Over 30 years of retirement, Ellis would collect as much as $284,099, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Ellis received $5,971 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Ellis will have already received $12,121 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.