That's an increase of 2.8 percent from 2014, when the village spent $6.07 million, or $9,633.85 per household.
Gardner has 630 households and a population of 1,444.
Since 2001, the Village of Gardner budget has grown by 26.5 percent, from $4.93 million. The village population has grown seven percent over the same period, from 1,350.
Salaries accounted for 2.8 percent of village spending in 2015. Gardner property taxpayers paid $171,654.78 for six full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had six full-time employees and two part-time employees, and spent $242,877.71.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,444
$6,238,371
$171,654.78
2.8
14
$12,261.05
2014
1,410
$6,069,326.50
$173,980.39
2.9
14
$12,427.17
2013
1,410
$6,121,180
$186,875.52
3.1
16
$11,679.72
2012
1,410
$6,006,755
$189,275.72
3.2
13
$14,559.67
2011
1,410
$4,931,172
$195,365.52
4
13
$15,028.11
2010
1,410
$5,981,512.50
$201,681.45
3.4
12
$16,806.78
2009
1,410
$6,579,707.50
$203,613.57
3.1
12
$16,967.79
2008
1,407
$5,670,622.50
$196,476.49
3.5
8
$24,559.56
2007
1,407
$6,694,868.70
$194,352.21
2.9
8
$24,294.02
2006
1,407
$5,759,052
$250,218
4.3
8
$31,277.25
2005
1,407
$6,408,456.40
$261,921.48
4.1
8
$32,740.18
2004
1,350
$5,922,467.40
$268,737.96
4.5
8
$33,592.24
2003
1,350
$6,887,179.20
$246,286.92
3.6
8
$30,785.86
2002
1,350
$5,128,731
$243,021.60
4.7
8
$30,377.70
2001
1,350
$4,932,822
$242,877.71
4.9
8
$30,359.71
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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