That's an increase of 4.1 percent from 2014, when the city spent $546,254.32, or $2,875.02 per household.
Grand Tower has 190 households and a population of 605.
Since 2001, the City of Grand Tower budget has fallen by 20.9 percent, from $718,633.50. The city population has fallen 39.5 percent over the same period, from 1,000.
Salaries accounted for 27.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Grand Tower property taxpayers paid $158,637.54 for four full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had five full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $239,645.88.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
605
$568,616.34
$158,637.54
27.9
16
$9,914.84
2014
605
$546,254.32
$165,239.81
30.2
20
$8,261.99
2013
605
$511,992
$138,829.60
27.1
17
$8,166.44
2012
707
$617,391.70
$138,809.12
22.5
19
$7,305.74
2011
707
$597,178.44
$151,378.20
25.3
27
$5,606.60
2010
742
$713,068.44
$156,512.22
21.9
26
$6,019.70
2009
742
$585,725.33
$123,471.71
21.1
23
$5,368.33
2005
1,000
$583,019.48
$139,710.80
24
9
$15,523.42
2004
1,000
$666,055.38
$137,950.02
20.7
8
$17,243.75
2002
1,000
$735,794.55
$179,886.15
24.4
8
$22,485.76
2001
1,000
$718,633.50
$239,645.88
33.3
8
$29,955.73
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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