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6.1.E. - Page 89 , <br /> Notes to the Basic Financial Statements <br /> For the year ended June 30, 2015 <br /> NOTE 9—EMPLOYEE BENEFITS(CONTINUED) <br /> multiplying 2.7% by the employee's years of service. An employee with five years of service is eligible to <br /> retire at age 50 at a reduced pension amount. The pension amount increases with age and length of <br /> service. <br /> Miscellaneous employees hired on or after October 13, 2011 (Tier 2) are covered under the "2% at 60" <br /> formula. Under this retirement plan, an employee's retirement earnings at age 60 are calculated by <br /> multiplying 2% by the employee's years of service. An employee with five years of service is eligible to <br /> retire at age 50 at a reduced pension amount. The pension amount increases with age and length of <br /> service. <br /> Miscellaneous employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 (Tier 3) are covered under the "2% at 62" <br /> formula. Under this retirement plan, an employee's retirement earnings at age 62 are calculated by <br /> multiplying 2% by the employee's years of service. An employee with five years of service is eligible to <br /> retire at age 52 at a reduced pension amount. The pension amount increases with age and length of <br /> service, with a maximum percentage factor equal to 2.5%at age 67. <br /> Employees Covered —At June 30, 2015, the following employees were covered by the benefit terms for <br /> each Plan: <br /> Miscellaneous Safety <br /> Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 461 291 <br /> Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 443 66 <br /> Active employees 377 149 <br /> Total 1281 506 <br /> Contributions—Section 20814(C) of the California PERL requires that the employer contribution rates for <br /> all public employers be determined on an annual basis by the actuary and shall be effective on the July 1 <br /> following notice of a change in the rate. The total plan contributions are determined through CaIPERS' <br /> annual actuarial valuation process. The actuarially determined rate is the estimated amount necessary to <br /> finance the costs of benefits earned by employees during the year, with additional amount to finance any <br /> unfunded accrued liability. The employer is required to contribute the difference between the actuarially <br /> determined rate and the contribution rate of employees. For the measurement period ended June 30, <br /> 2014 (the measurement date), the average active employee contribution rate is 7.834 percent of annual <br /> pay for the Miscellaneous Plan and 9.054 percent of annual pay for the Safety Plan, and employer <br /> contribution rate is 21.022 percent of annual payroll for the Miscellaneous Plan and 36.262 percent of <br /> annual payroll for the Safety Plan. <br /> Net Pension Liability: <br /> The City's net pension liability for each Plan is measured as the total pension liability, less the pension <br /> plan's fiduciary net position. The net pension liability of each of the Plans is measured as of June 30, <br /> 2014, using an annual actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2013 rolled forward to June 30, 2014 using <br /> standard update procedures. A summary of principal assumptions and methods used to determine the <br /> net pension liability is shown below. <br /> 60 <br />