OPEB 101 & Next Steps in Retirement Report David S. T. Matkin, PhD Assistant Professor of Public Administration Florida State University Research Fellow, LeRoy Collins Institute LeRoy Collins Institute Board Meeting September 12 th, 2012
Overview Reports in Print/Press – Trouble Ahead: Florida Local Governments and Retirement Obligations (February 2011) – Report Card: Florida Municipal Pension Plans (November 2011) – Years in the Making: Florida’s Under-Funded Municipal Pension Plans (September 2012) Retirement Topics in Development – OPEB 101 – Investment Returns – Benefit Levels
OPEB 101
OPEB 101 Outline What is it? – Retirement Obligations (Healthcare Insurance Subsidies) – New Accounting Standard (Nos. 43 & 45) – Implicit & Explicit Benefits Where do we stand? – Size of liabilities – Funding status – Size of annual contributions – Relationship to general debt What should be done? – Board Recommendations?
Size of the OPEB Liability
Franklin County Hollywood Miami Police Sanford
Size of the OPEB Liability
Funding the OPEB Liability Fund the Liability – Explicit Benefits (n=67) Pay-as-you-go = 45 Prefund (Non-GAAP qualified) = 4 Prefund (GAAP qualified) = 18 – Percent Funded (median) = 12% – Implicit Benefits (n=83) Pay-as-you-go = 76 Prefund (Non-GAAP qualified) = 2 Prefund (GAAP qualified) = 5 – Percent Funded (median) = 30%
Size of the Annual Required Contribution
Miami Police Franklin County
Size of the Annual Required Contribution
Funding the ARC
Relationship to Other Long-term Debts
Relationship to Other Long-term Debt
Previous OPEB Recommendations Trouble Ahead Report: 1. Among other options, Florida lawmakers should give much consideration to repealing current Florida law requiring the implicit subsidization of healthcare benefits for Florida local governmental retirees. 2. State oversight by a relevant state agency should be provided in statute to manage local retiree health benefit obligations. This agency should establish standards and provide technical assistance, if desired, to local government staff and local officials.
INVESTMENT RETURNS
Actual Returns
Allocation in Equities
Actual Returns Over Time
Actual Return - Return Assumption
BENEFIT LEVELS
Average Benefits Per Retiree
Years of Benefits on Hand
Funding LevelObs.Years on Hand Less than 60% to 70 % to 80 % to 90 % Greater than 90% Total
Discussion and Questions