Analysis: Belleville pays $6.32 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Belleville Police Pension Fund

By Metro East Sun

Jul 5, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 86.3 percent of the $3,971,406 the Belleville Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $6.32 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 $3,428,642 to the fund, which saw a $338,330 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $542,225, or 13.7 percent, in 2018. Another $539 came from other unspecified sources.

Belleville Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$2,376,374	$2,183,517	$2,388,327	$3,061,477	$3,428,642	44.3%
Pension members	$519,223	$547,290	$595,180	$565,398	$542,225	4.4%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$488	$6,201	$539	-
Total	$2,895,597	$2,730,807	$2,983,995	$3,633,076	$3,971,406	37.2%