That's a decrease of 8.9 percent from 2014, when the city spent $2.16 million, or $1,857.47 per household.
Hamilton has 1,165 households and a population of 2,738.
Since 2001, the City of Hamilton budget has fallen by 39.5 percent, from $3.26 million. The city population has fallen 16.5 percent over the same period, from 3,280.
Salaries accounted for 35.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Hamilton property taxpayers paid $694,601.64 for 12 full-time employees and 57 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 14 full-time employees and 51 part-time employees, and spent $694,035.15.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,738
$1,970,562.48
$694,601.64
35.2
69
$10,066.69
2014
2,728
$2,163,952.75
$689,432.56
31.9
72
$9,575.45
2013
2,728
$2,033,184.40
$678,149.68
33.4
66
$10,274.99
2012
2,728
$1,933,837.50
$595,209.08
30.8
55
$10,821.98
2011
2,728
$1,731,888
$634,177.08
36.6
66
$9,608.74
2010
2,728
$1,846,015.47
$709,893.84
38.5
66
$10,755.96
2009
2,777
$3,526,478.01
$673,665.32
19.1
60
$11,227.75
2008
3,029
$4,298,959.57
$602,323.90
14
61
$9,874.16
2007
3,029
$5,342,833.08
$705,594.24
13.2
67
$10,531.25
2006
3,029
$7,423,054.80
$699,612
9.4
74
$9,454.21
2005
3,029
$6,405,200.16
$693,558.04
10.8
70
$9,907.97
2004
3,029
$6,735,329.94
$721,969.14
10.7
78
$9,256.01
2003
3,029
$6,939,903.96
$766,766.88
11
71
$10,799.53
2002
3,280
$3,711,074.40
$774,424.80
20.9
65
$11,914.22
2001
3,280
$3,257,038
$694,035.15
21.3
65
$10,677.46
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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