That's an increase of 29.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $1.16 million, or $2,011 per household.
La Harpe has 577 households and a population of 1,385.
Since 2001, the City of La Harpe budget has grown by 14.3 percent, from $1.31 million. The city population has fallen 1.6 percent over the same period, from 1,407.
Salaries accounted for 16.8 percent of city spending in 2017. La Harpe property taxpayers paid $251,840 for six full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had six full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $289,984.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,385
$1,500,522
$251,840
16.8
9
$27,982
2016
1,385
$1,160,439
$290,697
25.1
9
$32,300
2015
1,385
$1,171,713
$316,138
27
9
$35,126
2014
1,385
$1,422,202
$310,722
21.8
9
$34,525
2013
1,385
$989,496
$309,239
31.3
9
$34,360
2012
1,385
$1,202,488
$303,736
25.3
9
$33,748
2011
1,385
$1,231,700
$319,289
25.9
9
$35,477
2010
1,385
$1,051,992
$331,968
31.6
9
$36,885
2009
1,385
$1,372,860
$342,571
25
9
$38,063
2008
1,385
$1,314,360
$333,812
25.4
9
$37,090
2007
1,385
$1,017,834
$342,664
33.7
9
$38,074
2006
1,385
$1,069,625
$320,828
30
9
$35,648
2005
1,385
$1,053,455
$279,373
26.5
9
$31,041
2004
1,385
$1,121,245
$279,210
24.9
9
$31,023
2003
1,385
$1,003,204
$282,533
28.2
9
$31,393
2002
1,385
$1,146,145
$289,023
25.2
9
$32,114
2001
1,407
$1,312,527
$289,984
22.1
9
$32,220
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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