That's an increase of 22.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $298,210.75, or $1,084.40 per household.
Ashley has 275 households and a population of 536.
Since 2001, the City of Ashley budget has fallen by 50.1 percent, from $731,534.79. The city population has fallen 8.1 percent over the same period, from 583.
Salaries accounted for 25.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Ashley property taxpayers paid $92,089.68 for three full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had four full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $172,000.76.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
536
$365,354.82
$92,089.68
25.2
10
$9,208.96
2014
536
$298,210.75
$95,060.76
31.9
5
$19,012.15
2013
536
$273,210.08
$62,812.88
23
3
$20,937.62
2012
536
$375,565.42
$64,128.94
17.1
3
$21,376.31
2011
613
$489,072.60
$64,549.44
13.2
4
$16,137.36
2010
613
$508,740.75
$73,662.93
14.5
8
$9,207.86
2009
573
$501,256.70
$87,087.97
17.4
6
$14,514.66
2008
613
$410,048.75
$73,927.99
18
6
$12,321.33
2007
613
$455,546.52
$92,554.02
20.3
6
$15,425.66
2006
613
$278,254.80
$72,876
26.2
6
$12,146
2005
585
$243,815
$58,777.24
24.1
6
$9,796.20
2004
585
$471,875.55
$121,693.44
25.8
6
$20,282.24
2003
585
$707,343.12
$100,488.96
14.2
8
$12,561.12
2002
583
$645,927.75
$167,819.85
26
8
$20,977.48
2001
583
$731,534.79
$172,000.76
23.5
8
$21,500.09
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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