That's an increase of five percent from 2015, when the township spent $2.75 million.
Crete Township has a population of 23,786.
Since 2001, the Crete Township budget has grown by 20.2 percent, from $2.40 million. The township population has grown 8.1 percent over the same period, from 22,000.
Salaries accounted for 20.5 percent of township spending in 2016. Crete Township property taxpayers paid $592,611 for 13 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had nine full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $670,163.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
23,786
$2,888,860
$592,611
20.5
23
$25,766
2015
24,061
$2,751,429
$687,569
25
26
$26,445
2014
23,589
$2,928,191
$701,109
23.9
25
$28,044
2013
23,589
$3,168,317
$594,158
18.8
25
$23,766
2012
23,589
$2,902,742
$635,572
21.9
29
$21,916
2011
23,589
$2,708,841
$649,217
24
29
$22,387
2010
23,589
$2,673,797
$599,990
22.4
21
$28,571
2009
22,000
$2,306,759
$587,285
25.5
22
$26,695
2008
22,000
$2,067,803
$570,904
27.6
22
$25,950
2007
22,000
$2,338,202
$582,505
24.9
17
$34,265
2006
22,000
$2,263,125
$585,690
25.9
17
$34,452
2005
22,000
$2,582,064
$579,859
22.5
17
$34,109
2004
22,000
$2,473,604
$579,180
23.4
17
$34,069
2003
22,000
$2,787,134
$577,581
20.7
14
$41,256
2002
22,000
$2,811,274
$625,647
22.3
14
$44,689
2001
22,000
$2,403,126
$670,163
27.9
12
$55,847
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.