That's an increase of 44.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $2.68 million, or $3,715.99 per household.
Lacon has 722 households and a population of 1,853.
Since 2001, the City of Lacon budget has grown by 82.2 percent, from $2.13 million. The city population has fallen 6.9 percent over the same period, from 1,990.
Salaries accounted for 10.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Lacon property taxpayers paid $409,249.50 for nine full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had eight full-time employees and 17 part-time employees, and spent $397,398.64.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,853
$3,876,102
$409,249.50
10.6
25
$16,369.98
2014
1,850
$2,682,944
$375,738.85
14
27
$13,916.25
2013
1,880
$2,676,263.20
$351,244.40
13.1
27
$13,009.05
2012
1,937
$3,012,281.50
$360,458.30
12
15
$24,030.55
2011
1,937
$2,719,176.48
$376,625.16
13.9
15
$25,108.34
2010
1,830
$2,912,640
$375,838.23
12.9
15
$25,055.88
2009
1,832
$3,343,670
$402,826.92
12
14
$28,773.35
2008
1,861
$2,817,090
$359,127.56
12.7
16
$22,445.47
2007
1,923
$2,672,280
$371,689.11
13.9
16
$23,230.56
2006
1,923
$2,480,880
$378,573.60
15.3
16
$23,660.85
2005
1,928
$1,923,099.88
$368,418.88
19.2
16
$23,026.18
2004
1,979
$1,599,361.35
$351,301.83
22
16
$21,956.36
2003
1,979
$1,986,600
$394,299.84
19.8
26
$15,165.37
2002
1,979
$2,154,112.65
$391,279.95
18.2
26
$15,049.22
2001
1,990
$2,127,589.45
$397,398.64
18.7
25
$15,895.94
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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