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City of Elk River Notes to Basic Financial Statements NOTE 11 — PENSION PLANS (CONTINUED) Public Employees' Retirement Association (Continued) F. Actuarial Methods and Assumptions (Continued) Actuarial assumptions for the General Employees Plan are reviewed every four years. The most recent four-year experience study for the General Employees Plan was completed in 2019. The assumption changes were adopted by the Board and became effective with the July 1, 2020, actuarial valuation. The most recent four-year experience study for the Police and Fire Plan was completed in 2020 and was adopted by the Board and became effective with the July 1, 2021, actuarial valuation. The following changes in actuarial assumptions and plan provisions occurred in 2021: General Employees Fund Changes in Actuarial Assumptions • The investment return and single discount rates were changed from 7.5% to 6.5% for financial reporting purposes. • The mortality improvement scale was changed from scale MP-2019 to scale MP-2020. Changes in Plan Provisions • There have been no changes since the previous valuation. Police and Fire Fund Changes in Actuarial Assumptions • The investment return and single discount rates were changed from 7.5% to 6.5% for financial reporting purposes. • The inflation assumption was changed from 2.5% to 2.25%. • The payroll growth assumption was changed from 3.25% to 3.0%. • 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 MP-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 resulted 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 resulted in more assumed terminations.