That's a decrease of 14 percent from 2016, when the city spent $6.74 million, or $7,423 per household.
Altamont has 908 households and a population of 2,304.
Since 2001, the City of Altamont budget has fallen by 25.2 percent, from $7.75 million. The city population has fallen 3.3 percent over the same period, from 2,383.
Salaries accounted for 18.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Altamont property taxpayers paid $1.05 million for 21 full-time employees and four part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 19 full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $888,654.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,304
$5,794,302
$1,046,829
18.1
25
$41,873
2016
2,304
$6,740,388
$1,044,974
15.5
28
$37,320
2015
2,304
$10,104,267
$1,046,556
10.4
26
$40,252
2014
2,319
$11,900,191
$1,002,764
8.4
26
$38,568
2013
2,319
$5,834,910
$1,001,116
17.2
25
$40,045
2012
2,319
$6,100,007
$1,133,443
18.6
24
$47,227
2011
2,319
$6,297,889
$998,157
15.8
32
$31,192
2010
2,296
$5,322,008
$1,019,617
19.2
31
$32,891
2009
2,296
$5,269,567
$1,124,776
21.3
31
$36,283
2008
2,296
$5,842,196
$1,004,623
17.2
30
$33,487
2007
2,296
$5,865,161
$1,006,698
17.2
30
$33,557
2006
2,296
$5,535,338
$976,348
17.6
33
$29,586
2005
2,296
$5,711,654
$921,721
16.1
36
$25,603
2004
2,296
$6,233,251
$1,041,157
16.7
33
$31,550
2003
2,390
$6,981,193
$896,927
12.8
36
$24,915
2002
2,390
$9,760,132
$887,597
9.1
32
$27,737
2001
2,383
$7,750,509
$888,654
11.5
23
$38,637
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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