That's a decrease of 25.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $15.98 million.
Highwood has a population of 5,405.
Since 2001, the City of Highwood budget has fallen by 34.4 percent, from $18.13 million. The city population has grown 30.5 percent over the same period, from 4,143.
Salaries accounted for 15.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Highwood property taxpayers paid $1.89 million for 19 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 49 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $2.33 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
5,405
$11,898,072
$1,893,849
15.9
65
$29,136
2016
5,405
$15,976,525
$2,501,765
15.7
72
$34,747
2015
5,405
$11,878,065
$2,401,381
20.2
66
$36,385
2014
5,354
$8,457,021
$2,617,795
31
71
$36,870
2013
5,426
$15,434,955
$2,639,485
17.1
55
$47,991
2012
5,426
$14,671,184
$2,293,433
15.6
49
$46,805
2011
5,426
$11,103,745
$2,482,704
22.4
49
$50,667
2010
5,382
$11,686,692
$2,996,817
25.6
83
$36,106
2009
5,645
$11,501,252
$2,874,059
25
83
$34,627
2008
5,645
$9,880,416
$2,829,722
28.6
66
$42,875
2007
5,471
$8,311,232
$2,718,097
32.7
54
$50,335
2006
5,731
$21,970,125
$2,478,245
11.3
54
$45,893
2005
5,731
$25,676,950
$2,447,931
9.5
41
$59,706
2004
5,731
$15,075,670
$2,320,059
15.4
48
$48,335
2003
5,470
$14,991,960
$2,310,205
15.4
43
$53,726
2002
5,470
$16,083,900
$2,342,728
14.6
56
$41,834
2001
4,143
$18,128,430
$2,325,984
12.8
56
$41,535
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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