That's a decrease of 11.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $32.68 million, or $5,896 per household.
Palos Heights has 5,543 households and a population of 12,515.
Since 2001, the City of Palos Heights budget has grown by 66.3 percent, from $17.41 million. The city population has grown 4.3 percent over the same period, from 12,000.
Salaries accounted for 24.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Palos Heights property taxpayers paid $7.08 million for 68 full-time employees and 305 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 60 full-time employees and 200 part-time employees, and spent $5.83 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
12,515
$28,942,056
$7,077,208
24.5
373
$18,974
2016
12,515
$32,680,811
$6,845,890
20.9
338
$20,254
2015
12,515
$26,408,411
$6,229,344
23.6
297
$20,974
2014
12,515
$27,405,068
$6,297,868
23
173
$36,404
2013
12,515
$28,152,278
$6,056,084
21.5
146
$41,480
2012
12,515
$27,227,789
$6,013,157
22.1
149
$40,357
2011
12,515
$24,929,211
$6,200,072
24.9
151
$41,060
2010
12,960
$24,856,219
$6,507,693
26.2
151
$43,097
2009
12,960
$24,940,682
$6,104,032
24.5
153
$39,896
2008
12,960
$21,525,371
$6,103,465
28.4
153
$39,892
2007
12,960
$21,224,207
$6,083,820
28.7
270
$22,533
2006
12,960
$21,209,273
$5,505,793
26
270
$20,392
2005
12,440
$23,807,427
$6,054,760
25.4
272
$22,260
2004
12,000
$25,451,829
$5,694,255
22.4
228
$24,975
2003
12,000
$29,514,914
$5,658,673
19.2
316
$17,907
2002
11,260
$22,345,228
$6,113,884
27.4
316
$19,348
2001
12,000
$17,407,167
$5,830,769
33.5
260
$22,426
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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