Analysis: Carterville pays $2.31 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Carterville Firefighter's Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 69.8 percent of the $78,782 the Carterville Firefighter's Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.31 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Carterville contributed $54,990 to the fund, which saw a $15,749 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $23,793, or 30.2 percent, in 2016.

Carterville Firefighter's Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$0	$37,975	$35,122	$44,254	$54,990	-
Pension members	$195,109	$11,899	$18,543	$18,779	$23,793	-87.8%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	-$-1	-
Total	$195,109	$49,874	$53,665	$63,033	$78,782	-59.6%