That's a decrease of 24.6 percent from 2014, when the village spent $1.18 million, or $1,285.70 per household.
Palestine has 917 households and a population of 1,369.
Since 2001, the Village of Palestine budget has grown by 4.6 percent, from $850,016.50. The village population has fallen 17 percent over the same period, from 1,650.
Salaries accounted for 30.5 percent of village spending in 2015. Palestine property taxpayers paid $270,958.92 for nine full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had five full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $276,256.39.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,369
$889,389
$270,958.92
30.5
21
$12,902.80
2014
1,369
$1,178,989.50
$256,000.32
21.7
21
$12,190.49
2013
1,369
$1,202,604
$238,604.08
19.8
21
$11,362.09
2012
1,369
$1,346,571
$248,429.02
18.4
20
$12,421.45
2011
1,366
$1,292,976
$245,477.52
19
16
$15,342.34
2010
1,366
$1,381,506
$279,555.72
20.2
17
$16,444.45
2009
1,366
$1,520,923.50
$274,879.28
18.1
17
$16,169.36
2008
1,330
$1,463,802
$236,862.69
16.2
8
$29,607.83
2007
1,370
$1,336,034.70
$248,484.60
18.6
8
$31,060.57
2006
1,370
$1,365,612
$238,911.60
17.5
8
$29,863.95
2005
1,366
$1,046,262.40
$236,523.80
22.6
8
$29,565.47
2004
1,650
$1,058,675.91
$261,210.81
24.7
8
$32,651.35
2003
1,650
$1,612,418.28
$287,692.68
17.8
8
$35,961.58
2002
1,650
$1,954,164.15
$278,680.50
14.3
8
$34,835.06
2001
1,650
$850,016.50
$276,256.39
32.5
8
$34,532.04
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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