I have written before about Metro's pension and OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits -- e.g. health insurance) liability. This is brief update.

Metro's Finance Director gave the Council an update about these liabilities today.

The pension fund is in good shape with more than 98% of the pension liability funded.

Metro's future OPEB liability is not funded at all. Instead Metro pays its annual costs out-of-pocket each year. However, the unfunded accrued future liability has been growing faster than the annual budget for some time. The latest data out today shows that the combined accrued OPEB liability for Metro and Metro Schools is approximately $2.9 billion. We can expect this to cross over $3 billion during the current fiscal year.