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Lake County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
F4 Neither the County, Clearlake nor Lakeport have Pension Committees
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F4
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Neither the County, Clearlake nor Lakeport have Pension Committees that oversee pension plan administration, compliance or costs.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
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The role of the pension plans in total employee compensation is not clearly articulated. It is not obvious how it fits in the total compensation structure.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
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A policy statement be developed to serve as a guide in program administrative, plan funding, and as a communication aid to participants and the public. (F5)
F6
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Employee satisfaction with the pension plans is unknown.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
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An employee survey be conducted biannually of both active and retired employees to assess the cost/benefit effectiveness of their pension plans. (F6)
F7
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Lakeport and the County are proactively reducing their unfunded pension liability.
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
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Clearlake be more proactive in reducing its unfunded pension liability. It should review Lakeport’s plan to determine if that approach would be beneficial. (F7) Request for Responses • Lake County Auditor (60 days) • Lake County Board of Supervisors (90 days) • Lakeport City Council (90 days) • Clearlake City Council (90 days) Bibliography 1. CalPERS web site (https:/www.CalPERS.ca.gov/). 2. Circular Letter 200-032-09 (https:www.CalPERS.ca.gov/page/employers/policies-and- procedures/circular-letters). 3. Net pension liability (https:/www.CalPERS.ca.gov/docs/forms- publications/gasb-68-net-pension-liability-employer-2013,pdf). 4. 2014 pension results (https:/www/CalPERS.ca.gov/docs/forms- publications/gasb-68-schedule-pension-amounts.pdf). 5. California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) effective January 2013 (http:/www.publiclaegroup.com/wp- content/uploads/2012/12A-Guide-to-Pension-Reform-Under- AB340-and-AB-197.pdf). 6. Acceptable levels of solvency for pension plans (http://etf.wi.gov/news/morningstar-report2013.pdf ).
Additional Recommendations 3
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R1Page 33A summary Annual Pension Report be compiled and reported annually to the governing bodies of the County, Clearlake and Lakeport. This report should include: • The annual cost • A breakdown of the funded and unfunded liabilities and comparison to established policy or goals • The plan benefit formulas and any changes • A summary of plan investment results • CalPERS administration costs • Benefit payments made • Pending or projected changes or issues
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R2Page 33This Annual Pension Report be posted and made available to plan participants and the public. Most of this data is available in the CalPERS GASB 68 reports.
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R4Page 33The County, Clearlake and Lakeport establish a specific percentage of funding (Goal) by next fiscal year that must be achieved. The goal and actual achievement would be reported in the annual report per Recommendation 1 and