That's an increase of 15.4 percent from 2014, when the city spent $7.04 million, or $5,085.17 per household.
Bushnell has 1,384 households and a population of 3,221.
Since 2001, the City of Bushnell budget has fallen by 26.2 percent, from $11 million. The city population has grown 0.7 percent over the same period, from 3,200.
Salaries accounted for 12.7 percent of city spending in 2015. Bushnell property taxpayers paid $1.03 million for 26 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 24 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $858,587.22.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
3,221
$8,124,121.50
$1,032,066.60
12.7
38
$27,159.64
2014
3,221
$7,037,873.61
$1,021,418.04
14.5
38
$26,879.42
2013
3,221
$7,870,125.12
$983,717.28
12.5
38
$25,887.29
2012
3,221
$8,127,433.40
$946,210.06
11.6
36
$26,283.61
2011
3,221
$7,771,716.72
$948,677.40
12.2
36
$26,352.15
2010
3,221
$7,841,717.10
$980,395.29
12.5
36
$27,233.20
2009
3,221
$7,798,786.53
$955,313.30
12.2
36
$26,536.48
2008
3,221
$8,016,007.56
$939,002.88
11.7
36
$26,083.41
2007
3,221
$9,077,731.65
$945,974.25
10.4
46
$20,564.65
2006
3,221
$7,917,216
$893,684.40
11.3
36
$24,824.56
2005
3,221
$7,017,389.40
$826,989.48
11.8
39
$21,204.85
2004
3,221
$8,896,072.20
$863,117.07
9.7
39
$22,131.20
2003
3,221
$7,620,828.60
$848,795.64
11.1
48
$17,683.24
2002
3,221
$8,028,730.80
$821,288.70
10.2
31
$26,493.18
2001
3,200
$11,000,845.18
$858,587.22
7.8
31
$27,696.36
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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