That's a decrease of 29.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $7.89 million, or $8,796.22 per household.
Polo has 897 households and a population of 2,274.
Since 2001, the City of Polo budget has grown by 55.8 percent, from $3.59 million. The city population has fallen 8.2 percent over the same period, from 2,477.
Salaries accounted for 10.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Polo property taxpayers paid $610,611.78 for 12 full-time employees and 28 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had nine full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $536,564.61.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,274
$5,588,070
$610,611.78
10.9
40
$15,265.29
2014
2,313
$7,890,212
$643,573.87
8.2
40
$16,089.34
2013
2,313
$12,294,776
$614,724.24
5
47
$13,079.23
2012
2,355
$11,115,054
$561,294.38
5
45
$12,473.20
2011
2,480
$7,096,572
$575,138.88
8.1
45
$12,780.86
2010
2,477
$5,917,743
$581,513.46
9.8
34
$17,103.33
2009
2,482
$5,094,379
$606,493.60
11.9
37
$16,391.71
2008
2,509
$5,012,454
$573,704.39
11.4
35
$16,391.55
2007
2,509
$4,250,142
$530,028.72
12.5
27
$19,630.69
2006
2,477
$4,765,920
$538,866
11.3
29
$18,581.58
2005
2,477
$6,183,260
$547,663.36
8.9
29
$18,884.94
2004
2,477
$6,162,072
$541,290.45
8.8
27
$20,047.79
2003
2,477
$3,940,728
$536,627.52
13.6
27
$19,875.09
2002
2,477
$3,959,415
$513,429.30
13
27
$19,015.90
2001
2,477
$3,586,660
$536,564.61
15
13
$41,274.20
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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