That's an increase of 133.5 percent from 2014, when the village spent $2 million, or $3,155 per household.
Forreston has 633 households and a population of 1,446.
Since 2001, the Village of Forreston budget has grown by 153.1 percent, from $1.84 million. The village population has fallen 1.6 percent over the same period, from 1,469.
Salaries accounted for 6.8 percent of village spending in 2015. Forreston property taxpayers paid $314,724.06 for five full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had five full-time employees and 14 part-time employees, and spent $230,725.81.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,446
$4,664,059.14
$314,724.06
6.7
13
$24,209.54
2014
1,446
$1,997,112.32
$302,651.08
15.2
12
$25,220.92
2013
1,446
$2,182,020.88
$289,435.12
13.3
12
$24,119.59
2012
1,446
$2,228,866.24
$276,696.04
12.4
12
$23,058
2011
1,446
$1,542,754.08
$285,877.08
18.5
12
$23,823.09
2010
1,469
$2,077,313.94
$344,227.65
16.6
12
$28,685.63
2009
1,469
$2,414,291.33
$272,737.93
11.3
12
$22,728.16
2008
1,469
$1,564,235.27
$232,430.83
14.9
12
$19,369.23
2007
1,469
$1,180,425.87
$239,707.26
20.3
12
$19,975.60
2006
1,469
$1,130,617.20
$252,765.60
22.4
10
$25,276.56
2005
1,469
$1,583,399.40
$262,198
16.6
10
$26,219.80
2004
1,469
$1,224,075.84
$266,195.37
21.7
10
$26,619.53
2003
1,469
$1,514,722.44
$269,372.40
17.8
14
$19,240.88
2002
1,469
$1,569,383.10
$248,815.80
15.9
19
$13,095.56
2001
1,469
$1,842,833.58
$230,725.81
12.5
19
$12,143.46
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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