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City of Redwood City <br />Notes to the Basic Financial Statements (Continued) <br />For the Year Ended June 30, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />114 <br />Note 13 – Other Postemployment Benefits (Continued) <br /> <br />B. City Plan (Continued) <br /> <br />Actuarial Assumptions <br /> <br />The net OPEB liability in the June 30, 2023 actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial <br />assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement, unless otherwise specified: <br /> <br />Actuarial Cost Method Entry-Age Normal Cost, Level % of pay <br />Asset Valuation Method Market Value <br />Inflation 2.50% <br />Payroll Growth 2.50% <br />Salary Increases Aggregate - 2.75% annually <br />Merit - CalPERS 2021 Experience Study <br />Contribution Policy Contributes full ADC <br />Discount Rate 6.25% <br />Mortality, Retirement, Disability, Termination <br />Mortality Improvement <br />Medical Trend Non-Medicare - 7.90% for 2026, decreasting to an ultimate rate <br />of 3.45 % in 2076. Medicare (Non-Kaiser) - 6.90% for 2026, <br />decreasing to an ultimate rate of 3.45% in 2076. Medicare <br />(Kaiser) - 5.65% for 2026, decreasing to an ultimate rate of <br />3.45% in 2076 <br />CalPERS 2021 Experience Study <br />MacLeod Watts Scale 2022 <br /> <br /> <br />Discount Rate <br /> <br />The discount rate used to measure the net OPEB liability was 6.25% percent. This discount rate is the mid-point, <br />rounded to five basis points, of the range of 3-20 year municipal bond rate indices; S&P Municipal bond 20 Year <br />High Grade Rate Index, Bond Buyer 20-Bond GO Index, and Fidelity GO AA 20 Year Bond Index. <br /> <br />Change in the Net OPEB Liability <br /> <br />The changes in the net OPEB liability for the OPEB Plan are as follows: <br /> <br />Total Plan Net <br />OPEB Fiduciary OPEB <br />Liability Net Position Liability <br />Balance at June 30, 2023 114,430,030$ 61,761,060$ 52,668,970$ <br />Changes Recognized for the Measurement Period: <br />Service Cost 4,519,553 - 4,519,553 <br />Interest on the total OPEB liability 7,282,228 - 7,282,228 <br />Difference between expected and actual experience - - - <br />Changes in assumptions - - - <br />Contribution from the employer - 4,884,566 (4,884,566) <br />Net investment income - 6,781,903 (6,781,903) <br />Administrative expenses - (36,821) 36,821 <br />Benefit payments (4,867,876) (4,867,876) - <br />Net changes during July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 6,933,905 6,761,772 172,133 <br />Balance at June 30, 2024 121,363,935$ 68,522,832$ 52,841,103$ <br />7.C. - Page 146 of 269 <br />165