That's a decrease of 8.2 percent from 2016, when the village spent $5.24 million.
Somonauk has a population of 1,882.
Since 2001, the Village of Somonauk budget has grown by 102.6 percent, from $2.38 million. The village population has grown 33 percent over the same period, from 1,415.
Salaries accounted for 11.5 percent of village spending in 2017. Somonauk property taxpayers paid $551,456 for seven full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had eight full-time employees and nine part-time employees, and spent $346,011.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,882
$4,811,070
$551,456
11.5
15
$36,764
2016
1,852
$5,239,143
$471,096
9
15
$31,406
2015
1,852
$5,884,708
$405,531
6.9
15
$27,035
2014
1,852
$5,539,802
$374,958
6.8
15
$24,997
2013
1,852
$7,651,832
$391,822
5.1
15
$26,121
2012
1,852
$7,377,539
$389,477
5.3
15
$25,965
2011
1,852
$7,931,937
$418,024
5.3
14
$29,859
2010
1,832
$8,002,131
$422,435
5.3
14
$30,174
2009
1,325
$11,730,896
$437,457
3.7
14
$31,247
2008
1,325
$1,999,413
$386,061
19.3
14
$27,576
2007
1,325
$1,727,931
$394,324
22.8
14
$28,166
2006
1,295
$2,396,360
$379,683
15.8
14
$27,120
2005
1,300
$2,448,819
$321,036
13.1
15
$21,402
2004
1,300
$2,311,706
$357,457
15.5
15
$23,830
2003
1,300
$1,585,439
$381,704
24.1
15
$25,447
2002
1,295
$4,833,270
$357,176
7.4
25
$14,287
2001
1,415
$2,375,078
$346,011
14.6
17
$20,354
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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