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CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />NOTES TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 <br />Note 12: Post-Employment Health Care Benefits (Continued) <br />e.Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Retiree Healthcare Plan <br />As discussed in Note 9g, the City is a member of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), along <br />with the City of Livermore, of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD). The <br />employees of the LPFD are the City of Pleasanton’s employees, however, as agreed to in <br />the JPA, the City equally shares the Safety Fire Plan affiliated with the LPFD with the <br />City of Livermore. As there is a special funding arrangement with the City of Livermore, <br />the City of Pleasanton only records its 50 percent share of the collective net OPEB <br />liability and related deferred inflows/outflows, which is included in its Net Investment <br />(Deficit) in LPFD on the Governmental Activities Statement of Net Position, using the <br />equity method of accounting. <br />The changes in the net OPEB liability for the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department <br />(LPFD) (City of Pleasanton only) Retiree Healthcare Plan is as follows: <br />Total OPEB <br />Liability (a) <br />Plan Fiduciary <br />Net Position (b) <br />Net OPEB <br />Liability/Asset <br />(c) = (a) - (b) <br />Balance at June 30, 2021 19,349,000$ 11,289,000$ 8,060,000$ <br />Changes Recognized for the Measurement Period: <br />Service Cost 374,000 - 374,000 <br />Interest 1,305,000 - 1,305,000 <br />Difference Between Expected and Actual experience (4,038,500) - (4,038,500) <br />Changes of Assumptions 136,000 - 136,000 <br />Contributions From the Employer - 1,010,500 (1,010,500) <br />Net Investment Income - 3,111,000 (3,111,000) <br />Benefit Payments and Refunds (772,000) (772,000) - <br />Administrative Expenses - (4,500) 4,500 <br />Net Changes (2,995,500) 3,345,000 (6,340,500) <br />Balance at June 30, 2022 16,353,500$ 14,634,000$ 1,719,500$ <br />Increase (Decrease) <br />Sensitivity of the Net OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate and Healthcare <br />Cost Trend Rates <br />The following presents the City’s portion of the net OPEB liability for the LPFD Retiree <br />Healthcare Plan, as well as what City's net OPEB liability would be if it were calculated <br />using a discount rate that is 1-percentage- point lower (5.25%) or 1-percentage-point higher <br />(7.25%) than the current discount rate: <br />Discount Rate -1% <br />(5.25%) <br />Current Discount Rate <br />(6.25%) <br />Discount Rate +1% <br />(7.25%) <br />3,835,500$ 1,719,500$ (37,000)$ <br />Plan's Net OPEB Liability/Asset <br />114