That's an increase of 2.2 percent from 2014, when the village spent $25.91 million, or $7,494.04 per household.
Chatham has 3,458 households and a population of 11,500.
Since 2001, the Village of Chatham budget has grown by 116.4 percent, from $12.24 million. The village population has grown 34 percent over the same period, from 8,583.
Salaries accounted for 14 percent of village spending in 2015. Chatham property taxpayers paid $3.70 million for 53 full-time employees and 11 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 42 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $1.34 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
11,500
$26,481,228.78
$3,698,752.56
14
64
$57,793
2014
11,500
$25,914,406.54
$3,690,883.46
14.2
67
$55,087.81
2013
11,500
$20,748,926.64
$3,575,138.32
17.2
68
$52,575.56
2012
11,500
$21,927,210.88
$3,455,922.24
15.8
66
$52,362.45
2011
11,500
$27,997,708.32
$3,374,439.48
12.1
67
$50,364.76
2010
10,293
$24,994,560.42
$3,400,346.25
13.6
67
$50,751.43
2009
10,293
$43,731,344.65
$3,388,033.80
7.7
67
$50,567.66
2008
10,293
$22,748,251.48
$3,142,100.60
13.8
67
$46,897.02
2007
10,293
$20,007,327.60
$2,878,774.47
14.4
64
$44,980.85
2006
10,293
$15,151,933.20
$2,717,680.80
17.9
61
$44,552.14
2005
8,583
$13,833,440
$2,626,267.92
19
61
$43,053.57
2004
8,583
$14,710,306.02
$2,686,057.35
18.3
59
$45,526.39
2003
8,583
$13,390,878.60
$2,509,227.60
18.7
57
$44,021.53
2002
8,583
$14,220,543.60
$2,456,237.25
17.3
57
$43,091.88
2001
8,583
$12,238,037.38
$1,338,339.30
10.9
57
$23,479.63
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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