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Monday, December 23, 2024

Analysis: Elburn Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Elburn Police Pension Fund lost $78,446 in 2016, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $926,672 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $20,771 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $99,217 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $151,016 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $162,765 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $38,517 – $133,325 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $189,533 in 2016.

Elburn Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$20,771$99,217-$78,446
2015$29,805$50,007-$20,202
2014$3,105$89,611-$86,506
2013$1$16,187-$16,186
2012-$-8$1,386-$1,394

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