Over 30 years of retirement, Kessler would collect as much as $2.36 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Lake County Gazette.
The projection assumes Kessler received $49,551 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Kessler will have already received $153,158 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.