ACFR City of Paris 9-30-2024 with Continuing Disclosure Tables-searchable

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CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2024 IV. Detailed Notes on All Activities and Funds (Continued) G. Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) Obligations (Continued) 1. Supplemental Death Benefits Fund Plan Description The SDBF covers both active and retiree participants with no segregation of assets, and therefore doesn't meet the definition of a trust under GASB No. 75 (i.e., no assets are accumulated for OPEB). The City elected, by ordinance, to provide group -term life insurance coverage to both current and retired employees. The City may terminate coverage under and discontinue participation in the SDBF by adopting an ordinance before November 1 of any year to be effective the following January 1. Benefits The death benefit for active employees provides a lump -sum payment approximately equal to the employee's annual salary (calculated based on the employee's actual earnings, for the 12 -month period preceding the month of death). The death benefit for retirees is considered an "other post -employment benefit" (OPEB) and is a fixed amount of $7,500. As the SDBF covers both active and retiree participants with no segregation of assets, the SDBF is considered to be an unfunded OPEB plan (i.e., no assets are accumulated). Employees Covered by Benefit Terms At the December 31, 2023 valuation and measurement date, the following employees were covered by benefit terms: Inactive employees or beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 188 Inactive employees entitled to but not yet receiving benefits 47 Active employees 296 Total 531 Contributions Contributions are made monthly based on the covered payroll of employee members of the participating member city. The contractually required contribution rate is determined annually for each city. The rate is based on mortality and service experience of all employees covered by the SDBF and the demographics specific to the workforce of the City. There is a one-year delay between the actuarial valuation that serves as the basis for the employer contribution rate and the calendar year when the rate goes into effect. The funding policy for the SDBF program is to assure that adequate resources are available to meet all death benefit payments for the upcoming year; the intent is not to pre -fund retiree term life insurance during employees' entire careers. Employees of the City were not required to contribute to the OPEB plan during the fiscal year. The contribution rates for the City were 0.51% and 0.41% of gross earnings in calendar year 2023 and 2024, respectively. The City's 73