That's an increase of 35.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $3.14 million, or $3,495.48 per household.
Elmwood has 897 households and a population of 2,100.
Since 2001, the City of Elmwood budget has grown by 230.7 percent, from $1.28 million. The city population has grown 10.5 percent over the same period, from 1,900.
Salaries accounted for 8.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Elmwood property taxpayers paid $365,566.98 for six full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had six full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $250,712.74.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,100
$4,247,593.14
$365,566.98
8.6
18
$20,309.27
2014
1,887
$3,135,441.54
$373,010.38
11.9
18
$20,722.79
2013
1,887
$3,471,042.64
$342,264
9.9
18
$19,014.66
2012
1,887
$4,735,129.18
$331,841.48
7
18
$18,435.63
2011
1,887
$3,858,084
$326,700
8.5
18
$18,150
2010
1,887
$2,329,999.89
$301,377.21
12.9
18
$16,743.17
2009
1,945
$1,589,091.88
$285,262.85
18
18
$15,847.93
2008
1,946
$1,535,828.20
$269,934.40
17.6
18
$14,996.35
2007
1,946
$1,526,477.94
$273,509.73
17.9
17
$16,088.80
2006
1,946
$1,565,040
$275,332.80
17.6
16
$17,208.30
2005
1,946
$1,545,474
$289,282.08
18.7
16
$18,080.13
2004
1,946
$1,427,578.50
$283,388.49
19.9
16
$17,711.78
2003
1,900
$1,481,106
$268,712.40
18.1
16
$16,794.52
2002
1,900
$1,433,578.50
$2,548,455.75
177.8
16
$159,278.48
2001
1,900
$1,284,388.70
$250,712.74
19.5
16
$15,669.54
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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