That's an increase of 24.6 percent from 2014, when the city spent $4.16 million, or $2,596.60 per household.
Eldorado has 1,603 households and a population of 4,127.
Since 2001, the City of Eldorado budget has grown by 9.6 percent, from $4.74 million. The city population has fallen nine percent over the same period, from 4,534.
Salaries accounted for 24.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Eldorado property taxpayers paid $1.27 million for 27 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 28 full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $1.24 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
4,127
$5,188,252.44
$1,268,796.36
24.5
67
$18,937.25
2014
4,127
$4,162,350.51
$1,275,673.54
30.6
67
$19,039.90
2013
4,122
$4,924,644.40
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2012
4,122
$5,035,000
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2011
4,534
$4,001,281.20
$787,557.60
19.7
27
$29,168.79
2010
4,532
$4,110,669.66
$1,300,784.58
31.6
28
$46,456.59
2009
4,532
$6,009,707.25
$1,285,724.17
21.4
29
$44,335.31
2008
4,534
$5,914,430.17
$1,199,449.80
20.3
29
$41,360.33
2007
4,534
$6,039,314.19
$1,199,475.81
19.9
29
$41,361.23
2006
4,534
$6,415,682.40
$1,183,576.80
18.4
29
$40,812.99
2005
4,534
$6,371,744.96
$1,180,374.60
18.5
26
$45,399.02
2004
4,534
$5,826,543
$1,192,767.54
20.5
29
$41,129.91
2003
4,534
$5,631,252
$1,180,118.28
21
32
$36,878.69
2002
4,534
$5,915,160
$1,175,926.95
19.9
31
$37,933.12
2001
4,534
$4,735,268
$1,235,627.66
26.1
32
$38,613.36
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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