2007 Management Letter - Year End 12-31-2007

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I I I I I I 01 I I I I I I I I I I I I City of Centerville May 29, 2008 Page 24 GASB Statement No. SO - Pension Disclosures This statement was issued May 2007 and is effective for periods beginning after June 15,2007, except for requirements related to the use of the entry age actuarial cost method for the purpose of reporting a surrogate funded status and funding progress of plans that use the aggregate actuarial cost method, which are effective for periods for which the financial statements and RSI contain information resulting from actuarial valuations as of June 15, 2007 or later. This statement more closely aligns the financial reporting requirements for pensions with those for OPEB and, in doing so, enhances information disclosed in notes to financial statements or presented as required supplementary information (RSI) by pension plans and by employers that provide pension benefits. The reporting changes required by this statement amend applicable note disclosure and RSI requirements of Statement No. 25 , Financial Reporting for Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Note Disclosures for Defined Contribution Plans, and No. 27 , Accounting for Pensions by State and Local Governmental Employers, to conform with requirements of Statement No. 43 , Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans, and 45 , Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. This statement requires defined benefit pension plans and sole and agent employers present the following information related to note disclosures: . Notes to financial statements should disclose the funded status of the plan as of the most recent actuarial valuation date. Defined benefit pension plans also should disclose actuarial methods and significant assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation in notes to financial statements instead of in notes to RSI. . If the aggregate actuarial cost method is used to determine the annual required contribution of the employer (ARC), notes to financial statements should disclose the funded status of the plan, and a schedule of funding progress should be presented as RSI, using the entry age actuarial cost method. Plans and employers also should disclose that the purpose of doing so is to provide information that serves as a surrogate for the funded status and funding progress of the plan. . Notes to financial statements should include a reference linking the funded status disclosure in the notes to financial statements to the required schedule of funding progress in RSI. . If applicable, notes to financial statements should disclose legal or contractual maximum contribution rates. In addition, if relevant, they should disclose that the maximum contribution rates have not been explicitly taken into consideration in the projection of pension benefits for financial accounting measurement purposes. . If an actuarial assumption is different for successive years, notes to financial statements should disclose the initial and ultimate rates. 952.835.9090 · Fax 952.835.3261 www.aemcpas.com