That's an increase of 5.6 percent from 2016, when the township spent $3.83 million.
Plainfield Township has a population of 80,318.
Since 2001, the Plainfield Township budget has grown by 83.2 percent, from $2.21 million. The township population has grown 75.8 percent over the same period, from 45,691.
Salaries accounted for 25.4 percent of township spending in 2017. Plainfield Township property taxpayers paid $1.03 million for 12 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 10 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees, and spent $484,044.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
80,318
$4,045,333
$1,029,225
25.4
41
$25,103
2016
80,318
$3,831,109
$986,975
25.8
41
$24,073
2015
80,318
$4,928,796
$931,644
18.9
41
$22,723
2014
80,318
$5,467,111
$975,496
17.8
41
$23,793
2013
80,318
$4,956,785
$956,384
19.3
41
$23,326
2012
80,318
$4,389,187
$959,447
21.9
41
$23,401
2011
80,318
$4,444,075
$862,584
19.4
33
$26,139
2010
72,421
$3,788,457
$804,765
21.2
30
$26,825
2009
72,421
$3,015,388
$801,480
26.6
24
$33,395
2008
71,639
$2,808,683
$754,677
26.9
36
$20,963
2007
45,691
$3,579,930
$731,331
20.4
38
$19,246
2006
45,691
$5,557,521
$722,041
13
37
$19,515
2005
45,691
$2,942,508
$614,082
20.9
37
$16,597
2004
45,691
$3,779,517
$459,850
12.2
30
$15,328
2003
45,691
$1,997,058
$602,318
30.2
30
$20,077
2002
45,691
$1,862,805
$562,626
30.2
31
$18,149
2001
45,691
$2,208,397
$484,044
21.9
29
$16,691
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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