That's a decrease of 8.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $10.08 million, or $4,673 per household.
Vandalia has 2,158 households and a population of 7,200.
Since 2001, the City of Vandalia budget has fallen by 7.6 percent, from $9.99 million. The city population has grown 2.9 percent over the same period, from 7,000.
Salaries accounted for 26.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Vandalia property taxpayers paid $2.45 million for 42 full-time employees and 47 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 55 full-time employees and 49 part-time employees, and spent $2.46 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
7,200
$9,224,094
$2,446,979
26.5
89
$27,494
2016
7,200
$10,084,373
$2,503,191
24.8
89
$28,126
2015
7,200
$9,282,914
$2,491,004
26.8
87
$28,632
2014
7,200
$9,136,380
$2,373,733
26
87
$27,284
2013
7,200
$8,684,344
$2,384,609
27.5
87
$27,409
2012
7,200
$9,169,457
$2,392,752
26.1
87
$27,503
2011
7,200
$11,268,819
$2,541,840
22.6
97
$26,205
2010
7,200
$14,037,580
$2,871,131
20.5
97
$29,599
2009
7,200
$15,904,143
$2,733,423
17.2
97
$28,180
2008
7,200
$15,936,657
$2,563,967
16.1
99
$25,899
2007
7,200
$9,848,794
$2,736,625
27.8
97
$28,213
2006
7,200
$8,910,245
$2,642,186
29.7
97
$27,239
2005
7,000
$10,363,244
$2,461,042
23.7
97
$25,372
2004
7,000
$11,505,666
$2,531,137
22
98
$25,828
2003
7,000
$11,757,244
$2,604,373
22.2
98
$26,575
2002
7,000
$9,795,064
$2,646,594
27
98
$27,006
2001
7,000
$9,988,122
$2,459,004
24.6
104
$23,644
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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