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Friday, April 26, 2024

Analysis: Round Lake Park Police Pension Fund would go broke in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Round Lake Park Police Pension Fund lost $219,919 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 $1,691,517 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $44,873 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $264,792 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 $211,320 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $183,883 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $97,377 – $22,811 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $308,697 in 2016.

Round Lake Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$44,873$264,792-$219,919
2015$65,674$225,565-$159,891
2014$4,533$299,973-$295,440
2013$47,244$178,063-$130,819
2012$55,415$230,583-$175,168

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