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recommendations and warnings to limit non-essential travel and promote telecommuting. <br />There can be no guarantee that State and%r.local shut downs or closures similar to those <br />implemented in 2020 will not happen in the future. It: is possible' the.United States, <br />including the State and the County, may. experience. increased COVID-.19 cases, <br />hospitalizations, and deaths as a result of °current, or future variants, or may experience a <br />new viral pandemic, which could, in turn, impact State and local government'finances. <br />i <br />Prospective purchasers of the Series: 2024 Bonds should review carefully -all of the <br />provisions of the Bond Resolution the form of which is included in Appendix C attached <br />to this Official Statement. <br />EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT <br />BENEFITS <br />Employee Retirement Plans <br />General Information. All of the County's employees :participate in the. Florida <br />Retirement System (the "FRS"). As provided by Chapters 121 and 112,. Florida Statutes, <br />the .FRS provides two cost sharing multiple -employer defined benefit plains administered <br />by the Florida Department of Management. Services, Division of Retirement, including the <br />FRS Pension Plan (the "Pension,Plan.') and the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy (the "HIS <br />Program"). Under Section 121.4501, Florida Statutes, the FRS also provides a defined <br />contribution plan (the "Investment Plan") alternative to the Pension Plan, which is <br />administered by the State Board of Administration . (the "SBA"). . As a general rule, <br />membership in the FRS is compulsory for all employees working in a. county, state <br />university, community college, or a participating -city or special district within the State of <br />Florida.. The FRS provides retirement and disability benefits, annual cost -of -living <br />adjustments, and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries: Benefits are <br />established by Chapter 12.1, Florida .Statutes and. Chapter 60S, Florida Administrative <br />Code. Amendments to the law can be made only by an act of the Florida Legislature: <br />The State annually issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial <br />statements and required supplementary information for the FRS. The latest available report <br />may be obtained by writing to the State of Florida. Division of Retirement, Department of <br />Management Services, PO Box 9000, Tallahassee, Florida X2315-9004. That report may <br />also be viewed on the FRS's website located .at wwwAms:myflorlda:com/workforce <br />operations/retirement/publications. <br />Description of the Pension Plan.. The Pension Plan is a cost-sharing. multiple - <br />employer defined benefit pension plan with a Deferred Retirement Option Program <br />(''DROP") available for eligible employees. <br />