Analysis: Paris pays $5.78 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Paris Firefighters Pension Fund

By East Central Reporter Reports

May 25, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 85.3 percent of the $455,414 the Paris Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.78 for every $1 from pension members, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Paris contributed $388,311 to the fund, which saw a $48,719 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $67,103, or 14.7 percent, in 2016.

Paris Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$365,749	$386,022	$341,743	$342,015	$388,311	6.2%
Pension members	$60,133	$59,696	$61,637	$64,681	$67,103	11.6%
Other Revenue	$1	$0	$0	-$-1	$0	-100%
Total	$425,883	$445,718	$403,380	$406,695	$455,414	6.9%