That's an increase of 11 percent from 2014, when the city spent $23.39 million, or $9,113.34 per household.
Fairfield has 2,567 households and a population of 5,154.
Since 2001, the City of Fairfield budget has grown by 19.1 percent, from $21.80 million. The city population has fallen 5.3 percent over the same period, from 5,442.
Salaries accounted for 14.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Fairfield property taxpayers paid $3.87 million for 75 full-time employees and 56 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 84 full-time employees and one part-time employee, and spent $3.30 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,154
$25,969,111.26
$3,868,267.38
14.9
131
$29,528.75
2014
5,154
$23,393,949.16
$3,862,638.02
16.5
133
$29,042.39
2013
5,154
$37,751,693.20
$3,798,359.76
10.1
129
$29,444.64
2012
5,154
$33,055,992.94
$3,841,138.96
11.6
82
$46,843.15
2011
5,154
$35,192,539.80
$3,842,982.36
10.9
83
$46,300.99
2010
5,442
$31,456,638.54
$3,855,552.81
12.3
86
$44,832
2009
5,442
$30,860,033.32
$3,802,680.52
12.3
89
$42,726.74
2008
5,442
$27,997,510.54
$3,706,908.50
13.2
89
$41,650.65
2007
5,442
$32,691,714.12
$3,741,078.51
11.4
89
$42,034.59
2006
5,442
$31,069,045.20
$3,703,993.20
11.9
90
$41,155.47
2005
5,442
$33,744,384.12
$3,659,647.96
10.8
92
$39,778.78
2004
5,442
$24,403,523.40
$3,864,812.91
15.8
92
$42,008.83
2003
5,442
$23,614,022.52
$3,593,532.36
15.2
91
$39,489.36
2002
5,442
$23,308,923.15
$3,468,312
14.9
87
$39,865.65
2001
5,442
$21,801,504.59
$3,298,614.76
15.1
85
$38,807.23
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
Alerts Sign-up