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• CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Year Ended December 31, 2003 NOTE 4 -OTHER INFORMATION B. Employee Retirement Systems and Pension Plans (Continued) Pension Pans -Primary Government (Continued) 1. Defined Benefit Pension Plans -Statewide (Continued) Plan Description (Continued) There are different types of annuities available to members upon retirement. A single-life annuity is a lifetime annuity that ceases upon the death of the retiree - no survivor annuity is payable. There are also various types of joint and survivor annuity options available which will be payable over joint lives. Members may also leave their contributions in the fund upon termination of public service in order to qualify for a deferred annuity at retirement age. Refunds of contributions are available at any time to members who leave ,public service, but before retirement benefits begin. The benefit provisions stated in the previous paragraphs of this section are current • provisions and apply to active plan participants. Vested, terminated employees who are entitled to benefits but are not receiving them yet are bound by the provisions in effect at the time they last terminated their public service. PERA issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and .required supplementary information for PERF and PEPFF. That report maybe obtained on the web at www.mnpera.org, by writing to PERA, 60 Empire Drive, #200, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55103-2088 or by calling (651) 296-7460 or (800) 652-9026. Funding Policy Minnesota Statutes Chapter 353 sets the rates for employer and employee contributions. These statutes are established and amended by the state legislature. The City makes annual contributions to the pension plans equal to the amount required by state statutes. PERF Basic Plan members and Coordinated Plan members are required to contribute 9.10% and 5.10%, respectively, of their annual covered salary. PEPFF members are required to contribute 6.20% of their annual covered salary. The City of Falcon Heights is required to contribute the following percentages of annual covered payroll: 11.78% for Basic Plan PERF members, 5.53% for Coordinated Plan PERF members and 9.30% for PEPFF members. The City's contributions to the Public Employees Retirement Fund for the years ending December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 were $ 17,599, $ 16,264 and $ 13,530, respectively. The City's contributions to the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund for the years ending December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 were $ 34, $ 165 and $ 132, respectively. The City's contributions were equal to the contractually required contributions for each year as set by state statute. • 60