Analysis: Batavia pays $3.87 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Batavia Firefighters Pension Fund

By Kane County Reporter

Jul 4, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 79.2 percent of the $1,063,722 the Batavia Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $3.87 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, Batavia contributed $842,498 to the fund, which saw a $15,839 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $217,308, or 20.4 percent, in 2018. Another $3,916 came from other unspecified sources.

Batavia Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$688,992	$760,874	$805,379	$756,714	$842,498	22.3%
Pension members	$187,285	$193,606	$207,740	$288,333	$217,308	16%
Other Revenue	$610	$923	$2,147	$2,836	$3,916	542%
Total	$876,887	$955,403	$1,015,266	$1,047,883	$1,063,722	21.3%