That's an increase of 3.6 percent from 2015, when the city spent $379,682, or $1,381 per household.
Ashley has 275 households and a population of 536.
Since 2001, the City of Ashley budget has fallen by 48.1 percent, from $758,233. The city population has fallen 8.1 percent over the same period, from 583.
Salaries accounted for 26.4 percent of city spending in 2016. Ashley property taxpayers paid $103,846 for three full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had four full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $178,278.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
536
$393,262
$103,846
26.4
11
$9,441
2015
536
$379,682
$95,701
25.2
10
$9,570
2014
536
$306,897
$97,830
31.9
5
$19,566
2013
536
$283,718
$65,229
23
3
$21,743
2012
536
$386,195
$65,944
17.1
3
$21,981
2011
613
$511,715
$67,538
13.2
4
$16,884
2010
613
$522,491
$75,654
14.5
8
$9,457
2009
573
$519,000
$90,171
17.4
6
$15,028
2008
613
$424,564
$76,545
18
6
$12,757
2007
613
$475,014
$96,509
20.3
6
$16,085
2006
613
$289,849
$75,913
26.2
6
$12,652
2005
585
$255,613
$61,621
24.1
6
$10,270
2004
585
$490,165
$126,410
25.8
6
$21,068
2003
585
$728,778
$103,534
14.2
8
$12,942
2002
583
$669,851
$174,035
26
8
$21,754
2001
583
$758,233
$178,278
23.5
8
$22,285
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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