That's a decrease of 13.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $2.48 million, or $26,402.26 per household.
Virden has 94 households and a population of 3,425.
Since 2001, the City of Virden budget has fallen by 62.6 percent, from $5.76 million. The city population has fallen 4.9 percent over the same period, from 3,600.
Salaries accounted for 37.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Virden property taxpayers paid $809,548.50 for 15 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 20 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $805,169.55.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
3,425
$2,154,801
$809,548.50
37.6
25
$32,381.94
2014
3,425
$2,481,812.81
$760,790.96
30.7
25
$30,431.63
2013
3,425
$5,610,581.60
$768,716
13.7
25
$30,748.64
2012
3,480
$7,633,431
$781,372.64
10.2
25
$31,254.90
2011
3,600
$7,989,790.32
$784,583.28
9.8
16
$49,036.45
2010
3,600
$3,292,591.89
$863,175.96
26.2
23
$37,529.38
2009
3,488
$2,488,231.75
$833,938.87
33.5
17
$49,055.22
2008
3,600
$4,505,793.64
$835,537.82
18.5
41
$20,378.97
2007
3,600
$3,558,930.57
$839,596.68
23.6
41
$20,477.96
2006
3,600
$4,136,700
$875,660.40
21.2
41
$21,357.57
2005
3,600
$4,313,402
$1,295,853.32
30
41
$31,606.17
2004
3,600
$5,183,338.68
$933,118.92
18
41
$22,758.99
2003
3,600
$4,917,429
$1,013,480.16
20.6
41
$24,719.02
2002
3,600
$4,887,270
$874,408.50
17.9
41
$21,327.03
2001
3,600
$5,759,822.50
$805,169.55
14
53
$15,191.87
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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