, if members were provided the reports in executive summary format, requesting Milliman
to attend twice per year would be sufficient.
Mrs. Mitchell reiterated her concern that investment decisions must be made on a quarterly basis.
Mr. Bonar expressed his opinion that these decisions could be made by holding expedited meetings.
Mr. Marzinsky stated that the quarterly reports contain an executive summary which could be
provided separately in the future.
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Mr. Marzinsky indicated that, over the next few months, Milliman, Inc. would be reviewing the
plan’s asset allocation, examining the actuarial side to determine the liabilities of the plan, and
reviewing the funded status. He noted that tying those pieces together was very important and
fundamental to asset management and that assets and liabilities were two (2) dynamic components
that change based on market activity and interest rates. He cautioned members that the current report
was a work in progress and Milliman would be reviewing the City’s plan in the months ahead.
Mr. Marzinsky provided members a revised Quarterly Investment Monitor - Summary Report for
the Quarter Ending March 31, 2012 - Prepared for City of Dover, Delaware General Employee
Pension Plan (Attachment #1) which included a Quarterly Return Summary and presented an
overview of the report. He explained that Section A contained the Market Commentary, which
summarized the status of the world economy. He indicated that for the majority of the quarter, most
of the three (3) month and one (1) year returns were positive, with a slight lag in smaller cap equity
categories and noted that favorable economic signs were being seen.
Referring to the Quarterly Return Summary in the Performance Summary section of the Report,
Mr. Marzinsky noted that some of the calculations of the City’s prior advisor had been replicated to
show month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter performance. He noted a 6.03% net return and 6.14%
gross return for the quarter.
Mr. Marzinsky stated that Asset Allocation was reflected on Page 9 of the report and that Milliman
may recommend some changes in this regard in the future. He indicated that the current allocation
of the plan was approximately 65-66% equity and 34-35% fixed income. He noted that international
investments accounted for approximately 19-20% of investments and that changes may be
recommended in this area in the next few months.
Mr. Marzinsky explained that Page 10, Investment Policy Review - Active Management, focused
on the investment parameters of the report. He noted that Columns 1 and 2, Return Rank, reflected
how each fund compared to the same type of funds in that asset category. Columns 3 and 4 reflected
Excess Return, showing how the fund’s performance over the time period compared to its market
benchmark. He indicated that highlighting reflects that a fund is performing worse than it should
be. Mr. Marzinsky advised members that Columns 5 and 6 related to Standard Deviation, which is
a measure of the volatility of returns. He explained that the columns labeled Alpha and Sharpe are
measures that show how well the fund manager does with their investment style within the fund.
He noted that Alpha indicated the value being added and Sharpe was a measure of the reward per
unit of risk being taken.
As an illustration, Mr. Marzinsky reviewed statistics regarding the Vanguard Prime Cap Investment
Fund. He pointed out that, on Page 10, this fund had a Return Rank of 79 (highlighted). He
explained that funds are ranked within their peer group from 0 (best) to 99 (lowest); therefore, at 79,
this fund ranked below the halfway mark; however, over five (5) years it ranked better than half of
the funds in its peer group. Mr. Marzinsky stated that Excess Return compared the fund to a large-
cap benchmark and noted that for the three (3) year period the fund was trailing its benchmark by
-3.51% and over five (5) years by -0.45%. In reference to Standard Deviation, Mr. Marzinsky
explained that figures greater than 1.0 reflect that a fund was a little more aggressive than its
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benchmark; therefore this fund was slightly more volatile than the market. With this amount of
volatility, he felt that figures for excess return should have been better. He reminded members that
Alpha and Sharpe were peer group comparisons and that the rank of 72, in over three (3) and five
(5) years, under Alpha reflected the fund’s ability to generate value compared to the peer group. He
stated that the figures indicated that this fund was underperforming its peers.
Mr. Marzinsky explained that Page 11, Investment Policy Review - Passive Management, reflected
similar measures for passive funds by providing Beta and Tracking Error information. He explained
that if a fund had a beta of 1.0 it was following the index exactly and the majority of index funds
have a beta that is close to 1.0. He stated that Milliman had used a three (3) year benchmark in their
report and would be adjusting this to a five (5) year benchmark and that the beta would then be close
to 1.0 and tracking error would be very low.
Mr. Marzinsky advised members that the Investment Policy Review, contained on Pages 10-11,
functions as a “scorecard” which ties back to the parameters set in the investment policy for fund
managers that are included in the plan. He indicated that the high-level review conducted showed
underperformance in some funds but nothing major at this time and that a more thorough review of
asset allocation and managers would be performed.
Referring to Page 14, U.S. Equity Style Map, Mr. Marzinsky noted that the grid assessed how a
manager was doing in accordance with a style-specific index, taking actual performance over time
periods and comparing it to the performance style of the index to see if it is well correlated. He
noted that this would reflect if a manager was adhering to his/her style. For example, the actions of
a large cap value manager should appear in the upper left quadrant, and a small cap growth manager
should be in the lower right quadrant. He explained that a fund that moves “all over the place”
would illustrate that a manager was not adhering to his/her style, which could cause overlapping
styles in the plan and duplication of efforts. Mr. Marzinsky noted that the lower right quadrant of
the grid indicated that there were no small growth or mid-cap investments in the portfolio and that
these may be asset categories that would enhance the trust fund. In addition, he noted that the
International Equity Style Map (Page 15), indicated that the funds had a style that reflected large cap
value and large cap growth and not much international small cap or emerging market investments,
which might enhance the return.
Mr. Marzinsky indicated that Milliman would be returning with a review of liabilities and projected
future cash flows of actuarial valuation, which would allow them to develop a statistic called
duration (when liabilities would come due). He stated that this would provide a measure of how
much sensitivity the liability side of the pension plan had to changes in interest rates. The asset side
would then be examined to determine how well funded the plan was. If the plan needed growth to
become funded, Milliman may consider this a growth portfolio. If the plan was in a favorably
funded position, he stated that it may be considered a liability investment driven portfolio.
