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<br />Investments <br /> <br />Approximately ninety-seven percent of the Relief’s assets are invested through The Parr McKnight Wealth <br />Management Group, of Wells Fargo Advisors. The Parr McKnight Group specializes in working with relief <br />associations to help them formulate an investment policy statement, manage and supervise their investments, <br />receive on going trustee education and assist in the reporting process. They currently work with over 65 relief <br />associations in the State. The relief association has adopted an Investment Policy Statement for the investment for <br />our pension fund. Our target investment allocation is sixty percent in stocks, thirty-five percent in bonds and five <br />percent in cash. We rebalance to our target allocation annually. The Relief Board believes in long-term investing and <br />has resisted attempting to time market moves. <br /> <br /> <br />Funding Ratios <br /> <br />The ERFD relief Board believes that it has fiduciary responsibilities to both the membership and to the Council. <br />The responsibility to the membership is to seek the highest financially sound benefit level. The responsibility to the <br />Council is to not expose the city to any financial risk which could lead to mandatory contributions. Even with a <br />14.1% increase for 2018 we are projecting a funding ratio over 100%. <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve 14.1% benefit increase. This would change the yearly benefit level from $5,510 to $6,285. <br /> <br />The Relief Association membership thanks the Council for its past and future support. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />