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Why it Matters: Pension and retiree health care plans that are severely underfunded can place a financial burden on local governments because they may be forced to redirect money that would normally be used for general services to pay for the liability. Conversely, well or fully funded plans are a sign of fiscal strength (n031) (o133)
Data Source: This information is generally found in the footnote disclosures of your municipality's annual financial statements; it is also available in your community's actuarial valuations. (n033)
Data Table for % Trust Fund Funding Progress | |||||||||||||
| Fund Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officers | 46.5 | 45.5 | 50.7 | 51.4 | 51.6 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 54.2 | 53.4 | 51.9 | |||
| Early Retirement Program | 27.6 | 59.3 | 55.3 | 59.5 | 70.5 | 57.7 | 65.3 | 67.1 | 101.0 | ||||
| Firefighters | 73.9 | 65.8 | 63.3 | 69.8 | 76.1 | 79.7 | 75.7 | 76.0 | 79.3 | 81.0 | 79.7 | 98.9 | |
| General & Sanitation Employees | 82.1 | ||||||||||||
| General Employees | 80.7 | 69.7 | 65.4 | 73.8 | 77.7 | 82.0 | 71.6 | 74.4 | 78.0 | 79.8 | 76.4 | 86.6 | |
| General Employees & Police Officers | 91.0 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 96.5 | 98.5 | 108.9 | 88.7 | 91.2 | 93.8 | 89.2 | |||
| General Employees, Police Officers & Firefighters | 70.4 | 62.0 | 72.6 | 74.8 | 78.9 | 82.0 | 66.2 | 77.2 | 80.0 | 83.4 | 78.7 | 110.1 | |
| Lifeguards | 64.8 | 64.7 | 69.4 | 68.2 | |||||||||
| Police Officers | 74.7 | 69.2 | 65.8 | 72.0 | 77.7 | 84.0 | 74.5 | 75.7 | 80.0 | 81.6 | 78.3 | ||
| Police Officers & Firefighters | 73.7 | 70.6 | 56.0 | 61.3 | 69.4 | 80.3 | 65.8 | 67.4 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 67.4 | ||
| Total | 76.5 | 68.5 | 63.2 | 69.8 | 75.2 | 81.3 | 70.4 | 73.0 | 75.7 | 77.5 | 74.6 | 110.0 | |