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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Analysis: Oakbrook Terrace Police Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Oakbrook Terrace Police Pension Fund lost $1,127,512 in 2016, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $10,687,791 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $79,874 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,047,638 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 $912,363 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $514,281 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $227,719 – $81,531 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,140,082 in 2016.

Oakbrook Terrace Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$79,874$1,047,638-$1,127,512
2015$747,127$936,856-$189,729
2014$832,903$1,093,763-$260,860
2013$784,196$1,068,126-$283,930
2012$340,561$809,476-$468,915

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