Mr. Marzinsky indicated that there would be a duration measure for liabilities (or the demographics
of the plan) and a duration measure for the assets of the plan, and an attempt would be made to tie
them together. He advised members that, as interest rates move, the value of the portfolio goes up
and down on the actuarial side. Since interest rates decreased during the last few years, the value
of liabilities had been increasing, causing the funded status of the plan to go down.
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Responding to Mr. Blakeman in reference to Page 14, Mr. Marzinsky stated that the upper right
quadrant of the grid indicated that two (2) funds (Vanguard Morgan Growth and Vanguard Prime
Cap) were covering this sector, which might be creating some overlap.
Mr. Marzinsky noted that Page 21 of the report contained additional statistics regarding the
Vanguard Equity-Admiral Fund, including a breakdown of the overall asset allocation of the fund,
portfolio region, portfolio structure, sector allocation, and credit quality. He explained that the
middle column contained operational information about the fund, for example, the market
capitalization of the companies that this particular fund invests in was $56B, so this was a very large
cap investment. He advised members that the turnover ratio showed how much the fund turned itself
over each year (100% or higher would indicate that the fund gets rid of all its investments every year)
and that this fund had very low turnover of 29%. He noted that 32% of the assets of this fund were
in the top ten holdings. The Portfolio Ratings indicated that, on a scale of one (1) to five (5), the
fund ranked very well at five (5) stars. In regard to the expense ratio, Mr. Marzinsky stated that the
square in the floating bar chart on the left showed that the fund had an expense ratio far below all
other funds in its category and that this was a very economical investment, which he stated was
important in a pension fund. He noted that the Performance vs. Peer Group chart broke the fund
universe into four (4) quartiles and that it was desirable for a fund to be in the top half compared to
its peer group. He stated that over three (3) months, this fund was ranked slightly low, but it had
good performance long-term. He explained that fund performance versus peer group was reflected
numerically in the chart below the graph.
Mr. Marzinsky concluded his review, noting that Page 22 of the report reflected performance of the
fund year-by-year, as well as a numerical comparison performance index on a year-to-year basis
compared to the Standard & Poor Index and risk-adjusted measures, rolling period returns, Up/Down
Market Capture Ratio, and Return vs. Risk.
Responding to requests of Mr. Blakeman, Dr. McGlumphy requested that Mrs. Mitchell provide a
presentation to the Board regarding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) as it relates
to the pension funds and that a discussion be held as well regarding an adjustment to the minimum
payment for pension.
Mr. Bonar moved for adjournment, seconded by Mr. Clendaniel and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 P.M.
William P. McGlumphy
Chairman
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Attachment to Original
Attachment #1 - Revised Quarterly Investment Monitor - Summary Report for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2012 -
Prepared for City of Dover, Delaware General Employee Pension Plan, Including Quarterly
Return Summary
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milliman.com
August 2, 2012
To: City of Dover, DE – General Employees’ Pension Board
From: Jeff Marzinsky/Milliman
Re: Meeting Notes – 8/15/2012
Enclosures: Milliman Quarterly Investment Monitor Report and Asset Liability Study
1. Investment Performance Review as of June 30, 2012 – See Quarterly Investment Monitor Report
a. Plan assets have changed from $22.02 million at the beginning of the period to $21.98 million at
the end of the period. After contributions of approximately $1.2 million and withdrawals of
$840k, the plan had a net gain/loss of (2.27%).
b. Some of the actively managed investments are trailing their benchmarks over three and five
year time periods, as well as ranking below median in their respective peer groups.
c. The passive-index investments are following their respective benchmarks.
d. No changes to funds at this time. Milliman will be completing an asset allocation review and
changes to asset classes and funds may be forthcoming.
2. Asset Liability Study – See Asset Liability Study
a. Background:
i. Plan has closed to new participants during 2008 and is significantly underfunded.
ii. Plan is following a 24-year amortization schedule to meet a projected fully funded
status.
iii. Target actuarial interest rate is set at 7.00%.
b. Milliman has conducted an asset liability study to determine the duration of plan cash flows in
comparison to the duration of plan assets.
i. The study determined approximate cash flow duration on plan liabilities of
approximately 18 years, while current plan assets have a fixed income duration of
approximately 3.92 years and an overall plan asset duration of 1.27 years.
ii. By adding longer duration bond investments, the plan could increase the duration of
fixed income assets (and the overall plan).
c. The expected return on plan assets, based on the current allocation is approximately 6.70%,
with a standard deviation of 12.19. The allocation is approximately 64% equity and 36% fixed
income.
i. It could be possible to produce an expected return more in line with the actuarial target
return of 7.00%, provide more diversification, provide a slightly better match of plan
liabilities to assets and lower expected standard deviation (~12.13) by adding additional
asset classes to the plan. The allocation would be approximately 61% equity and 39%
fixed income.
d. It should also be noted that a dynamic investment policy should be considered, whereby the
plan reduces equity exposure as funded status improves.
Offices in Principal Cities Worldwide
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Meeting Notes
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The analysis in this report was prepared utilizing data from third parties and other sources including but not limited to internal computer
software and databases, including among others mpiStylus Pro©,, software designed by Markov Processes International. Reasonable care
has been taken to assure the accuracy of the data contained herein, and comments are objectively stated and are based on facts gathered
in good faith. These reports do not constitute investment advice with respect to the sale or disposition of individual securities. Milliman
disclaims responsibility, financial or otherwise, for the accuracy or completeness of this report.
This Milliman work product was prepared solely for the internal business use of our clients. Milliman's work may not be provided to third
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Unless explicitly stated in your Service Agreement, there should be no reliance on Milliman services to provide analysis or reporting on a
daily basis, the changes to manager rankings, ratings or opinions thereon.
