Analysis: Jerseyville pays $4.04 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Jerseyville Firefighter's Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 29, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 80.2 percent of the $37,340 the Jerseyville Firefighter's Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.04 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Jerseyville contributed $29,932 to the fund, which saw a $3,872 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $7,408, or 19.8 percent, in 2016.

Jerseyville Firefighter's Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$12,312	$12,173	$14,935	$26,142	$29,932	143.1%
Pension members	$5,897	$6,875	$7,135	$7,326	$7,408	25.6%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	-
Total	$18,209	$19,048	$22,070	$33,468	$37,340	105.1%