That's a decrease of 11.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $11.53 million, or $4,952.56 per household.
Spring Valley has 2,329 households and a population of 5,499.
Since 2001, the City of Spring Valley budget has fallen by 49.9 percent, from $20.33 million. The city population has grown 3.8 percent over the same period, from 5,300.
Salaries accounted for 18.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Spring Valley property taxpayers paid $1.85 million for 29 full-time employees and 120 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 28 full-time employees and 140 part-time employees, and spent $1.33 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,499
$10,182,711
$1,847,855.46
18.1
149
$12,401.71
2014
5,499
$11,534,506.50
$1,847,890.04
16
149
$12,401.94
2013
5,499
$15,058,576
$1,795,044.16
11.9
149
$12,047.27
2012
5,499
$18,424,920
$1,794,585.30
9.7
149
$12,044.19
2011
5,375
$18,229,860
$1,756,116.72
9.6
149
$11,786.01
2010
5,375
$18,025,845
$1,734,103.05
9.6
149
$11,638.27
2009
5,375
$13,277,839
$1,831,919.84
13.8
149
$12,294.76
2008
5,375
$11,914,946
$1,870,353.40
15.7
156
$11,989.44
2007
5,375
$14,398,839
$1,828,093.41
12.7
156
$11,718.54
2006
5,500
$13,446,120
$1,764,842.40
13.1
156
$11,313.09
2005
5,500
$16,477,182
$1,652,317.36
10
156
$10,591.77
2004
5,500
$18,735,508.50
$1,689,434.31
9
156
$10,829.70
2003
5,500
$21,334,896
$1,548,257.04
7.3
168
$9,215.81
2002
5,500
$21,875,602.50
$1,426,393.80
6.5
168
$8,490.43
2001
5,300
$20,328,676.50
$1,327,205.31
6.5
168
$7,900.03
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.