Analysis: Aurora pays $5.40 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Aurora Firefighters Pension Fund

By Kane County Reporter

Jul 2, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 84.4 percent of the $13,815,962 the Aurora Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.40 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, Aurora contributed $11,660,332 to the fund, which saw a $1,267,129 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $2,155,630, or 15.6 percent, in 2018.

Aurora Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$8,014,740	$9,996,199	$9,811,122	$10,491,826	$11,660,332	45.5%
Pension members	$1,973,576	$1,999,670	$1,996,917	$2,056,982	$2,155,630	9.2%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$25	$0	-
Total	$9,988,316	$11,995,869	$11,808,039	$12,548,833	$13,815,962	38.3%