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NOTE 9 — DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS — STATE-WIDE (CONTINUED) H. Pension Liability Sensitivity The following presents the City's proportionate share of the net pension liability for all plans it participates in, calculated using the discount rate disclosed in the preceding paragraph, as well as what the City's proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate 1 percentage point lower or 1 percentage point higher than the current discount rate: The City's Proportionate Share of the GERF Net Pension Liability: The City's Proportionate Share of the PEPFF Net Pension Liability (Asset): 1% Decrease in Current 1% Increase in Discount Rate Discount Rate Discount Rate (5.5%) (6.5%) (7.5%) $5,373,782 $5,996,699 I. Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position $2,634,866 $ 387,419 $1,888,825 $(1,478,614) Detailed infoiniation about each pension plan's fiduciary net position is available in a separately -issued PERA financial report that includes financial statements and required supplementary infoiniation. That report may be obtained on the Internet at www.mnpera.org. NOTE 10 — DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN — STATE-WIDE All City Council members of the City are covered by the Public Employees Defined Contribution Plan (PEDCP), a multiple -employer deferred compensation plan administered by PERA. The PEDCP is a tax qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and all contributions by or on behalf of employees are tax deferred until time of withdrawal. Plan benefits depend solely on amounts contributed to the plan plus investment earnings, less administrative expenses. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 353D.03, specifies plan provisions, including the employee and employer contribution rates for those qualified personnel who elect to participate. An eligible elected official who decides to participate contributes 5% of salary which is matched by the elected official's employer. For ambulance service personnel, employer contributions are deteiniined by the employer, and for salaried employees must be a fixed percentage of salary. Employer contributions for volunteer personnel may be a unit value for each call or period of alert duty. Employees who are paid for their services may elect to make member contributions in an amount not to exceed the employer share. Employer and employee contributions are combined and used to purchase shares in one or more of the seven accounts of the Minnesota Supplemental Investment Fund. For administering the plan, PERA receives 2% of employer contributions and twenty-five hundredths of 1% (.25 percent) of the assets in each member's account annually. 87