Analysis: Bartlett pays $2.50 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Bartlett Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service

May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 71.4 percent of the $1,836,180 the Bartlett Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.50 for every $1 from pension members, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Bartlett contributed $1,311,249 to the fund, which saw a $96,903 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $524,083, or 28.5 percent, in 2016. Another $848 came from other unspecified sources.

Bartlett Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Municipality	$1,214,215	$1,308,261	$1,240,236	$1,222,637	$1,311,249	8%
Pension members	$437,328	$449,565	$476,822	$512,357	$524,083	19.8%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$4,283	$848	-
Total	$1,651,543	$1,757,826	$1,717,058	$1,739,277	$1,836,180	11.2%