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CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 1990 <br />Note 9. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS - STATEWIDE (Continued) <br />The pension benefit obligations as of June 30, 1990, are shown below: <br />PERF PEPFF <br />(In Thousands) <br />Total pension <br />benefit obligation <br />Net assets available <br />for benefits at cost <br />(market values for <br />PERF = $3.,547,243; <br />PEPFF = $803,320) <br />$ 4,089,960 <br />3,250,157 <br />$ 657,453 <br />Unfunded (assets in <br />excess of) pension <br />benefit obligation <br />739,068 <br />$ 839,803 $ (81,615) <br />The measurement of the pension benefit obligation is based on an <br />actuarial valuation as of June 30, 1990. Net assets available to pay <br />pension benefits were valued as of June 30, 1990. <br />2. Changes in Actuarial Methods and Benefit Provisions <br />For the fiscal year 1990 actuarial valuation, the PERA Board of <br />Trustees approved the use of new withdrawal rates.. The change was <br />made to reduce, if not eliminate, the series of large, annually <br />recurring actuarial losses in the last few years due to lower than <br />expected terminations. <br />With the adoption of new withdrawal rates, the pension benefit <br />obligation increased $59,942,000 in the PERF and $6,978,000 in the <br />PEPFF. ' <br />D. Ten-YP.ar Historical Trend Information <br />Ten-year historical trend information is presented in PERA's <br />' Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the. year ended June 30, 1990. <br />This information is useful in assessing the pension plan's accumulation <br />of sufficient assets to pay pension benefits as they become due. <br />~ E. Belated Party Investments <br />' As of June 30, 1990, and for the fiscal year then ended, PERA held no <br />securities issued by the City or other related parties. <br />-29- <br />