Analysis: Long Creek pays $2.19 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Long Creek FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By Macon Reporter

Jul 6, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 68.7 percent of the $35,664 the Long Creek FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $2.19 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, Long Creek contributed $24,514 to the fund, which saw a $1,952 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $11,150, or 31.3 percent, in 2018.

Long Creek FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$20,214	$23,445	$22,145	$23,371	$24,514	21.3%
Pension members	$10,081	$9,775	$9,970	$10,341	$11,150	10.6%
Other Revenue	$1	$0	$0	$0	$0	-100%
Total	$30,296	$33,220	$32,115	$33,712	$35,664	17.7%