2012 Minnesota Statutes

353.6691 MERGER OF THE VIRGINIA FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

Subdivision 1.Merger authorized.

On June 29, 2012, the Virginia fire department consolidation account of the Public Employees Retirement Association under chapter 353A becomes a part of the public employees police and fire retirement plan and fund governed by sections 353.63 to 353.659.

Subd. 2.Benefit liability transfer.

All current and future liabilities of the Virginia fire department consolidation account under chapter 353A are liabilities of the public employees police and fire retirement plan and fund as of June 29, 2012, and the accrued benefits of the members of the consolidation account are the obligation of the public employees police and fire retirement plan and fund.

Subd. 3.Transfer of assets; transfer to title assets.

On June 29, 2012, the assets of the Virginia fire department consolidation account must be transferred to the public employees police and fire retirement fund. Upon transfer, the market value of the assets of the consolidation account, less any amount of residual assets under subdivision 5, are assets of the public employees police and fire fund as of June 29, 2012, and the assets, excluding the distribution amount under subdivision 5, become an asset of the public employees police and fire retirement fund. The public employees police and fire retirement fund also must be credited as an asset with the amount of any receivable assets from employer contributions under subdivision 5.

Subd. 4.Benefits.

A person who received a service pension, a disability benefit, or a survivor benefit from the Virginia fire department consolidation account for the month prior to June 29, 2012, and who has not previously elected postretirement adjustments under section 356.415, subdivision 1c, rather than the postretirement adjustment mechanism of the Virginia Fire Department Relief Association under section 353A.08, subdivision 1, may elect future postretirement adjustments under section 356.415, subdivision 1c, or the retention of the former Virginia Fire Department Relief Association postretirement adjustment mechanism. The election must be made in writing on a form prescribed by the executive director on or before September 1, 2012. Unless modified by an election under this subdivision, the benefit plan election by any person or on behalf of any person under section 353A.08 remains binding.

Subd. 5.Calculation of final funded status; employer contributions.

(a) As of June 29, 2012, the approved actuary retained by the Public Employees Retirement Association under section 356.214 shall determine the final funded status of the former Virginia Fire Department Relief Association special fund. The final funded status is the present value of future benefits payable from the Virginia fire department consolidation account as of the effective date of merger after subtracting the market value of the transferred assets of the Virginia fire department consolidation account as of June 29, 2012. The present value of future benefits figure must be calculated using the applicable actuarial assumptions for the public employees police and fire retirement plan specified in or established under section 356.215. If there is a remainder present value of future benefits amount, the city of Virginia shall pay to the public employees police and fire retirement fund an amount sufficient, on a level annual dollar basis, to amortize the calculated remainder present value of future benefits amount by December 31, 2020. Payments shall be made annually on or before December 31, beginning in 2012.

(b) If there are assets of the former Virginia fire department consolidation account in excess of the present value of future benefits as of June 29, 2012, these assets shall be credited to an interest bearing suspense account within the public employees police and fire retirement fund until January 1, 2013. The suspense account must be credited with the same rate of investment return as the public employees police and fire retirement fund.

(c) If, after June 29, 2012, the postretirement or preretirement interest rate actuarial assumption applicable to the public employees police and fire retirement plan under section 356.215, subdivision 8, is modified from the rates specified in Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 356.215, subdivision 8, the remainder present value of future benefits amount calculation under paragraph (a), updated for the passage of time, must be revised and any amortization contribution by the city of Virginia for the balance of the amortization period must be redetermined and certified to the city of Virginia.

(d) On January 1, 2013, one-half of any suspense account under paragraph (b) must be paid as an additional ad hoc postretirement adjustment to the service pensioners, disabilitants, and surviving spouses of the former Virginia fire consolidation account. The additional ad hoc postretirement adjustment for each recipient is the total amount available for the adjustment divided by the total number of recipients as of January 1, 2013, of the former Virginia fire consolidation account. On January 1, 2014, if the suspense account has earned investment income equal to or greater than the preretirement interest rate assumption applicable to the public employees police and fire retirement plan under section 356.215, subdivision 8, the balance remaining of the suspense account under paragraph (b) must be paid as an additional ad hoc postretirement adjustment to the service pensioners, disabilitants, and surviving spouses of the former Virginia fire consolidation account, divided by the total number of recipients as of January 1, 2014. Nothing in this paragraph may be deemed to authorize the payment of a postretirement adjustment to an estate.

History:

2012 c 286 art 11 s 5