That's an increase of 3.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $934,029.75, or $1,575.09 per household.
Wamac has 593 households and a population of 1,185.
Since 2001, the City of Wamac budget has fallen by 19.6 percent, from $1.20 million. The city population has fallen 21.1 percent over the same period, from 1,501.
Salaries accounted for 27.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Wamac property taxpayers paid $260,998.62 for four full-time employees and 18 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had five full-time employees and 24 part-time employees, and spent $234,339.87.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,185
$964,798.62
$260,998.62
27.1
22
$11,863.57
2014
1,185
$934,029.75
$268,187.28
28.7
30
$8,939.57
2013
1,185
$1,546,136.80
$247,204.88
16
26
$9,507.88
2012
1,185
$1,221,294.90
$235,894.52
19.3
29
$8,134.29
2011
1,378
$966,994.20
$241,592.76
25
27
$8,947.87
2010
1,378
$1,020,034.50
$252,844.68
24.8
26
$9,724.79
2009
1,378
$974,840.83
$247,740.07
25.4
24
$10,322.50
2008
1,378
$973,363.92
$242,357.88
24.9
27
$8,976.21
2007
1,378
$953,626.05
$246,409.02
25.8
23
$10,713.43
2006
1,378
$990,900
$245,551.20
24.8
22
$11,161.41
2005
1,378
$990,619.88
$255,339.56
25.8
23
$11,101.72
2004
1,378
$1,057,703.25
$266,657.19
25.2
20
$13,332.85
2003
1,378
$1,069,497
$256,573.68
24
23
$11,155.37
2002
1,378
$1,068,491.25
$254,894.85
23.9
29
$8,789.47
2001
1,501
$1,200,257
$234,339.87
19.5
29
$8,080.68
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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