Unless explicitly stated in your Service Agreement, Milliman services are not intended to monitor investment manager compliance with
individual security selection criteria, limits on security selection, and/or prohibitions to the holding of certain securities or security types.
Milliman provides a copy of its SEC Form ADV Part II to clients without charge upon request.
Offices in Principal Cities Worldwide
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Market Commentary - 2nd Quarter 2012
Qtr 1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs
S&P 500 Index -2.75 5.45 16.40 0.22 5.33
DJ US Total Stock Mkt Idx (Full-Cap) -3.21 3.78 16.84 0.63 6.16
Russell 1000 Index -3.12 4.37 16.64 0.39 5.72
“Look at market Russell 1000 Value Index
Russell 1000 Growth Index
-2.20
-4.02
3.01
5.76
15.80
17.50
-2.19
2.87
5.28
6.03
fluctuations as Russell 2000 Index
Russell 2000 Value Index
-3.47
-3.01
-2.08
-1.44
17.80
17.43
0.54
-1.05
7.00
6.50
your friend rather
Russell 2000 Growth Index -3.94 -2.71 18.09 1.99 7.39
MSCI EAFE ND -7.13 -13.83 5.96 -6.10 5.14
MSCI EAFE Small Cap ND -8.65 -15.06 9.17 -5.32 8.49
than your enemy; MSCI Europe ND
MSCI Japan ND
-7.47
-7.30
-16.48
-7.23
6.29
1.85
-6.97
-6.51
5.09
2.50
profit from folly MSCI EM ND
DJ World Real Estate
-8.90
1.89
-15.95
0.76
9.77
17.36
-0.09
-3.58
14.08
9.13
rather than DJ US Select REIT Index
ML 3-month T-Bill
3.75
0.03
13.29
0.06
33.52
0.12
1.97
0.98
10.27
1.87
participate in it.”
BC US Gov 1-3Y Bonds 0.20 0.86 1.69 3.40 3.14
BC US Gov/Corp Bonds 2.56 8.78 7.34 6.90 5.79
BC US Aggregate Bond 2.06 7.47 6.93 6.79 5.63
BC US Gov Long Bonds 10.32 31.42 13.51 11.92 8.92
--Warren Buffett BC US Corp Long Bonds 5.12 18.74 15.10 9.85 8.45
BC US High Yield Bonds 1.83 7.27 16.28 8.45 10.16
BC TIPS 3.15 11.66 9.63 8.44 7.23
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Market Commentary - 2nd Quarter 2012
Broad Markets - Five Years
Jun-07 - Jun-12
140
130
120
110
Growth of $100
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
Jun-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Jun-12
S&P 500 Index DJ US Total Stock Mkt Idx (Full-Cap) MSCI EAFE ND
BC US Aggregate Bond
Market Commentary
The U.S. stock market declined on worries about the European debt crisis, weaker economic data in the U.S. and China, and concerns about the
oncoming “fiscal cliff” in the U.S.
The international equity markets fell in response to slowing global economic growth and fear that the European debt crisis could cause the Euro
zone to break up.
The Federal Reserve Bank continued to sell shorter-term U.S. Treasuries and buy longer-term bonds, with the goal of pushing down long-term
interest rates to stimulate borrowing and spending.
As the quarter ended, mutual fund investors increased their holdings in bonds and decreased their holdings in stocks. For the quarter, bond funds
had net inflows of $58.8 billion, while stock funds had net outflows of $19.2 billion. Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $66.90
billion to $2.538 trillion.
The unemployment rate remained at 8.2%, as total employment increased by 225,000 jobs.
The price of oil decreased from $106 per barrel to $82 during the quarter, a decrease of 22.6%.
For the three months ending June 30, 2012, annualized seasonally adjusted CPI – U was -0.8%. Falling prices for fuel oil and gasoline drove the
decrease.
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Market Commentary - 2nd Quarter 2012
US Fixed Income - Five Years
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Jun-07 - Jun-12
5.00% 180
Las t Year
4.50%
Las t Quarter 160
4.00% This Quarter
3.50% 140
3.00%
120
2.50%
2.00% 100
1.50%
80
1.00%
0.50% 60
Jun-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Jun-12
0.00% ML 3-month T-Bill BC US Gov 1-3Y Bonds
1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr 30 yr BC US Gov/Corp Bonds BC US Aggregate Bond
Term to Maturity BC US Gov Long Bonds BC US Corp Long Bonds
Source: Department of US Treasury
BC US High Yield Bonds BC TIPS
US Bond Market
Most fixed income markets rose in the 2nd quarter, as investors shifted from lower quality bonds to higher quality bonds.
The short end of the yield curve remained unchanged as the Fed maintained its near-zero interest rate policy.
Interest rates moved decidedly lower in the 10- and 30-year Treasury rates.
Long-term government bonds were the best performing sector this quarter, up 10.32%, as investors sought the safety of government bonds.
Long-term corporate bonds also performed well this quarter, up 5.12%, as long-term corporate rates fell sharply.
Mortgage-backed securities were the worst performing sector this quarter, up 1.08%, as heavy refinancing activity dampened mortgage returns.
91-Day T-Bill returned 0.03% in the second quarter as compared with 0.01% in the first quarter.
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Market Commentary - 2nd Quarter 2012
Russell Indices - Three Years Russell Indices - Five Years
Jun-09 - Jun-12 Jun-07 - Jun-12
200 150
125
175
100
150
75
125 50
100 25
Jun-09 Dec-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Jun-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Jun-12
Russell 1000 Index Russell 1000 Value Index Russell 1000 Growth Index Russell 1000 Index Russell 1000 Value Index Russell 1000 Growth Index
Russell 2000 Index Russell 2000 Value Index Russell 2000 Growth Index Russell 2000 Index Russell 2000 Value Index Russell 2000 Growth Index
Russell 1000 Index Sector Weights Russell 1000 Index Sector Quarterly Returns
0.08% -7.60%
Utilities Utilities
7.35% 6.20%
Growth Weight
0.96% Telecomm. 6.50%
Telecomm. 4.76% 14.22%
Value Weight
-3.97%
5.11% Materials
Materials -7.22% Growth Return
2.67%
-6.84% Value Retu rn
30.02% Info. Tech.
