Over 30 years of retirement, Hansfield would collect as much as $1.18 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Hansfield received $24,795 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Hansfield will have already received $103,733 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.