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Friday, November 15, 2024

Analysis: Normal Police Pension Fund would go broke in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Normal Police Pension Fund lost $2,866,978 in 2016, according to a McLean County Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $31,606,210 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $215,281 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,651,697 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 $1,739,249 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,347,634 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $603,082 – $63,397 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,342,331 in 2016.

Normal Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$215,281$2,651,697-$2,866,978
2015$1,689,829$2,450,028-$760,199
2014$2,894,398$2,194,492$699,906
2013$1,759,371$2,076,692-$317,321
2012$369,107$1,891,323-$1,522,216

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