Info. Tech. -8.04%
8.53%
12.30% -6.42%
Industrials
Industrials -0.50%
9.29%
1.60%
10.69% Health Care
Health Care 1.89%
12.49%
4.33% -0.73%
Financials
Financials -6.64%
26.21%
9.27% -6.62%
Energy
Energy -6.80%
11.63%
3.98%
Consumer 12.46% Consumer Staples
Staples -0.25%
7.84%
-5.08%
Consumer 14.78% Consumer Discretionary
Discretionary -1.16%
9.24%
-10.00% -5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20. 00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%
Source: R ussell/M ellon Analytical Services
US Stock Market
Most major domestic equity indices posted a loss for the quarter. The large-cap Russell 1000 Value Index had the best return, down 2.2%.
Large-cap stocks outperformed small-caps, down 3.1% vs. -3.5%.
In comparing styles, value stocks did better than growth stocks.
REITs had a strong quarter, up 3.75%, due to solid fundamentals, including growing cash flow and improving occupancy and rental rates. The best
performing sectors were infrastructure and health care.
Telecommunication services were the best performing sector, up 13.07%, on better-than-expected earnings from AT&T and Verizon.
Info technology was the worst performing sector, down 7.11%, as corporate IT spending slowed significantly.
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Market Commentary - 2nd Quarter 2012
International - Five Years
Currency Exchange Rates
in mixed currency, Jun-07 - Jun-12
Units per US Dollar 150
This Quarter Last Quarter % Change
125
Brazil Reais 2.01 1.83 10.00%
China Yuan Renminbi 6.36 6.30 0.88% 100
Euro 0.79 0.75 5.22%
India Rupees 55.57 50.87 9.24% 75
Japan Yen 79.81 82.87 -3.69%
50
Mexico Pesos 13.41 12.81 4.71%
Russia Rubles 32.42 29.32 10.56% 25
Jun-07 Dec-07 Jun-08 Dec-08 Jun-09 Dec-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12
United Kingdom Pounds 0.64 0.62 2.84%
MSCI EAFE ND MSCI EAFE LOC MSCI Europe ND MSCI Japan ND MSCI EM ND
Source: www.xe.com
Regional Performance - Quarter
Apr-12 - Jun-12
-4.09
-8.84
-6.89
-6.50
-5.32
-18.31
-14.80
-9.90
-6.95
-20 -18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0
Total Annualized Return, %
S&P United Kingdom BMI S&P Europe Ex-U.K. BMI S&P Japan BMI S&P Asia Pacific Ex-Japan BMI
S&P Mid-East and Africa BMI S&P Brazil BMI S&P Russian Federation BMI S&P India BMI
S&P China BMI
International Markets
The dollar was up against the euro and pound, but down against the yen.
For the quarter, the EAFE Index was down 7.13% and Emerging Markets were down 8.90%. Local currency returns for the EAFE Index and
Emerging Markets were -5.43% and -5.26%, respectively.
Among the major international regions, Brazilian stocks had the lowest return (-18.31%) on concerns about the country's future economic growth.
Stocks in Russia also fell substantially (-14.80%), as a result of lower oil prices and a reduction in gas exports to Europe.
Small-cap stocks, down 8.7%, underperformed large-cap stocks.
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City of Dover
General Employees Pension Plan
Quarterly Return Summary
CIVILIAN-NET CIVILIAN-GROSS
Month End BMV Contribution Withdrawls Fees Gain EMV RETURN RETURN
4/30/2012 $ 22,024,476.41 $ 254,000.00 $ 283,873.37 $ 1,202.36 $ (281,228.97) $ 21,935,187.64 -1.28% -1.24%
5/31/2012 $ 21,935,187.64 $ 1,079,450.00 $ 276,741.36 $ 1,203.57 $ (638,847.89) $ 21,697,092.29 -2.91% -2.88%
6/30/2012 $ 21,697,092.29 $ - $ 279,855.73 $ 1,158.98 $ 426,974.03 $ 21,983,558.97 1.97% 2.00%
$ 1,333,450.00 $ 840,470.46 $ 3,564.91 $ (493,102.82) Quarterly Return -2.27% -2.16%
Monthly Returns are calculated with a mid month weighting on cash flows.
Milliman, Inc.
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Quarterly Investment Monitor Data as of 06/30/2012
Performance Summary
City of Dover, Delaware General Employee Pension Plan 8
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Quarterly Investment Monitor Data as of 06/30/2012
Asset Allocation
Balances As of Percent As of Balances As of Percent As of
Notes
06/30/2012 06/30/2012 03/31/2012 03/31/2012
Wells Fargo Advantage Treas Plus MMkt I $796,424 3.62% $307,004 1.39%
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal $4,789,645 21.79% $4,761,695 21.63%
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal $2,462,709 11.20% $2,369,773 10.76%
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm $3,012,964 13.71% $3,037,025 13.79%
Vanguard Morgan Growth Adm $1,557,190 7.08% $1,657,174 7.53%
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv $1,324,934 6.03% $1,379,204 6.26%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral $1,797,180 8.18% $1,878,583 8.53%
DFA US Targeted Value I $1,056,913 4.81% $1,115,662 5.07%
DFA International Value I $1,291,544 5.88% $1,428,025 6.49%
American Funds New Perspective R6 $1,954,379 8.89% $2,037,180 9.25%
Harding Loevner Global Equity Inst $1,939,671 8.82% $2,046,544 9.29%
Plan Total $21,983,553 $22,017,866
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Investment Policy Review - Active Management
Return Return Excess Excess Relative Relative Alpha Sharpe Alpha Sharpe
Fund
Rank Rank Return Return StdDev StdDev Rank Rank Rank Rank
Name
3Y 5Y 3Y 5Y 3Y 5Y 3Y 3Y 5Y 5Y
Vanguard Equity-Income Adm 3 6 3.29 4.45 0.81 0.84 4 4 5 6
Vanguard Morgan Growth Adm 28 53 -1.08 -2.10 1.18 1.14 44 37 55 53
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv 67 37 -3.74 -1.13 1.11 1.06 62 63 38 39
DFA US Targeted Value I 35 70 -0.07 -1.16 1.09 1.08 82 74 67 67
DFA International Value I 78 81 0.65 0.28 1.07 1.10 79 79 56 60
American Funds New Perspective R6 28 19 1.97 3.30 0.97 0.93 26 24 19 19
Harding Loevner Global Equity Inst 29 11 1.82 3.94 0.95 0.94 24 23 14 12
Definitions
Return Rank - Fund's category percentile return rank, a value less than 50 (1 is the best and 100 is the worst) implies the fund is beating more than 50% of its peer group.
