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CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON Notes to Basic Financial Statements (5) Other Information, continued (E) Other Post-employment Benefits (OPEB), continued Funded Status and Funding Progress As of June 30, 2015, the most recent actuarial valuation date, the actuarial accrued liability (AAL) for benefits was $13,181,876, and the actuarial value of assets was $0, resulting in an unfunded actuarial accrued liability of $13,181,876. The covered payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the plans) was $97,086,746, and the ratio of the UAAL to the covered payroll was 13.6%. As of June 30, 2015, the City has set aside $3,737,169 to pay for future post-employment benefits, which is included in the unrestricted portion of net position in the Risk and Benefits Internal Service Fund. Since these assets have not been placed in a qualified trust (or equivalent arrangement) they have not been recognized as part of the actuarial valuation. Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates of the value of reported amounts and assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events into the future. Examples include assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Amounts determined regarding the funded status of the plan and the annual required contributions of the employer are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as required supplementary information, following the notes to the basic financial statements, presents multiyear trend information about whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing or decreasing over time, relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits. Actuarial Methods and Assumptions Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the plan as understood by the employer and the plan members) and include the types of benefits provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing of benefit costs between the employer and plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used include techniques that are designed to reduce the effects of short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations. The June 30, 2015 actuarial valuations for the healthcare plan and the post-employment life insurance benefits for disabled employees were based on the entry age normal and the projected unit credit actuarial cost methods, respectively. The actuarial assumptions for both valuations included an investment return of 3.93%. The healthcare plan actuarial valuation included a healthcare cost inflation trend rate of -1.6% in 2015 increasing to 5.0% in 2020. The unfunded actuarially accrued liability and the gains and losses for both plans are amortized as a level dollar amount over an open period of 30 years. (F) Contingencies The City is contingently liable with respect to lawsuits and other claims incidental to the ordinary course of its operations. Claims covered by the City’s self-insurance internal service fund are reviewed and losses are accrued based upon the judgment of City management. Based upon the advice of legal counsel with respect to such litigation and claims, City management cannot determine what effect the ultimate disposition of these matters will have on the financial position or results of operations of City funds. continued 78