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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For The Year Ended June 30, 2021 NOTE 13 – PENSIONS PLAN (Continued) A.Plan Descriptions and Summary of Balances by Plan All qualified permanent employees are eligible to participate in the City’s defined benefit pension plans: Miscellaneous (all other) agent multiple-employer plan Safety cost-sharing multiple-employer plan These plans are administered by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), which acts as a common investment and administrative agent for its participating member employers. Benefit provisions under the Plans are established by State statute and City resolution. CalPERS issues publicly available reports that include a full description of the pension plans regarding benefit provisions, assumptions and membership information that can be found on the CalPERS website. Below is a summary of the deferred outflows of resources, net pension liabilities, and deferred inflows of resources by Plan for the year ended June 30, 2021: Deferred Deferred Outflows Net Pension Inflows of Resources Liability of Resources Miscellaneous 12,983,754$ 104,182,640$-$ Safety 20,841,210 99,877,170 4,315,497 Total 33,824,964$ 204,059,810$4,315,497$ Benefits Provided – CalPERS provides service retirement and disability benefits, annual cost of living adjustments and death benefits to plan members, who must be public employees and beneficiaries. Benefits are based on years of credited service, equal to one year of full-time employment. Members with five years of total service are eligible to retire at age 50 with statutorily reduced benefits. All members are eligible for non-duty disability benefits after 10 years of service. The cost of living adjustments for each plan are applied as specified by the Public Employees’ Retirement Law. The Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), Assembly Bill 340, is applicable to employees new to CalPERS and hired after December 31, 2012. During the fiscal year 2019, the City adopted amendments with CalPERS that allows sharing of additional employer costs passed to the employees. The City implemented a cost sharing within the pension plans among San Leandro Police Officers' Association (SLPOA). This included SLPOA staff picking up the employers CalPERS share of 3%. These are the maximum under CalPERS law for the passing on of costs of the employer’s share. These were amendment changes to the contract between the Board of Administration California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the City as proposed changes in Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Additional Costs). Increase in employee contribution rates result in a respective decrease in employer contribution rates. The Plans’ provisions and benefits in effect at June 30, 2021, are summarized as follows: 77338