That's an increase of 15.4 percent from 2015, when the village spent $1.91 million, or $3,729 per household.
Ashland has 512 households and a population of 1,692.
Since 2001, the Village of Ashland budget has fallen by 2.7 percent, from $2.26 million. The village population has grown 24.3 percent over the same period, from 1,361.
Salaries accounted for 10.1 percent of village spending in 2016. Ashland property taxpayers paid $222,932 for seven full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had five full-time employees and two part-time employees, and spent $274,098.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
1,692
$2,202,953
$222,932
10.1
10
$22,293
2015
1,692
$1,909,111
$213,809
11.2
10
$21,381
2014
1,692
$1,921,608
$239,503
12.5
10
$23,950
2013
1,692
$2,025,160
$173,730
8.6
10
$17,373
2012
1,692
$1,969,219
$205,155
10.4
10
$20,516
2011
1,333
$1,929,614
$206,667
10.7
10
$20,667
2010
1,321
$2,771,682
$182,325
6.6
10
$18,232
2009
1,321
$2,702,190
$226,720
8.4
10
$22,672
2008
1,325
$2,247,645
$223,065
9.9
10
$22,307
2007
1,325
$2,200,043
$241,811
11
7
$34,544
2006
1,325
$1,981,330
$201,200
10.2
7
$28,743
2005
1,325
$2,040,220
$209,123
10.3
7
$29,875
2004
1,325
$2,102,996
$283,153
13.5
7
$40,450
2003
1,361
$2,802,756
$282,830
10.1
8
$35,354
2002
1,361
$1,548,120
$196,273
12.7
10
$19,627
2001
1,361
$2,263,196
$274,098
12.1
7
$39,157
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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