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Indian River County, Florida Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2015 NOTE 15 -RETIREMENT PLAN - Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Continued Pension Plan- Continued Benefits Provided, Continued: Senior Management Service class members who retire at or after age 62 with at least six years of credited service or 30 years of service regardless of age are entitled to a retirement benefit payable monthly for life, equal to 2.0% of their final average compensation based on the five highest years of salary for each year of credited service. Elected Officers' class members who retire at or after age 62 with at least six years of credited service or 30 years of service regardless of age are entitled to a retirement benefit payable monthly for life, equal to 3.0% (3.33% for judges and justices) of their final average compensation based on the five highest years of salary for each year of credited service. For Plan members enrolled on or after July 1, 2011, the vesting requirement is extended to eight years of credited service for all these members and increasing normal retirement to age 65 or 33 years of service regardless of age for Regular, Senior Management Service, and Elected Officers' class members, and to age 60 or 30 years of service regardless of age for Special Risk and Special Risk Administrative Support class members. Also, the final average compensation for all these members will be based on the eight highest years of salary. As provided in Section 121.1.01, Florida Statutes, if the member is initially enrolled in the Pension. Plan before July 1, 2011 and all service credit was accrued before July 1, 2011, the annual cost-of-living adjustment is three percent per year. If the member is initially enrolled before July 1, 2011 and has service credit on or after July 1, 2011, there is an individually calculated cost-of-living adjustment. The annual cost-of-living adjustment is proportion of three percent determined by dividing the sum of the pre-July 2011 service credit by the total service credit at retirement multiplied by three percent. Plan members initially enrolled on or after July 1, 2011, will not have a cost-of-living adjustment after retirement. In addition to the above benefits, the DROP program allows eligible members to defer receipt of monthly retirement benefit payments while continuing employment with a FRS employer for a period not to exceed 60 months after electing to participate. Deferred monthly benefits are held in the FRS Trust Fund and accrue interest. There are no required contributions by DROP participants. Contributions: The State of Florida establishes contribution rates for participating employers and employees in section 121.71 Florida Statutes. 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. Classes and rates in effect at July 1, 2015 were: regular class 7.26%, special risk 22.04%, special risk administrative support 3295%, senior management 21.43%, DROP 12.88%, and elected official class 42.27%. Included in these rates is a health insurance subsidy of 1.66%. Employer contributions to the FRS are based on a percentage of covered payroll that has been actuarially determined as an amount, when combined with the 3% employee contributions, is expected to finance the cost of benefits earned by employees during the year with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. 93