That's an increase of 6.5 percent from 2015, when the county spent $17.79 million.
Morgan County has a population of 35,547.
Since 2001, the Morgan County budget has grown by 4.7 percent, from $18.10 million. The county population has fallen 2.3 percent over the same period, from 36,397.
Salaries accounted for 34.1 percent of county spending in 2016. Morgan County property taxpayers paid $6.46 million for 131 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 158 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $6.27 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
35,547
$18,958,778
$6,458,779
34.1
149
$43,348
2015
35,547
$17,794,601
$6,420,477
36.1
149
$43,090
2014
35,547
$19,305,002
$6,971,005
36.1
149
$46,785
2013
35,547
$19,048,872
$6,064,041
31.8
166
$36,530
2012
35,547
$19,198,746
$6,555,361
34.1
161
$40,717
2011
35,547
$22,727,413
$6,894,922
30.3
165
$41,787
2010
35,251
$27,733,748
$7,005,568
25.3
165
$42,458
2009
35,251
$24,276,500
$6,699,063
27.6
168
$39,875
2008
35,727
$24,219,216
$6,633,662
27.4
168
$39,486
2007
36,616
$23,513,704
$6,210,643
26.4
168
$36,968
2006
36,616
$21,770,830
$6,025,123
27.7
168
$35,864
2005
36,397
$19,102,860
$6,038,618
31.6
168
$35,944
2004
36,397
$21,406,014
$6,082,894
28.4
168
$36,208
2003
36,397
$18,404,196
$6,073,857
33
168
$36,154
2002
36,397
$19,847,297
$6,013,279
30.3
168
$35,793
2001
36,397
$18,100,087
$6,270,125
34.6
168
$37,322
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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