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Indian River County, Florida Supervisor of Elections Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2014 NOTE 2 - CASH Deposits At September 30, 2014, the carrying amount of the Supervisor of Elections' deposits was $43,975, and the bank balance was $176,020. All deposits with financial institutions were 100% insured by federal depository insurance or by collateral provided by qualified public depositories to the State Treasurer in accordance with Section 280.01, Florida Statutes, also known as the Florida Security for Public Deposits Act. Cash on hand at September 30, 2014 was $25. The Supervisor of Elections has adopted the Board of County Commissioners' investment policy. This policy requires the Supervisor of Elections' office to follow the above state law (governing custodial credit risk) for cash deposits. Refer to the County -wide note on cash and cash equivalents for the definition of custodial credit risk. NOTE 3 — PENSION PLAN Florida Retirement System Plan Description: The Supervisor of Elections' employees participate in the Florida Retirement System (FRS), a cost-sharing, multiple -employer public employee retirement system, administered by the Florida Department of Management Services. Effective July 1, 2011, the FRS became a contributory plan for all members, except DROP participants, whereby members contribute 3% and employers pay a rate based upon each member's employment class (regular class 7.37%, senior class 21.14%, DROP class 12.28%, and elected official class 43.24%). Employees elect participation in either the defined benefit plan (Pension Plan) or the defined contribution plan (Investment Plan). If the employee enrolled in the FRS prior to July 1, 2011, normal retirement is age 62 with 6 years of service or 30 years of service, regardless of age. If the employee enrolled in the FRS on or after July 1, 2011, normal retirement is age 65 with 8 years of service or 33 years of service, regardless of age. Under the Pension Plan, early retirement is available before reaching normal retirement age and will be subject to an early- retirement reduction of 5% for each year your age at retirement is under your normal retirement age. For those employees who elect participation in the Investment Plan rather than the Pension Plan, vesting occurs after one year of service. Participants have access to the full value of their vested account balance when they leave FRS employment, regardless of age. These participants receive a defined contribution for self-direction in an investment product with a third party administrator selected by the State Board of Administration. Retirement benefits are determined by age, years of service, the average of the highest 5 or 8 fiscal years of pay, membership class and the payment option selected at retirement. For further information concerning the Florida Retirement System and contribution rates, please read the County -wide note on pension plans. 357