That's an increase of 39.1 percent from 2014, when the city spent $8.22 million, or $9,544.33 per household.
Highwood has 861 households and a population of 5,405.
Since 2001, the City of Highwood budget has fallen by 34.6 percent, from $17.49 million. The city population has grown 30.5 percent over the same period, from 4,143.
Salaries accounted for 20.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Highwood property taxpayers paid $2.31 million for 22 full-time employees and 44 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 49 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $2.24 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,405
$11,429,836.44
$2,310,763.08
20.2
66
$35,011.56
2014
5,354
$8,217,671.66
$2,543,706.54
31
71
$35,826.85
2013
5,426
$14,863,290
$2,541,726.72
17.1
55
$46,213.21
2012
5,426
$14,267,390.12
$2,230,311.02
15.6
49
$45,516.55
2011
5,426
$10,612,428.84
$2,372,849.64
22.4
49
$48,425.50
2010
5,382
$11,379,147.24
$2,917,953.57
25.6
83
$35,156.06
2009
5,645
$11,108,046.90
$2,775,800.93
25
83
$33,443.38
2008
5,645
$9,542,624
$2,732,979.58
28.6
66
$41,408.78
2007
5,471
$7,970,607.45
$2,606,699.16
32.7
54
$48,272.20
2006
5,731
$21,091,320
$2,379,115.20
11.3
54
$44,057.68
2005
5,731
$24,491,860
$2,334,949.76
9.5
41
$56,949.99
2004
5,731
$14,513,145
$2,233,489.23
15.4
48
$46,531.02
2003
5,470
$14,551,020
$2,242,257.60
15.4
43
$52,145.52
2002
5,470
$15,509,475
$2,259,058.95
14.6
56
$40,340.33
2001
4,143
$17,490,105
$2,244,083.29
12.8
56
$40,072.91
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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