Over 30 years of retirement, Powell would collect as much as $251,009, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Powell received $5,276 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Powell will have already received $22,072 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.