Public Pensions
The City of Belton is a member of Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), a statewide, multiple employer agent plan. In an agent plan, each participating government’s pension is administered and governed by state statutes but the assets and related pension liabilities for each government are accounted for separately and any unfunded liabilities are solely the obligation of that government. Belton has chosen from a menu of plan options as authorized by the TMRS statute. Belton’s plan provides the following benefit level:
Employee Contributions: |
7% of pay |
Employer Match at Retirement: |
2x employee account balance |
Updated Service Credits: |
50% Repeating with transfers |
Cost of Living Adjustments: |
30% of CPI Repeating (70% is maximum) |
Vesting of Benefits: |
5 years |
Transfer Credits: |
Provided |
Death Benefits: |
Provided |
Upon retirement, the employee account balance including interest is combined with the employer match to price a lifetime annuity based on the employee’s age at retirement.
Actuarial Information as of December 31, 2022
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL): |
33,611,574 |
Actuarial value of assets (AVA): |
29,449,153 |
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL): |
4,162,421 |
Funded Ratio (AVA/AAL): |
87.6% |
Equivalent Single Amortization Period : |
19.6 years |
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Assumed rate of return: |
6.75% |
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Valuation Payroll: |
10,228,831 |
UAAL as a percent of covered payroll: |
40.69% |
Equivalent single amortization period - The weighted average of all amortization periods used when components of the total unfunded actuarial accrued liability are separately amortized and the average is calculated in accordance with the parameters.
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Portfolio Management Strategy
The TMRS Board of Trustees recognizes that the most important determinant of long-term return and risk is the asset allocation decision. The Board’s strategic target allocation is intended to reflect, and be consistent with, the return objective and risk tolerance expressed in the IPS. It is designed to meet or exceed the Board’s objectives at a controlled level of risk and liquidity that is acceptable to the Board. In establishing its risk tolerance, the Board considers its ability to withstand short and intermediate-term volatility in investment performance and fluctuations in the financial condition of the fund. The strategic target allocation and acceptable ranges as determined by the Board to facilitate the achievement of long-term investment objectives within acceptable risk parameters are as follows:
Asset Class |
Asset Class Benchmarks |
Policy Index |
Global Public Equity |
MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index |
35% |
Core Fixed Income |
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index |
6% |
Non-Core Fixed Income |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index + 1.50% |
20% |
Real Estate |
NCREF - ODCE Index |
12% |
Other public & private markets |
MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index |
12% |
Hedge Funds |
HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index |
5% |
Private Equity |
MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index |
10% |
Cash Equivalents |
30 Day T-Bill |
0% |
Historical Investment Returns
Assumed Rate of Return: 6.75%
Report Date: 3/31/2023
Investment returns are calculated using the previous 12 month rolling period to calculate the 1-year return, previous 3 year rolling for the 3- year return, previous 5 year rolling to calculate the 5-year return, and previous 10 year rolling to calculate the 10-year return. All estimates are taken from the March 2023 TMRS Quarterly Summary.
Contributions
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Year |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
Employee |
7.00% |
7.00% |
7.00% |
6.00% |
6.00% |
5.00% |
5.00% |
Employer |
10.51% |
10.54% |
10.38% |
8.28% |
8.06% |
7.75% |
7.71% |
Actuarial Determined Contribution Rate |
17.51% |
17.54% |
17.38% |
14.28% |
14.06% |
12.75% |
12.5% |
Actual Total Contribution Rate |
17.51% |
17.54% |
17.38% |
15.80% |
14.50% |
12.75% |
12.71% |
*To date. The City plans to fund the total required contribution for the current year.
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Cross Reference of Specific Information found in TMRS documents
2022 TMRS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report2022 Plan Provisions
2021 TMRS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
2021 Plan Provisions
2020 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provisions Chosen (Page 96)
2019 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provisions Chosen (Page 104)
2018 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provisions Chosen (Page 106)
2017 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provisions Chosen (Page 106)
2016 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provisions Chosen (Page 114)
2015 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provisions Chosen (Page 110)
2014 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provision Chosen (Page 110)
2013 TMRS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: Plan Provision Chosen (Page 60)
2021 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 10-11)
2020 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2019 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2018 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2017 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2016 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2015 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2014 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 8-9)
2013 Schedule of Net Position and Changes in Fiduciary Net Position (pages 60-61)
Download data specific to the City of Belton for the past 5 years.
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2022 TMRS Funding Valuation (Page 148)
2021 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 147)
2020 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 145)
2019 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 145)
2018 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 145)
2017 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 120)
2016 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 120)
2015 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 120)
2014 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 117)
2013 TMRS Funding Valuation (page 117)
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