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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Analysis: Taylorville Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Taylorville Police Pension Fund lost $519,061 in 2016, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $6,834,754 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 14 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $63,509 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $455,552 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $352,082 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $326,528 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $102,896 – $18,620 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $454,978 in 2016.

Taylorville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$63,509$455,552-$519,061
2015$426,119$395,216$30,903
2014$309,518$389,528-$80,010
2013$378,262$364,412$13,850
2012-$72,363$332,366-$404,729

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