That's a decrease of 3.4 percent from 2014, when the city spent $2.53 million, or $4,034.41 per household.
Colchester has 628 households and a population of 1,700.
Since 2001, the City of Colchester budget has fallen by 29.6 percent, from $3.47 million. The city population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 7.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Colchester property taxpayers paid $174,964.68 for four full-time employees and four part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had eight full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $291,803.15.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,700
$2,446,558.74
$174,964.68
7.2
8
$21,870.58
2014
1,700
$2,533,607.39
$203,110.85
8
13
$15,623.91
2013
1,700
$2,133,605.76
$174,590
8.2
6
$29,098.33
2012
1,700
$2,480,237.82
$210,973.92
8.5
16
$13,185.87
2011
1,700
$2,471,503.32
$219,105
8.9
16
$13,694.06
2010
1,700
$2,471,681.40
$201,654.81
8.2
16
$12,603.42
2009
1,700
$1,667,656.26
$187,022.91
11.2
16
$11,688.93
2008
1,700
$1,643,633.59
$205,304.05
12.5
16
$12,831.50
2007
1,700
$1,689,570.09
$217,109.88
12.9
16
$13,569.36
2006
1,700
$2,491,950
$243,432
9.8
18
$13,524
2005
1,700
$2,382,004.04
$285,464.12
12
15
$19,030.94
2004
1,700
$3,795,755.34
$324,637.53
8.6
15
$21,642.50
2003
1,700
$4,207,914.48
$300,611.52
7.1
15
$20,040.76
2002
1,700
$2,949,756.75
$305,208
10.3
15
$20,347.20
2001
1,700
$3,474,363.84
$291,803.15
8.4
15
$19,453.54
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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