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The price of local government in 2017: Taylorville Township

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The Taylorville Township budget was $2.26 million for its 2017 fiscal year.

That's an increase of 49.7 percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.51 million.

Taylorville Township has a population of 13,000.

Since 2001, the Taylorville Township budget has grown by 92.7 percent, from $1.17 million. The township population has remained same.

Salaries accounted for 12.8 percent of township spending in 2017. Taylorville Township property taxpayers paid $288,822 for six full-time employees and eight part-time employees.

In 2001, the township had four full-time employees and five part-time employees, and spent $328,274.

Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
13,000
$2,259,977
$288,822
12.8
14
$20,630
2016
13,000
$1,509,509
$290,245
19.2
14
$20,732
2015
13,000
$1,891,040
$279,524
14.8
14
$19,966
2014
13,000
$1,533,661
$281,371
18.3
14
$20,098
2013
13,000
$1,806,723
$280,924
15.5
15
$18,728
2012
13,000
$1,597,331
$264,350
16.5
15
$17,623
2011
13,000
$1,543,322
$275,462
17.8
15
$18,364
2010
13,000
$1,585,238
$285,316
18
15
$19,021
2009
13,000
$1,196,323
$321,861
26.9
15
$21,457
2008
13,000
$1,030,688
$318,082
30.9
15
$21,205
2007
13,000
$1,490,473
$319,829
21.5
15
$21,322
2006
13,000
$1,517,583
$317,503
20.9
15
$21,167
2005
13,000
$1,132,642
$333,563
29.5
5
$66,713
2004
13,000
$1,217,488
$334,791
27.5
9
$37,199
2003
13,000
$1,243,108
$338,766
27.3
9
$37,641
2002
13,000
$1,169,287
$323,651
27.7
9
$35,961
2001
13,000
$1,172,504
$328,274
28
9
$36,475

All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.

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