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Monday, November 25, 2024

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

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Libertyville Police Pension Fund lost $2,355,253 in 2016, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $27,661,571 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 $112,200 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,243,053 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 $2,306,006 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,232,055 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $374,176 – $34,105 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,680,182 in 2016.

Libertyville Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$112,200$2,243,053-$2,355,253
2015$1,898,181$2,175,275-$277,094
2014$2,209,201$2,097,421$111,780
2013$1,761,864$1,736,453$25,411
2012$869,099$1,615,519-$746,420

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