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CITY OF RAMSEY <br />Notes to Required Supplementary Infoiniation <br />Public Employees Police and Fire Fund <br />Year Ended December 31, 2021 <br />2021 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS <br />• The investment return and single discount rates were changed from 7.50 percent to 6.50 <br />percent, for financial reporting purposes. <br />• The inflation assumption was changed from 2.50 percent to 2.25 percent. <br />• The payroll growth assumption was changed from 3.25 percent to 3.00 percent. <br />• The base mortality table for healthy annuitants and employees was changed from the RP-2014 <br />Table to the Pub-2010 Public Safety Mortality Table. The mortality improvement scale was <br />changed from MP-2019 to MP-2020. <br />• The base mortality table for disabled annuitants was changed from the RP-2014 Healthy <br />Annuitant Mortality Table (with future mortality improvement according to Scale MP-2019) <br />to the Pub-2010 Public Safety Disabled Annuitant Mortality Table (with future mortality <br />improvement according to Scale MP-2020). <br />• Assumed rates of salary increase were modified as recommended in the July 14, 2020 <br />experience study. The overall impact is a decrease in gross salary increase rates. <br />• Assumed rates of retirement were changed as recommended in the July 14, 2020 experience <br />study. The changes result in slightly more unreduced retirements and fewer assumed early <br />retirements. <br />• Assumed rates of withdrawal were changed from select and ultimate rates to service -based <br />rates. The changes would result in more assumed teiniinations. <br />• Assumed rates of disability were increased for ages 25-44 and decreased for ages over 49. <br />Overall, proposed rates result in more projected disabilities. <br />• Assumed percent married for active female members was changed from 60 percent to 70 <br />percent. Minor changes to foini of payment assumptions were applied. <br />2020 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS <br />• The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2018 to MP-2019. <br />2019 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS <br />• The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2017 to MP-2018. <br />2018 CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS <br />• The mortality projection scale was changed from MP-2016 to MP-2017. <br />105 <br />