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Brevard Public Schools School Board Meeting September 16, 2008. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Financial Reporting under GASB Statement No. 45. Prepared by James J. Rizzo, ASA, MAAA Senior Consultant & Actuary Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company.
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Brevard Public SchoolsSchool Board MeetingSeptember 16, 2008 Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Financial Reportingunder GASB Statement No. 45 Prepared by James J. Rizzo, ASA, MAAA Senior Consultant & Actuary Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company
Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) • GASB accounting standards apply to financial statements of state and local governments. • Statement No. 45 deals with medical insurance for retirees. • The long term cost of employer subsidies for retirees must be reflected in the government-wide financial statements. • BPS provides its employees with the minimum required subsidy under Ch. 112.0801, F.S. • Guaranteed access to coverage with a cap on the price tag equal to the blended group rate • This is the so-called “Implicit Rate Subsidy”. • Currently, the Board is already subsidizing the retiree medical costs with approximately $ 4.2 million for the year (total current cost of $8.3 mill with retirees paying $4.1 mill) • How that is expected to grow over time is presented on Page 7 of our Report
Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) • Record the actuarial values of the subsidies in the government-wide financials. The “No Pre-Funding” column is applicable to 2008 fiscal year. The “Pre-Funding” column would have been applicable to 2008 fiscal year if a qualifying OPEB Trust had been established and $7.5 million had been contributed by the District.
How will this affect our budget situation? • This new GASB accounting standard does not itself require any new costs. • Just record the actuarial values of the subsidy in the financials. • Liability will impact Net Assets on the Government-wide Statements, but will not affect the Fund Balance of any individual Fund.
What are other Florida Districts doing? • Districts in Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Orange and Indian River Counties also provide only the minimum required subsidy, like Brevard. Many other Districts do the same as well. • But some other Districts provide direct subsidies, including St. Johns, Martin, and Hendry Counties. • Few, if any, Florida School Districts are establishing and funding OPEB Trusts at this time.
How will this affect our credit rating? • At this time there does not appear to be any significant effect. Credit agencies just want to be sure governments have a plan for measuring the liability and addressing it. • If unaddressed for very many years, it could begin to have an effect on credit ratings. • All government agencies are going through this. • BPS is not overly generous, since you require retirees to pay the full blended group premium.
What are our options to reduce costs and liabilities? • Continued attention to cost containment in general. • Consider establishing an OPEB trust to pre-fund this long term obligation. • Not necessarily recommended. • Would lower the liabilities reported, and lower the actual long term costs. • BUT would require annual cash payments into the trust. • Approximately an extra $3 to $4 million at first, in addition to the $4 to $5 million BPS is currently paying.
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