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City of Orono, Minnesota Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2021 Note 4: Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Statewide (Continued) Police and Fire Fund Changes in Actuarial Assumptions • The investment return and single discount rates were changed from 7.50 percent to 6.50 percent, for financial reporting purposes. • The inflation assumption was changed from 2.50 percent to 2.25 percent. • The payroll growth assumption was changed from 3.25 percent to 3.00 percent. • The base mortality table for healthy annuitants and employees was changed from the RP -2014 table to the Pub- 2010 Public Safety Mortality table. The mortality improvement scale was changed from MP -2019 to MN-2020. • The base mortality table for disabled annuitants was changed from the RP-2014 healthy annuitant mortality table (with future mortality improvement according to Scale MP-2019) to the Pub-2010 Public Safety disabled annuitant mortality table (with future mortality improvement according to Scale MP-2020). • Assumed rates of salary increase were modified as recommended in the July 14, 2020 experience study. The overall impact is a decrease in gross salary increase rates. • Assumed rates of retirement were changed as recommended in the July 14, 2020 experience study. The changes result in slightly more unreduced retirements and fewer assumed early retirements. • Assumed rates of withdrawal were changed from select and ultimate rates to service-based rates. The changes result in more assumed terminations. • Assumed rates of disability were increased for ages 25-44 and decreased for ages over 49. Overall, proposed rates result in more projected disabilities. • Assumed percent married for active female members was changed from 60 percent to 70 percent. Minor changes to form of payment assumptions were applied. Changes in Plan Provisions • There have been no changes since the prior valuation. DRAFT 76