That's an increase of 0.9 percent from 2015, when the city spent $9.44 million, or $15,500 per household.
St. Elmo has 609 households and a population of 1,426.
Since 2001, the City of St. Elmo budget has fallen by 25.5 percent, from $12.79 million. The city population has fallen 2.1 percent over the same period, from 1,456.
Salaries accounted for 3.3 percent of city spending in 2016. St. Elmo property taxpayers paid $317,078 for six full-time employees and 17 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had nine full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $304,981.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
1,426
$9,528,960
$317,078
3.3
23
$13,786
2015
1,426
$9,439,300
$285,999
3
21
$13,619
2014
1,426
$8,099,460
$311,974
3.9
21
$14,856
2013
1,426
$7,333,200
$305,703
4.2
13
$23,516
2012
1,448
$16,064,965
$286,905
1.8
14
$20,493
2011
1,448
$16,448,280
$297,677
1.8
13
$22,898
2010
1,448
$15,466,380
$319,525
2.1
13
$24,579
2009
1,448
$15,557,490
$315,446
2
13
$24,265
2008
1,448
$22,044,555
$310,932
1.4
13
$23,918
2007
1,448
$14,193,480
$321,387
2.3
13
$24,722
2006
1,435
$12,143,750
$309,465
2.5
13
$23,805
2005
1,456
$11,404,900
$306,729
2.7
13
$23,595
2004
1,456
$14,837,820
$318,785
2.1
11
$28,980
2003
1,456
$11,985,680
$295,369
2.5
11
$26,852
2002
1,456
$13,328,000
$332,787
2.5
12
$27,732
2001
1,456
$12,791,360
$304,981
2.4
12
$25,415
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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