That's a decrease of 10.7 percent from 2016, when the township spent $2.55 million.
Palos Township has a population of 54,615.
Since 2001, the Palos Township budget has grown by 52.4 percent, from $1.50 million. The township population has fallen 16 percent over the same period, from 65,000.
Salaries accounted for 24.6 percent of township spending in 2017. Palos Township property taxpayers paid $560,927 for four full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 13 full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $482,410.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
54,615
$2,280,243
$560,927
24.6
11
$50,993
2016
54,615
$2,553,548
$473,708
18.6
11
$43,064
2015
54,615
$2,553,701
$451,875
17.7
11
$41,080
2014
54,615
$2,537,218
$519,904
20.5
11
$47,264
2013
56,000
$2,593,331
$436,801
16.8
11
$39,709
2012
56,000
$2,595,925
$428,035
16.5
11
$38,912
2011
56,000
$2,670,409
$415,217
15.5
15
$27,681
2010
56,000
$2,712,908
$414,733
15.3
15
$27,649
2009
56,000
$2,626,569
$434,434
16.5
15
$28,962
2008
56,000
$2,502,162
$414,527
16.6
14
$29,609
2007
56,000
$2,425,482
$434,734
17.9
14
$31,052
2006
56,000
$2,386,375
$500,100
21
14
$35,721
2005
56,000
$2,453,490
$520,104
21.2
14
$37,150
2004
53,419
$2,146,345
$445,668
20.8
12
$37,139
2003
65,000
$1,689,641
$386,912
22.9
12
$32,243
2002
65,000
$1,516,351
$584,601
38.6
16
$36,538
2001
65,000
$1,495,800
$482,410
32.3
16
$30,151
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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