That's a decrease of 60 percent from 2016, when the city spent $7.40 million, or $11,788 per household.
Colchester has 628 households and a population of 1,700.
Since 2001, the City of Colchester budget has fallen by 17.7 percent, from $3.60 million. The city population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 6.8 percent of city spending in 2017. Colchester property taxpayers paid $200,960 for six full-time employees and 11 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had eight full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $302,453.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,700
$2,961,974
$200,960
6.8
17
$11,821
2016
17,000
$7,403,135
$118,517
1.6
16
$7,407
2015
1,700
$2,542,502
$181,826
7.2
8
$22,728
2014
1,700
$2,607,402
$209,027
8
13
$16,079
2013
1,700
$2,215,668
$181,305
8.2
6
$30,218
2012
1,700
$2,550,433
$216,945
8.5
16
$13,559
2011
1,700
$2,585,925
$229,249
8.9
16
$14,328
2010
1,700
$2,538,484
$207,105
8.2
16
$12,944
2009
1,700
$1,726,688
$193,643
11.2
16
$12,103
2008
1,700
$1,701,815
$212,571
12.5
16
$13,286
2007
1,700
$1,761,774
$226,388
12.9
16
$14,149
2006
1,700
$2,595,781
$253,575
9.8
18
$14,088
2005
1,700
$2,497,262
$299,277
12
15
$19,952
2004
1,700
$3,942,878
$337,220
8.6
15
$22,481
2003
1,700
$4,335,427
$309,721
7.1
15
$20,648
2002
1,700
$3,059,007
$316,512
10.3
15
$21,101
2001
1,700
$3,601,165
$302,453
8.4
15
$20,164
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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