Analysis: Byron pays $2.05 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Byron Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 15, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 67.2 percent of the $255,854 the Byron Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.05 for every $1 from pension members, according to a NW Illinois News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Byron contributed $171,974 to the fund, which saw a $21,288 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $83,881, or 32.8 percent, in 2016.

Byron Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$171,379	$179,843	$179,992	$160,010	$171,974	0.3%
Pension members	$72,228	$73,175	$74,108	$74,556	$83,881	16.1%
Other Revenue	$1	$0	$0	$0	-$-1	-200%
Total	$243,608	$253,018	$254,100	$234,566	$255,854	5%