That's an increase of 12.6 percent from 2014, when the city spent $8.65 million, or $4,762.13 per household.
Sparta has 1,816 households and a population of 4,302.
Since 2001, the City of Sparta budget has grown by 2.4 percent, from $9.51 million. The city population has fallen 4.1 percent over the same period, from 4,486.
Salaries accounted for 20.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Sparta property taxpayers paid $1.99 million for 38 full-time employees and 79 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 43 full-time employees and 31 part-time employees, and spent $1.70 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
4,302
$9,741,687.48
$1,993,730.76
20.5
117
$17,040.43
2014
4,286
$8,648,025.23
$1,979,885.57
22.9
118
$16,778.69
2013
4,286
$8,527,798.24
$1,746,990.96
20.5
89
$19,629.11
2012
4,286
$8,679,121
$1,866,727.84
21.5
89
$20,974.47
2011
4,317
$8,388,090
$1,898,822.52
22.6
94
$20,200.23
2010
4,314
$15,624,304.50
$1,978,752.60
12.7
94
$21,050.55
2009
4,314
$22,383,139.44
$1,963,970.51
8.8
94
$20,893.30
2008
4,354
$18,461,906.10
$1,953,271.67
10.6
97
$20,136.82
2007
4,354
$14,882,657.40
$1,911,233.61
12.8
97
$19,703.43
2006
4,486
$17,987,994
$1,912,177.20
10.6
102
$18,746.83
2005
4,486
$28,930,762.40
$1,821,954.32
6.3
102
$17,862.29
2004
4,486
$12,263,997.75
$1,875,465.21
15.3
102
$18,386.91
2003
4,486
$13,689,957.60
$1,928,695.56
14.1
102
$18,908.77
2002
4,486
$9,327,102.75
$1,814,607.90
19.5
74
$24,521.72
2001
4,486
$9,513,318.36
$1,704,580.03
17.9
74
$23,034.86
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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