Analysis: Belleville pays $10.12 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Northwest St. Clair County FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By Metro East Sun

Jul 31, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 91.9 percent of the $67,740 the Northwest St. Clair County FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $10.12 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, Belleville contributed $62,223 to the fund, which saw a $325 decrease in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $6,146, or 9.1 percent, in 2018.

Northwest St. Clair County FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$33,351	$33,614	$34,425	$62,405	$62,223	86.6%
Pension members	$6,949	$8,851	$5,742	$5,820	$6,146	-11.6%
Other Revenue	$1	$0	$0	-$160	-$629	-63000%
Total	$40,301	$42,465	$40,167	$68,065	$67,740	68.1%