That's an increase of 9.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $551,791.60, or $390.79 per household.
Beecher has 1,412 households and a population of 551.
Since 2001, the City of Beecher City budget has grown by 34.6 percent, from $450,121.72. The city population has grown 5.8 percent over the same period, from 521.
Salaries accounted for 12 percent of city spending in 2015. Beecher property taxpayers paid $72,841.26 for two full-time employees and five part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had two full-time employees and 11 part-time employees, and spent $74,354.01.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
551
$605,798.40
$72,841.26
12
7
$10,405.89
2014
551
$551,791.60
$68,720.57
12.5
4
$17,180.14
2013
551
$533,208
$61,501.44
11.5
4
$15,375.36
2012
521
$504,242
$64,291.12
12.8
11
$5,844.64
2011
521
$481,356
$65,076.48
13.5
11
$5,916.04
2010
521
$543,700.20
$74,666.37
13.7
11
$6,787.85
2009
521
$544,456.60
$70,318.77
12.9
11
$6,392.61
2008
521
$618,111.13
$68,927.74
11.2
11
$6,266.15
2007
521
$639,991.17
$69,124.77
10.8
11
$6,284.07
2006
521
$592,321.20
$68,338.80
11.5
11
$6,212.61
2005
521
$545,080.44
$73,116.60
13.4
11
$6,646.96
2004
521
$551,202.81
$73,619.01
13.4
11
$6,692.63
2003
521
$551,173.92
$59,377.56
10.8
11
$5,397.96
2002
521
$443,550.60
$70,426.80
15.9
14
$5,030.48
2001
521
$450,121.72
$74,354.01
16.5
13
$5,719.53
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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