That's an increase of 21.1 percent from 2014, when the city spent $45.03 million, or $8,427.64 per household.
Highland has 5,343 households and a population of 9,919.
Since 2001, the City of Highland budget has grown by 52.4 percent, from $35.80 million. The city population has grown 17.6 percent over the same period, from 8,438.
Salaries accounted for 16.8 percent of city spending in 2015. Highland property taxpayers paid $9.16 million for 110 full-time employees and 256 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 95 full-time employees and 150 part-time employees, and spent $4.65 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
9,919
$54,546,945.96
$9,155,805.60
16.8
366
$25,015.86
2014
9,919
$45,028,900.37
$8,790,390.80
19.5
289
$30,416.57
2013
9,919
$52,085,805.20
$8,567,821.60
16.4
240
$35,699.25
2012
9,919
$46,744,245.70
$8,390,446.96
17.9
217
$38,665.65
2011
9,919
$61,192,358.28
$7,810,598.88
12.8
210
$37,193.32
2010
9,854
$48,138,258
$7,519,202.16
15.6
230
$32,692.18
2009
9,854
$51,307,742.66
$7,474,791.80
14.6
252
$29,661.87
2008
9,824
$45,402,015.75
$7,371,637.49
16.2
207
$35,611.77
2007
9,584
$43,507,161.36
$7,419,049.56
17.1
271
$27,376.56
2006
9,433
$42,050,062.80
$7,123,789.20
16.9
271
$26,287.04
2005
9,040
$40,610,307.52
$6,785,773.52
16.7
269
$25,225.92
2004
9,000
$35,267,111.34
$6,697,491.66
19
258
$25,959.27
2003
8,682
$33,295,648.32
$6,468,720.72
19.4
300
$21,562.40
2002
8,596
$33,654,604.95
$6,034,107.15
17.9
258
$23,388.01
2001
8,438
$35,802,204.52
$4,651,952.82
13
245
$18,987.56
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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