Analysis: Burlington pays $5.31 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Burlington Community FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund

By Kane County Reporter

Jul 6, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 83.4 percent of the $82,458 the Burlington Community FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.31 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, Burlington contributed $68,739 to the fund, which saw a $12,825 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $12,923, or 15.7 percent, in 2018. Another $796 came from other unspecified sources.

Burlington Community FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$37,603	$53,000	$31,738	$55,497	$68,739	82.8%
Pension members	$11,027	$10,884	$10,891	$13,538	$12,923	17.2%
Other Revenue	-$-1	$951	-$145	$598	$796	79700%
Total	$48,629	$64,835	$42,484	$69,633	$82,458	69.6%