Section 45-8A-22.128 Actuary; Reports.

(a) The retirement board shall retain the services of a competent actuary and actuarial firm on continuous basis at a fee to be determined by the retirement board to advise the retirement board on all actuarial matters pertaining to the trust. The actuary shall possess the following minimum qualifications: (1) The actuary shall be an enrolled actuary under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Society Act of 1974, as amended, and (2) The actuary shall be a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or employed by an actuarial firm that employs a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. (b) There must be an actuarial valuation of the plan at least once every two years. The plan assets are to be valued on the last day of the City of Anniston’s fiscal year, or on any other date determined by the retirement board, using any reasonable method of valuation. In establishing the liabilities under the plan and contributions thereto, the actuary shall use such methods and assumptions as will reasonably reflect the cost of the benefits. (c) The actuary, actuarial firm, or both shall be required to submit its reports in writing to the retirement board. These reports shall become a permanent record of the retirement board.