That's an increase of 0.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $19.40 million, or $10,560 per household.
Breese has 1,837 households and a population of 4,442.
Since 2001, the City of Breese budget has grown by 66 percent, from $11.78 million. The city population has grown 8.3 percent over the same period, from 4,100.
Salaries accounted for 15.7 percent of city spending in 2017. Breese property taxpayers paid $3.06 million for 40 full-time employees and 142 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 37 full-time employees and 104 part-time employees, and spent $2.38 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,442
$19,547,535
$3,062,466
15.7
182
$16,827
2016
4,442
$19,399,548
$3,142,871
16.2
178
$17,657
2015
4,442
$20,089,385
$2,993,937
14.9
172
$17,407
2014
4,442
$20,632,900
$2,906,798
14.1
156
$18,633
2013
4,442
$19,300,680
$2,835,353
14.7
159
$17,832
2012
4,442
$17,715,770
$2,744,557
15.5
170
$16,144
2011
4,442
$17,153,400
$2,767,145
16.1
167
$16,570
2010
4,370
$18,698,195
$2,776,779
14.9
167
$16,627
2009
4,357
$19,150,209
$2,845,316
14.9
171
$16,639
2008
4,267
$19,142,370
$2,691,858
14.1
150
$17,946
2007
4,250
$20,474,284
$2,728,343
13.3
164
$16,636
2006
4,225
$24,603,025
$2,581,829
10.5
157
$16,445
2005
4,197
$24,415,534
$2,569,281
10.5
67
$38,347
2004
4,150
$13,656,074
$2,327,000
17
67
$34,731
2003
4,141
$12,318,336
$2,428,857
19.7
140
$17,349
2002
4,100
$11,905,600
$2,401,707
20.2
158
$15,201
2001
4,100
$11,776,273
$2,380,657
20.2
141
$16,884
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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