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NOTE 9 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (CONTINUED) Retiree medical insurance premium expenses for the past three fiscal years ended June 30, 2003, 2004, and 2005 are as follows: 2003 2004 2005 $740,175 $844,577 $1,036,634 As of June 30, 2005, there were 234 retirees having their medical insurance premiums paid by the City. c. Cafeteria Benefit Plan The City has a cafeteria benefit plan established pursuant to section 125 of the IRS code. Under this plan eligible employees may direct a contribution, made by the City, into any combination of the following three benefit categories: 1. Medical Insurance Premium Account 2. Out of Pocket Medical Spending Account 3. Dependent Care Spending Account In addition to directing the City's contribution to the above categories, eligible employees may elect to contribute pre-tax dollars to these categories. Under no circumstances may an employee direct more than $5,000 annually into the Dependent Care Spending Account and $8,000 annually into the Medical Spending Account. This cap applies to both City contributions and employee pre-tax contributions. There are no legal limits on contributions to the Health Premium Account. All regular full-time and part-time employees employed on a regular and continuous basis, including certain contractual employees, are eligible to participate in this plan. Temporary and casual employees are not eligible. The plan year adopted by the City begins on January 1 and ends December 31. To obtain reimbursement of expenses incurred within a plan year within the spending accounts (items 2 or 3), employees must submit claims within 90 days of the end of the plan year or separation of service from the City, whichever occurs first. Funds unclaimed after 90 days of the close of the plan year are then remitted to the City. D. Deferred Compensation Plans City employees may defer a portion of their compensation under four separate, optional City-sponsored deferred compensation plans created in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 457. Under these plans, participants are not taxed on the deferred portion of their compensation until distributed to them; distributions may be made only at termination, retirement, death, or in an emergency as defined by the plans. Effective January 1, 1998, the City signed new deferred compensation plan administration agreements with the deferred compensation providers to provide for the administration and management of employees' deferred compensation plan assets. These agreements incorporate changes in the law governing deferred compensation plan assets which now require plan assets to be held for the exclusive benefit of plan participants and their beneficiaries. Since the assets held under these new plans are not the City's property and are not subject to claims by general creditors of the City, they have been excluded from these financial statements. 51