That's an increase of 4.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $12.90 million, or $1,818.53 per household.
Palos Hills has 7,095 households and a population of 17,627.
Since 2001, the City of Palos Hills budget has grown by 1.7 percent, from $13.26 million. The city population has fallen 0.2 percent over the same period, from 17,665.
Salaries accounted for 43.7 percent of city spending in 2015. Palos Hills property taxpayers paid $5.89 million for 64 full-time employees and 52 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 72 full-time employees and 100 part-time employees, and spent $4.52 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
17,627
$13,486,621.56
$5,893,930.26
43.7
116
$50,809.74
2014
17,484
$12,902,473.19
$5,927,763.30
45.9
96
$61,747.53
2013
17,484
$12,513,503.60
$5,562,948.56
44.5
96
$57,947.38
2012
17,484
$12,661,567.50
$5,454,831.02
43.1
96
$56,821.15
2011
17,484
$12,756,292.56
$5,614,084.08
44
100
$56,140.84
2010
17,665
$13,073,527.83
$6,123,903.30
46.8
129
$47,472.11
2009
17,665
$12,906,673.55
$6,156,896.53
47.7
147
$41,883.64
2008
17,665
$12,906,673.55
$5,446,816.96
42.2
147
$37,053.17
2007
17,665
$12,373,832.25
$5,616,884.52
45.4
145
$38,737.13
2006
17,665
$13,087,551.60
$5,761,116
44
141
$40,858.97
2005
17,399
$7,040,893.60
$5,845,126.88
83
134
$43,620.34
2004
17,665
$11,304,253.23
$6,199,087.26
54.8
174
$35,626.93
2003
17,665
$14,542,407
$6,083,876.04
41.8
174
$34,964.80
2002
17,655
$12,542,933.70
$5,711,867.55
45.5
160
$35,699.17
2001
17,665
$13,259,703.92
$4,522,072.71
34.1
172
$26,291.12
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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