That's an increase of 10 percent from 2015, when the city spent $33.63 million, or $5,893 per household.
Blue Island has 5,707 households and a population of 23,401.
Since 2002, the City of Blue Island budget has grown by 4.3 percent, from $35.50 million. The city population has grown 13.7 percent over the same period, from 20,585.
Salaries accounted for 24 percent of city spending in 2017. Blue Island property taxpayers paid $8.87 million for 100 full-time employees and 70 part-time employees.
In 2002, the city had 141 full-time employees and 190 part-time employees, and spent $10.31 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
23,401
$37,008,723
$8,866,282
24
170
$52,155
2015
23,652
$33,633,417
$8,876,432
26.4
210
$42,269
2014
23,793
$30,467,421
$9,507,072
31.2
232
$40,979
2013
22,556
$47,020,715
$10,254,807
21.8
311
$32,974
2012
22,556
$44,025,253
$10,117,103
23
318
$31,815
2011
22,556
$46,486,792
$10,245,668
22
318
$32,219
2010
22,247
$46,377,095
$10,454,536
22.5
347
$30,128
2009
22,325
$43,658,495
$10,409,282
23.8
269
$38,696
2008
23,463
$40,773,081
$9,987,939
24.5
269
$37,130
2007
23,463
$35,472,417
$9,388,593
26.5
269
$34,902
2006
23,463
$33,025,914
$9,619,460
29.1
269
$35,760
2005
23,463
$33,448,880
$9,966,225
29.8
261
$38,185
2004
23,463
$32,369,320
$11,057,525
34.2
311
$35,555
2003
23,463
$32,644,212
$10,493,519
32.1
311
$33,741
2002
20,585
$35,499,723
$10,306,974
29
331
$31,139
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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