florida municipal pensions: not yet stockton but for s ome, moving t hat way
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Florida Municipal Pensions:Not Yet Stockton but For Some,
Moving That Way
University of North Florida - Foundations of Local GovernmentAugust 17, 2012
Carol S. Weissert, PhDDirector and Professor of Political Science, Florida State University
David S. T. Matkin, PhDResearch Fellow and
Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Florida State University
LeRoy Collins Institute
• State-Local Relationships• Pensions and Health Benefits First Issue• Early work (Feb. 2011) retirement benefits as
percent of local spending
LeRoy Collins Institute and Florida Municipal Pensions
• In 2009 average annual retirement obligations for cities accounted for 8.3 percent of spending—and growing
• Includes both pensions and OPEBs (mostly health benefits)
Total Pension Contributions as a Proportion of Total Governmental Expenditures Cities and Counties 2003-2009
But in Florida There are some cities in Trouble
• Nearly one-third of Florida’s 100 largest municipalities have funding ratios of less than 70 percent.
• Variation whether plans are general employee or public safety ones
Grades & Participant Type
Costs Per Participant
• “A” Plans $5,786• “F” Plans $26,305
• General Employees $9,297• Police $15,245• Firefighters $17,819• Police&Fire $21,738
• Jacksonville general employees “C”• Jacksonville police and fire “F”• Jacksonville Beach police, fire “C”• Jacksonville Beach general employees “B”
• Jacksonville General Employees $5,725• Jacksonville Police&Fire
$26,323• Jacksonville Beach General $2,572
• Jacksonville Beach Fire $6,272
• Jacksonville Beach Police $6,076
Why the Variation?
• Mismanagement of pension plans– Pension holidays – Poor investment decisions– Miscalculation of expected returns
• Spiking • Difficulties with renegotiating contracts
Pension Holidays
• Miami Beach --no funding 2001-2003• Jacksonville
Poor Investment Decisions
• Auburndale—solely in currency• Winter Springs—overestimated expected
returns
Spiking
• Miami Beach• Coral Gables
Actions Will Be Taken
• Hollywood special election• New Smyrna Beach special election• Pembroke Pines, Miami, Hollywood filed for
financial urgency
Reforms to Reduce Costs
• Increasing employee contributions• Cutting pension benefits• Eliminating Cost of Living adjustment• Changing calculation of final benefits• Increasing retirement age• Switching from DB to DC
Increasing Contributions
• New and old employees (Bradenton, Cape Coral and Winter Springs)
• Along with a pay increase (Delray Beach and Lakeland and Coral Springs)
• For new hires only (Palm Beach Gardens)
Altering COLs
• Elimination (Hollywood, New Smyrna Beach)• Frozen COL (Temple Terrace)• Lowered (Coral Springs; Palm Beach Gardens)
Calculation of AFC
• Limit overtime (Winter Springs)• Decrease multiplier (Winter Springs, Coral
Springs)• Base salary only (Coral Springs)• Reduce maximum benefit (Palm Beach
Gardens)
Age Requirements
• Raise retirement age (Hollywood and New Smyrna Beach)
• Increase number of years to be eligible (Palm Beach Gardens)
Switch to Defined Contribution
• Lakeland (optional for current employees)
Indirect Activities
• Reducing payroll expenses• Reducing staff• Cut salaries of new hires• Reducing holiday pay
Collins Institute Recommendations
• Eliminate spiking• Age can receive retirement benefits should be
60• Municipalities need to contribute in good
economic times and bad.• State premium tax allocation should be
revised• Public informed early and easily
Details on Pension Trends
• How much of problem due to stock market fall?
• What trends are evident that political leaders should be aware of?
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
Per
cent
Fun
ded
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010excludes outside values
Entry Age Normal Cost MethodFunding Ratio
2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,000
10,000,00012,000,00014,000,00016,000,00018,000,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2012 Dollars
Median Dollars by Asset Type for General Employee PlansMarket Value of Assets
EquitiesCash & EquivalentsFixed Income
2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,000
10,000,00012,000,00014,000,00016,000,00018,000,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2012 Dollars
Median Dollars by Asset Type for Public Safety PlansMarket Value of Assets
EquitiesCash & EquivalentsFixed Income
0
.2
.4
.6
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010excludes outside values
Median Share of Payroll for General Employee PlansAnnual Pension Contribution
0
.2
.4
.6
.8
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010excludes outside values
Median Share of Payroll for Public Safety PlansAnnual Pension Contribution
.05
.1
.15
.2
.25
.3
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Median Share of Payroll by Contribution Source for General Employee PlansAnnual Pension Contribution
City Portion Employee Portion
.05
.1
.15
.2
.25
.3
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Median Share of Payroll by Contribution Source for Police PlansAnnual Pension Contribution
City Portion Employee Portion Other Portion
.05
.1
.15
.2
.25
.3
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Median Share of Payroll by Contribution Source for Firefighter PlansAnnual Pension Contribution
City Portion Employee Portion Other Portion
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2012 Dollars
Median Dollars by Contribution SourceNormal and UAAL Contributions
Normal ContributionUAAL Contribution
Trends?
• Underfunding not new in Florida municipalities
• Pension contributions increased substantially• Local governments are picking up more of the
pension costs, especially public safety• Growth in proportion of pension plan retirees
Contact LeRoy Collins Institute
• Office, 850-644-1441
• Carol Weissert, cweissert@fsu.edu
• David Matkin, dmatkin@fsu.edu
• http://collinsinstitute.fsu.edu/
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