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Analysis: Ottawa pays $5.62 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Ottawa Firefighters Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 84.2 percent of the $1,268,022 the Ottawa Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $5.62 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Ottawa contributed $1,067,106 to the fund, which saw a $22,768 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $189,608, or 15 percent, in 2018. Another $11,308 came from other unspecified sources.

Ottawa Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20142015201620172018Change 2014-2018
Municipality$907,117$989,970$969,642$1,056,852$1,067,10617.6%
Pension members$156,986$172,695$175,902$188,271$189,60820.8%
Other Revenue$0-$-1$0$131$11,308-
Total$1,064,103$1,162,664$1,145,544$1,245,254$1,268,02219.2%

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