Excess Return - Fund's excess return over its becnchmark, a value greater than 0 implies the fund's return is higher than its benchmark.
Relative StdDev - Fund's standard deviation relative to its benchmark, a value less than 1 implies the fund's standard deviation is lower than its benchmark.
Alpha Rank - Fund's category percentile Alpha rank, a value less than 50 (1 is the best and 100 is the worst) implies the fund is beating more than 50% of its peer group.
Sharpe Rank - Fund's category percentile Sharpe Ratio rank, a value less than 50 (1 is the best and 100 is the worst) implies the fund is beating more than 50% of its peer group.
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Investment Policy Review - Passive Management
Excess Excess Tracking Tracking
Fund Beta Beta Expense
Return Return Error Error
Name 3Y 5Y Ratio
3Y 5Y 3Y 5Y
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal 1.25 1.00 1.74 0.82 1.50 0.90 0.11
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal -0.03 0.11 1.02 0.34 1.02 0.44 0.11
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral -0.08 -0.67 0.97 2.96 0.98 4.49 0.10
Definitions
Excess Return - Fund's excess return over its becnchmark, a value greater than 0 implies the fund's return is higher than its benchmark.
Beta - Fund's Beta or sensitivity to movements compared to its benchmark, a value of 1 implies its moving in sync with its benchmark.
Tracking Error - Fund's Tracking Error versus its benchmark, a value of 0 implies the Fund's ups and downs are the same size as its benchmark.
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Quarterly Investment Monitor Data as of 06/30/2012
Investment Option Return Summary
Asset Fund 3 1 3 5 10 Mstar Expense
YTD Ticker
Class Name Months Year Years Years Years Rating Ratio
Taxable Money Market Wells Fargo Advantage Treas Plus MMkt I 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.76 1.69 PISXX NA 0.20
BofA ML 3-month T-bill total return Index 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.12 0.98 1.87 N/A NA NA
Short-term Bond Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Signal 0.59 1.04 2.44 3.51 4.67 3.99 VBSSX 4.00 0.11
Barclays US Govt/Credit 1-3 Yr TR USD 0.22 0.58 1.12 2.26 3.67 3.43 N/A NA NA
Intermediate-term Bond Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Signal 3.31 3.97 11.11 9.94 8.68 6.81 VIBSX 5.00 0.11
Barclays US Govt/Credit 5-10 Yr TR USD 3.22 3.96 11.03 9.97 8.57 6.89 N/A NA NA
Large Value Vanguard Equity-Income Adm (0.79) 7.52 9.37 18.61 1.77 6.43 VEIRX 5.00 0.22
S&P 500 Value (3.58) 8.92 3.00 15.32 (2.68) 4.90 N/A NA NA
Large Growth Vanguard Morgan Growth Adm (6.03) 10.14 0.73 16.38 0.93 6.44 VMRAX 4.00 0.30
Large Growth Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv (3.49) 6.51 (0.89) 13.71 1.90 7.90 VPMCX 4.00 0.45
S&P 500 Growth (2.05) 9.97 7.76 17.45 3.04 5.67 N/A NA NA
Mid-Cap Value Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Admiral (4.33) 6.40 (0.73) 19.60 0.01 NA VMVAX 3.00 0.10
MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index USD (5.46) 7.23 (2.71) 19.68 0.68 8.24 N/A NA NA
Small Value DFA US Targeted Value I (5.27) 6.08 (5.41) 18.22 (0.89) 8.02 DFFVX 3.00 0.38
S&P 600 Value (4.93) 7.30 1.74 18.29 0.27 6.76 N/A NA NA
Foreign Large Value DFA International Value I (9.56) 0.70 (20.11) 4.76 (7.57) 6.71 DFIVX 3.00 0.45
MSCI EAFE Large Value NR USD (6.79) 1.79 (14.97) 4.11 (7.85) 4.27 N/A NA NA
World Stock American Funds New Perspective R6 (4.06) 9.22 (3.12) 12.77 0.60 7.89 RNPGX 4.00 0.46
World Stock Harding Loevner Global Equity Inst (5.22) 9.85 (2.76) 12.61 1.25 7.40 HLMVX 4.00 0.95
MSCI AC World Index ND USD (5.56) 5.65 (6.49) 10.80 (2.70) 5.73 N/A NA NA
Total Plan CIVILIAN-GROSS RETURN (2.16) 3.85 (1.27) 10.85 2.22 NA N/A NA NA
Total Plan CIVILIAN-NET RETURN (2.27) 3.63 (1.69) 10.37 1.77 NA N/A NA NA
Employee Plan Policy Index (2.01) 6.03 2.20 11.72 1.92 5.86 N/A NA NA
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Asset Liability Study
City of Dover, DE - General Employees
Pension
Asset Liability Study
Date Prepared: July 31, 2012
For Additional Information Contact:
Investment Consultant Investment Consultant
® ®
Jeff Marzinsky, CPC, CIMA Matt Albano, CIMA , QKA
(518)-514-7100 (518)-514-7100
jeff.marzinsky@milliman.com matt.albano@milliman.com
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Optimization Input Review
Expected Annual Return Annual Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio
Cash 2.50% 1.20 0.00
ML U.S. Treasuries, Inflation-Linked 2.35% 4.45 -0.03
Barclays Capital Interm U.S.Govt/Credit 2.65% 3.95 0.04
Barclays Capital Long Gov/Credit Index 3.90% 9.50 0.15
Russell 1000 Value Index 8.30% 17.75 0.33
Russell 1000 Growth Index 9.15% 21.25 0.31
Russell Midcap Index 9.10% 20.85 0.32
Russell 2000 Index 9.70% 23.55 0.31
FTSE NAREIT REIT: Equity 8.30% 22.50 0.26
MSCI EAFE (Net) Index 9.10% 21.45 0.31
MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Index 11.30% 30.40 0.29
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Input Correlation
Corr Corr
Corr Corr Corr Corr Corr Corr
with Corr Corr with
with with with with with with
Corr Barclays with with MSCI
ML Barclays Russell Russell FTSE MSCI
with Capital Russell Russell EM
US Capital 1000 1000 NAREIT EAFE
Cash Long Midcap 2000 (Emerging
