That's an increase of 9.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $29.61 million, or $5,187.51 per household.
Blue Island has 5,707 households and a population of 23,652.
Since 2002, the City of Blue Island budget has fallen by 5.5 percent, from $34.23 million. The city population has grown 14.9 percent over the same period, from 20,585.
Salaries accounted for 26.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Blue Island property taxpayers paid $8.54 million for 118 full-time employees and 92 part-time employees.
In 2002, the city had 141 full-time employees and 190 part-time employees, and spent $9.94 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
23,652
$32,364,231.78
$8,541,471.84
26.4
210
$40,673.67
2014
23,793
$29,605,135.50
$9,238,004.08
31.2
232
$39,818.98
2013
22,556
$45,279,206.96
$9,874,999.68
21.8
311
$31,752.41
2012
22,556
$42,813,548.40
$9,838,650.76
23
318
$30,939.15
2011
22,556
$44,429,854.32
$9,792,320.04
22
318
$30,793.45
2010
22,247
$45,156,644.82
$10,179,417.06
22.5
347
$29,335.49
2009
22,325
$42,165,896.89
$10,053,408.86
23.8
269
$37,373.26
2008
23,463
$39,379,129.31
$9,646,471
24.5
269
$35,860.48
2007
23,463
$34,018,629.84
$9,003,814.56
26.5
269
$33,471.42
2006
23,463
$31,704,877.20
$9,234,681.60
29.1
269
$34,329.67
2005
23,463
$31,905,085.92
$9,506,245.48
29.8
261
$36,422.39
2004
23,463
$31,161,509.61
$10,644,930.36
34.2
311
$34,228.07
2003
23,463
$31,684,088.04
$10,184,886.36
32.1
311
$32,748.83
2002
20,585
$34,231,875.75
$9,938,867.40
29
331
$30,026.78
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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