That's an increase of 4.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $4.71 million, or $3,244 per household.
Rushville has 1,452 households and a population of 3,200.
Since 2001, the City of Rushville budget has fallen by 44.9 percent, from $8.94 million. The city population has fallen three percent over the same period, from 3,300.
Salaries accounted for 19.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Rushville property taxpayers paid $946,578 for 20 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 22 full-time employees and 61 part-time employees, and spent $1.02 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,200
$4,923,035
$946,578
19.2
40
$23,664
2016
7,200
$4,710,729
$1,063,091
22.6
40
$26,577
2015
3,200
$5,139,165
$1,118,611
21.8
42
$26,634
2014
3,200
$4,881,265
$1,107,894
22.7
42
$26,378
2013
3,200
$4,711,147
$1,096,187
23.3
48
$22,837
2012
3,200
$6,414,047
$995,013
15.5
42
$23,691
2011
3,200
$4,765,048
$947,952
19.9
43
$22,045
2010
3,200
$4,179,229
$981,499
23.5
50
$19,630
2009
3,200
$4,546,331
$983,740
21.6
51
$19,289
2008
3,212
$4,533,280
$1,014,083
22.4
40
$25,352
2007
3,212
$4,171,508
$1,057,392
25.3
40
$26,435
2006
3,212
$4,896,000
$1,086,771
22.2
40
$27,169
2005
3,212
$8,233,411
$1,066,685
13
40
$26,667
2004
3,212
$8,304,371
$1,115,405
13.4
42
$26,557
2003
3,212
$9,710,824
$1,035,209
10.7
82
$12,624
2002
3,300
$9,730,910
$1,016,201
10.4
82
$12,393
2001
3,300
$8,941,740
$1,022,815
11.4
83
$12,323
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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