Treas Interm Value Growth REIT: (Net)
Gov/Credit Index Index Markets)
Infl-Linked U.S.Govt/Credit Index Index Equity Index
Index Index
Cash 1.00 0.03 0.24 0.03 0.07 0.06 -0.01 -0.03 -0.05 -0.08 -0.11
ML U.S. Treasuries, Inflation-Linked 0.03 1.00 0.63 0.56 -0.22 -0.25 -0.19 -0.26 0.05 -0.19 -0.15
Barclays Capital Interm U.S.Govt/Credit 0.24 0.63 1.00 0.86 -0.08 -0.18 -0.17 -0.23 0.04 -0.10 -0.25
Barclays Capital Long Gov/Credit Index 0.03 0.56 0.86 1.00 -0.06 -0.13 -0.12 -0.17 0.04 -0.07 -0.24
Russell 1000 Value Index 0.07 -0.22 -0.08 -0.06 1.00 0.79 0.93 0.87 0.72 0.80 0.61
Russell 1000 Growth Index 0.06 -0.25 -0.18 -0.13 0.79 1.00 0.89 0.83 0.45 0.79 0.68
Russell Midcap Index -0.01 -0.19 -0.17 -0.12 0.93 0.89 1.00 0.95 0.68 0.83 0.73
Russell 2000 Index -0.03 -0.26 -0.23 -0.17 0.87 0.83 0.95 1.00 0.70 0.76 0.75
FTSE NAREIT REIT: Equity -0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.72 0.45 0.68 0.70 1.00 0.58 0.45
MSCI EAFE (Net) Index -0.08 -0.19 -0.10 -0.07 0.80 0.79 0.83 0.76 0.58 1.00 0.70
MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Index -0.11 -0.15 -0.25 -0.24 0.61 0.68 0.73 0.75 0.45 0.70 1.00
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Portfolio Options
Gen
Option Option Option EE &
OPEB
1 2 3 Police
Pension
Cash 5.000 5.000 5.000 2.000 1.000
ML U.S. Treasuries, Inflation-Linked 7.000 7.000 7.000 0.000 0.000
Barclays Capital Interm U.S.Govt/Credit 10.000 10.000 10.000 34.000 31.000
Barclays Capital Long Gov/Credit Index 20.000 17.268 12.287 0.000 0.000
Russell 1000 Value Index 12.117 10.000 11.344 14.000 10.000
Russell 1000 Growth Index 10.000 10.738 14.369 14.000 15.000
Russell Midcap Index 5.000 5.000 5.000 8.000 11.000
Russell 2000 Index 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 7.000
FTSE NAREIT REIT: Equity 5.000 4.994 5.000 0.000 0.000
MSCI EAFE (Net) Index 10.000 10.000 10.000 23.000 25.000
MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Index 10.883 15.000 15.000 0.000 0.000
Fixed Income 42.00% 39.27% 34.29% 36.00% 32.00%
Equity 58.00% 60.73% 65.71% 64.00% 68.00%
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Gen EE & Police Pension OPEB
Expected Return 6.75% 7.00% 7.25% 6.70% 7.00%
Expected Standard Deviation 11.3045 12.1307 13.0225 12.1951 13.1609
Expected Sharpe Ratio 0.3760 0.3710 0.3648 0.3444 0.3422
Option 1 Option 3 OPEB
Option 2 Gen EE & Police Pension
Expected Return Expected Risk
8 14 Expected Sharpe Ratio
13.02 13.16 0.50
7.25
7.00 7.00 12.13 12.20
6.75 6.70 12 11.30
6 0.38 0.37 0.36
Expected Sharpe Ratio
10 0.34 0.34
Expected Return Expected Risk
8
4 0.25
6
4
2
2
0 0 0.00
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Efficient Frontier
Mean/Variance Efficient Frontier (Milliman Capital Market Assumptions)
10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
Return, %
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Risk (StDev Rtn), %
Unconstrained Fixed Income Constrained Option Gen EE & Police Pension OPEB
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Annual Return, %
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Dec 2011
Dec 2012
Dec 2013
Option 1
Dec 2014
Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Monte-Carlo Downside Log-stable Simulations
Dec 2011
Dec 2012
Monte Carlo Simulation
Dec 2013
Option 2
Dec 2014
Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2011
Dec 2012
Dec 2013
Option 3
Dec 2014
Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
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Dec 2011
Dec 2012
Dec 2013
Dec 2014
Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Monte Carlo Annual Return Simulation
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2011
Dec 2012
Gen EE & Police Pension OPEB
Dec 2013
Dec 2014
Asset Allocation Study
Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
75th to 95th Percentile
50th to 75th Percentile
25th to 50th Percentile
6 5th to 25th Percentile
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Liability Duration
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Liability Duration
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Liability Duration
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Disclaimer
This report has been prepared for the internal use of City of Dover, DE - General Employees Pension and is only to be relied upon by City of
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Milliman's work product is so distributed. Information on individual investment managers and plan investment options contained in this report
have been obtained from the firms themselves or a third party vendor. Although Milliman did not perform a detailed audit of the information
provided, we reviewed the data for reasonableness and consistency. The performance data within this report represents past performance and
is no guarantee of future results. All returns include internal expenses, except sales charges, if any. The rates of return shown are for the
investment options in which the retirement program participates, not for the plan specifically. Returns credited to individual accounts will vary
due to the timing of contributions, transfers, and withdrawals.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Milliman provides a copy of its SEC Form ADV to clients without charge upon request.
