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Weld County 401k Savings Plan and 457 Deferred
Compensation Plan Fiduciary Committee
August 2,2023
Meeting Attendees
Weld County Alera Group Principal
Cheryl Pattelli Brad Shaps Abdrew Albers
Ryan Rose Hossein Shirazi
Renee Fielder Bob Janson
Staci Detteri-Frey Rebecca Noordhoek
Jill Scott
Brigitte Grimm
Prior Meeting Minutes
Staci made a motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting and Jill seconded the
motion.The Committee unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting.
Investment Review
Bob reviewed a Monitor Report that was prepared by Alera for the quarter ending 6930/23.As
of 9/30/23 the 401(k)Plan and 457 Plan had assets of$15,921,042 and$8,317,165,
respectively.There are two funds on the Watch List.
Bob reviewed the criteria used to monitor the investments,the Holdings Summary,the
Investment Performance,and Watch List Summary sections of the report.
The Principal Diversified International SP fund is on the watch list for one quarter.It failed the
1-year return criterion for three of the last four quarters,the 3-year return criterion for one
quarter,the 3-year return and Sharpe Ratio criteria for one quarter and the 5-year return
criterion for the last four quarters. Brad indicated that year to date this fund is performing
above the 1-year return criterion.The Committee agreed that no action is required this
quarter.
The Principal Small Cap SP fund is on the watch list for one quarter.It failed the 1-year return,
3-year return,5-year return and Sharpe ratio criteria for one quarter. The Committee agreed
that no action is required this quarter.
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Bob briefly reviewed the performance of the remaining funds in the menu,noting where some
funds underperformed this quarter.
There was a brief discussion about the Principal U.S.Property fund and that there are currently
restrictions on distributions from the fund.Cheryl asked if notification is provided when people
sign up for the fund about potential restrictions on distributions.Andrew indicated that a note
does appear when people attempt to sign up for the fund.
Plan Benchmarking reports
Brad reviewed a Fee Benchmarking report prepared by Alera. The recordkeeping,investment
and advisory fees are all below benchmarks.
Principal Review
Andrew reviewed the RPES report prepared for the reports including summarizing:
• Plan assets
• Participation rate
• Average Deferral Rate
• Retirement Wellness score
Cheryl thinks the participation rate is low and Jill asked how others are reaching out to
encourage participation. Andrew mentioned that Principal has some success with targeted
communications.
Andrew mentioned that the number of participants logging on to the App has increased but
only 1 individual has utilized Milestones.
Andrew mentioned that the plans had the Retire Secure program and that it can add the Target
My Retirement program. A meeting will be scheduled in December to discuss adding Target
My Retirement.
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for February 1 at 3pm MT/4pm CST.
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