Analysis: Chatham pays $1.89 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Chatham Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 15, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 65.5 percent of the $262,689 the Chatham Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund brought in last year, or $1.89 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Chatham contributed $172,000 to the fund, which saw a $38,892 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $90,689, or 34.5 percent, in 2016.

Chatham Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$94,778	$99,805	$125,000	$135,000	$172,000	81.5%
Pension members	$74,618	$76,307	$73,286	$88,797	$90,689	21.5%
Other Revenue	$1	$0	-$-1	$0	$0	-100%
Total	$169,397	$176,112	$198,285	$223,797	$262,689	55.1%