Unless explicitly stated in your Service Agreement, there should be no reliance on Milliman services to provide analysis or reporting on a daily
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Unless explicitly stated in your Service Agreement, Milliman services are not intended to monitor investment manager compliance with
individual security selection criteria, limits on security selection, and/or prohibitions to the holding of certain securities or security types.
This projection is intended for the sole use of City of Dover, DE - General Employees Pension. It is a complex, technical analysis and is not for
the use or benefit of any third party for any purpose and may not be provided to third parties without Milliman’s prior written consent. Any
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These estimates are subject to the uncertainties of a regular actuarial valuation; the estimates are inexact because they are based on
assumptions that are themselves necessarily inexact, even though we consider them reasonable. Thus, the emerging liabilities and market
returns may vary from those presented to the extent actual experience differs from that projected by the actuarial assumptions.
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2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the City of Dover, Delaware
Notes to Financial Statements 89
ii. City of Dover General Employee Pension Plan
The City of Dover General Employee Pension Plan started on July 1, 1967, under
the authority of the City Code, Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 7, General Employee
Pension Plan, Sections 2-321 through 2-370, and was made contributory on July 1,
1983. The contribution and funding requirements of the plan are established by the
City and may be amended by the City. Employees contribute 3.5% of gross salary,
exclusive of unscheduled overtime. An employee’s pension right is vested upon
completion of 10 years of continuous service. Participation in the plan became
mandatory for employees hired after July 1, 1991. At the present time, 177
employees and 188 retirees participate in the plan, while 91 employees are enrolled
in the defined contribution plan, which began July 1, 2000. Current membership in
the General Employee Pension Plan as of June 30, 2011, is comprised of the
following:
Retired and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 188
Active employees: Fully Vested 94
Non-Vested 83
Deferred Vested: 14
The percentage of covered payroll which employees contribute is stated in the City
Code, and is considered by the actuaries in their determination of the actuarial
requirement for employer normal cost. For the year ended June 30, 2011, payroll
earnings of $8,387,029 were reported to and covered by this plan.
An employee hired before May 1, 1994 is eligible for normal retirement benefits
under this plan: when he/she attains the age of 65 with 10 years of continuous
service. This same employee is eligible for early retirement when he/she attains the
age of 50 with 20 years of continuous service or has completed 25 years of service.
Employees hired on or after May 1, 1994 who attained age 55 and whose attained
age plus years of continuous service is equal to or greater than 80 are eligible for
early-unreduced retirement benefits under this plan. The monthly benefits are 1/50
of the average monthly earnings multiplied by years and months of credited service
upon retirement (highest 36 consecutive months in his/her final 10 years of
continuous service). The monthly benefit shall not be less than $200 per month.
Benefits are paid for the lifetime of the participant. Upon the death of the participant,
50% of the benefit continues to the eligible survivor.
An employee may also take an early-reduced retirement on any date following the
attainment of age 55 and the completion of 10 years of continuous service.
However, the early retirement benefit is calculated in the same manner as the
normal retirement benefit, reduced by one-half of one percent for each month the
benefit commences prior to the age 65.
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90 Notes to Financial Statements
Survivor's benefits are payable to eligible survivors of a participant who dies after
completing 10 years of continuous service. The amount of the death benefit is equal
to 50% of the retirement benefit the participant would have received had he retired
the day before he died. A participant is vested in the pension plan after completing
10 years of continuous service, with survivor benefits commencing when the
employee would have attained the age of 65.
The benefit is calculated using the normal retirement benefit formula and service at
date of termination. If an employee terminated before becoming vested in the plan,
they are eligible to withdraw this total contribution with interest compounded
annually. Interest is based on prime.
The plan is managed by the City of Dover Employees’ Pension Board established in
the Code, which may make recommendations for changes and amendments to the
plan to the City Council. The City Council must authorize changes to the City Code.
The rate of the City contribution is determined by the actuarial study. The Pension
Board of Trustees does not issue a separate comprehensive annual financial report,
and the City of Dover General Employee Pension Plan is included in the City’s
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report as a Pension Trust.
The legally defined liability for the City of Dover General Employee Pension Plan is
the full amount required to pay the current year's total benefits. The City has met
this liability for the current fiscal year. An actuarial study as of July 1, 2011 has been
completed in accordance with GASB Statements No. 25 and 27. The City's actuary
is Milliman of Wayne, PA.
The annual required contribution (ARC) conforms to the aggregate entry age cost
method as defined in Statement 25. During the past year, the City contributions did
not exceed the calculated annual pension cost and have resulted in an increase of
the overall net pension asset (NPA), defined as the accumulated value of
contributions, deficiencies, or excesses over required contributions of $343,372.
