Analysis: Decatur pays $2.22 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Long Creek Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 19, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 69 percent of the $32,115 the Long Creek Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.22 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Decatur contributed $22,145 to the fund, which saw a $1,105 decrease in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $9,970, or 31 percent, in 2016.

Long Creek Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$18,760	$19,321	$20,214	$23,445	$22,145	18%
Pension members	$8,090	$8,682	$10,081	$9,775	$9,970	23.2%
Other Revenue	-$-1	$0	$1	$0	$0	100%
Total	$26,849	$28,003	$30,296	$33,220	$32,115	19.6%