That's a decrease of 42.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $14.79 million, or $5,593.32 per household.
Braidwood has 2,644 households and a population of 6,164.
Since 2001, the City of Braidwood budget has grown by 18.9 percent, from $7.16 million. The city population has grown 18.5 percent over the same period, from 5,203.
Salaries accounted for 24.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Braidwood property taxpayers paid $2.09 million for 29 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 50 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees, and spent $2.25 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
6,164
$8,507,820
$2,090,839.86
24.6
51
$40,996.86
2014
6,785
$14,788,740
$1,942,357.52
13.1
51
$38,085.44
2013
6,785
$6,991,920
$1,839,756.88
26.3
46
$39,994.71
2012
6,785
$15,631,352.54
$1,856,244.44
11.9
51
$36,396.94
2011
6,785
$15,656,709.24
$1,658,886.48
10.6
47
$35,295.45
2010
6,785
$12,802,740
$1,831,577.70
14.3
49
$37,379.13
2009
6,601
$10,842,915
$1,945,846.44
17.9
49
$39,711.15
2008
6,601
$10,841,333
$2,034,520.93
18.8
57
$35,693.34
2007
6,601
$12,210,082.56
$2,662,456.68
21.8
57
$46,709.76
2006
5,965
$10,981,522.80
$2,515,526.40
22.9
59
$42,636.04
2005
5,965
$7,334,339.60
$2,265,409.32
30.9
59
$38,396.76
2004
5,203
$12,232,516.59
$2,307,668.10
18.9
59
$39,113.01
2003
5,203
$9,345,606.60
$2,232,164.88
23.9
59
$37,833.30
2002
5,203
$8,679,442.95
$1,991,916.90
22.9
53
$37,583.33
2001
5,203
$7,156,189.52
$2,250,982.61
31.5
90
$25,010.91
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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