The Governmental Activities have a net pension asset of $621,773 of which
$535,811 is attributed to the City of Dover Police Pension Plan and $85,962 is
attributed to the General Pension Plan as indicated in the table below. The
Business-Type Activities have a net pension asset of $257,410 of which $189,031 is
attributed to the Water/Wastewater Fund and $68,379 is attributed to the Electric
Revenue Fund as included in the following table.
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Notes to Financial Statements 91
Governmental Wastewater Electric Fund
Total Activities Fund Activities Activities
Annual required contribution $3,149,493 $1,687,508 $259,071 $1,202,914
Interest on net pension obligation (10,324) (4,487) (1,966) (3,871)
Adjustment to annual required contribution 14,035 6,880 2,410 4,745
Annual pension cost 3,153,204 1,689,901 259,515 1,203,788
Contributions made (3,347,728) (1,710,390) (420,466) (1,216,872)
Increase in net pension asset (194,524) (20,489) (160,951) (13,084)
Net pension obligation (asset) at beginning of year (148,848) (65,473) (28,080) (55,295)
Net pension obligation (asset) at end of year ($343,372) ($85,962) ($189,031) ($68,379)
There have been no significant changes affecting benefits provided by the Plan
during the valuation periods shown in the preceding table.
The following summarizes activity for this plan for the past three years:
Annual Percentage NPO (Asset)
Pension Cost Contributed End of Year
2009 $ 2,358,663 106% $ (446,423)
2010 $ 2,569,578 88% $ (147,468)
2011 $ 3,153,204 106% $ (343,372)
On May 1, 1994, a deferred compensation option was offered to employees in
lieu of participation in the General Employee Pension Plan, and at that time 41
employees elected to switch to the deferred compensation plan. (See Note 18 –
Deferred Compensation Plan)
Effective September 29, 2009 the City Council voted to close the General
Employee’s Pension plan to new hires.
Funded Status and Funding Progress
As of June 30, 2011, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the plan was 38.1%
funded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits was $52.5 million, and the
actuarial value of assets was $20.0 million, resulting in an unfunded actuarial
accrued liability (UAAL) of $32.5 million for the primary government. The covered
payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plan) was $8.3 million,
and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 394%.
The actuarial valuation included changes in the investment return assumption from
7.5% to 7.0%, decrease in the salary increase from 4.5% to 4.0%, postretirement
mortality table and changes in the retirement, turnover, and disability assumptions.
These changes increased the unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (AAL) by $4.1
million and the Annual Required Contribution (ARC) by $0.2 million. The
amortization of the unfunded AAL has been extended from a 15 year level percent of
pay to a 25 year level dollar amortization (closed plan).
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92 Notes to Financial Statements
The schedules of funding progress, presented as required supplementary
information (RSI) following the notes to the financial statements, present multiyear
trend information about whether the actuarial values of plan assets are increasing or
decreasing over time relative to the AALs for benefits.
The funding requirement for fiscal year 2010-2011 for this plan is as follows:
1. Employee As required by the City Code
3.5% of
Contribution and the plan provisions
payroll
($293,546)
2. Employer’s 4.15% Actuarially determined
Contribution Plus percent of payroll for current
July 2010– June 2011 $2.2 million normal cost ($3,347,728)
3. Annual Pension Actuarially computed using entry
$3,153,204
Cost age cost method
4. Net Pension Asset $343,372 As of June 30, 2011
Actuarial Methods and significant assumptions:
Valuation date July 1, 2011
Actuarial cost method Aggregate entry age cost method
Amortization method Level percentage of projected payroll
Remaining amortization period 25 years
Amortization Period Closed
Asset valuation method Current market value
Actuarial Assumptions:
Investment rate of return 7.0%
Projected salary increases 4.0%
Includes inflation at 3.5%
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Financial Section, Part D-Required Supplementary Information 103
B. Employee Pension Plan
General Employee Pension Fund
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Funding Progress
Actuarial Unfunded Unfunded as a
Valuation Plan Accrued Accrued Funded Percent of
Date Assets Liability Liability Ratio Payroll Payroll
7/1/05 $ 16,277,640 $ 39,860,241 $ 23,582,601 40.8% $ 7,380,629 319.5%
7/1/06 $ 15,712,605 $ 41,103,526 $ 25,390,921 38.2% $ 7,612,121 333.6%
7/1/07 $ 17,616,172 $ 42,335,142 $ 24,718,970 41.6% $ 8,006,103 308.8%
7/1/08 $ 19,381,391 $ 43,800,212 $ 24,418,821 44.2% $ 8,716,361 280.1%
7/1/09 $ 19,880,033 $ 45,525,384 $ 25,645,351 43.7% $ 8,786,981 291.9%
7/1/10 $ 19,963,426 $ 52,462,693 $ 32,499,267 38.1% $ 8,256,751 393.6%
The unfunded actuarial accrued liability for this plan is being amortized over 30
years beginning July 1, 1994, 14 of which remain as of June 30, 2011, with
payments increasing at 3 1/2% per year. Investment gains or losses are spread
over five years. The amortization period is closed. The City utilizes the level
percentage of projected payroll method to amortize the unfunded liabilities.
Employee Pension Plan
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule of Employer’s Contribution
Annual
Year Ended Required Percentage
June 30 Contribution Contributed
2006 $2,022,614 86%
2007 $2,231,594 124%
2008 $2,269,802 128%
2009 $2,356,529 106%
2010 $2,564,767 89%
2011 $3,149,493 106%
3. OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT PLAN
The following information presents additional information related to funding status and
progress of Other Postemployment Benefits. It is intended to help readers assess the
individual plans’ funding status on a going-concern basis and assess progress made in
accumulating sufficient assets to pay benefits when due.
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NOTICE
The following information relates to Agenda Item #6,
Discussion - Adjustment to the Minimum Payment
for Pension, and was provided to the Clerk’s Office
by Mr. Les Blakeman on August 7, 2012.
- City Clerk’s Office