That's a decrease of 17.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $7.96 million, or $5,046.05 per household.
Fairbury has 1,578 households and a population of 3,757.
Since 2001, the City of Fairbury budget has grown by 38.7 percent, from $4.74 million. The city population has grown 3.1 percent over the same period, from 3,643.
Salaries accounted for 21.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Fairbury property taxpayers paid $1.41 million for 25 full-time employees and 80 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 25 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees, and spent $1.19 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
3,757
$6,572,638.26
$1,408,791.36
21.4
105
$13,417.06
2014
3,757
$7,962,660.14
$1,502,207.62
18.9
108
$13,909.32
2013
3,735
$8,291,129.60
$1,525,371.12
18.4
105
$14,527.34
2012
3,757
$10,357,684
$1,481,309.72
14.3
109
$13,589.99
2011
3,757
$8,568,828
$1,419,298.20
16.6
106
$13,389.60
2010
3,792
$7,045,995.84
$1,495,914.81
21.2
86
$17,394.35
2009
3,783
$9,328,382.78
$1,346,527.21
14.4
88
$15,301.44
2008
3,804
$8,510,990.50
$1,292,706.44
15.2
86
$15,031.47
2007
3,851
$8,669,483.55
$1,275,683.76
14.7
97
$13,151.37
2006
3,919
$7,565,820
$1,250,739.60
16.5
93
$13,448.81
2005
3,921
$6,725,772.40
$1,245,231.56
18.5
103
$12,089.62
2004
3,968
$3,993,324
$1,229,330.01
30.8
107
$11,489.06
2003
3,968
$4,786,914
$1,275,273.12
26.6
80
$15,940.91
2002
3,968
$5,268,881.25
$1,228,034.25
23.3
80
$15,350.42
2001
3,643
$4,739,398.55
$1,190,598.50
25.1
80
$14,882.48
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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