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AUDIT REPORT

THOMAS H. MCTAVISH, C.P.A. AUDITOR GENERAL

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

The auditor general shall conduct post audits of financial transactions and accounts of the state and of all branches, departments, offices, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities and institutions of the state established by this constitution or by law, and performance post audits thereof.

– Article IV, Section 53 of the Michigan Constitution

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M i c h i g a n Of f i c e o f t h e Aud i t o r Gene ra l

REPORT SUMMARY Financial Audit Report Number:

Michigan Legislative Retirement System 900-0140-07

October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2006 Released: August 2007

A financial audit determines if the financial statements are fairly presented; considers internal control over financial reporting; and determines compliance with State compliance requirements material to the financial statements. This financial audit of the Michigan Legislative Retirement System (MLRS) was conducted in accordance with Section 38.1041 of the Michigan Compiled Laws as part of the constitutional responsibility of the Office of the Auditor General.

Financial Statements: Auditor's Report Issued

We issued an unqualified opinion on the MLRS financial statements.

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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting We did not report any findings related to internal control over financial reporting.

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Noncompliance and Other Matters Material to the Financial Statements

We did not identify any instances of noncompliance or other matters applicable to the financial statements that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

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Background: MLRS is a single employer, public employee, defined benefit retirement plan governed by the State of Michigan. MLRS was created by Act 261, P.A. 1957, and provides retirement and ancillary benefits to eligible current and former State legislators. MLRS's financial statements are included as a pension trust fund in the combined financial statements of the State of Michigan. MLRS operates within the legislative branch of State government. The MLRS Board of Trustees appoints the director who serves as executive secretary to the MLRS Board, with whom the general oversight of MLRS resides. Act 486, P.A. 1996, amended the MLRS enabling statute to mandate that persons elected to the Michigan Legislature after March 30, 1997 participate in a Statewide defined

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Michigan Office of the Auditor General 201 N. Washington Square Lansing, Michigan 48913

Thomas H. McTavish, C.P.A. Auditor General

Scott M. Strong, C.P.A., C.I.A. Deputy Auditor General

contribution plan administered by the Department of Management and Budget. The defined contribution plan operates in a manner similar to a 401(k) plan as part of the State Employees' Defined Contribution Plan.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

201 N. WASHINGTON SQUARE LANSING, MICHIGAN 48913

(517) 334-8050 THOMAS H. MCTAVISH, C.P.A.

FAX (517) 334-8079 AUDITOR GENERAL

August 31, 2007 The Honorable R. Robert Geake, Chair Board of Trustees and Ms. Christine I. Hammond, Director Michigan Legislative Retirement System Cora Anderson Building Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Geake and Ms. Hammond: This is our report on the financial audit of the Michigan Legislative Retirement System (MLRS) for the period October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2006. This report contains our report summary, our independent auditor's report on the financial statements, the MLRS management's discussion and analysis, and the MLRS financial statements and required supplementary information. This report also contains our independent auditor's report on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and other matters and a glossary of acronyms and terms. We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during this audit.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MICHIGAN LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Page

INTRODUCTION

Report Summary 1

Report Letter 3

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

Independent Auditor's Report on the Financial Statements 8

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Management's Discussion and Analysis 11

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Michigan Legislative Retirement System Financial Statements

Statement of Pension Plan and Postemployment Healthcare Plan Net Assets 16

Statement of Changes in Pension Plan and Postemployment Healthcare Plan Net Assets 17

Notes to the Financial Statements 18

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Schedule of Funding Progress 33

Schedule of Contributions From the Employer and Other Contributing Entities 34

Notes to Required Supplementary Information 35

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON

INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE

Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters 38

GLOSSARY

Glossary of Acronyms and Terms 41

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

201 N. WASHINGTON SQUARE LANSING, MICHIGAN 48913

(517) 334-8050 THOMAS H. MCTAVISH, C.P.A.

FAX (517) 334-8079 AUDITOR GENERAL

Independent Auditor's Report on the Financial Statements

The Honorable R. Robert Geake, Chair Board of Trustees and Ms. Christine I. Hammond, Director Michigan Legislative Retirement System Cora Anderson Building Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Geake and Ms. Hammond: We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Michigan Legislative Retirement System as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, as identified in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Michigan Legislative Retirement System's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. As described in Note 2, the financial statements present only the Michigan Legislative Retirement System and do not purport to, and do not, present fairly the financial position of the State of Michigan or its pension trust funds as of September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 and the changes in financial position thereof for the fiscal years

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then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to in the first paragraph present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Michigan Legislative Retirement System as of September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 and the changes in financial position for the fiscal years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated May 4, 2007 on our consideration of the Michigan Legislative Retirement System's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit. The management's discussion and analysis on pages 11 through 13 is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the required supplementary information. However, we did not audit the inf