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Friday, November 15, 2024

The price of local government: City of Witt

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The City of Witt budget was $1.64 million for its 2015 fiscal year, or $4,170.74 per household.

That's an increase of 16.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $1.41 million, or $3,571.02 per household.

Witt has 394 households and a population of 903.

Since 2001, the City of Witt budget has grown by 43.6 percent, from $1.14 million. The city population has fallen 8.9 percent over the same period, from 991.

Salaries accounted for 10.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Witt property taxpayers paid $166,886.28 for three full-time employees and four part-time employees.

In 2001, the city had two full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $122,695.83.

Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
903
$1,643,271
$166,886.28
10.2
7
$23,840.89
2014
903
$1,406,980
$132,348.82
9.4
7
$18,906.97
2013
903
$1,338,064
$111,387.12
8.3
7
$15,912.44
2012
903
$761,610
$123,195.32
16.2
7
$17,599.33
2011
903
$1,392,660
$120,189.96
8.6
7
$17,169.99
2010
991
$1,340,880
$140,335.08
10.5
7
$20,047.86
2009
991
$1,365,040
$168,898.84
12.4
7
$24,128.40
2008
991
$694,611
$150,239.15
21.6
7
$21,462.73
2007
991
$694,512
$153,398.70
22.1
7
$21,914.10
2006
991
$706,680
$146,631.60
20.7
7
$20,947.37
2005
991
$610,080
$157,698.24
25.8
7
$22,528.32
2004
991
$728,463
$151,654.98
20.8
7
$21,664.99
2003
991
$688,908
$138,816.48
20.2
8
$17,352.06
2002
991
$654,625.80
$131,760
20.1
8
$16,470
2001
991
$1,144,096.59
$122,695.83
10.7
8
$15,336.97

All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.

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