That's an increase of 12.7 percent from 2016, when the township spent $8.38 million.
New Lenox Township has a population of 43,038.
Since 2001, the New Lenox Township budget has grown by 122 percent, from $4.25 million. The township population has grown 44.8 percent over the same period, from 29,730.
Salaries accounted for 10.7 percent of township spending in 2017. New Lenox Township property taxpayers paid $1.01 million for 14 full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 12 full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $674,203.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
43,038
$9,436,417
$1,008,820
10.7
22
$45,855
2016
41,360
$8,376,489
$1,026,271
12.3
22
$46,649
2015
40,270
$9,812,596
$1,011,402
10.3
26
$38,900
2014
40,270
$7,286,309
$999,133
13.7
18
$55,507
2013
40,270
$7,775,137
$987,400
12.7
20
$49,370
2012
40,270
$6,198,405
$976,433
15.8
22
$44,383
2011
40,270
$5,845,419
$1,043,540
17.9
20
$52,177
2010
40,000
$8,867,118
$959,362
10.8
21
$45,684
2009
40,000
$10,063,555
$881,825
8.8
21
$41,992
2008
46,000
$6,504,616
$808,806
12.4
18
$44,934
2007
39,800
$13,313,008
$801,702
6
25
$32,068
2006
29,730
$6,278,975
$787,579
12.5
25
$31,503
2005
29,730
$6,425,917
$764,869
11.9
18
$42,493
2004
29,730
$7,677,597
$754,200
9.8
17
$44,365
2003
29,730
$10,158,557
$716,696
7.1
18
$39,816
2002
29,730
$5,403,485
$729,387
13.5
16
$45,587
2001
29,730
$4,251,196
$674,203
15.9
16
$42,138
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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