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Indian River County, Florida Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2012 NOTE 17 — OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PLAN (OPEB) A. Plan Description On September 23, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners approved resolution number 2008-163, establishing an irrevocable trust (OPEB Trust) to separately identify assets accumulated to pay OPEB benefits for eligible retirees. The OPEB Trust includes the Board of County Commissioners and the five constitutional officers (Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Property Appraiser, Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector). The resolution also established the Board of County Commissioners as trustees of the OPEB Trust and the authority for the trustees to amend the benefit provisions. The OPEB Trust is a single -employer defined benefit plan (OPEB Plan). The OPEB plan subsidizes (see the chart below) the cost of health care for employees hired prior to February 1, 2006 and their eligible dependents according to the provisions of the substantive plan (the plan as understood by the employer and plan members). Employees hired on or after February 1, 2006, will not be eligible for any subsidy, regardless of the years of service or Medicare eligibility Active participants as well as retirees are subject to the same benefits and rules. Retired employees are permitted to remain covered under the Board's medical and life insurance plans as long as they pay a premium applicable to the coverage elected. This conforms to the minimum required of Florida governmental employers per Florida Statute 112.0801. The retiree has the option to continue with the Board group health plan or elect Medicare Advantage Plan. The implicit rate subsidy applies to health and life insurance coverage since the premiums charged are based upon a blending of younger active employees and older retired employees. Health insurance premiums, effective October 1, 2011 range from $198 for Medicare participants to $735 for family coverage. Life insurance is available to retirees at a flat rate of $.20 per $1000 of coverage (to a maximum of $20,000 until the age of 70). After 70, the maximum amount of life insurance is $10,000. The Board subsidizes the cost of the health premiums for each retiree based upon their years of service and employment date (as mentioned above); a 2% discount is given for each year of service based upon the following table: Retirement Date Years of Service Under Age 65 Medicare Eligible Before 01/01/04 N/A No subsidy 60% subsidy 01/01/04 - 10/01/04 Less than 15 years No subsidy 60% subsidy 01/01/04 - 10/01/04 15 or more years 2%/yr-max 40% 20% in addition to yrs of service - max 60% subsidy 10/01/04 - 01/31/09 Less than 15 years No subsidy 20% subsidy 10/01/04 - 01/31/09 15 or more years 2%/yr-max 40% 20% in addition to yrs of service - max 60% subsidy 02/01/09 and after Less than 15 years No subsidy No subsidy 02/01/09 and after 15 or more years 2%/yr-max 40% No subsidy 88