Analysis: Bartlett pays $2.76 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Bartlett FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By North Cook News

Jul 7, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 72.9 percent of the $1,433,358 the Bartlett FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $2.76 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 $1,044,975 to the fund, which saw a $76,188 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $378,163, or 26.4 percent, in 2018. Another $10,220 came from other unspecified sources.

Bartlett FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$941,131	$927,940	$969,819	$984,917	$1,044,975	11%
Pension members	$356,532	$357,194	$389,782	$368,333	$378,163	6.1%
Other Revenue	-$7,188	-$4,164	-$150	$3,920	$10,220	242.2%
Total	$1,290,475	$1,280,970	$1,359,451	$1,357,170	$1,433,358	11.1%