Analysis: North Aurora pays $3.35 for every $1 pensioners contribute to North Aurora FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By Kane County Reporter

Jul 20, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 76.6 percent of the $887,097 the North Aurora FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $3.35 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, North Aurora contributed $679,929 to the fund, which saw a $29,822 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $202,957, or 22.9 percent, in 2018. Another $4,211 came from other unspecified sources.

North Aurora FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$512,130	$586,298	$591,588	$637,582	$679,929	32.8%
Pension members	$218,445	$215,323	$225,148	$216,283	$202,957	-7.1%
Other Revenue	$5,014	$3,529	$6,197	$3,410	$4,211	-16%
Total	$735,589	$805,150	$822,933	$857,275	$887,097	20.6%